Manipulable Crotch Garment for Urination Without Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional urination methods for individuals who identify as female often require removal or significant lowering of garments, leading to issues of privacy, hygiene, and practicality, especially in situations where restrooms are inaccessible.
Innovation Solution
A versatile garment with a manipulable crotch area defined by overlapping constituents that can be altered from a closed to an open configuration, allowing access to genitalia without removal, and compatible with urination devices for discreet urination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional garments are worn, then privacy and modesty are maintained, but access to genitalia requires removal or significant lowering of the garment
Solution Approach 1:
The garment is divided into multiple overlapping constituents in the crotch area, where each constituent can be independently manipulated. This segmentation allows the wearer to create an opening by separating specific layers without removing the entire garment, thus maintaining privacy while enabling access to genitalia.
Solution Approach 2:
The crotch area of the garment transitions from a static closed configuration to a dynamic open configuration through manual manipulation of the overlapping constituents. The garment can be altered between these states, providing flexibility and ease of operation for accessing genitalia while maintaining modesty when closed.
2Ease of operation
If the garment is lowered or removed to urinate, then access to genitalia is achieved, but hygiene and privacy are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the crotch area into multiple overlapping constituents, the garment allows localized opening without exposing the entire lower body. The wearer can create a controlled opening for urination while the rest of the garment remains in place, maintaining privacy and reducing hygiene concerns compared to full garment removal.
Solution Approach 2:
The overlapping constituents act as intermediaries between the closed garment state and the open urination state. These intermediate layers can be selectively separated to create an opening, allowing urination access while the outer garment layers remain intact, thus mediating between the need for access and the need for privacy/hygiene maintenance.
3Reliability
If fasteners like snaps, buttons, or zippers are used to maintain closure, then the opening can be secured, but the garment becomes more complex and less comfortable
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and eliminates the need for fasteners like snaps, buttons, or zippers from the garment design. Instead of using mechanical fastening systems to maintain closure, the garment relies on the natural overlapping and interlocking of its constituents, which can be manually separated when opening is needed, thereby reducing complexity while maintaining reliable closure.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a versatile garment designed to provide easy access to genitalia without requiring removal. The garment features a body portion, leg portions, and a manipulable crotch area defined by manipulable overlapping constituents. In its unmanipulated state, the manipulable crotch area maintains a closed configuration, facilitating a secure and comfortable fit. By separating the overlapping constituents, an opening is created, aligned with the wearer's genitalia. This opening enables convenient urination without the need to remove or significantly lower the garment. The garment is suitable for use by individuals of any gender, gender role, gender identity, and/or gender expression, including female or transgender female wearers. With its functional design and inclusive features, the disclosed garment offers enhanced convenience and promotes personal hygiene for a diverse range of individuals.