Modular Garment with Nested Openings for Discreet Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional garments that cover genitalia do not provide adequate access for both men and women, particularly in situations requiring genital access, such as urination or defecation, often necessitating partial removal and exposure, especially for women.
Innovation Solution
A garment with two modular portions, each having a tubular leg enclosure and torso portion, allowing for controlled exposure of the genital and buttock areas without removing the garment, utilizing adjustable tie structures and stretchable materials for flexibility and privacy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional buttoned openings or zippered openings are used, then genital access is provided for men, but women must partially remove the garment and expose more anatomy than desired
Solution Approach 1:
The garment is divided into two separate modular portions: an inner garment with a first opening and an outer garment with a second opening. These openings are positioned at different locations and orientations, allowing independent access control. The inner garment provides initial access while the outer garment maintains coverage, enabling women to access genitalia without exposing thighs or buttocks.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner garment is nested within the outer garment, with the first opening positioned inside the area covered by the second opening. This nested structure allows the inner garment to provide access while the outer garment maintains outer coverage, creating a layered protection system that minimizes anatomy exposure while facilitating genital access.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the garment provides full coverage, then privacy is maintained, but access to genitalia requires partial removal of the garment
Solution Approach 1:
The garment is pre-configured with two strategically positioned openings that allow access without removal. The first opening in the inner garment and the second opening in the outer garment are positioned and sized to provide preliminary access paths, eliminating the need for partial garment removal while maintaining coverage during the access process.
Solution Approach 2:
Access is achieved by utilizing multiple spatial dimensions and layers rather than a single opening. The three-dimensional nested structure with openings at different positions and orientations creates multiple access pathways, allowing users to access genitalia through coordinated use of both openings while maintaining coverage in other dimensions.
3Ease of operation
If a single opening is provided for access, then genital access is enabled, but the opening must be large enough to compromise coverage in other areas
Solution Approach 1:
The single access function is segmented into two separate openings: a first opening in the inner garment and a second opening in the outer garment. Each opening can be smaller than a single comprehensive opening would require, since they work together in sequence. This segmentation allows both openings to maintain smaller sizes that preserve coverage while collectively providing access.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of providing one large opening that exposes unnecessary areas, the garment provides two partial openings that each cover only what is necessary for their specific function. The first opening provides partial access through the inner garment, and the second opening provides partial access through the outer garment, together achieving full access without excessive exposure.
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
Enables users to access their genital and buttock areas minimally and discreetly, maintaining lower body coverage, with adjustable leg enclosures and stretchable fabric allowing for controlled exposure without the need for fasteners or garment removal.
Implementation Method 1
utilizing adjustable tie structures and stretchable materials for flexibility and privacy
Data Source
AI summary
A garment is provided from two separate modular, substantially mirror-imaged portions, such that the torso section of a wearer may be selectively exposed, front or back, by grasping an exposed edge of an out one of the modular portions, pulling that edge to access and edge of the other modular portion, which is then pulled in the opposite direction to expose a portion of either the wearer's lower torso or buttocks region.