EP3021703B1 - Textile lingerie item with improved hold - Google Patents

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EP3021703B1
EP3021703B1 EP14749930.5A EP14749930A EP3021703B1 EP 3021703 B1 EP3021703 B1 EP 3021703B1 EP 14749930 A EP14749930 A EP 14749930A EP 3021703 B1 EP3021703 B1 EP 3021703B1
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Manon Turlan-Van Der Hoeven
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41C—CORSETS; BRASSIERES
    • A41C3/00—Brassieres
    • A41C3/06—Strapless brassieres, i.e. without shoulder straps
    • A41C3/065—Strapless brassieres, i.e. without shoulder straps attached directly to the body, e.g. by means of adhesive
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41B—SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
    • A41B11/00—Hosiery; Panti-hose
    • A41B11/12—Means at the upper end to keep the stockings up
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41B—SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
    • A41B11/00—Hosiery; Panti-hose
    • A41B11/12—Means at the upper end to keep the stockings up
    • A41B11/126—Means at the upper end to keep the stockings up having friction increasing means
    • A41B11/128—Means at the upper end to keep the stockings up having friction increasing means in discontinuous form
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41B—SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
    • A41B17/00—Selection of special materials for underwear
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41B—SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
    • A41B2400/00—Functions or special features of shirts, underwear, baby linen or handkerchiefs not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • A41B2400/80—Friction or grip reinforcement
    • A41B2400/82—Friction or grip reinforcement with the body of the user

