Men's Garment Stretch Panel Pouch Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Next-to-skin garments for men often cause uncomfortable pressure and chafing in the genital area, especially during sports or activities, due to inadequate design and materials.
Innovation Solution
The development of garments featuring a stretch panel made of elastically resilient two-way stretch material, integrated into the crotch area with a U-shaped or tear-drop opening, creating a three-dimensional pouch that self-aligns and supports the genitals, reducing friction and pressure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If traditional non-stretch fabric is used in the crotch area, then the garment structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but it causes uncomfortable pressure and chafing in the genital area
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the material parameter of the crotch panel from non-stretch to elastically resilient two-way stretch material, allowing the fabric to dynamically adapt to genital movement while reducing chafing and pressure. This parameter change resolves the contradiction by introducing stretch capability without fundamentally redesigning the garment structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses composite construction by combining stretch material specifically in the crotch panel area while maintaining other traditional fabrics in the rest of the garment. This localized composite approach provides the necessary comfort in the genital area while keeping the overall garment simple and easy to manufacture.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a stretch panel with opening is added to accommodate genitals, then comfort in the genital area is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the garment into distinct functional zones: a traditional fabric body and a specialized stretch panel crotch section with an opening. This segmentation allows the complex stretch panel with opening to be integrated as a separate module, minimizing overall structural complexity while providing enhanced comfort in the genital area.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the stretch panel material is made to be breathable and soft, then comfort during physical activity is improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by specifying breathable and soft fabric properties specifically for the stretch panel crotch area, while other parts of the garment can use different fabric properties. This localized quality requirement focuses manufacturing precision only where needed, rather than requiring high precision across the entire garment.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides enhanced comfort by reducing chafing and pressure on the genital area, allowing for free movement without the genitals falling out, even during physical activity, through the use of a breathable and soft fabric that stretches to accommodate the wearer's anatomy.
Implementation Method 1
The stretch panel comprises a sheet of elastically resilient two-way stretch material
Data Source
AI summary
Next-to-skin garments for men include an internal stretch panel. An opening in the stretch panel receives a wearer's external genitalia. A three-dimensional pouch is defined between the stretch panel and a front portion of the body of the garment. Embodiments provide garments such as undershorts, boarding shorts, and athletic shorts.