US20110055994A1 - Woman's garment with side closure devices - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a garment to be worn by a woman, and, more particularly, to a garment having a pair of cup shaped portions adapted to cover and support the breasts of a woman and includes a lateral strap having a closure device at its distal end that connects with another closure device affixed to, or proximate to, the garment such that the closure devices, when connected, are located along the side of the woman.
- the strap or straps normally have some closure devices at their distal ends to facilitate securing the garment in place and those closure devices must be readily, but securely, attachable and detachable by the wearer.
- the location of the connection between the closure devices be at a location where the connection is not visible through an outer garment so that the closure connection presents a seamless appearance of the wearer.
- such garments may have two straps that extend outward from the cup shaped portions and are joined together by the closure devices at or proximate to the middle of the back of the woman. Such location creates a bulge and the connection can therefore be visible to others through an outer garment.
- Another location is to have a closure devices connected together at a location intermediate the cup shaped portions such that the connection between the closure devices of the garment is located in the front, center area of the of the wearer.
- connection between the closure devices can be visible through the outer garment and therefore the look of the seamless appearance is simply not present.
- connection location for closure devices that secure the garment to the wearer at a location where the connection is not visible through an outer garment so as to create a seamless exterior appearance.
- the present invention relates to a woman's garment, such as a bra or bathing suit, that includes two cup shaped portions adapted to cover and support the breasts of the woman. While the present invention is particularly suitable for garments such as a bra or bathing suit, it can be seen that it is also applicable to other garments, including dresses and the like.
- a lateral strap extends outwardly from one of the cup shaped portions and encircles the back of the woman and is attached to the other cup shaped portion.
- the lateral strap may be constructed integral with the cup shaped portion from which it extends or may be secured thereto by sewing and the like.
- a closure device is located at the distal end of the lateral strap and which interacts with another closure device located at or proximate to the other cup shaped portion to form the connection therebetween that is readily attachable and detachable by the wearer.
- the closure device proximate to the other cup shaped portion may be actually located on the cup shaped portion or there may be a small strap that extends outwardly a short distance from the cup shaped portion to properly position the ultimate connection between closure devices in the desired position of the present invention.
- connection location of the connection is proximate to and underneath the arm pit of the woman, such that the connection location of the closure devices is not visible to others and is not visible through an outer garment.
- closure devices Due to the particular location of the connection between the closure devices of the present invention, the garment is easy to put on by the wearer and the closure devices are invisible to outside viewing.
- the closure devices can be conventional devices such as buttons, snaps or closure devices of other types and which are hidden for others as well as comfortable to the wearer.
- the garment may also optionally have vertically oriented straps that extend upwardly from the cup shaped portions so as to pass over the shoulders of the woman and be secured to the lateral strap at the back of the woman.
- the vertically oriented straps can be integral with the material of the garment or may be separately made components that are sewn to the cup shaped portions and the lateral strap.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a woman's garment constructed in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a woman wearing the garment of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 1 there is shown a perspective view of a woman's garment 10 constructed in accordance with the present invention.
- the garment 10 includes two cup shaped portions 12 , 14 that are adapted to cover and support the breasts of the woman wearing the garment 10 .
- Extending outwardly from the cup shaped portion 12 is a lateral strap 16 that, when worn by a woman, encircles the back of the woman.
- the lateral strap 16 has a distal end 18 having a closure device 20 provided thereon.
- the lateral strap 16 may be constructed integral with the cup shaped portion 12 or may be secured thereto by sewing and the like.
- a further closure device 22 is located at the outer edge 24 of the cup shaped portion 14 and is compatible with the closure device 20 such that the closure devices 20 , 22 can be used to attach and detach the lateral strap 16 and the cup shaped portion 14 as the woman dons or removes the garment.
- the closure devices 20 , 22 can be conventional devices currently used with women's garments and may be hook and eye devices, zipper, snaps, buttons or other devices used in the attaching and detaching garments.
- the vertically oriented straps 26 , 28 can be integral with the material of the garment 10 of may be separately made components that are sewn to the cup shaped portions 12 , 14 and the lateral strap 16 .
- FIG. 2 there is shown a perspective view of a woman 30 wearing the garment 10 of FIG. 1 .
- the garment 10 includes a pair of cup shaped portions 32 , 34 that cover and support the breasts of the woman 30 . Only one vertically oriented strap 36 is shown in FIG. 2 , it being seen that there are two of such vertically oriented straps.
- a closure device 38 is shown slightly extended from the cup shaped portion 32 and, as stated, the closure device 38 may be directly affixed to the cup shaped portion 32 or there may be a small strap 40 extending from the cup shaped portion 32 so as to locate the closure device 38 in the desired location in accordance with the present invention.
