Quilted Purse Stuffer with Foldable Stitch Lines
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing stuffers for purses and boots are either too simple, expensive, or complex, failing to provide a balance between preserving the item's shape, offering an attractive appearance, and being easy to manufacture, while also appealing to women with an elegant taste.
Innovation Solution
A stuffer comprising a quilted component and a scented sachet, made from flexible and resilient fabrics like quilted polyester silk charmeuse, designed to fit specific dimensions and shapes, with foldable stitch lines to maintain the preferred shape of the item and include an interior pocket for padding, allowing for easy storage and display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If simple materials like foam or tissue paper are used, then manufacturing cost is reduced, but appearance quality and elegance deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The invention combines quilted fabric exterior with polyester fiberfill interior to create a composite stuffer that achieves both elegance and functionality. The quilted fabric layer provides the aesthetic appeal and elegant appearance, while the polyester fiberfill provides the structural support and shape retention, resolving the contradiction between simple manufacturing and high appearance quality.
2Stability of the object's composition
If complex structures with springs and collapsible frames are used, then shape retention is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention uses a flexible quilted fabric shell that can be easily inserted and removed from purses and boots while maintaining the desired shape. The fabric shell conformally adapts to the item's shape without requiring complex mechanical structures like springs or collapsible frames, thus achieving shape retention with minimal complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The stuffer is designed as an affordable, simple-to-manufacture item that can be easily replaced if needed. The construction using basic quilted fabric and polyester fiberfill allows for cost-effective production and potential disposal after use, eliminating the need for durable, complex mechanical structures.
3Adaptability or versatility
If high-end products with multiple functions are used, then functionality is improved, but manufacturing cost and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The stuffer serves multiple functions: it retains the shape of purses and boots during storage, provides a pleasant appearance for display, offers a pleasant fragrance through the sachet, and helps organize closet space. These multiple functions are achieved through a simple construction of quilted fabric, polyester fiberfill, and a scented sachet, avoiding the need for complex multi-functional mechanisms.
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AI summary
A stuffer for clothing articles such as bags and purses is disclosed. One embodiment the purse stuffer is a sheet of an elegant, double quilted fabric that is stitched together to form a foldable stuffer. In one embodiment, the stuffer may be folded along one or more perpendicular folding stitch lines. In another embodiment, the stuffer may be folded along one or more, preferably four, parallel folding stitch lines. The stitch lines and the folding along increases the effect of the padding so as to form stuffers of varying sizes and shapes with a single construction. The various embodiments may be manufactured in different sizes to accommodate different size purses or bags.