Work Shirt Stretch Panels Enhance Mobility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Work shirts often restrict movement due to tightness and lack of mobility, causing discomfort in jobs that require repetitive actions.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating stretch panels at specific micro-sites on the shirt, such as on the rear panel and sleeves, to enhance mobility during various movements like bending, squatting, and reaching.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional work shirt materials and construction are used, then durability and protective nature are maintained, but mobility and comfort are restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by incorporating stretch panels with specific elastic properties at identified micro-sites on the shirt body, while the rest of the shirt maintains traditional durable materials. This localized application of different material properties provides mobility enhancement exactly where needed during work movements without compromising the overall durability and protective nature of the work shirt.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses composite materials by combining traditional work shirt fabrics with elastic/stretch materials in specific panels. The stretch panels are constructed from materials that provide both durability and elastic recovery, creating a composite structure that delivers both mobility enhancement and the protective qualities required for work uniforms.
2Adaptability or versatility
If stretch panels are added to enhance mobility, then comfort and mobility are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the shirt into distinct panels, with stretch panels located at specific micro-sites and traditional panels elsewhere. The stretch panels themselves are segmented into specific geometric configurations (such as protrusions with defined angles and dimensions) that provide mobility enhancement through predictable deformation patterns during work movements.
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 stretch panels provide significant improvements in comfort, performance, and mobility, allowing wearers to perform tasks with reduced tension and restriction while maintaining durability for industrial laundering.
Implementation Method 1
the stretch panels have a minimum of 15% stretch, and alternatively a minimum of 20% stretch
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention provides shirts, such as shirts that are worn as work uniform shirts, which are configured to provide significant improvements in a wearer's comfort, performance, and mobility over a predefined range of motions. Embodiments of the shirts comprise one or more stretch panels that are configured to provide for stretching of the shirt at an identified micro site in order to provide a wearer with enhanced mobility. In other embodiments, the manner in which the various portions of the shirt are shaped and connected together, and specifically the connection between the sleeve and the rear panel of the shirt, may be adjusted in order to provide a wearer with enhanced mobility.