- Another closure device 42 is provided at the distal end 44 of the lateral strap 46 and the closure device 42 is compatible and readily attachable and detachable from the closure device 38 .
- the lateral strap 46 extends around the back of the woman 30 and is attached to or is integral with the cup shaped portion 34 .
- the location of the connection between the closure devices 38 and 42 can be seen to be proximate to and just below the arm pit 48 of the woman 30 , that is, when the woman's arm 50 extends downwardly in its normal relaxed position, the location of the connection between the closure devices 38 and 42 lies under the arm of the woman 30 so that the connection is not visible through any outer garment and the outer garment so as to create a seamless appearance.
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Abstract
A woman's garment for covering the breasts of a woman, such as a bra, that includes two cup shaped portions for covering and supporting the breasts and a lateral strap that extends outwardly from one of the cup shaped portions. The lateral strap encircles the back of the woman and has a closure device located at its distal end. Another closure device is located proximate to the outside edge of the other cup shaped portion and is readily detachable and attachable with the closure device on the lateral strap. Due to the length of the lateral strap, the closure device of the lateral strap and the closure device proximate to the cup shaped portion form a connection that is automatically positioned proximate to and underneath the arm pit of the wearer such that the connection is not visible through an outer garment and thus creates a seamless appearance.
Description
- The present invention relates to a garment to be worn by a woman, and, more particularly, to a garment having a pair of cup shaped portions adapted to cover and support the breasts of a woman and includes a lateral strap having a closure device at its distal end that connects with another closure device affixed to, or proximate to, the garment such that the closure devices, when connected, are located along the side of the woman.
- There are, of course, a wide variety of woman's garments and many different ways to secure the garment to the woman. On type of garment, however, is intended for covering and supporting the breasts of a woman and which includes a pair of cup shaped portions that carry out that purpose. Typical examples include a brassiere (bra), bathing suit or the like, however there are other garments that can be applicable.
- In such instances, there are normally one or more straps that are used to secure the cup shaped portions in the proper position and the strap or straps normally have some closure devices at their distal ends to facilitate securing the garment in place and those closure devices must be readily, but securely, attachable and detachable by the wearer. In the case of a bra, for example, however, it is also important that the location of the connection between the closure devices be at a location where the connection is not visible through an outer garment so that the closure connection presents a seamless appearance of the wearer.
- At the present, such garments may have two straps that extend outward from the cup shaped portions and are joined together by the closure devices at or proximate to the middle of the back of the woman. Such location creates a bulge and the connection can therefore be visible to others through an outer garment.
- Another location is to have a closure devices connected together at a location intermediate the cup shaped portions such that the connection between the closure devices of the garment is located in the front, center area of the of the wearer.
- In either instance, the connection between the closure devices can be visible through the outer garment and therefore the look of the seamless appearance is simply not present.
- It would therefore be advantageous to have a woman's garment having a connection location for closure devices that secure the garment to the wearer at a location where the connection is not visible through an outer garment so as to create a seamless exterior appearance.
- Accordingly, the present invention relates to a woman's garment, such as a bra or bathing suit, that includes two cup shaped portions adapted to cover and support the breasts of the woman. While the present invention is particularly suitable for garments such as a bra or bathing suit, it can be seen that it is also applicable to other garments, including dresses and the like.
- A lateral strap extends outwardly from one of the cup shaped portions and encircles the back of the woman and is attached to the other cup shaped portion. The lateral strap may be constructed integral with the cup shaped portion from which it extends or may be secured thereto by sewing and the like. A closure device is located at the distal end of the lateral strap and which interacts with another closure device located at or proximate to the other cup shaped portion to form the connection therebetween that is readily attachable and detachable by the wearer.
- The closure device proximate to the other cup shaped portion may be actually located on the cup shaped portion or there may be a small strap that extends outwardly a short distance from the cup shaped portion to properly position the ultimate connection between closure devices in the desired position of the present invention.
- When the two closure devices are connected together as the garment is being worn by the woman, due to the length of the lateral strap, the location of the connection is proximate to and underneath the arm pit of the woman, such that the connection location of the closure devices is not visible to others and is not visible through an outer garment.
- Due to the particular location of the connection between the closure devices of the present invention, the garment is easy to put on by the wearer and the closure devices are invisible to outside viewing. The closure devices can be conventional devices such as buttons, snaps or closure devices of other types and which are hidden for others as well as comfortable to the wearer.
- The garment may also optionally have vertically oriented straps that extend upwardly from the cup shaped portions so as to pass over the shoulders of the woman and be secured to the lateral strap at the back of the woman. The vertically oriented straps can be integral with the material of the garment or may be separately made components that are sewn to the cup shaped portions and the lateral strap.