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  • the invention relates to a lingerie textile article comprising at least one holding element adapted to hold said lingerie article when it is worn, said holding element being constituted by a textile material provided on its inner surface intended to come into contact with with the skin a discontinuous coating of elastomeric material adapted to prevent the sliding of said lingerie article.
  • Lingerie textile article means any article of the underwear type female or male designed with holding elements may be embellished with a silicone-type elastomeric material for example, to provide an anti-slip function to the article of lingerie and in particular bras, especially strapless type, and footwear type tights, stockings, knee highs, socks or high socks.
  • a silicone coating including the tapping type that is to say to say of a consistency between sticky and sticky, ("tacky" according to the English terminology) intended to maintain the article of lingerie in place without sliding according to the movements of the body.
  • this coating is preferably done on the entire inner surface of the top of the bottom, in the form of a continuous surface deposit, which may be a few centimeters wide and a certain thickness for an anti-slip effect. optimal.
  • the "strapless" bras are conventionally embellished with continuous strips of silicone extending along the periphery of the back portions of the bra, with for example two silicone strips arranged on the upper periphery of the brassiere. the back part and a silicone band on the lower circumference.
  • silicone being an impermeable elastomer
  • the silicone bands enclosing the skin function by inducing a harmful phenomenon of occlusion of the skin, preventing it from regulating its quantity of water by blocking exchanges with the external environment.
  • This occlusion phenomenon promotes excessive sweating, followed by maceration of the skin, the surface of which is thus weakened.
  • the movements of the body induce a shearing effect of the silicone strips on the skin, because of the difference in elasticity between the skin and the silicone, but also because of the friction of the silicone on the skin.
  • the patent document US 2008/0236417 discloses a siliconized footwear edge for holding the footwear in place without slipping, and which has a discontinuous coating of silicone on the inner surface of the edge intended to come into contact with the skin.
  • This discontinuous coating is formed of a repeating pattern of silicone stitches and segments arranged in a star-like manner, deposited on the surface of the footwear edge using a screen printing technique.
  • the silicone dots and segments are deposited to cover a substantial portion of the surface of the footwear edge providing a significant contact surface of the silicone with the underlying skin, while the spaces left between them allow maintain some skin breathability.
  • the adhesiveness afforded by the presence of this silicone pattern is not optimal, which prevents hope to use it to decorate part of the back of strapless bra, item for which the expectations of users in terms of maintenance and comfort are very high.
  • the document JP 2002 129404 A discloses a yarn product that can contain a body fit and elasticity of a fabric over a long period of time.
  • EP 2335 504 A2 discloses a substrate for holding an article of clothing on a body part of a user.
  • an object of the invention is to overcome the disadvantages mentioned above and to propose a textile lingerie article provided with silicone holding elements which provide significantly improved mechanical properties of adhesion to the skin, while at the same time preventing the phenomena occlusion of the skin and significantly reducing compression and friction on the skin, bringing even more comfort and confidence to wear.
  • the textile lingerie article is essentially characterized in that said discontinuous coating of elastomeric material comprises a pattern of protuberances of elastomeric material in the form of rice grain having an omnidirectional orientation distribution in the reference of the inner surface of the holding member, said protuberances comprising dimensions and a distribution such that the density of protuberances per unit area of the holding member is at least 10 protuberances per square centimeter, preferably between 10 and 40 protuberances per square centimeter.
  • the invention lies in the combination of a particular shape of the protuberances of elastomeric material deposited on the inner surface of the holding member, a specific orientation distribution of these protuberances within the pattern in the reference of the inner surface of the holding member and a relatively high density of protuberances per unit area. It is this combination of characteristics specific to the protuberances, which are their shape, their orientation and their density, which makes it possible to ensure the advantages of noticeable improvement of the adhesion and comfort to wear, without having to face the negative aspects of the use of silicone that have been mentioned above.
  • the density of protuberances may be between 25 and 36 protuberances per square centimeter.
  • said protuberances may have a length of at least 1.5 mm, preferably between 2 and 3 mm.
  • said protuberances may have a width of at least 0.5 mm, preferably between 1 and 1.5 mm.
  • said protuberances may have a thickness of at least 0.3 mm, preferably between 0.5 and 1 mm.
  • the distance between two adjacent protuberances is preferably between 0.5 and 2 mm;
  • the relative orientation distribution between adjacent protuberances is such that each protuberance has a substantially different orientation from those of the respective adjacent protuberances.
  • the elastomeric material is silicone or polyurethane.
  • the lingerie article is advantageously a bra including strapless, comprising two cups connected by their respective outer side to parts of the back of the bra constituting said support element of the bra.
  • the lingerie article may also advantageously be an article of footwear finished by an edge-rib or a belt constituting said element for holding said article of footwear.
  • a preferred embodiment of the invention relates to a strapless bra of a type known per se.
  • the strapless bra 1 of the invention thus comprises two cups 2 of concave shape on the side of their internal face (substantially hemispherical), which are interconnected on their outer side with side portions 3 forming the back of the bra when they are attached to each other by means of an attachment device not shown.
  • These side portions 3 of the back thus constitute the support element of the bra, able to overcome the lack of maintenance usually provided by the shoulder straps and are especially designed to prevent the bra from sliding after a certain time to wear.
  • the inner surface 31 of the back portions 3 of the bra 1 intended to come into contact with the skin is made of an elastic textile material coated with a silicone or polyurethane-based printing, forming a coating discontinuous 4 extending preferentially in the two dimensions of the inner surface 31, so as to cover a substantial part of the latter.
  • the discontinuous coating is preferably applied by screen printing to the textile material intended to form the inner surface 31 of the back portions 3.
  • the elastic textile material serving as a support for the silicone coating 4 advantageously has high elasticity and preferably has an elastic elongation rate greater than or equal to 150%, advantageously between 150% and 300%.
  • the selected textile material preferably has a low density providing a large capacity to let the air circulate through its fibers.
  • the textile support material used will consist mainly of polyamide fibers and elastane.
  • the textile material of the holding element serving as a support for the silicone coating 4 is not necessarily elastic and may, for example, consist of a flexible knit with no noticeable lengthening.
  • a pattern of protuberances having a predetermined density of protuberances 41 per unit area in the unstretched state of the elastic textile material serving as support is chosen, which is at least 10 dots per square centimeter, advantageously between 10 and 40 points and preferably between 25 and 36 points per square centimeter.
  • the protuberances 41 of silicone are not connected to each other, so as not to cause shearing movements on the skin. It is also expected that the minimum distance, respectively maximum, between adjacent protuberances 41 within the pattern of protuberances is preferably equal to about 0.5 mm, respectively about 2 mm.
  • Each protuberance 41 in the form of rice grain also has a proper orientation within the pattern defined by the direction taken by the longitudinal axis of the protuberance considered in the reference of the inner surface 31.
  • the orientation distribution of the protuberances 41 is omnidirectional in the reference of the inner surface 31, in the sense that it must be possible to find protuberances 41 within the pattern whose respective orientations define a plurality of different directions. in the plane of the inner surface 31, preferably at least 4 different directions, preferably at least 5 different directions.
  • the protuberances 41 have respective orientations in the plane of the inner surface 31 which alternate between a plurality of different directions considered in the plane of the inner surface, preferably between at least 4 different directions and advantageously between at least 5 directions different.
  • the relative orientation distribution between adjacent protuberances is such that each protuberance considered within the pattern has an orientation that is substantially different from those of the respective adjacent protuberances.
  • this distribution of omnidirectional orientation of the protuberances 41 advantageously allows to create a "pull" effect on the skin better distributed when the bra is worn, which is particularly favorable to protect the skin from irritation.
  • the pattern of protuberances 41 of silicone as just described advantageously provides an additional aesthetic effect while in fact, the protuberances are at the same time decorative elements whose aesthetic effect can be likened to rhinestones.

