Split Piping Slider for Fabric Articles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current piping technologies do not provide a versatile solution for serving as a handle, attachment point, or additional functional element, limiting their utility and versatility in fabric articles.
Innovation Solution
The development of a split piping slider that attaches to fabric articles via piping rail, featuring collars and an attachment structure that flexes under tensile force to enhance grip and distribute stress, allowing for adjustable and repositionable attachment points without the need for sewing or permanent fixtures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional piping is used in fabric articles, then structural support and shape maintenance are achieved, but versatility for serving as handles or attachment points is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The piping slider is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as a structural reinforcement like traditional piping, while simultaneously providing a versatile attachment point for handles, straps, or other accessories. The slider can be positioned at various locations along the piping rail, enabling the same component to fulfill different functional roles depending on its position and the attached element.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment structure is divided into separate components: a slider body that moves along the piping rail, collars that engage with the piping, and an attachment interface for connecting accessories. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall versatility.
2Strength
If piping is reinforced to increase durability, then strength and edge protection are improved, but flexibility and ease of adjustment are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The slider is designed with dynamic characteristics that allow it to flex and deform under load. When force is applied to the attachment structure, the slider body can deform to distribute stress along the piping rail, maintaining strength while accommodating adjustment movements. The collars are configured to slide along the piping rail with controlled friction, enabling easy repositioning.
3Reliability
If permanent fixtures are used for attachment points, then reliability and stability are improved, but ease of repositioning and adaptability are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment mechanism extracts the attachment function from permanent fixtures and makes it movable. The slider can be detached and repositioned along the piping rail without compromising the reliability of the connection. The collars engage with the piping rail through friction and geometric constraints that provide secure attachment while allowing controlled movement.
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 split piping slider provides ease of use, versatility, and enhanced durability by allowing for adjustable attachment points and increased utility, while maintaining the integrity of the fabric item under stress, making it a practical and adaptable component for various applications.
Implementation Method 1
the attachment structure is configured to flex in response to a tensile force applied to the fabric article
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a split piping slider to attach to a fabric article via piping rail. The split piping slider includes an attachment structure, a first collar, and a second collar. The attachment structure includes a first end and a second end. The first collar is coupled to the attachment structure at the first end to define a first connection region and to attach to or slide along the piping rail. The second collar is coupled to the attachment structure at the second end to define a second connection region and to attach to or slide along the piping rail. The split piping slider to flexes at one or more points along the attachment structure or at the first connection region and the second connection region in response to applying a tensile force to the attachment structure.