JP2010248685A - Garment having multiple cups - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a garment having multiple cups, particularly comprising a brassiere made by improving a well-known garment having wire so as to have increased wearing comfortability. <P>SOLUTION: The garment, particularly a brassiere, has two cups 3 each suitable for receiving a single breast of a female wearer. Each of the cups has an inner part side facing the breast, and an outer part side opposite to the inner part side. A solid wire 17 is placed in the range of the lower part edge 13 of each of the cups facing the breast bottom part. In the garment, each of the cups has a foam layer 11 between the inner part side and the outer part side at the area of at least a lower part edge, a recessed part 18 is integrally formed on each of the cups along the lower part edge, and the wire is disposed inside the recessed part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a garment with a plurality of cups, each cup being suitable for receiving one female breast, the garment being opposite the inner side facing the breast. A stiff wire is disposed in the lower edge region of each cup that has an exterior side and faces the chest mount.

  As such garments, those in the form of bras, which are used in huge numbers throughout the world, are mainly known. A brassiere is a structure with a front piece consisting essentially of two breast cups that can be joined together via a central bridge. Side pieces are joined to the outer side edges of the front piece, and their free ends can be joined in the back region of each of the bra wearers via a back fastener. The side piece may be sewn to the front piece or may be designed as a single piece. For further support, a shoulder strap may be provided that connects the chest cup with the back of the side piece. Further garments included in the idea of the present invention that also have brassiere-like parts are corsets, body stockings, nightgowns, bikinis, swimsuits and the like.

  The basic functions of these garments have chest support, alignment, and convenient shaping, combining high wearing comfort and appearance satisfaction.

  For particularly convenient support and shaping of the chest, the bra is known to be placed with a stiff wire along the lower edge of each cup facing the bottom of the chest. Each of these wires comprised of a relatively stiff and flexible elastic material such as metal or plastic is inserted into a wire conduit extending along an elongated pocket of fabric material, the so-called cup edge. As a result of their rigid shape, the wire reproduces the curve at the bottom of the chest. Furthermore, the wire ensures that the cup supports and wears the chest evenly across its entire width. Compared to bras without wires, this class of bras is thus characterized by a better support and forming function.

  However, it has been found that wires can impair wearing comfort. By attaching the wire conduit to the inner side of the cup, a raised area is formed compared to the rest of the inner side. When the back fastener is tightened, the tensile force generated from the side piece will result in a pressure concentration in the raised area, resulting in an unpleasant pressure point.

  Of course, attempts have been made in the past to prevent these pressure points by using flexible materials during wire conduit manufacture or by cushioning the wire conduit with foam or silicone. The problem, that is, the fact that the wire conduit inside the cup always forms a raised area with a high contact pressure, could not be solved in this way.

  Against this background, the present invention is based on the goal of further improving the known brassieres with wires so as to increase the wearing comfort.

  This problem will be solved by a brassiere with the features of claim 1.

  Advantageous embodiments will result from the dependent claims.

  The basic concept of the invention consists of creating a plurality of cups, at least in the lower edge region facing the bottom of the chest, with a recess along the edge, outside of a predetermined thickness material. It can be formed. This recess is used to receive a wire or a wire conduit with the wire enclosed therein.

  It is particularly advantageous if the dent depth is equal to or slightly greater than the wire thickness or the wire conduit + wire thickness, so that after insertion and fixing of the wire or wire conduit there is no protrusion beyond the inner side of the cup. No longer occurs. In this way, an essentially smooth surface results on the inner side of the cup, avoiding pressure points by distributing pressure evenly. However, even in the case of embodiments where the depth of the recess is less than the thickness of the wire or wire conduit, the protrusion of the wire or wire conduit beyond the inside of the cup is still reduced, thereby reducing the formation of pressure points. Is done. The garment according to the invention is therefore characterized by an overall higher wearing comfort. This increases the interest in purchasing and increases the adoption of wire garments by buyers and lays the basis for the economic success of the present invention.

