US2782418A - Brassiere - Google Patents

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Feb. 26, 1957 A. GARsoN BRAssIERE Filed MaIvCh 30,V 1955 n U m w O m W Avd havn E. w M 1.11 .Z z/ .N/n` 4./ W Il 2 N/ \|.JJ D

x'rren'ts" particularly' adapted" for'feminineY wear: and; with l speciali reference `to garments provided 'with shoulder straps.-l Irissah ohject'ef-Ythe invention toprovider brassire hav-tag detachable shoulder Straps, enabling' the" brassirel to-be`readilyconverted to' a strapless bras#4 sierefwith a' minimum of eort'.

It is another` objectf of the" invention tot provide adjust# able4 meansiha garment of theAV ahovementioned charater; by'lwhielt the shoulderY strapsmay'b'e:positionedt on the garment in any one of a number of selectetlposi-v tions, to thereby. best adapt the garment to the individual wearer.

It is an object` ofi` the invention tovprovide a shoulder strap` adjusting-means by which the strapsare completely separable from tlregarrnentwhen desired; by which" or"t'lieethe'rV- orboth' ofthe ends oftllestrapjs; ay be detachalivanchoredratanurrrberofiselected pos n's'fat both'thefront'andback'of'thegaririent and by wlii' Zadjustinent andlpositioningof thestrapsis" possible to' meet the requirements of each user of the garment.

More particularly, the invention contemplates the provision of a brassiere or other shoulder-strapped garment having means at the front upper edge of the garment, as well as means at the rear upper edge of the same by which the opposite ends of a shoulder strap may be attached at any one of a number of locations along either or both of said edges.

With these and other objects to be hereinafter set forth in View, I have devised the arrangement of parts to be described in the following specification and more particularly set forth in the claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein an illustrative embodiment of the invention is disclosed,

Fig. 1 is a rear elevational view of a brassiere constructed in accordance with the invention, but with one of the shoulder straps omitted and the other shoulder strap fragmentarily shown;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view of a portion of the brassiere, showing the manner in which the shoulder straps are attached;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of one end of one of the shoulder straps, showing the fastening member or hook attached thereto, and showing one of the apertured strips on the garment for receiving the hook in one or the other of its apertures;

Fig. 4 is a sectional View, taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 5 is a view of one end of the brassiere, showing the expansible slotted strip secured along the upper edge of the same, and

Fig. 6 is a face view of a modified form of attaching strip.

Referring to the drawing, and more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2 thereof, the brassiere therein shown may be, in most respects, of conventional construction. The bras- Siere therein shown in provided with the two bust cups iudicatetln at" 1? andz whche areA suitablyreinforced'. and maybe wire'stiine'df,ifdsired Extending-` from.' thei cup'l isfthesidepaneli3providedat its end 4*'with th'e expansible* band '5;' terminatingat1 its end"l in" the' tab 6; provid'dwith tlie"fastening'elements or 'eyes '7. Similarly, the"cupf`2"`is .provided withL the" extended i panel 8* provided. at' its end 9 withtheeXpansible" band lijwhichis rein; forcedat' one enda'sndic'atediatl, andto. whichreim forcedf end is'securedf" the" hooks 11 a'dapted"for 'interenf' gagementwit'h the eyesT to `thereby YholdY theV garment 'in' position about the wearer. T lie elements th'usn far described are knownin'brassiereconstruction. e

Secured'alongtlie upper"edge13"`of the cup l and'by means of the linesostitching'l is a'exible elongated" strip'12l which extendsfcoextensively with the upperedge 13 fr'a'portionof' thelength of'lsaid` edge. The stripl` 14 is of strong and flexible material an'd'islsecured'along the `ed'ge`1ofthe cup by'thestitching 14 in a manner4 to" be` covered: andL concealedfroin front" view by thev marginal upperedge'ofthe cup 1. Provided in the strip- 14' is aplralityofsimilarapertures 16, which may be; l

equallyv'space'df: apart; or' canl ifVY desired', be spaced'unequally.-. These" apertures 16 constitute selective-'anchoring means' fnoneendbftlie shoulder" strapV 24 of' the bras,- siere, andsaid end of the shoulder strap s provided`wit`h' nrea'ns for" selective engagement" with any desiredoneV of. the" apertures 1"6. In Figs.` l'; 2and" 3 otth'e drawinggj, these' at'zrerturesl` areslrown as being .substantially/triangular in shape, but"`tlie"sa1nemaybemade irt'various` forms, an example being seen in Fig.` 6,` wherein'iapertures 19""shewn in thfe strip`4 14'x areheartrshaped. Other shapes are completely]practicable; provided the` same"i properly engage thefh'ool elenients"p1"ovided" onthe ends" of the brassire 'and I- to" b'esho'rtly Ldescribedi Provided on the upper edge of the cup 2 is a strip 14, similar to that just described and found on the cup 1. This strip is for engagement with the end of the second shoulder strap. Extending along the upper edge of the expansible band 10 is a strip indicated at 20, which strip may be of expansible material to enable it to stretch longitudinally co -extensively with the stretch or expansion of the band 10. The strip 2t) is secured to the band 10 along its top edge by the stitching indicated at 21, and while said stitching is shown as conventional stitching in the drawing, in order to simplify illustration, it can be zig-zag stitching to avoid restriction of the expansibility of the strip 10 and to prevent breaking the stitching.

