GB2443787A - A garment lining to provide support for prosthetic and natural breasts - Google Patents

A garment lining to provide support for prosthetic and natural breasts Download PDF

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GB2443787A
GB2443787A GB0622950A GB0622950A GB2443787A GB 2443787 A GB2443787 A GB 2443787A GB 0622950 A GB0622950 A GB 0622950A GB 0622950 A GB0622950 A GB 0622950A GB 2443787 A GB2443787 A GB 2443787A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41C—CORSETS; BRASSIERES
    • A41C3/00—Brassieres
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41C—CORSETS; BRASSIERES
    • A41C3/00—Brassieres
    • A41C3/06—Strapless brassieres, i.e. without shoulder straps
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41C—CORSETS; BRASSIERES
    • A41C3/00—Brassieres
    • A41C3/08—Brassieres combined with other garments
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41C—CORSETS; BRASSIERES
    • A41C3/00—Brassieres
    • A41C3/10—Brassieres with stiffening or bust-forming inserts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41C—CORSETS; BRASSIERES
    • A41C3/00—Brassieres
    • A41C3/12—Component parts
    • A41C3/14—Stiffening or bust-forming inserts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41C—CORSETS; BRASSIERES
    • A41C3/00—Brassieres
    • A41C3/12—Component parts
    • A41C3/14—Stiffening or bust-forming inserts
    • A41C3/148—Prosthetic brassieres

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Abstract

A garment lining that provides support for prosthetic and natural breasts comprises a lining in the form of a bra with supportive boning where selected edges of the lining are attached to an outer garment. The lining is made from a number from a number of panels with boning 10, 11 attached to provide additional support. Preferably the lining has a pocket 12 on the inside of the lining to support a prosthesis or any other suitable item such as additional padding. The lining may be secured around the wearer by a releasable fastening on the back of the lining as per a conventional bra. Preferably the lining does not have straps.