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L'invention concerne un article textile de lingerie comprenant au moins un élément de maintien propre à maintenir ledit article de lingerie lorsqu'il est porté, ledit élément de maintien étant constitué d'une matière textile pourvue sur sa surface interne destinée à venir en contact avec la peau d'un revêtement discontinu de matière élastomérique propre à empêcher le glissement dudit article de lingerie.The invention relates to a lingerie textile article comprising at least one holding element adapted to hold said lingerie article when it is worn, said holding element being constituted by a textile material provided on its inner surface intended to come into contact with with the skin a discontinuous coating of elastomeric material adapted to prevent the sliding of said lingerie article.

Par article textile de lingerie, on entend tout article de type sous-vêtement féminin ou masculin conçus avec des éléments de maintien susceptibles d'être agrémentés d'une matière élastomère de type silicone par exemple, pour procurer une fonction anti-glissement à l'article de lingerie et notamment les soutiens-gorge, en particulier de type sans bretelles, et les articles chaussants de type collants, bas, mi-bas, chaussettes ou encore chaussettes hautes.Lingerie textile article means any article of the underwear type female or male designed with holding elements may be embellished with a silicone-type elastomeric material for example, to provide an anti-slip function to the article of lingerie and in particular bras, especially strapless type, and footwear type tights, stockings, knee highs, socks or high socks.

Ainsi, il est par exemple connu de prévoir sur un haut de bas ou encore sur les parties de dos d'un soutien-gorge sans bretelles, dit « strapless », une enduction de silicone notamment du type taquant, c'est-à-dire d'une consistance entre collante et poisseuse, (« tacky » selon la terminologie anglo-saxonne ») destinée à maintenir l'article de lingerie en place sans glisser en fonction des mouvements du corps. Dans le cas du haut de bas, cette enduction se fait de préférence sur toute la surface intérieure du haut de bas, sous forme d'un dépôt surfacique continu, qui peut avoir quelques centimètres de largeur et une certaine épaisseur pour un effet anti-glissement optimal. En ce qui concerne les soutiens-gorge « strapless », ils sont classiquement agrémentés de bandes continues de silicone s'étendant le long du pourtour des parties de dos du soutien-gorge, avec par exemple deux bandes de silicone disposées sur le pourtour supérieur de la partie de dos et une bande de silicone sur le pourtour inférieur.Thus, it is for example known to provide on a top of bottom or on the back of a strapless strapless bra, a silicone coating including the tapping type, that is to say to say of a consistency between sticky and sticky, ("tacky" according to the English terminology) intended to maintain the article of lingerie in place without sliding according to the movements of the body. In the case of the top of the bottom, this coating is preferably done on the entire inner surface of the top of the bottom, in the form of a continuous surface deposit, which may be a few centimeters wide and a certain thickness for an anti-slip effect. optimal. As regards the "strapless" bras, they are conventionally embellished with continuous strips of silicone extending along the periphery of the back portions of the bra, with for example two silicone strips arranged on the upper periphery of the brassiere. the back part and a silicone band on the lower circumference.

Or, l'usage du silicone dans ces conditions s'est révélé être directement lié à l'apparition de réactions cutanées plus ou moins sévères chez les utilisatrices. En effet, le silicone étant un élastomère imperméable, les bandes de silicone enserrant la peau fonctionnent en induisant un phénomène néfaste d'occlusion de la peau, empêchant celle-ci de réguler sa quantité en eau en bloquant les échanges avec le milieu extérieur. Ce phénomène d'occlusion favorise une transpiration excessive, suivie d'une macération de la peau dont la surface se trouve ainsi fragilisée. Au surplus, les mouvements du corps induisent un effet de cisaillement des bandes de silicone sur la peau, du fait de la différence d'élasticité entre la peau et le silicone, mais aussi en raison des frottements du silicone sur la peau. Ces frottements, additionnés au phénomène d'occlusion, deviennent rapidement sources d'irritations cutanées, pouvant se traduire par l'apparition de rougeurs, de microcoupures, voire de cloques (décollement de l'épiderme et du derme).However, the use of silicone in these conditions has been found to be directly related to the appearance of skin reactions more or less severe in users. Indeed, silicone being an impermeable elastomer, the silicone bands enclosing the skin function by inducing a harmful phenomenon of occlusion of the skin, preventing it from regulating its quantity of water by blocking exchanges with the external environment. This occlusion phenomenon promotes excessive sweating, followed by maceration of the skin, the surface of which is thus weakened. Moreover, the movements of the body induce a shearing effect of the silicone strips on the skin, because of the difference in elasticity between the skin and the silicone, but also because of the friction of the silicone on the skin. These rubs, added to the occlusion phenomenon, quickly become sources of skin irritation, which can result in the appearance of redness, micro-cuts or even blisters (detachment of the epidermis and dermis).

