US1432477A - Brassiere - Google Patents

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APPLICATION FILED FEB. II, I920.

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Patented oer. 17, 1922,

UNTTED STATES PATENT @FFTGE ISIDOR ROTH, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO BENJAMIN & JOHNES, A

CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

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Application filed February 11, 1920. Serial No. 357,948.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Ismon Born, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Brassieres, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates in general to apparel for women, and more particularly to that class of garments commonly known as brassieres.

The objects of the invention are to provide a brassiere especially adapted to be worn with the modern low corset, the top of which when worn is substantially at the wearers waist line; to provide'a brassiere of this character which will support the wearers flesh which tends to bulge outwardly over the top of the corset, particularly in fat persons, and which bulging flesh is designated in the trade as. the diaphragm of the wearer; to enable this diaphragm supporting portion of the brassiere to be firmly and securely attached to the wearer, and more particularly to the upper part of the corset; to provide such attaching means which will not slide upward off of the corset, at the wearers back, as in stooping or bending over; to secure a construction which at the same time will permit freedom of the upper part of the brassiere in such stooping or bending of the wearer; to fit the-said upper part of the brassiere comfortably to the bust and give the wearer the desired support, and to obtain other advantages and results as may be brought out in the following descnption.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several Figure 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5, showmg the garment in a partly completed condition.

In the specific embodiment of the invention shown in said drawings, the reference numeral 1 indicates the front of the brassiere, the lower portion 3 of which is adapted to overlap the top 4 of the corset 5 and support the diaphragm of the wearer directly thereabove, as shown in Figure 3. It will be understood that by the term diaphragm in the trade is meant that portion of the wearers flesh, particularly in fat persons, which tends to bulge outwardly over the top edge of the modern low bust corsets which terminate at their tops substantially at the wearers waist line. This bulging flesh or diaphragm detracts from the appearance of the wearer, but it is pressed back into place by means of my improved brassiere, and particularly the low portion thereof. This lower portion 3 is preferably constructed of inelastic material which will withstand considerable tension and is preferably somewhat wider at its middle portion than at its ends, the upper edge curving downwardly from said. middle 3 to the ends 3 also the middle part of this lower portion 3 is preferably stiffened, as by a stay 9 at its middle and other stays 10, 10 at opposite sides thereof. To the opposite ends 3? of the said lower portion of the brassiere are secured strong elastic belt sections 7 which are of substantially the same width as the ends 3 3 and adapted to detachably connect at their ends behind the wearers back, as by means of hooks and eyes 8 or any other suitable fasteners. These belt sections lie upon the upper part of the corset at the back of the wearer, as shown 1n Figures 2 and 3 more especially, and give the proper tension to the inelastic lower portion 3 of the front of the brassiere. Furthermore, it will be understood that said. elastic belt sections grip the upper part of the back of the corset sufiiciently to prevent them from sliding upward off said corset when the wearer stoops or bends over, and thus the brassiere is at all times kept in proper relation .to the corset as well as the lower diaphragm supporting portion 3 enabled to roperly perform its functions.

he upper portion of the brassiere is at its front 6 preferably constructed of material g inseam which is substantially inelastic circumferentially of the body but which will yield or stretch in an up and down' direction sufficiently to conform to the bust. In making this upper portion 3, preferably, the blank therefor, as shown in Figure 4:, is cut away at its upper part on opposite sides of an up and down lineat the front of the wearer, as

at 11*, 11 to form a downwardly tapering applied, the material in the upper section 11 will yield lengthwise of the body, and as the garment is drawn toward the back its inelasticity circumferentially will cause the garment to snugly fit and conform to the bust so as to effectively support the same. This construction also ensures a smooth and unwrinkled condition of the garment and consequently a neat appearing and comfortable brassiere.

The back portion 2 of the upper part of the brassire is formed of any suitable substantially inelastic fabric and is made up of two parts 2 2 each of which is sewed to the upright edges of the upper part of the front of the brassiere, as at 12, the two back parts being. provided at their free edges with means, such as the hooks and eyes 13, for detachably securing them together at the wearers back. These parts 2 2 may be provided with stiffeners 14, and at the tops of the seams 12, 12 the upper edge of the brassiere is cut away as at 15 to fit under the arms of the wearer and provided with suitable shoulder straps 16.