- These and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent during the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the drawings herein.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a woman's garment constructed in accordance with the present invention; and -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a woman wearing the garment ofFIG. 1 . - Referring now to
FIG. 1 , there is shown a perspective view of a woman'sgarment 10 constructed in accordance with the present invention. As can be seen, thegarment 10 includes two cup shapedportions garment 10. Extending outwardly from the cup shapedportion 12 is alateral strap 16 that, when worn by a woman, encircles the back of the woman. Thelateral strap 16 has adistal end 18 having aclosure device 20 provided thereon. Thelateral strap 16 may be constructed integral with the cup shapedportion 12 or may be secured thereto by sewing and the like. - A
further closure device 22 is located at theouter edge 24 of the cup shapedportion 14 and is compatible with theclosure device 20 such that theclosure devices lateral strap 16 and the cup shapedportion 14 as the woman dons or removes the garment. - The
closure devices - In addition, there can be vertically oriented
straps portions lateral strap 16. Again, the vertically oriented straps can be integral with the material of thegarment 10 of may be separately made components that are sewn to the cup shapedportions lateral strap 16. - Turning now to
FIG. 2 , there is shown a perspective view of awoman 30 wearing thegarment 10 ofFIG. 1 . As can be seen, thegarment 10 includes a pair of cup shapedportions woman 30. Only one verticallyoriented strap 36 is shown inFIG. 2 , it being seen that there are two of such vertically oriented straps. - A
closure device 38 is shown slightly extended from the cupshaped portion 32 and, as stated, theclosure device 38 may be directly affixed to the cupshaped portion 32 or there may be asmall strap 40 extending from the cupshaped portion 32 so as to locate theclosure device 38 in the desired location in accordance with the present invention. - Another
closure device 42 is provided at thedistal end 44 of thelateral strap 46 and theclosure device 42 is compatible and readily attachable and detachable from theclosure device 38. A noted with respect toFIG. 1 , thelateral strap 46 extends around the back of thewoman 30 and is attached to or is integral with the cup shapedportion 34. - From
FIG. 2 , the location of the connection between theclosure devices arm pit 48 of thewoman 30, that is, when the woman'sarm 50 extends downwardly in its normal relaxed position, the location of the connection between theclosure devices woman 30 so that the connection is not visible through any outer garment and the outer garment so as to create a seamless appearance. - Those skilled in the art will readily recognize numerous adaptations and modifications which can be made to the side connection garment of the present invention which will result in an improved garment, yet all of which will fall within the scope and spirit of the present invention as defined in the following claims. Accordingly, the invention is to be limited only by the following claims and their equivalents.
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1. A woman's garment comprising two cup shaped portions adapted to cover the breasts of a woman, a lateral strap extending outwardly from one of the cup shaped portions adapted to encircle the back of a woman, said lateral strap having a distal end with a first closure device, a second closure device affixed proximate to the other cup shaped portion and connectable with the first closure device, wherein the closure devices, when connected, are located beneath the arm pit of woman.
2. The woman's garment as defined in claim 1 further including a pair of vertically oriented straps extending upwardly for the cup shaped portions to pass over the shoulders of a woman and be secured to the lateral strap.
3. The woman's garment as defined in claim 1 including a small strap extending from the cup shaped portion and wherein the second closure device is located at the distal enc of the small strap.
4. The woman's garment as defined in claim 1 wherein the closure devices are hook and eye fasteners.
5. The woman's garment as defined in claim 1 wherein the closure devices are snaps.
6. The woman's garment as defined in claim 1 wherein the garment is a brassiere.
7. The woman's garment as defined in claim 1 wherein the garment is a bathing suit or a component of a bathing suit.
8. A method of securing a woman's garment to a woman, the method comprising the steps of:
placing a garment having first and second cup shaped portions in position on a woman wherein the first and second portions are adapted to overlie the breasts of a woman, the garment having at least one lateral strap extending from the first cup portion,
encircling the woman with the lateral strap; and
joining the lateral strap to the second cup portion at a location proximate to and underneath the arm pit of a woman.
9. The method of claim 7 wherein the step of placing a garment in position comprises placing a garment having vertically oriented straps over the shoulders of a woman.
10. The method of claim 8 wherein the step of joining the lateral strap to the second cup portion comprises joining the lateral strap to a small strap extending outwardly for the second cup portion.
11. The method of claim 7 wherein the step of joining comprises the step of inserting a hook on the lateral strap or second cup portion to a loop on the second cup portion or lateral strap.
12. The method of claim 7 wherein the garment is a bra.
13. The method of claim 7 wherein the garment is a bathing suit.
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