US20070032168A1 - Woman's undergarment - Google Patents

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US20070032168A1
US20070032168A1 US11/474,041 US47404106A US2007032168A1 US 20070032168 A1 US20070032168 A1 US 20070032168A1 US 47404106 A US47404106 A US 47404106A US 2007032168 A1 US2007032168 A1 US 2007032168A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41C—CORSETS; BRASSIERES
    • A41C3/00—Brassieres
    • A41C3/0007—Brassieres with stay means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41C—CORSETS; BRASSIERES
    • A41C3/00—Brassieres
    • A41C3/08—Brassieres combined with other garments

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  • This invention refers to an undergarment, namely an item of clothing being part of the mentioned undergarment.
  • this invention refers to an undergarment such as a bra, particularly suitable for use with garments featuring an extremely low neckline.
  • This bra can be used alone, or as part of items of clothing such as swimming costumes, dressing gowns, undergowns, bodysuits, dresses and sleeveless tops for external use and the like items.
  • bra which differ from one another mainly in the shape and the development of cups and straps; the latter, in some types of bra, are even missing.
  • the known bras all show a great problem for the user; namely, it is difficult to use them with very low necklines. Under these circumstances, in fact, the cups tend to stick out of the edge of the neckline, thus producing an effect that is not aesthetically pleasant. Even in cases when the bra is initially and suitably hidden to the sight, special movements of arms or rotations of the bust may bring it out, and this often forces the user to stiff and unnatural bearings.
  • the supporting and/or shaping function implies conformations that are detrimental to the enhancement of the breast, which remains forcedly covered in areas which might be fitly displayed, instead.
  • the purpose of this invention is to remedy the above-listed problems.
  • the object of this invention is to provide an item of underwear, namely an item of clothing that incorporates such item of underwear in the form of a bra, which is specially fit to be matched with dresses or similar garments having a very low neckline, with no chance of undesirably sticking out of the edge of the garments.
  • a further, not secondary object of this invention is to provide a bra as described above which is in a position to support and appropriately shape the bra and which simultaneously enhances it by leaving a large part of it uncovered, basically in connection with the whole inward region, except for the areola that surrounds the nipple.
  • a further object of this invention is to provide an item of underwear that is such as to allow its user a large freedom of movement, with no risk that the breast sticks out of the edge of garments featuring a very low neckline.
  • a further object of this invention is to make available to the users an item of underwear that is practical, hard-wearing in time and also such as to be easily and cheaply manufactured.
  • underwear manufactured with one or more layers of any suitable material such as a natural or synthetic fabric, includes two opposed bands developing from the side edge of the cups and which bear mutual fastening means, a pair of shoulder straps of any shape and/or development and at least one shaped fastening wire incorporated along the lower edge of the cups, the latter forming between the cups a union bridge or jabot piece, and which is mainly characterized in that each of the mentioned cups draws a basically S-shaped starting from the upper front area up to the mentioned jabot piece.
  • FIG. 1 schematically depicts a front view of the item of underwear or bra described in this invention
  • FIG. 2 schematically depicts a front view of the same bra partially covered by an item of clothing featuring a very low neckline.
  • the item of underwear or bra described herein is marked with reference number 10 in FIG. 1 , where it is shown by way of an example on a dummy; the mentioned bra is manufactured from any suitable material, for instance in a natural or synthetic one-layered or multilayered fabric.
  • Both cups, marked with reference numbers 12 and 14 respectively advantageously incorporate a preformed padding (not shown) from a silicone or equivalent material, and at least one shaped fastening wire, per se already known, located and incorporated along the lower edge of the mentioned cups, and between which it forms a union bridge or jabot piece 16 , too.
  • the bridge 16 is, by way of an example, covered with the material that makes up the bra 10 , and is, by way of an example, arched with convexity turned upwards.
  • the bra 10 is provided with shoulder straps 18 and with opposed bands 26 that lead to the traditional ends some fastening means along the user's back; it must also to be envisaged that the mentioned bra has shoulder straps featuring whatever configuration and/or development, as well as the mentioned bands.
  • Each of the cups 12 innovatively draws a basically S-shaped profile, which concerns the upper front area from the region near the shoulder straps 18 or the mentioned bands and reaches the jabot piece 16 . More specifically, the profile of each of the cups 12 , 14 highlights, in the upper front part 20 , an arched concave-convex course which joins the wide beaming to part 22 that lowers towards the jabot piece 16 ; this part 22 shows a slightly arched-concave course, thus being drawn back as to the edge of an item of clothing with a very low neckline, and leaving uncovered a large portion of the breast, namely its inner region. An example of this is schematized in FIG.
  • jabot piece 16 that joins the two cups 12 , 14 can be considerably extended, so that the cups are significantly spaced from one another and, hence, from he user's stern.
  • a bra 10 with two cups 12 , 14 characterized as described above is specially suited when very low necklined dresses are worn, as the cups are easily hidden from the sight, though performing their traditional supporting function, and however leaving a large area of the breast uncovered.
  • the bra 10 of this invention also allows the user an appropriate freedom of movement, without uncovering any part of the cups 12 and/or 14 .