It will be noted that the elastic straps or belt sections 7 are free from the back portions 2, 2 of the upper part of the brassiere, as clearly shown in the drawings, and thus as the wearer bends or stoops over said upper parts 2*, 2 may move or give up and down without disturbing the position of the lower elastic straps 7, 7 upon the top of the corset. Said elastic straps 7 therefore never become dislodged from the corset, nor can the brassiere as a whole become displaced with respect to the corset, and thus the lower diaphragm supporting portion of the brass ire always retains a proper position to perform its functions and secure a neat appearance and comfort to the wearer. Heretofore the only thing relied upon to secure this result has been a tape 17 with a fastener 18 adapted to'engage one ofthe studs 19 on the front of he c rse bu th s was at the free; 9f

corset and there has been nothing to keep the back from sliding up over the top of the corset as the wearer bent or stooped. By my improved construction of elastic straps 7 separated from the rest of the back of the brassiere, from the sides of the wearer backward, and making said straps elastic with considerable tension, as compared to'the upper looser portions 2 of the brassiere, said upper and lower portions of the back of the brassiere operate to some extent independently and the lower elastic strap portions always retain their position. upon the corset while the upper fabric portions have more freedom of movement.

Obviously detail modifications and changes may be made in manufacturing my improved brassire without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, by those skilled in the art, and I do not wish to be understood as restricting myself except as required by the following claims when construed in the light of the prior art.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A brassiere comprising an upper portion of yielding material-at the front of the garment and of inelastic material at the back of the garment and a lower diaphragmsupporting portion which is inelastic at the front of the garment and connected to the upper yielding portion, the rear partof the lower portion being elastic and separate from the rear part of the upper portion of the garment.

2. A brassiere comprising a lower front diaphragm supporting portion of unyielding material and an upper front portion of yielding material, and elastic means for connecting the ends of said lower front diaphragm supporting portion at the back of the wearer.

3. A brassiere comprising an upper front portion of material which is yielding longitudinally of the body and substantially unyielding circumferentially of the body and a-lower front diaphragm supporting portion ofunyielding material, and means for connecting said front portions at the back of the wearer, each independentof the other, the connecting means for the upper front portion being unyielding circumferentially "of the body and the connecting means for the lower front diaphragm supporting portion being elastic.

4. A brassiere comprising a lower front diaphragm supporting portion of un-- pendent of each other, the connecting means for the lower front diaphragm support ing po'rtionbeing elastic,

5. A brassiere comprising a lower front diaphragm supporting portion of unyielding material and an upper front portion of yielding material secured to said lower front diaphragm supporting por tion, and connecting means for said u per and lower front portions at the back of the wearer and independent of each other, the connecting means for the upper front portion being inelastic.

6. A brassiere comprising an upper front portion of material which is yielding longitudinally of the body and substantially unyielding circumferentially of the body and a lower front diaphragm supporting portion of unyielding material secured to said upper front portion, and connecting means for said upper and lower front portions at the back of the wearer and independent of each other, the connecting means for the upper front portion being unyielding circumferentially of the body. 7

7. A brassiere comprising a lower front diaphragm supporting portion of unyielding material and an upper front portion secured to said lower front diaphragm supporting portion, and connecting means for said upper and lower front portions at the back of the wearer and independent of each other, the connecting means for the upper front portion being inelastic" and the connecting means for the lower front portion being elastic.

8. A brassiere including a bust covering piece of material having a dart tapering downwardly from the top edge thereof and opening at its small end into the meeting large ends of two other darts extending apart circumferentially of the brassiere in substantial alinement with each other and at substantially right angles to the first-mentioned dart, the adjacent edges formed by said darts being sewed together, and means for fastening said brassiere upon the body.

9. A brassire including a body-encircling band having an enlarged inverted \l-shaped central portion at the front thereof, fastening means at the ends of said band for securing the band to the body, a bust-covering portion connected with said band and having a dart extending downwardly from the top edge of the bust-covering portion to the apex of the front of the said band, and other darts extending from said apex of the band in substantial alinement with each other and at right angles to said first-mentioned dart, the adjacent edges formed by said darts being sewed together, and means at the side edges of said bust-covering portion for fastening the same upon the body.

ISIDOR ROTH.

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