Modular Cut Resistant Garment with Removable Stab Pads
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing protective garments for security personnel and public transport staff are uncomfortable due to their bulkiness and weight, compromising both cut, slash, and stab resistance, while current solutions fail to provide adequate modular protection and comfort.
Innovation Solution
A protective garment made from cut-resistant fabric with removable attachment elements for attaching stab-resistant pads, allowing adjustable protection and comfort by enabling modular attachment and detachment of pads on specific zones, utilizing seamless pockets and hybrid yarns for enhanced durability and comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If large solid plates or panels are used for stab resistance, then protection effectiveness is improved, but weight and bulkiness increase making it difficult to wear during full day work
Solution Approach 1:
The protective garment divides stab resistance protection into separate modular components (protective pads) that can be independently attached to specific zones requiring protection, rather than using a single large solid plate covering the entire garment. This segmentation allows the wearer to have protection only where needed, reducing overall weight and bulkiness while maintaining effectiveness in critical areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The garment applies different levels of protection to different zones based on their specific risk profiles. High-risk areas receive stab-resistant pads, while lower-risk areas use only cut-resistant fabric. This localized approach optimizes the balance between protection and comfort, avoiding the need for uniform heavy protection across the entire garment.
2Reliability
If cut resistant fabric is used throughout the garment, then cut and slash protection is improved, but comfort is reduced due to bulkiness
Solution Approach 1:
The garment uses cut-resistant fabric selectively only in zones where cut and slash risks are present, rather than throughout the entire garment. This allows the wearer to have full cut protection where needed while enjoying lighter, more comfortable fabric in areas where such protection is not required, thereby improving overall comfort without sacrificing essential protection.
3Reliability
If modular protective pads are attached, then protection coverage is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The protective system is divided into a base garment and separate modular protective pads that can be independently attached and removed. This segmentation simplifies the base garment design while allowing flexible configuration of protection levels. The modular approach actually reduces complexity compared to integrated designs, as each component can be optimized independently and the system can be adapted to different protection needs without redesigning the entire garment.
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AI summary
The present invention relates in a first aspect to a protective garment manufactured from a cut and/or slash resistant fabric, wherein the protective garment is locally provided with two or more attachment elements on zones in need of protection, which attachment elements are suitable for removably attaching a stab resistant protective pad to the protective garment. In a second aspect, the present invention relates to a kit of a protective garment with one or more stab resistant protective pads.