Running Jacket Pocket Dynamics for Flexible Bottle Insertion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing running jackets with front pockets for flexible water bottles face challenges such as difficult bottle insertion, especially when partially empty, due to restrictive pocket design and loss of rigidity. This complicates quick and easy access during runs, affects breathability, and can hinder performance.
Innovation Solution
A running jacket with a front pocket designed to accommodate flexible bottles, featuring an elastic fabric with high elasticity and ventilation holes, along with easy-to-operate one-handed closing/opening means and external containment elastic to ensure secure bottle retention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the pocket is made restrictive to prevent bottle movement during running, then bottle stability is improved, but bottle insertion becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The pocket structure transitions from a static restrictive design to a dynamic one that adapts during operation. The opening mechanism allows the pocket to expand temporarily for easy bottle insertion, then contracts to provide secure retention during running, resolving the contradiction between insertion ease and stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The pocket is divided into functional segments: an opening mechanism for access, a containment volume for the bottle, and a restrictive portion for retention. This segmentation allows each part to serve its specific function optimally - easy opening for insertion, then secure closure for stability.
2Reliability
If the pocket is made highly restrictive to accommodate shrinking bottles, then bottle retention is improved, but bottle insertion becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The pocket dynamically adjusts its restrictiveness based on operational phase. During insertion, the opening mechanism expands the pocket for easy access. During retention, the pocket maintains its restrictive nature to secure the shrinking bottle as liquid is consumed.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If extensively perforated fabrics are used to solve perspiration obstacle, then breathability is improved, but fabric strength may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Perforations are applied locally only in specific areas where breathability is needed (such as the pocket region and upper back), rather than throughout the entire jacket. This localized approach improves perspiration management while preserving the overall structural integrity and strength of the fabric in load-bearing areas.
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
The solution allows for easy bottle insertion and removal regardless of the bottle's filling level, enhances breathability and user comfort, and ensures secure bottle retention during runs, addressing the limitations of prior art designs.
Implementation Method 1
said pocket being formed of an elastic fabric
Implementation Method 2
said pocket being formed of an elastic fabric with ventilation holes
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AI summary
A running jacket (4) comprising a backrest (8) and a front portion (12) provided with at least one front pocket (28) provided with a rear wall (32) and at least one front wall (36) opposite the rear wall (32), said rear walls (32) and front wall (36) delimiting a containment volume for an associable flexible bottle (40). The containment volume extends along a longitudinal direction (Y-Y), from a closed lower edge (44) to an open upper edge (48). The front wall (36) is closed on the rear wall (32) at a first side edge (52) that extends longitudinally between the closed lower edge (44) and the open upper edge (48); the front wall (36) is open and separated from the rear wall (32) at a second side edge (56), opposite the first side edge (52), with respect to a transverse direction (X-X). Advantageously, the front wall (36) is provided with closing and opening means (60) configured to respectively allow the locking/unlocking, with respect to the rear wall (32), of at least one flap portion (64) of the open upper edge (48) and/or of the second side edge (56) of the front wall (36).