Underside-Opening Pants for Urination Without Lowering Garments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pants designs require wearers with female urinary anatomy to lower the pants off the waist to urinate, exposing them to harsh environments or non-private circumstances, which is inconvenient and unsafe.
Innovation Solution
Pants with an underside opening featuring two separately openable and closable openings, including a front fly opening and a second opening in the crotch area, allowing for separate operation and insulation, or a single continuous opening from the waist to the crotch, with a hidden zipper mechanism and flaps for discretion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional underwear is worn under outerwear, then the innerwear remains hidden and invisible, but the innerwear cannot be removed without removing the outerwear
Solution Approach 1:
The pants are divided into two separable parts: an outerwear layer and an innerwear layer. The innerwear layer includes an opening at the underside that allows it to be pulled down independently from the outerwear layer, enabling selective removal without removing the entire pants assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
An opening is provided at the underside (bottom dimension) of the pants, allowing the innerwear layer to be accessed and removed from the bottom rather than requiring removal from the top by taking off the outerwear layer.
2Ease of operation
If the pants have a loose fit for comfort, then comfort is improved, but the pants become baggy and less flattering
Solution Approach 1:
The pants incorporate an innerwear layer with elastic material that provides localized compression and shaping at critical areas (hips, thighs, buttocks), while the outerwear layer maintains a looser fit for comfort. This creates different local qualities - compressive where needed for appearance, loose where comfort is prioritized.
Solution Approach 2:
The pants use composite construction with two different layers: an innerwear layer made of elastic, form-fitting material for shaping, and an outerwear layer made of more comfortable, less restrictive material. The combination provides both comfort and flattering appearance.
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AI summary
A pant with a closable opening encompassing the bottom portion of the crotch allows wearers with female urinary anatomy to urinate without having to lower the pant. The opening may be closed with any suitable mechanism, and preferably a zipper or overlapping flaps. The pant may also include a closable opening running from the center front of the waist band downward to varying degrees such that the pant includes two closable openings on the crotch. Alternatively, a single long closable opening may run from the center front waist area through the bottom of the crotch. This long opening is separated by a blocking member so that a single securement mechanism may be used to open and close the front and rear opening separately.