Underwear Pouch Structure for Genital Separation and Hygiene
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional men's underwear designs, such as boxer briefs and briefs, cause discomfort and unhygienic conditions due to the penis and scrotum being in physical contact, leading to sweat and urine droplets, and existing designs with separated spaces fail to address these issues effectively.
Innovation Solution
A garment design with a pouch structure featuring a hood element and an orifice that separates the penis and scrotum into distinct spaces, allowing easy access and preventing direct contact, while using a quick-dry material to enhance comfort and hygiene.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional boxer briefs and briefs cling tightly to the body, then the garment provides good fit and coverage, but the penis and scrotum are restricted and remain in physical contact causing discomfort and unhygienic conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The pouch is segmented into two distinct compartments: a first compartment for the scrotum and a second compartment for the penis. This segmentation physically separates the penis from the scrotum, preventing direct contact and the associated unhygienic conditions while maintaining comfortable fit and coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The penis is extracted from the common pouch space and placed in a separate second compartment. This extraction eliminates the harmful contact between penis and scrotum while the garment otherwise maintains its traditional snug fit and coverage properties.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If briefs are designed with a pouch to loosely enclose penis and scrotum, then the organs are isolated from skin contact, but the penis and scrotum remain in physical contact causing discomfort and poor hygiene
Solution Approach 1:
The pouch is divided into two separate compartments within the same pouch structure. The first compartment receives the scrotum and the second compartment receives the penis, preventing direct contact between these organs while maintaining their isolation from the outer skin, thus resolving both hygiene and comfort requirements.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If briefs are designed with a separated space for the penis, then physical contact is reduced, but the design restricts access to the separated space and does not eliminate embarrassment
Solution Approach 1:
The hood is designed to be movable and flexible, allowing it to be easily lifted or opened to provide access to the second compartment containing the penis. This dynamic design maintains the separated space structure while eliminating access restrictions and embarrassment factors.
Data Source
AI summary
A garment that includes a main body, a waistband positioned along an upper side of the main body, and a pouch positioned centrally and frontally on the main body with respect to the user. The pouch includes an auxiliary pouch, an orifice panel forming an orifice, and a hood covering the orifice panel from an outside surface thereof. The auxiliary pouch is configured to accommodate a first anatomical part of the user. The orifice is configured to accommodate insertion of a second anatomical part of the user therethrough into a separated space. The separated space is defined by an outside surface of the orifice panel and an inside surface of the hood. The hood is attached to said garment at a top side of the hood and upper portions of both lateral sides of the hood. A bottom side of the hood is not directly attached to the garment.