Provided in the strip 20 is a plurality of spaced slots or button-hole-like apertures 22, which can be equal in number to the number of apertures 16 in each of the strips 14 or can be more or less in number. These slotlike apertures 22 can be equally spaced apart if desired.

One of the shoulder straps is shown at 24, and the same is provided at each of its opposite ends with a fastening or attaching element 30 of the type clearly shown in Fig. 3. It will be therein seen that the fastening element 30 which actually constitutes a hook, includes a rectangular frame 25, provided with a cross-bar 26, inturned spacedapart ends 27 and an end bar 28. integrally formed on and extending from the end bar 28 is a T-shaped hook ,element 29, which is adapted to be fitted in any selected one of the triangular apertures 16 or in the slot-like apertures 22 (Fig. l). The shape of this T-shaped element causes it, when inserted into one or the other of the apertures 16 or 22, to securely retain its position therein and resist dislodgement. Thus, when one of the hook members 30 at one end of the shoulder strap 24 is inserted in one of the apertures 16, and the hook member 30 at the opposite end of the shoulder strap is inserted into one of the slots 22, the shoulder strap will thereupon be securely, yet detachably, secured at both of its ends to the brassiere. Since both ends of the shoulder strap can be attached at selected positions along both the front upper edge and rear upper edge of the brassiere, it will be apparent that the shoulder straps can be both positioned at the points most desirable for the individual, thus not only securing the greatest degree of wearing comfort butv enabling the garment to be so supported on the wearer that it will provide the most satisfactory lit. The hook elements 30 at the opposite ends of the shoulder straps 24 permit of adjustability of the strap through them, so that the effective length of these straps may be regulated. The shape of the T-ends of these fasteners is such that they may be easily engaged or disengaged with the apertures 16 and 22 so that the complete removal of the straps, adjustment, shift of position of the straps, and replacement of the straps when desired, or when the garment is to be washed, is easily and speedily done.

While I have stated that the strip 20 is located on the expansible band 10, it will be understood that a similar strip is also provided on the band 5, so that both shoulder straps and the apertured strips therefor are alike at both sides of the garment.

It is herein indicated that the present invention is particularly applicable to brassieres. However, it will be apparent that the same may be used in connection with slips, dresses and other garments and therefore it is to be understood that its application to brassieres is illustrative only and is to be taken to comprehend any other garments on which the construction can be satisfactorily employed.

Having described a single embodiment of the invention, it is obvious that the same is not to be restricted thereto, but is broad enough to cover all structures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

What I claim is:

1. A brassiere having a breast cup having an upper marginal edge, a concealed strip secured to the inner surface of said edge and terminating at the outer edge of the cup, said strip having a plurality of equally spaced apertures formed therein, the brassiere having a rear expansible band, a concealed elastic strip secured along the upper inner edge of said band and being expansible coextensively with the band, the last-mentioned strip being provided with a plurality of apertures, a shoulder strap having a hook member at each of its opposite ends, one of said hook members being adapted for selective engagement with any one of the said apertures in the front strip and the other of said hook members being adapted for engagement with any of the apertures in the rear strip, the apertures in the front strip being of triangular form; the apertures in the rear strip being slotlike, and the hook members having T-shaped ends for entry into the apertures in both strips.

2. A brassiere having a breast cup having an upper marginal edge, a concealed strip secured to the inner surface of said edge and terminating at the outer edge of the cup, said strip having a plurality of equally spaced apertures formed therein, the brassiere having a rear ex pansible band, a concealed elastic strip secured along the upper inner edge of said band and being expansible coextensively with the band, the last mentioned strip being provided with a plurality of apertures, a shoulder strap having a hook member at each of its opposite ends, one of said hook members being adapted for selective engagement with any one of the said apertures in the front strip and the other of said hook members being adapted for engagement with any of the apertures in the rear strip.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,032,031 Weisman Feb. 25, 1936 2,055,094 Zweben Sept. 22, 1936 2,400,499 Gerace May 21, 1946 2,500,432 Ravkind et al Mar. 14, 1950 2,714,211 Davis Aug. 2, 1955

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