US2267595A

US2267595A - Brassiere

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Publication number: US2267595A
Application number: US391232A
Authority: US
Inventors: Eivira C Mckeefrey
Original assignee: MODEL BRASSIERE CORP
Current assignee: MODEL BRASSIERE Corp
Priority date: 1941-05-01
Filing date: 1941-05-01
Publication date: 1941-12-23
Anticipated expiration: 1958-12-23

Description

Dec. 23, 1941. E. c. MOKEEFREY BRASSIERE Original Filed May 1, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR 1. z/mw 6'. We QEEF/PEJ BY 1 1 *W l" ATTORNEYS .Dec. 23, 1941. E. c. MCKEEFREY 2,267,595

BRASSIERE Original Filed May 1, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Y I '7 I 1 ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 23, 1941 2.267.595 BRASSIERE Elvira C. McKeefr-ey, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to Model Brassiere Corporation, Brooklyn, N. Y., a corporation of New York Continuation of application Serial No. May 1, 1940. This application May Serial No. 391,232

2 Claims.

The invention relates to a woman's undergarment, and particularly to a brassiere. More specifically, the invention consists in improvements in the construction and configuration of the bust receiving pockets of such garment. The present application is a continuation of my application, Serial No. 332,793, filed May 1, 1940.

The general object of the invention is to provide such an undergarment which has the constructional elements thereof conforming tocertain patterns, 50 arranged that the breasts of the wearer are comfortably supported in a natural position and yet are enclosed in a confined area giving a small appearance to the .busts.

A further object of the invention is to provide a brassiere having breast receiving pockets of novel construction, configuration, and component elements.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a brassiere, the bust pockets of which will comfortably and esthetlcally enclose all portions of the bust of the wearer without having any part of the bust, particularly the fleshy base portions thereof, protrude outside of the pocket.

Another object of the invention is to provide a comparatively small pocket formed as part of the larger breast encircling section of the garment, whereby busts of larger than average proportions will have their contours outlined in a healthful and yet fashionable manner.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a brassiere which is easy to manufacture and is of strong and durable construction while at the same time extremely comfortable when worn.

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction which will serve to direct the bust into, and maintain the greater portion thereof within the bias-cut small breast receiving pocket, and thus prevent the bust from attaining a shape other than that provided and induced by the particular configuration of such pocket.

In accordance with my novel construction, there is provided for each bust supporting pocket, a section of material which is constituted of fabric cut on the bias, the area of which is virtually limited by superimposing upon the edge portions thereof, strips of material cut on the straight. v This construction, limiting the stretchability of the material in the section which is bias, permits the comparatively large part of the bust to be enclosed in a small area, giving a corresponding small appearance to the bust.

the brassiere type in various ways. In general, this has been accomplished by widening the tapes which form the binding for the brassiere or by indiscriminately sewing pieces of material to outline the pocket. When the breast receiving portion of the garment is made of bias cut material and the widened tapes are of relatively narrow dimensions, a natural bust is likely to be distorted out of a natural shape by reason of the give of the bias cut material, while a bust of unnatural contour and shape, for instance a pendulous type, is neither correctly nor esthetically supported by the brassiere. In other types of garment, the supporting materials, even when the delineated pocket is of relatively small dimensions, are cut with considerable bias portions in them so that the bust is likely to become pressed out of shape when the garment is worn, more particularly resulting in the breast protruding from the edges of the bust sections of the garment.

In accordance with the present invention, I provide a small pocket, formed of material cut on the bias, and a larger pocket, including the smaller pocket within its circumscribing area, in which the entire breast of the wearer is enclosed, the outer or peripheral portions of the larger pocket being formed of material cut on the straight.

Thus, in an embodiment of the present invention, the combination of the small and large pockets provides adequate support to the entire breast, while the smaller pocket, enclosing the central portion of the breast, being formed of material cut on the bias, will firmly but yieldably support the breast. small and firm breast will be given while the entire breast will be naturally and healthfully supported.

lar parts in the several views, l0 designates the In structures of the prior art, breast receiving I pockets have been formed in undergarments of 5 two breast receiving pockets formed of bias-cut material. Fig. 3 is a pattern illustrating how this .breast receiving pocket It is constructed.

