Segmented Collar Construction for Garment Donning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional crew-neck collar constructions in upper-body garments have limited stretch, making it difficult for wearers to easily don and doff the garments, particularly for those with physical disabilities.
Innovation Solution
The use of two or more collar panels that overlap at the neck opening, allowing the terminal ends to move independently and providing a greater degree of stretch, with the panels being made from materials like ribbed knit that have a higher stretch characteristic than the garment itself, facilitating easier donning and doffing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a single annular collar construction is used, then the collar provides structural stability and neat appearance, but it has limited stretch and causes difficulty in donning and doffing the garment
Solution Approach 1:
The collar is divided into multiple separate panels (front collar panel, back collar panel, and side collar panels) instead of using a single annular piece. These panels are joined at their terminal ends to form the complete collar construction, allowing each panel to stretch independently and facilitating easier donning and doffing of the garment.
2Ease of operation
If the collar is made from material with high stretch characteristic, then the garment can be easily donned and doffed, but the collar may lose structural stability and neat appearance
Solution Approach 1:
Different portions of the collar construction use materials with different stretch characteristics. The front collar panel and back collar panel are made from materials with higher stretch characteristics to facilitate donning and doffing, while the side collar panels may use materials with lower stretch characteristics to maintain structural stability and neat appearance at the sides of the neck opening.
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 collar construction allows for a significant increase in stretch, enabling wearers to easily pull the garment over their head, improving accessibility for individuals with disabilities and providing a more comfortable and practical design.
Implementation Method 1
the front collar panel and the back collar panel are formed from a ribbed knit material that has a stretch characteristic
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects herein are directed to an upper-body garment having a collar construction formed from a back collar panel and at least one front collar panel, where each of the back collar panel at the front collar panel comprise terminal ends. The terminal ends of the front collar panel and the back collar panel are in an overlapping relationship at a first side and a second side of a neck opening of the upper-body garment. The terminal ends of the front collar panel are detached from the terminal ends of the back collar panel to provide enhanced stretch at the lateral sides of the neck opening when donning and doffing the upper-body garment.