Patterned Waistband Grips for Non-Slip Garment Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing garments and accessories often slip or fail to maintain a secure hold on the body, particularly during activities like sleeping or leisure, and there is a need for improved fastening techniques that enhance grip and alignment.
Innovation Solution
Incorporation of alignment- and grip-enhancing sub-elements on waistbands and other body-holding bands, featuring unique patterns and materials like silicone or rubber, which improve garment positioning and provide a non-stick hold on the body.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional smooth waistbands are used, then the garment is comfortable and simple to manufacture, but the garment slips and fails to maintain a secure hold on the body
Solution Approach 1:
The waistband surface is segmented into multiple discrete gripping members distributed across the band. Each gripping member is a separate element with grip-enhancing features, allowing the waistband to maintain security through multiple contact points while preserving a relatively simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The gripping members are positioned at specific locations on the waistband where they contact the body to enhance grip. The inward-facing surfaces of these members feature localized grip-enhancing textures or patterns, while other portions of the waistband maintain their original simple construction.
2Manufacturing precision
If grip-enhancing materials and patterns are added to the waistband, then the garment positioning and hold are improved, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gripping members are designed as separate, discrete components that can be manufactured independently using standard techniques, then attached to the waistband. This segmentation allows for precise control of their placement and orientation, ensuring accurate garment positioning while maintaining ease of manufacture through modular assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The gripping members incorporate specific geometric parameters such as textured surfaces, patterns, or material properties that enhance grip. These parameter changes are applied locally to the gripping members rather than the entire waistband, achieving improved positioning accuracy with minimal impact on overall manufacturing complexity.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the waistband includes alignment-enhancing sub-elements, then the garment alignment and stability are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gripping members may feature asymmetric shapes, orientations, or distributions that provide alignment guidance. This asymmetry helps the garment self-align during donning and wearing, improving alignment stability without requiring complex mechanical alignment mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The gripping members are pre-positioned on the waistband in specific patterns or orientations that guide proper garment alignment during the donning process. This preliminary arrangement of grip-enhancing elements provides alignment assistance before the garment is fully secured, reducing the need for additional complex alignment mechanisms.
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 enhances garment stability and alignment by providing a secure, non-slip grip, improving comfort and positioning during rest and leisure activities.
Implementation Method 1
grip-enhancing sub-elements... which improve garment positioning and provide a non-stick hold on the body
Data Source
AI summary
New garment-fastening techniques are provided. In some embodiments, a new form of garment enhancement device is provided, including a waistband, wristband or other body-holding band including a plurality of alignment- and grip-enhancing sub-elements, located on or about an inward-facing side of the waistband, wristband or other body-holding band. In some such embodiments, the alignment- and grip-enhancing sub-elements are at least partially located within a channel. In some embodiments, the alignment- and grip-enhancing sub-elements are uniquely shaped and spaced in a pattern provided on or about such a band, which unique shape and spacing improves garment positioning during sleep, and provides a non-stick hold on a user's body. In some embodiments, such a pattern may also form a written message or indicator (e.g., product branding), viewable by a user. In some embodiments, said grip-enhancing sub-elements include a plurality of grip-enhancing sub-components, substantially forming a shape of the grip-enhancing sub-elements.