  Advantageously, the cup has a foam, for example polyurethane, capable of causing thermoplastic deformation at least in its lower edge region. This foam can be covered with a layer of cloth on the inside and / or outside. This embodiment provides the advantage that the indentation can already be made during molding, i.e. by local pressure compaction and baking by applying pressure and heat in a predetermined mold. In this way, an increase in cost due to the addition of work processes is eliminated.

  Preferably, the indentation is arranged on the inside of the cup because it is not visible during wearing and thereby does not impair the appearance of the garment.

  There is the possibility of placing the recess at a predetermined lateral distance from the lower edge of the cup, whereby a wire or wire conduit is embedded on both sides in the cup. Furthermore, a design is possible in which the recess is not spaced from the edge, so that the inserted wire or wire conduit forms the lower end of the cup and thereby travels directly along the bottom of the chest.

  In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the wire is sewn into a wire conduit made of fabric material and inserted into the recess where it is secured as such a combination. Fixing can be performed, for example, by sewing, gluing, or welding.

  However, this does not exclude the possibility that a wire without a wire conduit can also be placed in the recess. A wire suitable for this purpose can preferably be covered by a plastic jacket so as to avoid sharp edges. The fixing of the wire can then be performed by gluing or heat welding the plastic jacket to the chest cup.

  In order to further fix the position of the wire or wire conduit within the recess, but to make the appearance inside the brassiere more attractive, the recess with the wire or wire conduit in place is covered with an additional fabric layer be able to.

  Next, the present invention will be described in more detail based on examples of the brassiere shown in the drawings.

It is a front view of the brassiere according to the present invention. It is an internal side view of only one cup among the brassieres shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the brassiere shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 along line III-III. FIG. 4 is a detailed view of the brassiere shown in FIG. 3 in a recessed portion region. FIG. 6 is a partial view of one cup interior side according to a further embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 along line VV. FIG. 7 is a detailed view of the brassiere shown in FIG. 6 in a recessed portion region.

  1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a brassiere 1 according to the present invention in a front view, and FIG. 2 shows a view from the inside, that is, the side facing the wearer. The brassiere 1 has a front piece 2 with two breast cups 3 for receiving the breast. The two breast cups 3 are joined together by a central bridge 4 which in this embodiment is generally trapezoidal. A side piece 7 is attached to each side edge of the chest cup 3, and the left side piece 7 in the figure has a hook hook strip 8 at its free end, and the other side piece 7 has an eye hook strip. (Oesenband) 9 is provided. The heel hook strip 8 and the eye hook strip 9 interact to form a back fastener. A hanging strap 10 extending from the upper edge 12 of the cup 3 to the free end of the side piece 7 is also visible. The design of the breast cup 3 is particularly evident from FIGS. The chest cup 3 has a polyurethane foam core 11, and the area of the lower edge 13 has a thickness of several millimeters, for example, 5 mm, and continuously toward the upper edge 12 of the cup 3. It gets thinner. The inner side of the cup 3 is formed by a cloth layer 14 lining the foam core 11. The cloth layer is loosely placed on the surface of the foam core 11 on the opposite side, the front side of the cup 3, and joined to the inner cloth layer 14 and the foam core 11 along the edge. The cup 3 is manufactured by a mold, that is, a three-dimensional shape is realized by applying pressure and heat between the male mold part and the female mold part.

  As is apparent from FIGS. 1 and 2, a wire conduit 16 enclosing a wire 17 therein extends along the lower edge 13 of the cup 3. The wire conduit 16 is made of a solid cloth material and surrounds a wire 17 made of metal or plastic on all sides. In order to receive the wire conduit 16 with the wire 17, a recess 18 is integrally formed extending from the inner side of the cup 3 along the lower edge 13, its width being approximately equal to the width of the wire conduit 16 and its height being It is almost equal to the thickness. The indentation 18 ends with the lower edge 13 of the cup and thus opens towards the bottom (FIGS. 3 + 4). The recess 18 is preferably created during the molding of the cup 3 so that material baking and compaction occur under pressure and under heating. The wire conduit 16 with the wire 17 is then introduced into the recess 18 thus produced and fixed therein, for example by sewing along the edges of the wire conduit 16 or by gluing. Is possible.

