Rear Access Garment Panel Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current one-piece activewear garments, such as dresses and bodysuits, often require partial or complete undressing for restroom use, leading to feelings of exposure and insecurity, and pose challenges in repositioning garments post-use due to inadequate access solutions like detachable gussets which may not be inclusive for various body types.
Innovation Solution
A garment design featuring a rear access space defined by the lower edge of the rear upper panel and upper edge of the rear lower panel, which can be stretched to widen, allowing for convenient restroom access while maintaining clothing security, incorporating a front and rear panel configuration that includes a crotch region and leg spaces with an outer layer and liner for enhanced usability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a one-piece garment is designed to be form-fitting and secure, then it provides support and enhances figure, but it requires partial or complete undressing for restroom use, causing exposure and vulnerability
Solution Approach 1:
The garment is divided into multiple panels (front upper, front lower, rear upper, rear lower panels) that can independently move relative to each other. The rear panels are specifically designed to separate and open, allowing restroom access without removing the entire garment, thus maintaining support while enabling convenient access
Solution Approach 2:
The garment incorporates dynamic elements including elastic edges and moveable panels that can transition between closed (for support) and open (for access) states. The rear panels can be pulled apart and secured with clips or ties, allowing the garment to adapt its configuration based on the wearer's needs
2Ease of operation
If detachable gussets are added to allow restroom access, then access is enabled, but the opening and attachments in the crotch area cause wearers to feel exposed and the gusset sizes may not be inclusive to various body types
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of opening the access space from the front or crotch area, the invention opens from the rear of the garment. The rear panels separate horizontally across the back, providing access without exposing the crotch or breast areas, thus eliminating the feeling of exposure while maintaining inclusivity for various body types
Solution Approach 2:
The access function is extracted from the traditional crotch gusset location and relocated to the rear of the garment. This separates the access mechanism from the sensitive areas, allowing the crotch region to remain covered and secure while still enabling convenient restroom use
3Ease of operation
If the rear panels are made stretchable to widen access space, then access is facilitated, but the garment structure must accommodate variable stretching
Solution Approach 1:
The rear panels incorporate elastic materials and elastic edges that allow the fabric properties to change dynamically. The elastic edges can stretch to widen the access opening when needed, then return to their original configuration, providing variable access space without complex mechanical components
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
Enables comfortable and secure restroom access without full undressing, providing a solution that is inclusive to various body types by maintaining clothing integrity and ease of repositioning post-use.
Implementation Method 1
the upper edge of the rear lower panel is configured to be stretched to widen the rear access space
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosed garments are designed to address the need for a one-piece garment with convenient restroom accessibility. The activewear garment disclosed herein has a rear access space that address the limitations of existing one-piece garments. The rear access space is located at a wearer's lower back and may be widened to an extended position to allow for easy restroom use. The rear access space solution provides the wearer with security and comfortability during normal use and prevents the need to remove the entire garment to use the restroom.