Modular Sculpting Garment with Snap Fasteners for Longitudinal Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional sculpting garments are costly, labor-intensive, and lack adequate longitudinal support due to their single-piece design, which becomes unsuitable as the wearer's body shape changes, and zippers can be prone to damage, making them difficult to disassemble and reassemble.
Innovation Solution
A sculpting garment composed of multiple clothing pieces with inflexible fasteners along longitudinal edges that can be quickly assembled and disassembled, forming longitudinal rib structures for rigid support, using detachable first and second fasteners made of inflexible materials to provide adjustable and durable fit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If zippers are used to join clothing pieces, then the sculpting garment can be assembled and disassembled, but the longitudinal support is inadequate and the garment becomes too saggy
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional zipper mechanical system with a snap fastener system consisting of male and female fastening portions. This substitution provides superior longitudinal support and structural rigidity while maintaining ease of assembly and disassembly through the snap-fastening mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention combines multiple clothing pieces with inflexible fastening structures (male and female snap portions) to create a composite garment structure. This composite approach provides both the desired flexibility for assembly/disassembly and the rigid longitudinal support needed to prevent sagging.
2Ease of operation
If zippers are used to join clothing pieces, then the sculpting garment can be assembled and disassembled, but the zipper may be easily broken down if some teeth are worn out or damaged
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening system is segmented into multiple independent snap fasteners distributed along the clothing pieces. If one snap fastener becomes damaged or worn, the other snap fasteners remain functional, allowing the garment to continue being assembled and disassembled. This segmentation provides redundancy and improved reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The snap fasteners are designed as simple, replaceable components. If individual snap fasteners become damaged, they can be easily replaced without needing to replace the entire garment, making the system more reliable and cost-effective in the long term.
3Strength
If a single-piece design is used, then the sculpting garment provides continuous support, but it is costly and laborious to make based on accurate measurement
Solution Approach 1:
The garment is divided into multiple separate clothing pieces that can be manufactured independently using standard sizes and patterns. This segmentation significantly reduces manufacturing cost and effort compared to custom-made single-piece garments, while the pieces can be assembled to provide continuous support when worn together.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular clothing pieces are designed with universal fastening mechanisms that allow them to be assembled in different configurations. The same pieces can serve multiple functions and be adapted to different body types without requiring custom manufacturing for each individual.
4Shape
If a single-piece sculpting garment is made, then it provides full coverage, but it has to be continuously altered as the wearer becomes thinner or wider
Solution Approach 1:
The garment is segmented into multiple adjustable pieces that can be independently modified. As the wearer's body shape changes, individual pieces can be replaced or adjusted without altering the entire garment, maintaining full coverage while adapting to body shape changes.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular design with snap fasteners creates a dynamic system where the garment configuration can be changed as needed. The wearer can add or remove pieces, adjust fastening positions, and reconfigure the garment to adapt to changing body shape, making the system dynamically adaptable rather than static.
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AI summary
A piece of sculpting clothing capable of quick assembly, disassembly and replacement of clothing pieces includes clothing pieces and first, second tightening clothing pieces, where the two sides of each clothing piece are respectively configured with longitudinally arranged first, second fasteners, allowing the clothing pieces pieced together. The first, second tightening clothing pieces are also respectively configured with longitudinally arranged first, second fasteners engaging with the first, second fasteners of clothing pieces, forming a complete piece of sculpting clothing. The clothing pieces enable the quick assembly of a piece of sculpting clothing that conforms to the shape and size of a wearer, thereby substantially reducing customization cost and labor. The first, second fasteners also jointly form a rib structure providing a longitudinal support to the wearer's torso. The present invention therefore completely eliminates the shortcoming of traditional sculpting clothing that must be additionally installed with metal supporting bars.