US1205758A - Brassiere. - Google Patents

Description

I. I EEMAN.

BRASSIRE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2l. 1916.

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Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

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JEANNE LEEMAN, or sAN .rnANcIsea CALIFQENIA.

BRASSIRE.

' To all 'whom t may concern: i

Be it known that I, JEANNE LEEMAN acitizen of the United States, and a resident of San Francisco, in thek county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Brassires, of which the following is aspecifcation.

My invention is an improvement 1n brassires, and the invention has lfor its object to provide'a device of the character speelfied, which while affording an effective support will be easily adjusted, comfortable 1n use, and easily removed, and will avoid pres e sure upon the vital organs of the body.

A further object of the invention is to provide a brassire that can be worn with or without a corset, even during sleep with comfort, and wherein a special manner of attachment is provided at the back.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view from the front of the improvement in use, Fig. 2 is a similar view from the rear, and Fig. 3 is a front view of the improvement detached.

ln the present embodiment of the invention, a back is provided of fabric material,

consisting in the present instance of similar sections 1, connected at their adjacent ends by a double row of stitching 2, and the upper edge of each of the said sections inclines downwardly toward its outer end in order to fit'beneath the arms of the wearer.

' Sides or front sections 3 are connected with the outer ends of the back sections, each of the side or front sections being connected to the adjacent back section by a doube row of stitching 4. A tab 5 is connectedwith the upper edge of each back section near its connection with the other section, and each tab has connected therewith a shoulder strap 6, each strap having one end permanently connected with the tab.

A bust pocket 7 is connected with the outer end of each of theside sections 3 by means of stitching, each bust pocket being of netting and each ofthe pockets is provided with a tab 8 at its upper side for connection with the front end of the adjacent shoulder lstrap 6. The pockets are substantially circular in outline but each pocket is provided with a straight edge at that side adjacent to the other pocket. At this straight edge one of the pockets is provided .with a series of buttons 9, `and the straight edge of the other pocket is provided" with button Specification of Letters Patent. a Patented NOV. Application led March 21, 1916. Serial No. 85,582.` i i Y holes for engagingl the buttons to faste;-

brassire in centerof front.4 t

The material of the (pockets is preferably; er that there may: be.;

a coarse mesh net in or some elasticity and ventilation toprevent',v

injury and discomfort. Each pocket is provided also with a straight edge at its lower side at right angles to thestraight edges having the button holes and buttons, and a strip 10 of elastic is connected with each pocket at this point. Each of the'strips 9 is passed through loops formed in the material of the pocket and the ends of the strips are connected with the pockets.

In order to hold the support in its proper position, straps 11 are connected with the back sections l, each section having. one strap connected with the lower edge thereof at a point near its connection with the other section. The straps are so shaped that they will fit about the body of the wearer passing forwardly and downwardly around the body, and each of the said straps is provided with tabs or cords 12, for engaging hose supporters indicated at 13.

It will be evident from the description that no rigid or unyielding material ofmany character, as for instance, bones or stays, is used with the improved sup-port, all parts thereof being of fabric material and being yielding and flexible. The bust pockets which may be of any suitable or desired material, are made in any desired size, and

and'it will be obvious that with slender per-Y sons the pockets may be padded, if desired. The straps 11 pass above the hip and in addition to their function of preventing displacement of the support, support the hose.

It will be evident from an inspection of Figs. 1 and 2, that the pocket! are shaped like the bust and vthey are preferably knitted in order to fit smoothly, easily, and comfortably The brassire being entirely without stays' or bones" can be washed with the saine faback and beneath the arms, having at each end a pocket and a shoulderstrap for each pocket and connected at one end to the pocket and at the other to the band and adapted to pass over theshoulders, and hose supporting straps connected with the rear of the band and sha ed to extend forwardly and downwardly a ove the hip bones to connect with the hose at the front,- the pockets having intern vging means for lconnectin them to 't er and an elastic band beneat each poc et for the purpose specied.

2. A brassire of the character specifiedv comprising a band adapted to fit about the back an ,beneath the arms and to connect at the front, and having shoulder straps and hose supporting straps connected to the rear of the .band and shaped to extend forwardly and downwardly and to connect with the hose at the front whereby to exert downward pressure at ythe rear and upward pressure at the front of the band.

t JEANNE LEEMAN.

Witnesses:

ELLA L. SMITH, PAUL VAN DE VENNE.

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