Quick-Release Pouch for Rapid Garment Deployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional stowable garment systems require multiple steps to convert from a stowed state to a worn state, making rapid deployment and donning cumbersome and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A stowable garment system with a quick-release mechanism on a belt structure pouch allows for single continuous motion deployment and donning by using tabs and a quick-release mechanism, such as a cord and hook system, to open the pouch and pull the garment over the wearer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional stowable garment systems are used, then the garment can be stored in a compact state, but the deployment and donning process requires multiple steps which is cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The garment system is segmented into modular components: a belt structure with pouch that can be worn independently, and a stowed garment that can be quickly deployed. The pouch opening mechanism is segmented with separate pull tabs for each side, allowing simultaneous bilateral action to rapidly open the pouch and deploy the garment in a single continuous motion.
Solution Approach 2:
The garment is pre-stowed within the pouch in a ready-to-deploy configuration. The pull tabs are pre-positioned outside the pouch for easy access. When deployed, the tabs are already in position to immediately pull the pouch open and the garment follows through in continuous motion, eliminating the need for separate opening and donning steps.
2Speed
If traditional pouch closure mechanisms are used, then the pouch can be securely closed, but opening the pouch requires manual manipulation of closures which slows down deployment
Solution Approach 1:
Traditional mechanical closure systems (buttons, zippers, complex buckles) are replaced with a simplified friction-based retention system. The pull tabs utilize friction retention within the pouch opening to hold the pouch closed during normal wear, but can be rapidly extracted by pulling the tabs outward. This substitution eliminates complex mechanical components while maintaining secure closure and enabling rapid opening through simple linear extraction motion.
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AI summary
Aspects herein are directed to a stowable garment system that allows for quick deployment and donning of an upper-body garment (132) that is stowed within a pouch (110) located on the front of a belt structure (100) configured to encircle the waist of a wearer. The garment comprises at least a front section (134) and a back section (136), where a portion of the front section is attached to the pouch. The garment further comprises a first tab (122) extending from a bottom margin at a first side of the back section and a second tab (126) extending from the bottom margin at a second opposite side of the back section. When stowed within the pouch, the tabs extend through one or more openings (124, 128) in the pouch. The wearer may exert tension on the tabs to actuate a quick-release mechanism causing the pouch to open, and enabling the garment to be deployed and donned.