Seamless Garment Boning Channels for Flexible Breast Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Seamless garments, particularly bras, lack sufficient support and structure, compromising comfort and shaping for the wearer's body.
Innovation Solution
A seamless garment design featuring a body portion with integrated channels for bonings, made from recycled, antibacterial, or heating yarn, and optional shoulder straps, cups, and a fastener, providing support and shaping through a combination of plastic and metal bonings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If seamless garments are made from soft flexible fabrics, then comfort and flexibility are improved, but support and structure are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The garment combines soft flexible fabrics with rigid boning elements (steel, plastic, or wire) to create a composite structure that simultaneously provides comfort and support. The fabric portions maintain flexibility and comfort while the embedded bonings provide structural strength and shaping capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The garment is divided into multiple channels that can accommodate different types and numbers of bonings in specific locations. This segmentation allows strategic placement of rigid support elements only where needed, maintaining flexibility in areas where support is less critical.
2Strength
If multiple pieces are stitched together to provide structure, then support is improved, but the seamless nature and comfort are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple structural elements (bonings of different types and materials) are merged into a single integrated garment structure through channels embedded in the fabric. This combining approach provides comprehensive support without requiring multiple separate garment pieces to be stitched together, maintaining the seamless construction.
Solution Approach 2:
Channels serve as intermediary structures that hold and organize the boning elements within the fabric. These channels provide a structured pathway for the rigid bonings while maintaining the flexible fabric exterior, acting as a mediator between the conflicting requirements of rigidity and flexibility.
3Strength
If rigid bonings are added to seamless garments, then support and shaping are improved, but flexibility and comfort are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The garment features channels with varying numbers and types of bonings in different locations. Areas requiring maximum support (such as the bust and waist) have more or thicker bonings, while areas requiring flexibility have fewer or thinner bonings, creating local variations in structural quality that balance support and comfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The garment incorporates multiple types of bonings (steel, plastic, wire) with different flexibility characteristics. This dynamic approach allows the garment to adapt its rigidity based on the specific boning material used in each channel, providing flexibility where needed while maintaining support where required.
Data Source
AI summary
A seamless garment is provided comprising a body portion, a binding, a plurality of channels, a plurality of bonings, and a cup portion. The body portion has anterior and posterior fabric portions, which are comprised of a single piece of fabric. Channels are located in between the layers of the body portion, and bonings are contained within the channels. In one embodiment, the garment has at least one sleeve. In another embodiment, the garment has a skirt portion, wherein a single piece of fabric comprises the body portion and skirt portion. In another embodiment, the garment has a skirt portion that is attached to the body portion.