US20030027492A1 - Brassiere cup and resulting brassiere - Google Patents

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US20030027492A1
US20030027492A1 US10/239,246 US23924602A US2003027492A1 US 20030027492 A1 US20030027492 A1 US 20030027492A1 US 23924602 A US23924602 A US 23924602A US 2003027492 A1 US2003027492 A1 US 2003027492A1
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Didier Roffidal
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41C—CORSETS; BRASSIERES
    • A41C3/00—Brassieres
    • A41C3/12—Component parts
    • A41C3/14—Stiffening or bust-forming inserts
    • A41C3/142—Stiffening inserts

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  • a brassiere is embodied by mounting of a multitude of pieces obtained, for example, by cutting in a strip of fabric or lace, etc.
  • the cups are formed and then assembled on the body of the brassière composed of a belt or base for encircling the thorax and possibly with added straps.
  • the firmness of the cup mainly results from the presence of seams and the shapes of the various elements mounted together and by mounting with the other elements of the brassiere.
  • thermoformable material such as a polyurethane or polyester foam.
  • This embodiment provides the cups with improved support.
  • thermo-melting insert is placed between two foam layers and is heated to a temperature close to melting point and next the cup is shaped in a mould.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a brassière cup including a bearing structure covered on at least one of its faces with a covering fabric, said cup being characterised in that:
  • the bearing structure is made of rubber
  • this bearing structure has at the level of the lower edge firstly an increase in thickness so as to constitute a pad, and secondly a lip for mounting the cup with the belt of the brassière and to constitute a base.
  • FIG. 1 is a cutaway view of a cup
  • FIG. 2 is a front view of a cup
  • FIG. 3 is a close-up view of details of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 1 is a cutaway view of a brassière cup 1 to be secured to a belt encircling the thorax of a woman.
  • This cup conventionally includes a beating structure 2 covered on at least one of its faces with a covering fabric 3 , 4 .
  • the bearing structure 2 is made of natural or synthetic rubber
  • this bearing structure 2 has at the level of the lower edge 2 A firstly an increase of thickness so as to constitute a pad 5 , and secondly a lip 6 intended to mount the cup with the belt of the brassière and to constitute a base.
  • the cup 5 houses a reinforcement 7 inserted at the time the cup is manufactured.
  • This reinforcement 7 shall for example have a basically rectangular section, the large side of the rectangle being situated inside the vertical plane.
  • angles of the rectangle shall be at least folded back down or replaced by curved zones.
  • the cup is obtained by moulding, especially by injection.
  • the covering fabric is secured to the rubber bearing structure via the partial and at least the local penetration of said fabric into the thickness of the rubber.
  • Fixing of the fabric is preferably made at the periphery of the cup.
  • the thickness of the cup shall be easily adapted and thus for example establish zones of increased stiffness which shall be localised according to the shape of the breast.
  • the cup has at least one portion of its surface vents 8 for aeration.
  • vents 8 shall be truncated with the large base projecting onto the internal face of the cup.
  • the two brassière cups are embodied in a single operation and are then connected during this moulding operation by a material bridge.

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FR0003702A FR2806592B1 (fr) 2000-03-23 2000-03-23 Bonnet de soutien-gorge et soutien-gorge ainsi obtenu
FR00/03702 2000-03-23

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US20080096464A1 (en) * 2006-01-30 2008-04-24 Sara Lee Corporation Gel brassiere
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US11832665B2 (en) 2015-05-22 2023-12-05 Nike, Inc. Lower body article of apparel having dynamic vent-slit structure

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US5340352A (en) * 1991-05-30 1994-08-23 Kabushiki Kaisha Sigel Figure adjusting pad and process for manufacturing same
US6334805B1 (en) * 1998-09-14 2002-01-01 Riverstone Co., Ltd. Female clothing with cup unit

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US11076651B2 (en) * 2004-03-19 2021-08-03 Nike, Inc. Article of apparel incorporating a zoned modifiable textile structure
US20050255789A1 (en) * 2004-05-17 2005-11-17 Hind, A Division Of Saucony, Inc. Brassiere, brassiere components, and materials for use thereof
US7442110B2 (en) 2004-05-17 2008-10-28 Saucony Inc. Brassiere, brassiere components, and materials for use thereof
US20080096464A1 (en) * 2006-01-30 2008-04-24 Sara Lee Corporation Gel brassiere
US20100180358A1 (en) * 2009-01-16 2010-07-22 Drummond Yulia V Cleavage Enhancing Push-up Swimsuit
US11832665B2 (en) 2015-05-22 2023-12-05 Nike, Inc. Lower body article of apparel having dynamic vent-slit structure
US20210169153A1 (en) * 2019-12-06 2021-06-10 Under Armour, Inc. Athletic bra
US11696606B2 (en) * 2019-12-06 2023-07-11 Under Armour, Inc. Athletic bra
USD952289S1 (en) * 2020-02-07 2022-05-24 Under Armour, Inc. Brassiere

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