  In the finished state, the inner side of the cup 3 is flush with the side area of the wire conduit 16, thereby eliminating the raised area on the inner side of the brassiere according to the present invention and eliminating the pressure point problem caused thereby. Is done.

  5, 6 and 7 show a partially modified embodiment of the present invention, where the same reference symbols are used for components having the same or similar names. 5 and 6 generally show only the partial region of the brassiere according to the invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, so that the explanations made there apply as well. Again, a breast cup 3 with an upper edge 12 and a lower edge 13 is visible. The chest cup is formed by an outer fabric layer 15 and an inner fabric layer 14 that surround the foam core 11. Up to this range, it is consistent with the embodiment of the present invention described above.

  Similarly, the wire conduit 16 with the wire 17 travels along the lower edge 13 of the chest cup 3, but in this embodiment of the invention, the position of the wire conduit 16 with the wire 17 is predetermined from the lower edge 13. Maintain a lateral distance of Thus, the recess 18 ′ is not open toward the lower edge 13 but is delimited by the foam core 11 having the inner fabric layer 14. A recess 18 ′ having a rectangular cross-section manufactured in this way is used to receive a wire conduit 16 with a wire 17 that is again but placed in it and secured in place. Also in the completed state, the same surface position is formed between the inner side of the cup 3 and the side surface of the wire conduit 16, which contributes to an increase in wearing comfort.

  An embodiment of the brassiere according to the invention, not shown but within the scope of the invention, is that the wire is placed directly in the recess 18, 18 'without the wire conduit and secured there. It is. This type of wire can be covered with a plastic jacket to reduce the risk of injury and to facilitate fixation in the recess. If a suitable material is used for the covering, such a wire can simply be welded to the bottom of the recess by application of heat or may be glued.

  Similarly, in accordance with an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the recesses 18, 18 'with the wire conduit 16 and / or the wire 17 placed therein are cloth strips, not shown, Closing is effected by a cloth strip joined at its edge to the inner side of the cup 3.

1 Bra 3 Cup 11 Foam layer 13 Lower edge 16 Wire conduit 17 Wire 18, 18 'Recess

Claims (10)

Clothing, in particular a brassiere (1), having two cups (3), each suitable for receiving one female breast, each cup having an inner side facing the breast and In a garment having a stiff wire (17) in the region of the lower edge (13) of each cup facing the bottom of the chest,
Each cup (3) has a foam layer (11) between the inner side and the outer side at least in the region of the lower edge (13), and each cup along the lower edge (13). A garment characterized in that the recess (18, 18 ') is integrally formed in (3), and the wire (17) is disposed in the recess (18, 18').   2. Garment according to claim 1, characterized in that the recess (18, 18 ') is integrally molded and starts from the inside of the cup (3).   A garment according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the recess (18 ') travels a predetermined distance from the lower edge (13) of the cup (3).   3. Garment according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the recess (18) starts directly at the lower edge (13) of the cup (3).   The wire (17) is placed in a wire conduit (16) and the wire conduit (16) with the wire (17) is placed in a recess (18, 18 '). Clothing as described in any one of -4.   6. A garment according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the recesses (18, 18 ') with wires (17) are closed with a fabric layer on the inner side of the cup (3). .   Garment according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the recess (18, 18 ') is created by molding.   A garment according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wire (17) is coated with plastic.   The garment according to claim 8, characterized in that the plastic used for coating is soft. 10. The wire (17) or wire conduit (16) is fixed in the recess (18, 18 ') by sewing, gluing or welding, according to any one of the preceding claims. clothing.

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