Multi-use garment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional garments lack multiple functionalities, requiring users to carry separate objects for different purposes, such as pajamas, storage bags, and sleeping bags, which can be cumbersome, especially during travel or camping.
Innovation Solution
A multi-use garment and blanket designed to incorporate features like adjustable sleeves and leg portions, fasteners, drawstrings, and pockets, allowing it to function as pajamas, a sleeping bag, or a storage bag, and a multi-use blanket with a pouch for infants, providing versatility and convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a garment is designed for a single specific function (e.g., pajamas), then it provides specialized comfort and ease of use for that function, but the user must carry multiple separate objects (storage bag, sleeping bag, blanket) to achieve other functionalities
Solution Approach 1:
The garment is designed to perform multiple functions: it can be worn as pajamas during the day, converted into a sleeping bag for nighttime use, and serve as a storage bag for personal belongings. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for users to carry separate pajamas, sleeping bags, and storage bags, directly resolving the contradiction between functional versatility and the number of objects to carry
2Device complexity
If a garment is designed with multiple functionalities (storage bag, sleeping bag), then it reduces the number of objects needed, but the structural complexity and design difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The garment is divided into distinct functional segments: a torsal portion for wearing and storage, sleeve portions for arm accommodation, and leg portions that can be configured in different ways. This segmentation allows each part to serve specific functions while maintaining overall manufacturing feasibility through modular construction
Solution Approach 2:
The leg portions are designed to be drawn into and nested within the inner space of the torsal portion, creating a compact sleeping bag configuration. This nesting mechanism enables the transformation from wearing mode to sleeping mode without requiring complex additional structures, thus managing manufacturing complexity while achieving multi-functionality
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a multi-use garment including each of a torsal portion, a pair of sleeve portions attached to the torsal portion and a pair of leg portions attached to the torsal portion. The torsal portion may be configured to be worn over a torso. Further, each sleeve portion may be configured to accommodate at least a part of an arm. Furthermore, each leg portion may be configured to accommodate at least a part of a leg. Additionally, the multi-use garment may include a pair of fasteners attached to one or more of the torsal portion and the pair of leg portions. Further, each fastener may be configured to create a closed end.