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  • Undergarments, Swaddling Clothes, Handkerchiefs Or Underwear Materials (AREA)
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US20090093189A1 (en) * 2007-10-05 2009-04-09 Betty Anne Frey Partial undergarment and method for covering all or part of a woman's chest
US20100210177A1 (en) * 2009-02-17 2010-08-19 Patricia Malley Shanahan Cleavage cover
US8371901B2 (en) 2010-04-30 2013-02-12 Betty Anne Frey Partial female undergarment for covering a womans chest and a method for wearing the same
USD1014007S1 (en) * 2023-08-04 2024-02-13 Yongguang Cai Underwear
USD1017186S1 (en) * 2023-08-04 2024-03-12 Yongguang Cai Underwear

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TWI283565B (en) * 2006-07-12 2007-07-11 Shian-Yi Lin Inner bra cup
JP5412908B2 (ja) * 2009-03-24 2014-02-12 株式会社ワコール カップ部を有する衣類

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US2883988A (en) * 1957-07-26 1959-04-28 S D S Inc Brassieres
US5957748A (en) * 1996-12-13 1999-09-28 Triumph International (Japan), Ltd. Women's clothing
US6165047A (en) * 1999-08-27 2000-12-26 Scott; Hester B. Two-in-one brassiere for breast enhancement and support
US7234993B2 (en) * 2004-07-28 2007-06-26 Shian Yi Lin Bra cups having wave-shaped edge

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US2883988A (en) * 1957-07-26 1959-04-28 S D S Inc Brassieres
US5957748A (en) * 1996-12-13 1999-09-28 Triumph International (Japan), Ltd. Women's clothing
US6165047A (en) * 1999-08-27 2000-12-26 Scott; Hester B. Two-in-one brassiere for breast enhancement and support
US7234993B2 (en) * 2004-07-28 2007-06-26 Shian Yi Lin Bra cups having wave-shaped edge

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20090093189A1 (en) * 2007-10-05 2009-04-09 Betty Anne Frey Partial undergarment and method for covering all or part of a woman's chest
US20100210177A1 (en) * 2009-02-17 2010-08-19 Patricia Malley Shanahan Cleavage cover
US8371901B2 (en) 2010-04-30 2013-02-12 Betty Anne Frey Partial female undergarment for covering a womans chest and a method for wearing the same
USD1014007S1 (en) * 2023-08-04 2024-02-13 Yongguang Cai Underwear
USD1017186S1 (en) * 2023-08-04 2024-03-12 Yongguang Cai Underwear

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EP1745708A2 (en) 2007-01-24
CN201011857Y (zh) 2008-01-30

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