US2301499A

US2301499A - Breast molding foundation garment

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Publication number: US2301499A
Application number: US368052A
Authority: US
Inventors: Amyot Louis Joseph Adjutor
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1940-11-30
Filing date: 1940-11-30
Publication date: 1942-11-10
Anticipated expiration: 1959-11-10

Description

Nov. 10, 1942. AMYQT 2,301,499

' BREAST MOLDING FOUNDATION GARMENT Filed Nov. :50, 1940 Patented Nov. 10, 1942 UNITED STATES' PATENT OFFICE BREAST HOLDING FOUNDATION GARMENT Louis Joseph Adjutor Amok Quebec, Quebec, M

r Application November :0, 1940, Serial No. 368,052

3 Claims. (01. 2-42) This invention relates to breast molding foundation garments and it comprises a garment in which the breast pockets are designed to distribate the pull of the shoulder straps uniformly over the width of the pockets in such manner that the breasts are given an exceptionally high, well stitching which diverge downwardly from the apex thereof and serve as strain distributing members by which the upward pull of the attached shoulder strap is uniformly distributed over the entire width of the pocket.

Another feature resides in the provision of a garment of the character described in which the triangular extension of each pocket is of two ply construction, one ply constituting an integral extension of the upper part of the breast pocket and being cut on the bias and the other Ply being cut the way of the weave and joined to the first mentioned ply by the aforesaid lines of stitching. 1

Another feature 'is to provide a garment in which the aforesaid lines of stitching are arranged to cause the upper portions of the pockets to cling closely to the upper portions of the ing breast pockets 0, side sections and a front waist band I. The breast pockets are divided into upper and lower sections la and lb joined together by a line of faggoting I which extends across the centre of the breasts. The inner vertical edge of each section to is stitched to the adjacent edge of a gusset III which is located therebetween. The lower edge of each section lb is stitched to the upper edge of the waist band 8. The outer vertical edges of the sections to and the band 8 are conjointly stitched to the adjacent vertical edges of the'side sections I. The side sections 1 are provided with suitable fastening means adjacent their free vertical edges adapted to secure the garment about the body of the wearer. The garment is also provided with the usual shoulder straps II which are Joined to the upper edges of the breast pockets 0 and the side sections I.

The upper section 60 is cut on the bias to provide a preformed mold for the upper portion of the breast, the upper edges converging from the vertical side edges to form a triangular extension Il having its apex I2 substantially above the nipto the first mentioned ply by means of a multibreast and to exert-substantially uniformly distributed molding pressure thereagainst.

A further feature of this invention residesin the provision of a garment in which petal shaped reinforcing or stiflening members are 'incorporated in the lower sections of the breast pockets in a novel manner to give an uplifting support to the breasts.

Other features and advantages of this invenplicity of closely spaced lines of stitching I5 which diverge downwardly from the apex thereof and serve as strain distributing members by which the upward pull of the shoulder strap II, which I is attached to the apex I2, is uniformly distributed over the entire width of the pocket.

The base of the ply Ilb is concavely curved with its extremities tapering toward the vertical side edges of the section is to conform with the upper curved line of the molded breast. The marginal edges of the reenforclng ply llb are stitched to the sly Ila by lines of stitching IS. The shoulder strap II, which has one end secured to the apices of the triangular extension ply Il and its reinforcing ply Ilb, exerts an even pull through the downwardly diverging lines of stitching It and It on the entire width of the extension Il. If not reinforced the bias ply Ila would naturally form elongated pleats between the lines of stitching. The reinforcing ply Ilb on the other hand, which is cut the way of the weave, has-a greater tendencyto flatten itself out, thus eliminating the creasing in the upper section of the breast pocket. The outer edge of theply Ilb would be receiving its tension on the bias line but designates abreast supporting garment compristhis is ofl'set by the fact that the bias ply Ila would, at this point, be tensioned against the way of the weave. As the pull tends to flatten the extension It the concavely curved base of the ply Mb exerts an inward pull at that point which draws it into the hollow formed between the chest and the upper portion of the molded breast, thus fitting the entire upper section to snugly about the upper portion of the molded breast.

The upper portion of the breast pockets being built up in the above dueribed manner also prevents the shoulder straps I I from slipping off the shoulder, since the tension is evenly distributed and will not therefor allow sag in of the outer side of the pocket section to.

Thelowersection lb ofthepocketiiscutto conform with the molded curve of the lower half of the breast. the lower edge being convexly curved and stitched to a concavely curved edge portionofthewaistband 8. Petalshapedreinforcing or stiffening members l1, preferably made of a Cordtex material described in Canadian Patent No. 381,754, are provided in the lower $71128 thus described my invention. what I c l. A breast molding garment provided with breast molding pockets, a two-ply triangula extension projecting upwardly from the upper half 7 being stitched along its marginal edges to" the companion bias cut ply, the two plies of each extension being also secured together by vertically extending lines of strain distributing stitches which extend downwardly. in diverging relation portion of section D to give an uplifting support to the breast. The members I! are stitched to A the under side of. the section lb with their lower ends tangentially converging adjacent the bottom edge of said section b, and extend upwardly in an outward or radial flaring direction. The lower portion ofthe side edge ofeach memberil is fitted to the-corresponding edge of the adiacent memberto coniointly provide a continuous wide reinforcing area while the upper portion oLthe' side edge .diverges from the corresponding edge of saidadjacent member. The two. centre members have their upper portions on eitherfsides of the-breast so that the portion of the breast directly below the nipple is supported in the crotch formed thereby. I j

A lining ll of French net or other suitable material is stitched to the inner surface of the breast pocket section lb to afford protection from possible chafing of the breast by the members 11. Thewaistbandl is madeofaonewaylateral stretch lastex material which is shaped at its to each other, from the apex of said extension to the lower edge of the non-bias cut ply of said extension, and a shoulder strap secured to each extension at the apices of the component plies of said extension.

'2. A garment as set forth in claim 1 in which i the lower half section of each breast pocket is provided with reinforcing elements extending up- -wardlyfrom the loweredge of said section in diverging relation to each other. g

3. A breast molding garment comprising breast pocket sections. the upper half of each breast pocket section being cut on the bias and extended to provide anupwardly directed triangular extension, a reinforcing ply stitched to said triangular extension, said reinforcing ply being made of fabric cut on the weave and being Joined to said extension by vertical lines of strain distributing stitching extending downwardly, in diverging relation to each other, from the apex of said extension.

LOUIS JOSEPH ADJU'IOR AMYOT.