On a déjà pensé à réduire au maximum la surface occupée par les bandes de silicone sur la partie de dos du soutien-gorge, pour limiter les effets indésirables mentionnés ci-dessus, mais au détriment toutefois des propriétés anti-glissement du soutien-gorge.It has already been thought to minimize the area occupied by the silicone strips on the back portion of the bra, to limit the undesirable effects mentioned above, but at the expense of anti-slip properties of the bra.

Le document de brevet US 2008/0236417 fait connaître un bord d'article chaussant siliconé destiné à maintenir l'article chaussant en place sans glisser, et qui présente un revêtement discontinu de silicone à la surface intérieure du bord destiné à venir en contact avec la peau. Ce revêtement discontinu est formé d'un motif répété de points et de segments de silicone arrangés en formant des sortes d'étoiles, déposés sur la surface du bord de l'article chaussant en utilisant une technique d'impression par sérigraphie. Les points et segments de silicone sont déposés de façon à recouvrir une partie substantielle de la surface du bord de l'article chaussant procurant ainsi une surface de contact significative du silicone avec la peau sous-jacente, tandis que les espaces laissés entre eux permettent de conserver une certaine respirabilité de la peau. Toutefois, la capacité d'adhérence procurée par la présence de ce motif de silicone n'est pas optimale, ce qui empêche d'espérer l'utiliser pour agrémenter une partie de dos de soutien-gorge sans bretelles, article pour lequel les attentes des utilisatrices en termes de maintien et de confort sont très élevées.The patent document US 2008/0236417 discloses a siliconized footwear edge for holding the footwear in place without slipping, and which has a discontinuous coating of silicone on the inner surface of the edge intended to come into contact with the skin. This discontinuous coating is formed of a repeating pattern of silicone stitches and segments arranged in a star-like manner, deposited on the surface of the footwear edge using a screen printing technique. The silicone dots and segments are deposited to cover a substantial portion of the surface of the footwear edge providing a significant contact surface of the silicone with the underlying skin, while the spaces left between them allow maintain some skin breathability. However, the adhesiveness afforded by the presence of this silicone pattern is not optimal, which prevents hope to use it to decorate part of the back of strapless bra, item for which the expectations of users in terms of maintenance and comfort are very high.

Le document JP 2002 129404 A fait connaître un produit de fil qui peut contenir une adaptation au corps et une élasticité d'un tissu sur une longue période.The document JP 2002 129404 A discloses a yarn product that can contain a body fit and elasticity of a fabric over a long period of time.

EP 2335 504 A2 fait connaître un substrat pour maintenir un article vestimentaire sur une partie du corps d'un utilisateur. EP 2335 504 A2 discloses a substrate for holding an article of clothing on a body part of a user.

Aussi, un but de l'invention est de pallier les inconvénients précédemment évoqués et de proposer un article textile de lingerie muni d'éléments de maintien siliconé qui procurent des propriétés mécaniques d'adhérence sur la peau notablement améliorées, tout en empêchant néanmoins les phénomènes d'occlusion de la peau et en réduisant considérablement la compression et les frottements sur la peau, amenant encore plus de confort et plus de confiance au porter.Also, an object of the invention is to overcome the disadvantages mentioned above and to propose a textile lingerie article provided with silicone holding elements which provide significantly improved mechanical properties of adhesion to the skin, while at the same time preventing the phenomena occlusion of the skin and significantly reducing compression and friction on the skin, bringing even more comfort and confidence to wear.

La présente invention est définie dans les revendications. A cette fin, l'article textile de lingerie, par ailleurs conforme à la définition générique qu'en donne le préambule ci-dessus, est essentiellement caractérisé en ce que ledit revêtement discontinu de matière élastomérique comprend un motif de protubérances de matière élastomérique en forme de grain de riz présentant une distribution d'orientation omnidirectionnelle dans le repère de la surface interne de l'élément de maintien, lesdites protubérances comprenant des dimensions et une répartition telles que la densité de protubérances par unité de surface de l'élément de maintien est au moins de 10 protubérances par centimètre carré, de préférence comprise entre 10 et 40 protubérances par centimètre carré.The present invention is defined in the claims. For this purpose, the textile lingerie article, furthermore conforming to the generic definition given in the preamble above, is essentially characterized in that said discontinuous coating of elastomeric material comprises a pattern of protuberances of elastomeric material in the form of rice grain having an omnidirectional orientation distribution in the reference of the inner surface of the holding member, said protuberances comprising dimensions and a distribution such that the density of protuberances per unit area of the holding member is at least 10 protuberances per square centimeter, preferably between 10 and 40 protuberances per square centimeter.

