Moisture Management Pant Assembly With Hidden Crotch Seams
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercise wear garments with integrated moisture management panels are bulky, uncomfortable, and externally visible, failing to provide discreet moisture management for bodily fluids.
Innovation Solution
A launderable moisture management pant garment with a fabric saddle that indirectly attaches a moisture management fabric assembly to the interior of the pant, avoiding direct attachment to the crotch region and external seams, using a flared hyperbolic paraboloid shape to secure the assembly without visible stitching.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If moisture management panels are sewn into the crotch region of exercise tights, then moisture management capability is provided, but external visibility of seams and attachment points occurs
Solution Approach 1:
A fabric saddle is introduced as an intermediary component between the moisture management panel and the outer garment. The fabric saddle is attached to the inner surface of the outer garment, and the moisture management panel is attached to the fabric saddle, creating a hidden intermediary layer that transmits the moisture management function while remaining concealed from external view.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment mechanism is shifted from a direct two-dimensional attachment in the crotch region to a three-dimensional configuration using the fabric saddle that extends along the inner surface of the garment. This dimensional transition allows the attachment points to be distributed along the length of the garment rather than concentrated in the visible crotch area.
2Reliability
If incontinence or period underwear is layered under outer wear garments, then moisture management is achieved, but bulk and discomfort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The fabric saddle and moisture management panel are integrated into the outer wear garment structure, merging the moisture management function with the outer garment itself rather than keeping it as a separate undergarment layer. This integration eliminates the bulk associated with layering multiple separate garments.
3Reliability
If moisture management panels are directly attached to the crotch region, then attachment security is improved, but visible seams and stitching become externally apparent
Solution Approach 1:
The fabric saddle serves as a mediator that provides attachment security without direct visibility. The moisture management panel is securely attached to the fabric saddle, which is itself attached to the inner surface of the outer garment, creating a hidden attachment chain that maintains security while concealing seams.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment system is segmented into distinct components: the fabric saddle attachment to the outer garment and the moisture management panel attachment to the fabric saddle. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and enables the attachment points to be distributed along the length of the garment rather than concentrated in the visible crotch area.
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 discreet moisture management for bodily fluids, maintaining aesthetic appeal and comfort by hiding the moisture management fabric assembly, while ensuring effective fluid absorption and wicking without visible seams.
Implementation Method 1
a moisture management fabric assembly for managing bodily fluid secretions
Data Source
AI summary
Described herein is a launderable moisture management outer wear pant garment for exercise comprising: a moisture management fabric assembly for managing bodily fluid secretions disposed in an internal crotch region of the pant garment so as to closely contact a wearer's skin during use; wherein the moisture management fabric assembly is at least partially attached to a fabric saddle which is fixedly attached to an interior surface of the pant garment along a part or full length of a fabric saddle boundary which is distally located from the crotch region; wherein the fabric saddle and the distal location of the fabric saddle boundary indirectly attaches the moisture management fabric assembly to the outer wear pant garment in a manner that avoids externally visible seams in the crotch region.