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DESCRIPTION
TITLE
Garment lining to form sole support for natural or prosthetic breasts and any other
suitable item.
BACKGROUND
This invention provides total support for prosthetic and natural breasts or any other suitable item and replaces the bra or any other supportive under garment. This invention can form the lining of a wide range of clothing and garment designs.
Many women undergo mastectomy surgery following breast cancer. Although some choose to have reconstruction surgery a large percentage of women wear a prosthetic breast. This must be supported in a way that prevents the prosthetic from moving away from the body or from side to side.
Women wear bras to support the prosthesis, and bras can be restrictive, hot and
uncomfortable
Radical mastectomy surgery can also include the removal of lymph nodes under the arm and in the chest wall. This causes scaring in the armpit area and a flat appearance to the chest above the breast area.
These factors of lymph node removal and prosthetic support have the result that a large range of women's clothing styles can not be worn including many low Cut styles to side or front and backless or strapless tops.
This is inconvenient and can be both uncomfortable and psychologically damaging to women who feel they can no longer wear many styles, especially, but not exclusively, those worn during hot weather or when getting "dressed up" and in evening wear.
Many women also find that the anti cancer drugs prescribed post surgery cause the person to feel constantly hot or in sporadic flushes, so in many circumstances sleeved and or lull backed garments can be very uncomfortable.
This invention will increase the range of styles available for prosthesis wearers and to include clothing that reveal the wearer's back and shoulders.This invention is also comfortable and supportive for the natural side, and could therefore be worn by ladies who have not had mastectomy surgery This invention can be made to standard clothes sizes and is adaptable to fit a range of breast shapes and can also be made for an individual person
STATEMENT OF INVENTION
To overcome the need for a bra the invention incorporates panelling, inner and outer compartment shapes and boning sewn together in such a way to provide support for natural or prosthetic breasts and any other suitable item. The two back panels are fastened together by a zip, hook and eye arrangement or any other fastening device. Selected edges are attached to an outer garment and thus the invention forms the garment lining.
ADVANTAGES
The invention allows the wearer to wear a range of garments without a bra and provides comfortable support for natural or prosthetic breasts and any other suitable item Garments can be attached and can be of many styles including, but not exclusive to, halter neck and various off shoulder and low back cut styles The invention allows the wearer a greater choice of clothing design particularly, but not exclusively, during hot weather or for "dressing up" and evening wear. Additional padding can be added to the outer compartment of the invention if the wearer chooses to wear tight or close fitting garments The invention also provides comfort without the need for narrow straps digging into the shoulders The invention provides secure support for the prosthesis The invention allows the prosthesis to be worn securely without rubbing or sticking to the sensitive skin area of the mastectomy The invention provides equal and secure support for the natural breast The invention provides secure support for any other suitable item
INTRODUCTION TO DRAWINGS
An example of the invention will now be described by referring to the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a drawing of the invention showing the back panels, middle panels, side panels and the Outer compartment support panels.
Figure 2 is a drawing of the invention showing the features of Fig I plus the additional features of the inner compartment panels that allow the insertion of the prosthesis or other
suitable item.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
In figure 1 The lefi back panel I is attached to left front panel 2 along the right side. The left side of panel I is attached along the right side of panel 9 by a zip, hook and eye arrangement or any other fixing method.
Left Front panel 2 is attached along the left side to left back panel I. Left front panel 2 is attached along the left side of the left central panel 3. Left front panel 2 is attached along the bottom left side to bottom compartment panel 4. Left front panel 2 is attached along the right side to the left side of the middle panel 5. Left front panel 2 has supportive boning 10 included where attached to the left side of middle panel 5.
Central Left panel 3 is attached to left front panel 2 along the left side of the compartment panel. Central left panel 3 is attached along the bottom to the top of left lower compartment panel 4. Central Left panel 3 is attached to middle panel 5 along the right side of the compartment panel..
Left lower compartment panel 4 is attached along the top to the bottom of left front panel 3.Left lower compartment panel 4 is attached along the left bottom side to left panel 2.
Left lower compartment panel 4 is attached along the bottom right side to middle panel 5. Left lower compartment panel 4 is attached in the middle to the boning seam that is attached between left front panel 2 and middle panel 5.
Middle panel 5 is attached at the left side along the boning seam 10 at the right side of left front panel 2. Middle panel 5 is attached at the right side along the boning seam 11 at the left of right side panel 6. Middle panel 5 is attached at the left side to the right of left front panel 3. Middle panel 5 is attached at the left side along the bottom right of lower compartment panel 4. Middle panel 5 is attached to the left side of the central right panel 7. Middle panel 5 is attached at the right side along the bottom left cup panel 8.
Right front panel 6 is attached along the right side to the left of right back panel 9. Right side panel 6 is attached to the right side of right central panel 7 along the right side of the compartment panel. Right side panel 6 is attached along the bottom right side of right lower compartment panel 8. Right front panel 6 is attached along the left side to the right side of middle panel 5. Right front panel 6 has supportive boning II sewn in where attached to middle panel 5.
Central Right panel 7 is attached along the left side to the right of middle panel 5.
Central Right panel 7 is attached along the bottom to the top of right lower compartment panel 8. Central Right panel 7 is attached along the right side to the left side of right front panel 6.
Right lower compartment panel 8 is attached along the top to right central panel 7. Right lower compartment 8 is attached along the bottom left to the right of middle panel 5.
Right lower compartment panel 8 is attached along the bottom right to the left of right front panel 6.
Right back panel 9 is attached on the left side to the right of right front panel 6. Right back panel 9 is attached on the right side to the left side of left back panel I by a zip, hook and eye arrangement or any other fixing method.
Boning seam 10 is attached along the right side of left front panel 2. boning seam 10 is attached along the left side of middle panel 5.
Boning seam II is attached along the right side of middle panel 5. Boning seam 11 is attached along the left side of the right front panel 6.
FIGURE 2 Including inner pocket features to support the prosthesis or any other suitable item In addition to all the features 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 9, 10 and 11 detailed in figure I: Left top inner compartment panel 12 is attached along the left side to the left side of left central panel 3. Left top inner compartment panel 12 is attached along the right side to the right of left central panel 3. Left top inner compartment 12 is attached along the bottom to left lower inner compartment panel 13.
NOTE The top inner compartment panel is only attached at three sides allowing for the insertion and the removal of the prosthesis or any other suitable item. The opening is not exclusively in the top and is illustrated in this way as an example.
Left lower inner compartment panel 13 is attached along the top to the bottom of left top inner compartment panel 12. Left lower inner compartment panel is attached along the bottom to the bottom of lower left compartment panel 4.
Right top inner compartment panel 14 is attached along the left side to the left side of the right central panel 7. Right top inner compartment 14 is attached along the right side to the right of right central panel 7. Right top inner compartment panel 14 is attached along the bottom to the bottom of the right lower compartment panel 8.
NOTE The top inner compartment is only attached at three sides allowing for the insertion and the removal of the prosthesis or any other suitable item The opening is not exclusively in the top and is illustrated in this way as an example.
Right lower inner compartment panel 15 is attached along the top to the bottom of the right inner compartment panel 14. Right lower inner compartment panel 15 is attached along the bottom to the bottom of the right lower compartment panel 8

