Weighted Apparel Bottom Hem Cavity Design

Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional clothing often requires specialized equipment or materials to maintain a wrinkle-free and formfitting appearance, which can be costly and inconvenient, and may not effectively prevent wrinkles or untuck itself when the wearer changes positions.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating weighted elements, such as annular or segmented weights, into the shirt bottom to apply downward tension on the fabric, reducing wrinkles and enhancing formfitting properties while allowing the garment to untuck naturally when standing up.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional materials are used for clothing, then the clothing is comfortable and available in various colors and designs, but the clothing becomes wrinkled and requires frequent laundering and ironing

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvewrinkle-free propertyVSAvoidneed for specialized materials

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the physical parameter of the fabric by infusing it with weighted material, transforming ordinary fabric into wrinkle-resistant fabric without changing its basic color, design, or comfort properties. This allows the fabric to maintain its original aesthetic qualities while gaining the desired wrinkle-free property.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a composite material by combining ordinary fabric with weighted material (such as metal particles or dense filler). This composite structure provides both the comfort and aesthetic qualities of the original fabric and the wrinkle-resistant properties of the weighted material, eliminating the need for specialized wrinkle-free fabrics.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

2Reliability

If specialized wrinkle-free materials are used, then the clothing remains less wrinkled, but the clothing is limited in terms of color, design, and appearance

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvewrinkle-free propertyVSAvoidcolor and design options

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the physical parameter of the fabric by infusing it with weighted material, transforming ordinary fabric into wrinkle-resistant fabric without changing its basic color, design, or comfort properties. This allows the fabric to maintain its original aesthetic qualities while gaining the desired wrinkle-free property.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Shape

If the shirt is made formfitting, then the appearance is improved, but the shirt adheres to the body and requires constant untucking and straightening

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveformfitting propertyVSAvoidneed for constant adjustment

Core Design Contradiction:

ShapeVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the physical parameter of the fabric by infusing it with weighted material, transforming ordinary fabric into wrinkle-resistant fabric without changing its basic color, design, or comfort properties. This allows the fabric to maintain its original aesthetic qualities while gaining the desired wrinkle-free property.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

4Reliability

If professional laundry services are used, then the clothing is properly laundered and steamed, but the cost and time increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvewrinkle-free propertyVSAvoidtime for laundering and ironing

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the physical parameter of the fabric by infusing it with weighted material, transforming ordinary fabric into wrinkle-resistant fabric without changing its basic color, design, or comfort properties. This allows the fabric to maintain its original aesthetic qualities while gaining the desired wrinkle-free property.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

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 weighted design provides a cost-effective, wrinkle-free, and formfitting solution without the need for specialized equipment, ensuring the shirt remains smooth and in place without visible weights, enhancing comfort and appearance.

Implementation Method 1

a weight disposed on and/or in the shirt bottom. The weight may be configured to pull on the fabric (or other material) comprising the shirt body

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectGravity: Gravitation

Data Source

PatentUS11259574B1Apparatus for weighted apparel

Publication Date: 2022.03.01 CAPPED OUT MEDIA

AI summary

Provided is a weighted shirt comprising a shirt bottom disposed beneath a shirt body, the shirt bottom comprising an outer bottom and an inner bottom, a bottom stitch configured to join the inner bottom to the outer bottom, and a hem cavity bound by at least the outer bottom, the inner bottom, the inflection point, and the bottom stitch. The weighted shirt may comprise a weight disposed within the hem cavity, where the hem cavity is sized to accept the weight. The weight may be an annular member, where the weight comprises an outer face, an inner face, an upper part, and a lower part.