Reversible Garment with Symmetrical Panels for Multi-Orientation Wear

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional articles of clothing designed for the torso and back are not versatile, as they are uncomfortable when worn in configurations other than their intended design, limiting personalization options to only the front and back sides.

Innovation Solution

An article of clothing comprising two identical panels joined along all perimeter edges except for a lower and upper segment, allowing for symmetrical and interchangeable front and back designs with internal and external seams, enabling comfortable wear in multiple orientations and personalized customization on all sides.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional articles of clothing are designed with a specific front and back configuration, then they can be manufactured with proper anatomical fit, but they become uncomfortable and unusable when worn in inverted or reversed orientations

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvewearability in multiple orientationsVSAvoidcomfort when worn differently from design

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies asymmetry in reverse - by making the front and back panels symmetrical mirror images of each other, the garment becomes comfortable in multiple orientations. Each panel has asymmetric features (neckline shape, seam placement, pocket positioning) that are mirrored in the other panel, so that whichever panel faces forward provides proper anatomical fit and comfort

Inventive Principle:

Principle #4Asymmetry

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a universal garment structure where both the front and back panels can serve as either the front or back of the garment. This multi-functionality is achieved through identical construction methods, seam placements, and anatomical features on both panels, allowing the garment to be comfortably worn in any orientation without compromising fit or comfort

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If articles of clothing are personalized only on the front and back sides in normal configuration, then manufacturing is simple, but personalization options are limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepersonalization optionsVSAvoiddesign complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent enables personalization on all four faces of the garment (front panel outer face, front panel inner face, back panel outer face, back panel inner face) by making all panels constructed identically. This universal construction approach allows creative personalization on any surface without complicating the manufacturing process, as the same production techniques apply to all panels

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Adaptability or versatility

If reversible articles of clothing are designed with different front and back panels, then they can offer two different looks, but the neck shape becomes unsuitable for anatomical conformation when worn back-to-front

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovereversibilityVSAvoidanatomical comfort in inverted configuration

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses asymmetric mirror-image design where the front panel has a neckline and features optimized for front wear, while the back panel has the mirrored asymmetric features optimized for back wear. When the garment is reversed, the previously-back panel becomes the front panel, and its mirrored asymmetric features now provide proper anatomical fit for the new orientation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #4Asymmetry

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies inversion by creating panels that are mirror images rather than identical copies. The back panel is designed as an inverted version of the front panel, with all features (neckline, seams, pockets) positioned and shaped to be anatomically correct when that panel faces forward. This inversion strategy allows true reversibility with comfort in both orientations

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

Data Source

PatentEP3214962B1Article of clothing and method to manufacture the same

Publication Date: 2021.04.28 STEFANONI MATHIAS

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AI summary

Article of clothing to wear on the top part of the body to cover at least the shoulders, torso and back, which comprises two opposite panels (12, 14), with the same shape and size and joined together overlapping along all the respective facing perimeter edges (13), except for at least a lower segment (15) that is not joined, which defines a lower opening (23) in order to put the article of clothing at least on the torso, shoulders and back, and an upper segment (17), not joined, which defines an upper opening (21) for the head to go through, and possibly one or more lateral segments (19), not joined, which define respective one or more lateral openings (25) for the arms to go through.