Ainsi l'invention réside dans la combinaison d'une forme particulière des protubérances de matière élastomérique déposées à la surface interne de l'élément de maintien, d'une distribution d'orientation spécifique de ces protubérances au sein du motif dans le repère de la surface interne de l'élément de maintien et d'une densité relativement élevée de protubérances par unité de surface. C'est cette combinaison de caractéristiques propres aux protubérances, que sont leur forme, leur orientation et leur densité, qui permet d'assurer les avantages d'amélioration notable de l'adhérence et de confort au porter, sans pour autant avoir à faire face aux aspects négatifs de l'emploi du silicone qui ont été évoqués plus haut.Thus, the invention lies in the combination of a particular shape of the protuberances of elastomeric material deposited on the inner surface of the holding member, a specific orientation distribution of these protuberances within the pattern in the reference of the inner surface of the holding member and a relatively high density of protuberances per unit area. It is this combination of characteristics specific to the protuberances, which are their shape, their orientation and their density, which makes it possible to ensure the advantages of noticeable improvement of the adhesion and comfort to wear, without having to face the negative aspects of the use of silicone that have been mentioned above.

De manière avantageuse, la densité de protubérances peut être comprise entre 25 et 36 protubérances par centimètre carré.Advantageously, the density of protuberances may be between 25 and 36 protuberances per square centimeter.

De manière avantageuse, lesdites protubérances peuvent présenter une longueur d'au moins 1,5 mm, de préférence comprise entre 2 et 3 mm.Advantageously, said protuberances may have a length of at least 1.5 mm, preferably between 2 and 3 mm.

De manière avantageuse, lesdites protubérances peuvent présenter une largeur d'au moins 0,5 mm, de préférence comprise entre 1 et 1,5 mm.Advantageously, said protuberances may have a width of at least 0.5 mm, preferably between 1 and 1.5 mm.

De manière avantageuse, lesdites protubérances peuvent présenter une épaisseur d'au moins 0,3 mm, de préférence comprise entre 0,5 et 1 mm.Advantageously, said protuberances may have a thickness of at least 0.3 mm, preferably between 0.5 and 1 mm.

La distance entre deux protubérances adjacentes est préférentiellement comprise entre 0,5 et 2 mm ;The distance between two adjacent protuberances is preferably between 0.5 and 2 mm;

De manière avantageuse, la distribution d'orientation relative entre protubérances adjacentes est telle que chaque protubérance présente une orientation sensiblement différente de celles des protubérances adjacentes respectives.Advantageously, the relative orientation distribution between adjacent protuberances is such that each protuberance has a substantially different orientation from those of the respective adjacent protuberances.

De manière avantageuse, la matière élastomérique est du silicone ou du polyuréthane.Advantageously, the elastomeric material is silicone or polyurethane.

L'article de lingerie est avantageusement un soutien-gorge notamment sans bretelles, comprenant deux bonnets reliés par leur côté extérieur respectif à des parties de dos du soutien-gorge constituant ledit élément de maintien du soutien-gorge.The lingerie article is advantageously a bra including strapless, comprising two cups connected by their respective outer side to parts of the back of the bra constituting said support element of the bra.

L'article de lingerie peut aussi avantageusement être un article chaussant terminé par un bord-côte ou une ceinture constituant ledit élément de maintien dudit article chaussant.The lingerie article may also advantageously be an article of footwear finished by an edge-rib or a belt constituting said element for holding said article of footwear.

D'autres particularités et avantages de l'invention ressortiront à la lecture de la description faite ci-après d'un mode de réalisation particulier de l'invention, donné à titre indicatif mais non limitatif, en référence aux dessins annexés sur lesquels :

  • la Figure 1 est une vue schématique en perspective d'un soutien-gorge conforme à l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue agrandie du détail D entouré à la figure 1, vu de dessus.
Other features and advantages of the invention will emerge on reading the following description of a particular embodiment of the invention, given by way of indication but not limitation, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
  • the Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of a bra according to the invention;
  • the figure 2 is an enlarged view of detail D surrounded by figure 1 , seen from above.

