EP2436277A1 - Soutiens-gorge de maternité - Google Patents

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EP2436277A1
EP2436277A1 EP10251682A EP10251682A EP2436277A1 EP 2436277 A1 EP2436277 A1 EP 2436277A1 EP 10251682 A EP10251682 A EP 10251682A EP 10251682 A EP10251682 A EP 10251682A EP 2436277 A1 EP2436277 A1 EP 2436277A1
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brassiere
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41C—CORSETS; BRASSIERES
    • A41C3/00—Brassieres
    • A41C3/04—Brassieres for nursing mothers

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  • the present invention concerns improvements in and relating to brassieres of the type where the cups are openable such as in maternity and nursing brassieres or medical brassieres.
  • Maternity, nursing and some pre/post-operative surgical! medical brassieres generally share the feature of having a central panel in one or both of the brassiere cups that is in the form of a flap that may be peeled back at an edge to expose the wearer's corresponding breast. For maternity and nursing brassieres this facilitates suckling of the infant and for surgical/ medical brassieres this facilitates treatment of the breast whether preceding or following biopsy, partial mastectomy or other procedure.
  • the improved brassiere is to have an adjust-to-fit component to raise the bra cup up and down the bra strap and which may provide a better quality, continually supportive, and more comfortable maternity bra to the market.
  • a brassiere comprising one or a pair of breast supporting cups and of the type where at least one of the breast-supporting cups has a frontal opening to expose the breast, the breast-supporting cup comprising a panel/flap that covers the opening and a part of which is releasably attachable to the shoulder strap of the brassiere to support the breast-supporting cup and so that on release the opening may be uncovered, characterized in that the means by which the panei/fiap is releasable attachable to the shoulder strap comprises a clasp on the shoulder strap that is movable up and down the shoulder strap to a selected position and having a clamping part so that it may be clamped at the selected position, thereby providing adjustment of the breast-supporting cup, the clasp incorporating co-operative engagement means thereon for the releasable attachment of the panel/ flap.
  • the shoulder strap has a plurality of transverse ribs thereon each serving as an abutment on the shoulder strap for the clamping part of the clasp to stop against
  • the co-operative engagement means on the clasp comprises a hook and the cup panel/flap has a tab with an aperture to engage with the hook.
  • the brassieres allows the user to raise the bra cup up and down the bra strap and provides a better quality, continually supportive, and more comfortable maternity bra. Moreover it gives the user control over adjustment for fluctuating breast size independently of attaching the opening flap/ panel of the brassiere cup to the brassiere shoulder strap and the user can have a much finer control over adjustment than is afforded by the prior art.
  • the brassieres may riot only be used by nursing mothers.
  • the adjustment of the present invention is useful since after any breast surgery the straps can be adjusted to allow for any post surgery swelling and the cups can be adjusted individually. Therefore, if only one breast is operated on both breasts can be perfectly supported even if they are of different sizes due to removal of tissue or due to swelling.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 show a maternity brassiere 1 with its characteristic fold-down central panels/ flaps 2a at the front of the cups 2.
  • the panels 2a have an approximately triangular form and when they are in the closed state the apex of each triangle is uppermost and detachably fastens to the lower end of the front length of a respective one of the shoulder straps 3 of the brassiere 1.
  • the perimeter of each cup 2 is defined by bands 4 of a material that suitably is an elasticated fabric that can adjust somewhat to breast size fluctuation and the bands 4 of each cup form an aperture/opening 5 at the centre that exposes the underlying wearer's breast for breast-fieeding.
  • the central cup openings 5 are covered over by the central panel flap 2a until access is needed for breast-feeding at which point the panel 2a apex is detached from the shoulder strap 3 and the flap is folded down as shown on the right of Figure 2 .
  • each central panel/ flap 2a carries a tab 6, suitably of moulded plastics or of metal, which incorporates an eyehole 6a.
  • a second aperture 6b in the tab 6 receives a length of the fabric of the panel/flap 2a passing through it and looped and stitched to secure the tab 6 on the panel/flap 2a.
  • the eyehole 6a of the tab 6 is designed to oo-operatively engage in use with a corresponding hook formation 7 that is formed on the lower front end of a clasp structure 8 that is mounted on the brassiere strap 3.
  • the clasp structure 8 is adapted to have one of the brassiere's shoulder straps 3 passing through it and to be moved up and down the shoulder strap 3 with the clasp in its opened state and secured to the strap 3 at a selected location by closing of the clasp 8.
  • the clasp structure 8 is suitably of moulded plastics or of metal and has a body part Be that fits on and is movable up and down the shoulder strap 3 and a clamp part 8b with teeth 8d, the damp part 8b being pivotally mounted 8c to the body part 8a to pivot between open and closed states to bite into and lock on the strap 3 when the chosen position on the strap 3 has been selected.
  • the teeth 8d of the clasp structure 8 effectively close down on the strap 3 behind one of a number of ribs 3a that are provided on the strap 3.
  • the ribs 3a are in the region of the strap 3 where the apex of the flap is to attach and the ribs 3a extend transversely of the longitudinal axis of the strap 3 and can be many and at very close-spaced intervals down the strap 3 to allow for a fine and extensive degree of control over the position of attachment and hence over cup-size adjustment.
  • the ribs 3a of the bra shoulder strap 3 may be formed by insertion of short lengths of wire in the strap or may be formed by stitching, folding or addition of other material to that area of the strap 3a.
  • each rib 3a might suitably be provided bulging only forwardly/ in the direction facing the clamping part 8b of the clasp 3 so that the rear of the strap 3 is smooth, aiding upward and downward adjustment.
  • the ribs 3a are generally of such small scale that they do not affect the wearer's comfort.
  • the clasp structure 8 may be adjusted to the desired position by the wearer independently of the step of hooking attachment of the central panel 2a and thus may be done before, during or after the central panel 2a is hooked to it.
  • the clasp 8 installed on the bra shoulder strap 3 with the clamping part 8b raised, as in Figures 4 and 5 is able to be moved up and down to then be clamped at any chosen position.
  • the step of hooking the eyelet 6a of the tab 6 at the apex of central panel 2a to the hook 7 on the clasp 8 is shown in Figures 7 to 9 .
  • the state of the clasp clamping part 8a does not matter and it may be in its raised/ opened state as in Figure 8 or lowered/ closed state as in Figure 9 while hooking to suit the wearer's preference in how they fit and adjust the brassiere cup.

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US2317664A (en) 1942-05-20 1943-04-27 Abraham S Becker Brassiere
US4390024A (en) 1982-02-05 1983-06-28 Williams Marguerite R Maternity brassiere
DE4416799A1 (de) * 1994-05-06 1995-11-09 Anita International Dr Helbig Kleidungsstück
WO2008051484A2 (fr) * 2006-10-19 2008-05-02 Medela Holding Ag Systeme et dispositif pour supporter une téterelle

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US2317664A (en) 1942-05-20 1943-04-27 Abraham S Becker Brassiere
US4390024A (en) 1982-02-05 1983-06-28 Williams Marguerite R Maternity brassiere
DE4416799A1 (de) * 1994-05-06 1995-11-09 Anita International Dr Helbig Kleidungsstück
WO2008051484A2 (fr) * 2006-10-19 2008-05-02 Medela Holding Ag Systeme et dispositif pour supporter une téterelle

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