US1420248A - Brassiere - Google Patents

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N. `L. vFAY. BRAsslRE.

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1,420,248., Patented June 2o, 1922.

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APPLICATION FILED IAN. 22, I920. I 1,420,248 Patented June 20, 19221.

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NELLIE L. FAY, or NEW Yonx, N. Y., AssI'GNopR oroNE-HALF To LILLrAN E .soorrELn or NEW YORK, N. Y.

BRASSIRE Application filed January 22, 1920. Serial No. 353,153.

To all uzqinit may concern.'

Be it known that I, NELLIE" FAY, a

citien of the United States, and'resident of the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brassires,

of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to brassires and has for its object to provide an improved and novel garment of this type which by reason of its construction remains in proper position upon -the wearer, particularly at the front, without the assistance of any shoulder straps or equivalent devices and which is comforta-ble to wear and efficient for its intended purposes. Other objects of my invention will appear from the description hereinafter and the features 'of novelty will be pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which, for illustrative and descriptive purposes show a specific embodimentl of the invention,

Figures 1 and 2 are front and rear views of` the brassire in position on the human figure; Fig. 3 is afaceview of the brassire;v

Fig. 4 is a view ofthe brassire as it appears when worn; Fig. 'is 2r section thereof on f the line 5 5 of Fig. 1; and Figs. 6 and 7 i independently-of `each other and run in the are views similar to Figs. 3 andei showing my brassire in a form designedparticularly for day wear or with ordinary clothing.

In constructing the brassire. I start with a piece of fabric of rectangular shape cut on the bias andfold :it upon itself along the line 10 so as to `produce a' double layer of -fabric in which the weave of the one layer runs on the bias'in one direction as indicated at 11 and the weave Vof the other layer -runs on the bias transversely across the first in the^opposite direction as shown at 1Q. With this arrangement the. strains and stresses to which the garment is subjected when wornare neutralized with the result that the original shape of the finished garment is not materially changed by wear while atthe same time the efficiency of theA garment as a medium for supporting the figure is increased toa. maximum degree.

After having been folded upon itself as described, thetwo opposed free edges of the fabric which run parallel with the fold 10 are sewed together asindicated at 13 after which the opposite ends of the fabric are taken in or reduced by means of darts 14 which are located in the two layers of fabric by the end portions of the fabric are reduced in width changes the fold 10 which forms the upper edge of the brassire, from an approximately straight line to one 4which iscurved, as shown in Figs. 3 and 6, and which follows the natural contour of the figure, said darts alsov decreasing the length of `thelower edge to a dimension in harmony with the figure for which the particular brassire is intended. In the construction 'shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, a second row of stitches l5 running parallel with the stitches 13 may'extend lengthwise of t-he brassire to form .a pocket along its lower edge in which an elastic tape 16 is contained whereby the garment automatically adjusts itself to different waist sizes, the tape being secured only at its ends to the garment. Any suitable means may be/ provided for securing the brassire upon the wearer; for instance, the opposite ends thereof may be finished oli' with fabric' sections 17 attached by stitching 18 and 'provided at their free edges with co-` operating fastening devices 19 and 20,for instance suchas hooks and eyes. A

The form of brassire shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive is intended primarily to be worn with evening clothes although it loses none of its inherentl advantages when worn with ordinary `clothes. for 'day wear or with ordinary garmentsthe brassire may be made in the form shown in Figs. 6 ai1d7, which differs from the form illustrated in Figs.`1 to 5 only in the fact that`it is constructed with' a higher back. In other words,- the end sections 17 of the form first described are replaced by fabric end sections 17a which are formed with curved vupper edges 2'1 and mayv be boned as indicated at 22, said sections 17 heing also somewhat wider than the sections 17. Because of this higher back arrangement it may be desirable to provide shoulder straps 23 of any suitable type which are vfastened ,to said sections 17a and also to the front When designed specially and 7 to -illustrate a garment in which the sameis not required and'in which the bottom edge is cut to fit 4a #form of certain dimensions. Supporting ,devices 24 of the ntype generally, found in brassires may be included in the present garment if desired.

In its finished condition, the brassire' consists of a section. of fabric cut on the bias and preferably comprising two layers in which the weave extends on the bias in i directionstransverse to each other.l The introduction of the darts la serves to so shape the garment that it snuglylfits the figure of the wearer and closely follows the contour thereof without ,the necessity for any seams running in vertical directions in the main portion ofthe'- garment. rlhe result of this is that the brassire supports itself in position upon the wearer and requires no shoulder straps or equivalent 'devices to maintain it in positiom'particularly at they front, so' that said brassire is speciallyadapted for wear 'with evening clothes as shown in Figs. l to 5 inclusive and presents the same advantages whenv de-A signed rfor day wear or for wear with ordi-A nary clothes. lVhen made of a double ,layer l of fabric. the two layers preferably have y no` connection f with each other excepting at their opposite edges and opposite ends andthe darts in one layer are entirely independent of those in the other layer." rlhis provides a freedom of movement` and adljustment which insures Aat all times a maxi- The brassire may be made oflmadras, silk or any other suitable material and is simple in construction and economical-.to produce and provides a brassire which is specially adapted for wear withevening gowns and the like.

Various vchanges inthe specific form shown and described may be madeV within the scope of the claims without depart.- ing from` the spirit of my invention.

I claim n v l. A brassire comprisingeoppositevend sections, an intermediate fabric section connected Vwith said end sections and consistingy of two complemental layers in which the weave extends on the bias in directions razones transverse to eachfother ,in the respective layers, andV means carried `by said endv secan intermediate point toward itsopposite/ ends 'and'means nwhereby the ends of said section are detachably connected.

3. brassire comprising a fabric Secl tion cut on the bias and folded upon itself to form the upper edge of the garment and to provide two complementall layers in which the weave extends *on the bias Ixrespectively in directions transverse to-each other, stitching whereby the opposed free\ lower edges of saidlayers arevpermanentlyconnected, darts located .in each layer independently of each other and extending inwardly from the 'opposite ends of said,

section whereby said ends are reduced in width and, said upper edge is, curved from any intermediate point toward its opposite ends and means whereby the ends of, said section' are detachably connected. i

4. A brassire comprising a fabric vsction cut on the bias and foldedv upon itself to form the upper edge wof the garment and to providel two complemental layers in `which the weave extends on the bias respectively in vdirectionsy transverse to each other, stitchingwhereby the opposed free lower edges of said layers are permanently connected, darts extending inwardly from the opposite ends of said'section whereby said ends are reduced in jwidtliand said upper edge is curved from an intermediate point to ward its opposite ends, an elastic tape eX- tending along the lower edge of said section whereby Asaid lower edge is automatically fitted towaist measurements and means for detachably connecting the ends of said section. f

lin testlmony whereof I` have hereunto set my hand.

. l NELLIE L. FAY.

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