Un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention concerne un soutien-gorge sans bretelles de type connu en soi. Le soutien gorge 1 sans bretelles de l'invention comprend ainsi deux bonnets 2 de forme concave du côté de leur face interne (sensiblement hémisphérique), qui sont reliés entre eux sur leur côté extérieur à des parties latérales 3 formant le dos du soutien-gorge lorsqu'elles sont attachées l'une à l'autre grâce à un dispositif d'attache non représenté. Ces parties latérales 3 de dos constituent ainsi l'élément de maintien du soutien-gorge, propres à pallier l'absence du maintien habituellement procuré par les bretelles et sont notamment conçues pour empêcher le soutien-gorge de glisser au bout d'un certain temps de porter. Pour ce faire, la surface interne 31 des parties de dos 3 du soutien-gorge 1 destinée à venir en contact avec la peau est constituée d'une matière textile élastique revêtue d'une impression à base de silicone ou de polyuréthane, formant un revêtement discontinu 4 s'étendant préférentiellement dans les deux dimensions de la surface interne 31, de façon à recouvrir une partie substantielle de cette dernière. Le revêtement discontinu est de préférence appliqué par sérigraphie sur la matière textile destinée à former la surface interne 31 des parties de dos 3.A preferred embodiment of the invention relates to a strapless bra of a type known per se. The strapless bra 1 of the invention thus comprises two cups 2 of concave shape on the side of their internal face (substantially hemispherical), which are interconnected on their outer side with side portions 3 forming the back of the bra when they are attached to each other by means of an attachment device not shown. These side portions 3 of the back thus constitute the support element of the bra, able to overcome the lack of maintenance usually provided by the shoulder straps and are especially designed to prevent the bra from sliding after a certain time to wear. To do this, the inner surface 31 of the back portions 3 of the bra 1 intended to come into contact with the skin is made of an elastic textile material coated with a silicone or polyurethane-based printing, forming a coating discontinuous 4 extending preferentially in the two dimensions of the inner surface 31, so as to cover a substantial part of the latter. The discontinuous coating is preferably applied by screen printing to the textile material intended to form the inner surface 31 of the back portions 3.

La matière textile élastique servant de support au revêtement 4 de silicone, présente avantageusement une grande élasticité et possède de préférence un taux d'allongement élastique supérieur ou égal à 150%, avantageusement compris entre 150% et 300%. Par ailleurs, la matière textile choisie présente préférentiellement une faible densité procurant une grande capacité à laisser circuler l'air au travers de ses fibres. Par exemple, la matière textile support utilisé sera constitué majoritairement de fibres de polyamide et d'élasthanne.The elastic textile material serving as a support for the silicone coating 4 advantageously has high elasticity and preferably has an elastic elongation rate greater than or equal to 150%, advantageously between 150% and 300%. Moreover, the selected textile material preferably has a low density providing a large capacity to let the air circulate through its fibers. For example, the textile support material used will consist mainly of polyamide fibers and elastane.

A noter que selon le type d'article de lingerie concerné par la présente invention, la matière textile de l'élément de maintien servant de support au revêtement 4 de silicone n'est pas nécessairement élastique et peut, par exemple, être constitué d'un tricot souple sans allongement notoire.Note that depending on the type of lingerie article concerned by the present invention, the textile material of the holding element serving as a support for the silicone coating 4 is not necessarily elastic and may, for example, consist of a flexible knit with no noticeable lengthening.

La figure 2 montre une vue de dessus agrandie du détail D du revêtement 4 de silicone déposé sur la surface interne 31 des parties de dos 3. Comme illustré, le revêtement 4 comprend un motif de points de silicone constituant des protubérances 41 en forme de grain de riz, ou de forme générale sensiblement oblongue, à la surface interne 31 des parties de dos 3 du soutien-gorge 1. La forme de grain de riz des protubérances 41 est particulièrement adaptée pour optimiser la surface de peau en contact avec le silicone, favorisant ainsi une bonne adhérence. Les protubérances 41 de silicone en forme de grain de riz présentent préférentiellement des dimensions sensiblement constantes et chaque protubérance 41 présente avantageusement les caractéristiques géométriques suivantes :