Claims (9)

  1. I. A woman's garment lining providing support for prosthetic and natural breasts and any other suitable item comprising: Shaped material panels at the back, front and middle sections, and boning attached together in such a way to provide full support for outer and inner compartment panels to contain and hold in place, a natural breast, prosthesis or other suitable item, and all to form the lining of an outer garment by attachment at selected edges.
  2. 2. A woman's garment lining of claim I, wherein the left and right back panels may be of varying depths, are shaped to follow the contours of the torso, are attached to the front panels along one side and to each other at the others side, providing a means of closure of the whole at the back of the torso
  3. 3. A woman's garment lining of claim I, wherein the left and right front panels are shaped to be attached to the back panels and provide vertical and horizontal support for the compartment panels at their outer edges, and provide a channel for the insertion of supportive boning material
  4. 4. A woman's garment lining of claim 1, wherein the left and right central panels are attached to the outer garment at the top, form the upper sections of the outer compartment panels and are supported by the front panels in claim 3 and the central panel in claim 7
  5. 5. A woman's gannent lining of claim I, wherein the left and right lower compartment panels are shaped in such away to provide depth to the compartment and are supported by the front panels in claim 3, the middle panel in claim 7 and the boning in claim 8
  6. 6. A woman's garment lining of claim 1 wherein the left and right inner compartment panels comprise upper and lower sections to provide bilateral flexible support for the natural breast, or for insertion of a prosthesis or any other
    suitable item
  7. 7. A woman's garment lining of claim I where the middle panel is shaped to provide vertical and horizontal support for the compartment panels at their inner edges and a medium for boning attachment at both sides
  8. 8. A woman's garment lining of claim I, wherein boning is placed in the centre of the lower compartment panels in claim 5 to provide maximum support and comfort and is attached between the front panels in claim 3 and the middle panel in claim 7
  9. 9. A woman's garment lining in claim I wherein additional padding can be attached to the outer compartment panels in claim 4 if the outer garment is particularly thin or close fitting
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US2863460A (en) * 1956-09-25 1958-12-09 Jantzen Inc Bathing suit and brassiere therefor
GB1045968A (en) * 1963-09-19 1966-10-19 Gossard Ltd Improvements relating to brassieres
GB1163166A (en) * 1966-11-21 1969-09-04 Berlei Ltd An Improved Brassiere
US4378805A (en) * 1982-01-04 1983-04-05 Reichert D Jeanie One piece bodice garment for mastectomy patient
US4412542A (en) * 1982-07-19 1983-11-01 Reichert D Jeanie Robe garment for mastectomy patient
GB2199484A (en) * 1987-01-13 1988-07-13 Janice Kane Sherwood Mastectomy brassiere
US6443805B1 (en) * 2000-02-09 2002-09-03 Kathleen Kirkwood Bra shelf and application thereof
US6935921B1 (en) * 2004-03-10 2005-08-30 Kimberly Eudenbach Prosthetic brassiere

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2863460A (en) * 1956-09-25 1958-12-09 Jantzen Inc Bathing suit and brassiere therefor
GB1045968A (en) * 1963-09-19 1966-10-19 Gossard Ltd Improvements relating to brassieres
GB1163166A (en) * 1966-11-21 1969-09-04 Berlei Ltd An Improved Brassiere
US4378805A (en) * 1982-01-04 1983-04-05 Reichert D Jeanie One piece bodice garment for mastectomy patient
US4412542A (en) * 1982-07-19 1983-11-01 Reichert D Jeanie Robe garment for mastectomy patient
GB2199484A (en) * 1987-01-13 1988-07-13 Janice Kane Sherwood Mastectomy brassiere
US6443805B1 (en) * 2000-02-09 2002-09-03 Kathleen Kirkwood Bra shelf and application thereof
US6935921B1 (en) * 2004-03-10 2005-08-30 Kimberly Eudenbach Prosthetic brassiere

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