Removable Waistpack Integrated into Garment Waistband Channels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional garments with integrated storage compartments, such as belts and waistpacks, lack adequate space for bulkier items and provide a bulky, unattractive fit, especially when used with elastic tights, which are designed for comfort and aesthetics but lack belt loops, leading to discomfort and instability during activities.
Innovation Solution
A garment with an integrated, removable waistpack system that encircles the waistband region using elongate channels and belt portions, providing secure and adjustable storage while maintaining a flush, aesthetically integrated design, using stretchable fabric for comfort and flexibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If conventional waistpacks are used to provide storage space, then storage capacity is improved, but the garment becomes bulky and aesthetically unpleasing
Solution Approach 1:
The waistpack is nested within the garment structure by integrating it into the waistband region. The waistpack body is positioned within the pelvic region of the garment, and the belt portions are received within elongate channels formed in the garment, creating a nested configuration that provides storage without external bulkiness.
Solution Approach 2:
The waistpack and garment are merged into a single integrated system. The waistpack is not a separate accessory but is combined with the waistband region, with the belt portions becoming part of the garment's channel structure, creating a unified design that eliminates the need for separate conventional waistpacks.
2Quantity of substance
If conventional waistpacks are used to provide storage space, then storage capacity is improved, but the waistpack slides and disrupts activities
Solution Approach 1:
The belt portions are made flexible and adjustable, allowing them to dynamically adapt to the wearer's body movements and activity levels. The belt portions can be adjusted in length and tension to maintain optimal stability during various activities, transforming from a static to a dynamic system.
Solution Approach 2:
The elongate channels act as intermediaries between the waistpack belt portions and the garment waistband. These channels provide a guiding and stabilizing pathway that prevents lateral slippage while allowing controlled movement, mediating between the waistpack and the garment to ensure stability during activities.
3Reliability
If belt loops are added to elastic tights to accommodate waistpacks, then waistpack stability is improved, but the garment aesthetics and comfort are degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The concept of traditional belt loops is extracted and replaced with integrated elongate channels formed directly within the garment's waistband region. This eliminates the need for separate belt loop attachments that would compromise aesthetics, while still providing the necessary structure for waistpack stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The waistband and channel structure are merged into a single integrated component. The channels are formed as part of the waistband region itself, combining the functions of waistband support and waistpack accommodation into one seamless structure that maintains garment aesthetics.
4Shape
If minimal storage compartments are integrated into belts, then the belt remains compact and aesthetic, but storage space is insufficient for bulkier items
Solution Approach 1:
The storage solution transitions from two-dimensional belt compartments to a three-dimensional waistpack body with volumetric capacity. The waistpack body provides depth and volume for storing bulkier items, while the belt portions maintain the compact aesthetic by being received within the elongate channels of the garment.
Data Source
AI summary
A garment's pelvic region includes an integrated, removable waistpack. The waistpack has a body portion disposed substantially between a first pair of opposing openings each leading into a respective elongate channel disposed along opposite sides of a waistband area of the pelvic region. The removable waistpack's body portion defines a compartment. Belt portions extend from opposing ends of the body portion through a respective opening in the first pair of opposing openings and through a respective channel and out a respective one of a second pair of opposing openings for the channels. Thereby the waistpack encircles the waistband region of the garment. The belt portions disposed in the channels are removably received in and concealed by the channels.