  • une longueur d'au moins 1,5 mm, avantageusement comprise entre 2 et 3 mm, avec une préférence pour environ 2 mm ;
  • une largeur d'au moins 0,5 mm, avantageusement comprise entre 1 et 1,5 mm, avec une préférence pour environ 1 mm ;
  • une épaisseur d'au moins 0,3 mm, avantageusement comprise entre 0,5 et 1 mm, avec une préférence pour environ 1 mm.
The figure 2 shows an enlarged top view of the detail D of the silicone coating 4 deposited on the inner surface 31 of the back portions 3. As illustrated, the coating 4 comprises a pattern of silicone points constituting protuberances 41 in the form of a grain of rice, or of substantially oblong overall shape, at the inner surface 31 of the back portions 3 of the brassiere 1. The rice grain shape of the protuberances 41 is particularly adapted to optimize the skin surface in contact with the silicone, thus promoting a good adhesion. The protuberances 41 of rice grain-shaped silicone preferentially have substantially constant dimensions and each protuberance 41 advantageously has the following geometrical characteristics:
  • a length of at least 1.5 mm, advantageously between 2 and 3 mm, with a preference for about 2 mm;
  • a width of at least 0.5 mm, advantageously between 1 and 1.5 mm, with a preference for about 1 mm;
  • a thickness of at least 0.3 mm, advantageously between 0.5 and 1 mm, with a preference for about 1 mm.

On choisit par ailleurs un motif de protubérances ayant une densité prédéterminée de protubérances 41 par unité de surface à l'état non étiré de la matière textile élastique servant de support, qui est au moins de 10 points par centimètre carré, avantageusement comprise entre 10 et 40 points et de préférence comprise entre 25 et 36 points par centimètre carré.Furthermore, a pattern of protuberances having a predetermined density of protuberances 41 per unit area in the unstretched state of the elastic textile material serving as support is chosen, which is at least 10 dots per square centimeter, advantageously between 10 and 40 points and preferably between 25 and 36 points per square centimeter.

Avantageusement, les protubérances 41 de silicone ne sont pas reliées les unes aux autres, de façon à ne pas entraîner de mouvements de cisaillement sur la peau. On prévoit également que la distance minimum, respectivement maximum, entre protubérances 41 adjacentes au sein du motif de protubérances est préférentiellement égale à 0,5 mm environ, respectivement 2 mm environ.Advantageously, the protuberances 41 of silicone are not connected to each other, so as not to cause shearing movements on the skin. It is also expected that the minimum distance, respectively maximum, between adjacent protuberances 41 within the pattern of protuberances is preferably equal to about 0.5 mm, respectively about 2 mm.

Le motif de protubérances 41 en forme de grains de riz, tout en améliorant l'adhérence, permet ainsi de procurer une répartition optimale de la surface de peau laissée libre entre les protubérances, en évitant des points d'occlusion trop rapprochés.The pattern of protuberances 41 in the form of grains of rice, while improving the adhesion, thus makes it possible to provide an optimal distribution of the skin surface left free between the protuberances, avoiding occlusion points too close together.

La forme en grain de riz et les dimensions particulières retenues pour les protubérances 41, ainsi que leur répartition avec une densité relativement élevée à la surface interne 31 des parties de dos 3 du soutien-gorge, permettent d'obtenir une surface élevée de contact avec la peau, propre à optimiser l'adhérence sur la peau, mais qui n'est néanmoins pas excessive pour garder une grande respirabilité de la partie de dos du soutien-gorge, du fait que les échanges entre la peau et l'extérieur peuvent s'effectuer facilement au travers des nombreux espaces laissés libres entre les protubérances 41, évitant ainsi les irritations de la peau.The rice grain shape and the particular dimensions retained for the protuberances 41, as well as their distribution with a relatively high density on the inner surface 31 of the back portions 3 of the brassiere, make it possible to obtain a high contact surface with the skin, to optimize the adhesion on the skin, but which is nevertheless not excessive to keep a great breathability of the back part of the bra, because the exchanges between the skin and the outside can perform easily through the many spaces left free between the protuberances 41, thus avoiding irritation of the skin.

Chaque protubérance 41 en forme de grain de riz présente également une orientation propre au sein du motif définie par la direction que prend l'axe longitudinal de la protubérance considérée dans le repère de la surface interne 31.Each protuberance 41 in the form of rice grain also has a proper orientation within the pattern defined by the direction taken by the longitudinal axis of the protuberance considered in the reference of the inner surface 31.

Selon l'invention, la distribution d'orientation des protubérances 41 est omnidirectionnelle dans le repère de la surface interne 31, au sens où l'on doit pouvoir trouver des protubérances 41 au sein du motif dont les orientations respectives définissent une pluralité de directions différentes dans le plan de la surface interne 31, de préférence au moins 4 directions différentes, avantageusement au moins 5 directions différentes. Dit autrement, les protubérances 41 présentent des orientations respectives dans le plan de la surface interne 31 qui alternent entre une pluralité de directions différentes considérées dans le plan de la surface interne, de préférence entre au moins 4 directions différentes et avantageusement entre au moins 5 directions différentes.According to the invention, the orientation distribution of the protuberances 41 is omnidirectional in the reference of the inner surface 31, in the sense that it must be possible to find protuberances 41 within the pattern whose respective orientations define a plurality of different directions. in the plane of the inner surface 31, preferably at least 4 different directions, preferably at least 5 different directions. In other words, the protuberances 41 have respective orientations in the plane of the inner surface 31 which alternate between a plurality of different directions considered in the plane of the inner surface, preferably between at least 4 different directions and advantageously between at least 5 directions different.

