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US20080280531A1
US20080280531A1 US12/116,212 US11621208A US2008280531A1 US 20080280531 A1 US20080280531 A1 US 20080280531A1 US 11621208 A US11621208 A US 11621208A US 2008280531 A1 US2008280531 A1 US 2008280531A1
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Fanny MT Ho
Kunie Koiwa
Shinichiro Matsuura
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41C—CORSETS; BRASSIERES
    • A41C3/00—Brassieres
    • A41C3/0007—Brassieres with stay means

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  • the invention pertains to a brassiere with a front piece containing two breast cups, with two side pieces, which can be connected together in a back closure, and with two shoulder straps that extend from the upper side edge of the breast cups to the back area of the side pieces.
  • Brassieres for supporting and shaping the female bust are generally known and used worldwide in multiple variants. They usually have a structure consisting of a front piece, which essentially contains two breast cups that can be formed in a great many variations and that are connected together via a center tie bar. The outer side edges of the front piece are each followed by side pieces, the free ends of which can be connected together by a back closure in the back area of an individual wearing the brassiere. Since such brassieres are expected to not only serve the essential function of bearing the weight of and supporting the breasts, but also shaping them, they are provided with shoulder straps in the form of supporting straps, which connect the breast cups over the shoulders with the back areas of the side pieces.
  • brassieres are available in which the breast cups are cushioned, especially in their lower area, to lift a small breast and thus make it seem fuller; such brassieres are known and commercially available as “push-up” brassieres.
  • push-up brassieres
  • brassieres which are stiffened by shaping inserts especially in these areas. If nonelastic textile materials are used for these inserts, these are usually relatively thick, thus look very bulky, and nevertheless have a tendency to lose their shape after only a few washings. If flat blanks of conventional polyester material are used for these stiffeners, this material often appears too firm and easy to fold. A nylon blank is fairly soft; when it is bent, it does not return to its previous shape.
  • an object of the invention is based on the task of creating a brassiere that has the usual supporting and shaping properties for achieving an optimal bust even in the case of prolonged use and frequent washing.
  • means for supporting and shaping the breast provided in the lower and side areas of the breast cups on one hand includes rod-shaped supporting elements, and on the other hand of flat supporting elements, which are connected to the material for the breast cups or incorporated into them.
  • the rod-shaped supporting elements may be used individually or in combination, to achieve an optimal effect depending on the area of application.
  • the rod-shaped supporting elements may be made of materials that are known, for example, from the area of stiffening wires for brassieres or for stiffening corsets
  • the flat supporting elements preferably consist of a material that is made of fibers of polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT), a type of polyester, which are not made into a flat shape by weaving, but by bonding using a coating of plastic or another binder.
  • PTT polytrimethylene terephthalate
  • This material which is known under the trademarked name of “Solotex,” can be brought by heat treatment into a certain shape, which it retains without deformation even after a large number of washings.
  • FIG. 1 is a front view
  • FIG. 2 is an interior view of a brassiere designed in accordance with the invention.
  • FIG. 1 a brassiere in accordance with the invention is shown in a front view.
  • the brassiere 1 has a front part 2 with two breast cups 3 for receiving the breasts.
  • the breast cups 3 are connected together via a center tie bar 4 .
  • a stiffening wire may be arranged in a channel 6 known in and of itself.
  • the channel 6 is connected, for example by sewing, with the breast cups 3 .
  • the front piece 2 is closed off by a bar 7 , which merges at the side edge of the breast cups 3 into an attachment piece 9 , to which the side pieces 11 are connected in a connecting seam 10 .
  • pieces 12 are arranged for a back closure, which consists for example of hooks and eyes.
  • the brassiere in accordance with the invention also has shoulder straps 13 , which extend from a front strap attachment 14 at the upper edge 15 of the breast cup 3 to a rear strap attachment 16 on the back end of the side pieces 11 .
  • a flat side supporting element 17 is recognizable, which extends from the lower edge 5 of the breast cups 3 over their side edge 8 to the front supporting strap attachment 14 .
  • This flat, side supporting element 17 consists of a material made of fibers of a polytrimethylene-terephthalate (PTT) that is known under the trademarked name of “Solotex.” In this material, the fibers are not brought into a two-dimensional shape by weaving, but by bonding using a coating of plastic or another binder. This material, called “Solo sheet,” can be brought by application of heat into a certain three-dimensional shape that it retains without deformation even after numerous washings.
  • PTT polytrimethylene-terephthalate
  • This supporting element 17 is thus especially suitable, not only through its shape and disposition on the side edge 8 of the breast cups 3 , for guaranteeing the desired lifting and supporting of the breasts over the long term.
  • FIG. 1 shows a front view of the brassiere in accordance with the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows an inside view from the wearer's body.
  • the front piece 2 , breast cups 3 and center tie bar 4 are recognizable, as well as the side pieces 11 and the shoulder supports 13 , which extend from the front supporting band attachment 14 to the back strap attachment 16 .
  • FIG. 2 also illustrates how the brassiere 1 in the lower area of the front piece 2 along the tie bar 7 can be stiffened by an optionally elastic band 18 , which extends into the side pieces 11 . Also recognizable here again is the connecting seam 10 between the side attachment piece 9 outside of the breast cup 3 and the side pieces 11 , which depending on its shape, also can lead to stiffening of this area of the brassiere 1 .
  • rod-shaped supporting elements also may be arranged in the outer side areas of the breast cups 3 .
  • Such a rod-shaped supporting element 21 is shown in FIG. 2 , extending from the lower area of the side edge 8 of the breast cup 3 to a point 22 on its upper edge 15 , adjacent to the front strap attachment 14 .
  • This rod-shaped supporting element 21 may have an additional supporting element 23 , extending at an angle to it and shown in dotted-line outline, assigned to it; depending on the size of the brassiere 1 or the breast cups 3 , three such rod-shaped elements may also be provided.
  • These rod-shaped supporting elements 17 are appropriately held in channel-like pockets, which, similar to the channel 6 for the stiffening wire, are sewn onto the material of the breast cups 3 .
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 On the basis of FIGS. 1 and 2 , an exemplified embodiment of a brassiere is shown here in which both flat supporting elements 17 and rod-shaped supporting elements 21 are arranged in combination. In accordance with the invention, however, it is possible in any case, depending on the desired shaping properties, to provide either only flat supporting elements 17 or only rod-shaped supporting elements 21 .
  • both the flat supporting element 17 and the rod-shaped supporting elements 21 and 23 involve component parts that do not necessarily need to be visible from the outside or that need to be protected from exerting uncomfortable effects on the body, these are logically arranged inside the breast cups 3 , made of batting, which in turn are covered by a decorative material toward the outside and a lining toward the inside.

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US2613365A (en) * 1949-07-14 1952-10-14 Fairbanks Lee Detachable wire frame for brassieres
US3030961A (en) * 1960-05-20 1962-04-24 Erteszek Olga Strapless brassiere
US3030962A (en) * 1961-01-13 1962-04-24 Garson Arthur Brassieres
US4254777A (en) * 1978-11-22 1981-03-10 Johnston Elizabeth D Brassiere for strenuous physical activity
US6544101B1 (en) * 1999-07-06 2003-04-08 Von Sydow Gabriel Brassiere support
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