Semi-Rigid Shirt Collar Support for Wearable Shape Retention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional turndown collared shirts lose collar support over time, leading to undesirable flattening of collar points, and existing solutions like plastic or cardboard inserts are not wearable and provide temporary support.
Innovation Solution
A semi-rigid shapeable device is designed to wrap around the collar band, forming a semi-circular shape with bends that orient the ends upwards and inwards, providing continuous and discreet support, and can be attached to collar stays for enhanced stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If plastic or cardboard inserts are used to preserve collar support, then collar support is maintained prior to purchase, but the inserts are not wearable and must be discarded after purchase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the collar support from a rigid non-wearable insert to a flexible wearable device by changing the material properties. The support device uses flexible materials that can bend and conform to the collar band while maintaining structural integrity, enabling it to be worn during normal activities without discomfort or restriction.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention employs flexible thin-film structures that wrap around the collar band to provide continuous support. These flexible shells maintain the collar shape while allowing natural movement and perspiration, unlike rigid plastic or cardboard inserts that cannot adapt to wear conditions.
2Reliability
If shirts are pressed by professional dry cleaners to regain collar support, then collar shape is restored, but the stiffness quickly wears off during use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent provides continuous collar support throughout the entire duration of wear by using a flexible support device that remains active during normal activities. Unlike temporary pressed stiffness that wears off, the flexible support device maintains constant structural support while allowing natural movement, perspiration, and comfort throughout the work day and beyond.
3Stability of the object's composition
If rigid collar supports are used to maintain collar shape, then collar structure is stabilized, but comfort and adaptability to movement are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the physical parameters of the collar support from rigid to flexible, using materials that can bend and stretch while maintaining structural integrity. This flexibility allows the support to adapt to natural collar movement, perspiration, and body contours, providing comfort without sacrificing structural stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from static rigid support to dynamic flexible support that can adapt to movement. The flexible support device moves with the collar and body, maintaining structural stability while accommodating natural dynamics of wear, including bending, stretching, and perspiration.
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects for supporting a turndown shirt collar are disclosed. In a particular aspect, a semi-rigid shapeable device includes a rear region that forms a substantially semi-circle shape having a first and second end. For this particular embodiment, each of a first terminal end and a second terminal end are respectively oriented upwards and inwards relative to the rear region via a first bend at the first end and a second bend at the second end. In another aspect, a method that facilitates forming a shirt collar support is provided, which includes shaping a semi-rigid shapeable device into a substantially semi-circle shape. In a further aspect, a turndown collared shirt is provided, which includes a collar band comprising at least one collar sleeve configured to hold a shaping device.