En outre, la distribution d'orientation relative entre protubérances adjacentes est telle que chaque protubérance considérée au sein du motif présente une orientation qui est sensiblement différente de celles des protubérances adjacentes respectives.In addition, the relative orientation distribution between adjacent protuberances is such that each protuberance considered within the pattern has an orientation that is substantially different from those of the respective adjacent protuberances.

Ainsi, cette distribution d'orientation omnidirectionnelle des protubérances 41 permet avantageusement de créer un effet de « tirage » sur la peau mieux réparti lorsque le soutien-gorge est porté, qui est particulièrement favorable pour préserver la peau des irritations.Thus, this distribution of omnidirectional orientation of the protuberances 41 advantageously allows to create a "pull" effect on the skin better distributed when the bra is worn, which is particularly favorable to protect the skin from irritation.

On a pu également constater que des propriétés supérieures d'adhérence peuvent être atteintes grâce à l'effet synergique de la combinaison d'une telle distribution d'orientation omnidirectionnelle des protubérances 41 au sein du motif, avec les caractéristiques prédéterminées de forme, de dimension et de répartition des protubérances 41.It has also been found that superior adhesion properties can be achieved by the synergistic effect of combining such an omnidirectional orientation distribution of the protuberances 41 within the pattern, with predetermined characteristics of shape, dimension and distribution of protuberances 41.

Outre l'aspect d'amélioration de l'adhérence tout en limitant les phénomènes d'occlusion et de cisaillement, le motif de protubérances 41 de silicone tel qu'il vient d'être décrit fournit avantageusement un effet esthétique supplémentaire tout à fait remarquable, dans la mesure où les protubérances constituent en même temps des éléments décoratifs dont l'effet esthétique peut être assimilable à des strass.In addition to the aspect of improving the adhesion while limiting the phenomena of occlusion and shear, the pattern of protuberances 41 of silicone as just described advantageously provides an additional aesthetic effect while in fact, the protuberances are at the same time decorative elements whose aesthetic effect can be likened to rhinestones.

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  1. Lingerie item (1) comprising at least one holding element (3) able to hold the said lingerie item in place when it is being worn, the said holding element (3) being made of a textile material provided on its internal surface (31) intended to be in contact with the skin with a discontinuous coating (4) of elastomeric material able to prevent the said lingerie item from slipping, characterized in that the said discontinuous coating (4) of elastomeric material comprises a pattern of protuberances (41) of elastomeric material in the shape of grains of rice oriented in at least four different directions in the frame of reference of the internal surface (31) of the holding element (3), the said protuberances (41) having dimensions and a distribution which are such that the density of protuberances per unit surface area of the holding element (3) is at least 10 protuberances per square centimetre.
  2. Lingerie item according to Claim 1, characterized in that the density of protuberances (41) is comprised between 25 and 36 protuberances per square centimetre.
  3. Lingerie item according to either one of Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the said protuberances (41) have a length of at least 1.5 mm, preferably comprised between 2 and 3 mm.
  4. Lingerie item according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the said protuberances (41) have a width of at least 0.5 mm, preferably comprised between 1 and 1.5 mm.
  5. Lingerie item according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the said protuberances (41) have a thickness of at least 0.3 mm, preferably comprised between 0.5 and 1 mm.
  6. Lingerie item according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the distance between two adjacent protuberances (41) is comprised between 0.5 and 2 mm.
  7. Lingerie item according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the distribution of relative orientation between adjacent protuberances is such that each protuberance (41) has an orientation substantially different from those of the respective adjacent protuberances.
  8. Lingerie item according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the elastomeric material is silicone or polyurethane.
  9. Lingerie item according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is a bra, notably a strapless bra, comprising two cups (2) connected by their respective outer side to back parts (3) of the bra which constitute the said holding element of the bra.
  10. Lingerie item according to any one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that it is a hosiery item ending in a ribbed welt or a band constituting the said holding element of the said hosiery item.
  11. Lingerie item according to any one of Claims 1 to 10, in which the density of protuberances (41) per unit area is between 10 and 40 protuberances (41) per square centimetre.
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