Multi-layer nursing bra with Y-shaped opening
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional nursing bras are cumbersome and difficult to use, especially for active women, due to bulky components like clasps and wires, which can be uncomfortable and inconvenient for everyday activities, including nursing and exercise.
Innovation Solution
A multi-layer nursing bra system comprising an inner and outer layer with a Y-shaped or triangular design, allowing for easy exposure of the breast area without clasps or wires, and an upper-body garment with a movable nursing opening for easy access, providing both comfort and functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional nursing bras use clasps to hold cup portions closed, then the bra can be securely fastened, but the bra becomes difficult to operate single-handedly and may cause discomfort through pressure points
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the clasp mechanism entirely from the nursing bra design. Instead of using traditional clasps to hold cup portions closed, the invention uses a layered fabric construction where the outer layer can be easily pulled apart to expose the inner layer and breast area, eliminating the need for mechanical fasteners that cause operational difficulty and discomfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The nursing bra is divided into multiple functional layers (outer layer and inner layer) that can be independently manipulated. The outer layer acts as a protective cover that can be easily separated to access the inner layer, providing both security when closed and ease of access when opened without requiring clasps.
2Strength
If traditional nursing bras include clasps and wires for structure, then the bra provides support, but the bra becomes cumbersome and uncomfortable for active women
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the material parameters of the fabric layers to provide structural support without traditional wires. The layers are constructed from materials with appropriate elasticity, stretch, and firmness characteristics that allow the bra to maintain support function while eliminating rigid wire structures and complex clasp mechanisms, making it suitable for active wear.
3Ease of operation
If the upper-body garment is pulled upward to expose the nursing bra, then access is provided, but modesty concerns arise
Solution Approach 1:
The nursing bra uses a segmented layered design where the outer layer can be independently pulled aside to expose the inner layer and breast area. This allows access for nursing without requiring the entire upper-body garment to be pulled upward, maintaining modesty by keeping the outer layer in place while providing necessary access through the layered structure.
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AI summary
Concepts provided are directed to a multi-layer nursing bra and a nursing bra system to be worn by a wearer. The multi-layer nursing bra includes an outer layer positioned over an inner layer. One or more edges of the outer layer and one or more edges of the inner layer may be manipulated to form an opening for breast feeding. The nursing bra system is composed of the multi-layer nursing bra and an upper-body garment configured to be layered over the multi-layer nursing bra. The upper-body garment includes a nursing opening on a front portion of the upper-body garment to provide access to the opening created in the multi-layer nursing bra when needed.