Y-Shape Garment Retention System for Discreet Clothing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional shirt garters are limited in their versatility as they require coupling to socks or feet, are difficult to adjust/remove, and are visible under lightweight fabrics, restricting their use with various clothing types.
Innovation Solution
A garter system comprising at least three elongate members forming a Y-shape with fasteners that can be coupled to a garment, allowing for adjustable and removable attachment around the crotch region without the need for sock or foot coupling, and featuring a design that conceals the fasteners under lightweight fabrics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional shirt garters extend along the wearer's leg to hold the shirt in place, then the shirt can be kept tucked in, but the garter cannot be worn with skirts, dresses, crop pants, or shorts and requires full length pants and socks
Solution Approach 1:
The garter is divided into multiple separate elongate members (typically three) instead of a single long strap. Each member is a shorter segment that can be independently positioned and attached to the garment, eliminating the need for a continuous long strap that extends to the feet.
Solution Approach 2:
The garter members are arranged to extend in different directions from a central attachment point on the garment, creating a multi-dimensional configuration. This allows the members to radiate outward in various directions rather than following a single linear path down the leg, enabling compatibility with various clothing types.
2Ease of operation
If conventional shirt garters are made as a single elongated elastic band, then the construction is simple, but the garter is difficult to remove and adjust when needed
Solution Approach 1:
The single elongated elastic band is segmented into multiple separate elongate members. Each member can be independently attached and detached from the garment, allowing easy removal and adjustment of individual members without having to manipulate an entire long strap.
Solution Approach 2:
The garter system incorporates adjustable features that allow the elongate members to be dynamically repositioned and reconfigured. The members can be moved, reattached at different positions, or removed entirely based on the wearer's needs, providing flexibility without complex mechanisms.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If conventional shirt garters are constructed from elongated elastic band, then the material is simple and stretchy, but the garter is frequently visible through lightweight fabrics
Solution Approach 1:
The continuous elastic band is divided into separate elongate members with spaces between them. This segmentation reduces the total continuous fabric surface area that could be visible through lightweight clothing, while the individual members are positioned strategically to minimize visibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The garter members are designed with varying properties in different regions. The elongate members may have different widths, opacities, or material compositions in different sections to optimize both functionality and visibility management at specific locations on the body.
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AI summary
This disclosure relates generally to a shirt garter (also known as a shirt stay). More specifically, this disclosure relates a shirt garter that extends around the crotch region of the wearer and is designed for use with a camisole or other shirt-type garment.