Thus, the appearance of a A bias-cut piece of material II is cut in the particular configuration shown. Portions I2 and l3 are cut on the straight in the particular shape illustrated. The two edges I4 and 15 of the biascut portion l I are sewed together by means of the stitching I 6 to impart to the breast pocket formed of the piece H a cup-like form. For securing a further cupping of the pocket, darts I1 and I8 are formed in the material. A strip l9, cut on the straight as are portions -l2 and I3 is stitched to the pocket to overlie the sections of the strip ll adjacent the now joined edges l4 and l5. The portions l2, l3 and. I9 are stitched to the material I I by the lines of stitching 20, 2| and 22 respectively. The lines of stitching 22 may constitute conventional means of reinforcement of the bottom sections of the breastv pockets, extending arcuately throughout such bottom sections. The pattern in Fig. 3 shows by means of dotted lines on bias portion I I the relative positions of the superimposed portions l2 and I3 when sewed on thematerial H.

A lower elastic element 23 is stitched along the bottom of the two bust encircling portions of the garment. A tape 24 is stitched by means of stitching 25 in such a manner as to separate the two bust portions. Conventional side portions 26, to form the body encircling sections of the brassire, are attached to the garment, vertical tapes 21 being afiixed by the use of stitches 28.

To complete the body encircling structure of the garment, elastic strap 3| is attached to one of the side portions 26, a tape 29 being stitched to the garment and elastic strap. An end portion 32 is attached to the elastic strap 3| by stitching 33 and is provided with any suitable fastening elements, for instance, eyes 34.

The other end portion 35 is attached similarly to the other portion 26 and has hooks 36 for engaging the eyes 34 on the end portion 32.

Conventional binding tapes 31 are stitched on the bottom of the end portions 26 by means of stitching 38. Upper binding tapes or lace strips 39 are stitched by means of stitches 40 to the upper portion of the garment. The usual shoulder straps 4| are attached conventional manner.

There are a number of advantages which flow from the use of a garment of this type. Women whose bust lines are too strongly accentuated, have attempted in accord with present day styles to make their bust line appear less prominent by the-use of garments which tend to compress the breasts. These are unnatural and deleterious to the health of the wearer. It is essential that the entire breast be supported in order to avoid undue strain which might take place by reason of the weight of the breasts themselves or by reason of exercise, to avoid damage to the delicate breast tissue. At the same time, an appearance which to the garment in compressing the wearers breast. While the straight out material serves to furnish the necessary uplift and support to the breast posterior, the pocket It, cut on the bias, serves to enclose the anterior breast portion in a pleasing bust configuration. It will be evident that by being cut on the bias, a certain stretch will be present and that the bias-cut material will only present this feature where it is not sewed to the material cut on the straight. In other words there will onlybe yieldable material in the cup pocket l0 and not on the portions l2, I3 and It by reason of the material of such portion having been cut on the straight. Thus, the portions l2, l3 and laare'non-yieldable while the small pocket i0, being of material cut on the bias, will be yieldable. It will be noted that the surplus flesh in the bias-cut pocket will mold to lit the cup-shape outlined by the material in a desirable manner.

It will be apparent from the above description that I have provided a novel brassire construction which has numerous advantages which may be summarized as constituted by the provision in a brassiere of a bust supporting pocket made of material cut on the bias and supporting portions of material substantially encircling said pocket, made of material cut on the straight, the entire material, pocket and straight cut portions forming a support for the entire breast.

While I have described a particular embodiment of my inventive structure, it is obvious that various changes therein may be made without departing from my invention.

I claim:

1. A brassire having a pair of breast receiving pockets each constituted of material cut on the bias, a strip of material cut on the straight, superimposed on and stitched to said bias-cut material along the bottom portion thereof, said bottom strip of material being cut away at its upper edge intermediate the edges thereof to leave a circular section of bias-cut material and two pieces of straight-cut material sewed on the upper portion of said bias cut material. said bottom strip having a plurality of lines of arcuately extending lines of stitching constituting additional reinforcement for the bust sections of the garment.

2. A brassiere comprising two bust receiving front sections and two side sections, said front and side sections being stitched together, each is highly desirable in present style, of a small;

serving to support the bust without distorting or of said front sections comprising a small fabric pocket formed of material cut on the bias, said pocket being shaped, at its lower half, substantially arcuately, the upper half of said pocket assuming the shape of a spherical triangle, an apex of said spherical triangle being at the upper extremity of said small fabric pocket, and a plurality of pieces of material cut on the straight, stitched to, and superimposed on, the bias cut material limiting the stretching of said bias-cut pocket, a shoulder strap attached to the apex of said spherical triangle forming the upper half of the small bust receiving pocket, the other end of said shoulder strap being attached to one of the side portions.

ELVIRA C. McKEEFREY.