US2437654A - Foundation garment - Google Patents

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US2437654A
US2437654A US579956A US57995645A US2437654A US 2437654 A US2437654 A US 2437654A US 579956 A US579956 A US 579956A US 57995645 A US57995645 A US 57995645A US 2437654 A US2437654 A US 2437654A
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Rosner Irving
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EVEN PUL FOUNDATIONS Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41C—CORSETS; BRASSIERES
    • A41C1/00—Corsets or girdles
    • A41C1/06—Corsets or girdles with brassieres

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  • This invention -relates team-improved foundation garment of the type shownin my U. S. Let tersPatent No. 2,272,023, datedFebruary 3, 1942.
  • the primary object of the present invention is to-provide a foundation garmentof theabove kind; adapted for effectively supportinghthe' breasts,- reducing the abdomen. and keeping the waist in proper form without..discomfort-to the wearer;
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a garment of the above kind in which maximum freedom of movement is provided for between the brassire section and the girdle section of the garment.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a foundation garment which gives maximum freedom to the wearer and is most efficient in providing the desired support and form-keeping qualities.
  • Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a foundation garment constructed in accordance with the present invention.
  • Figure 2 is a rear elevational view thereof.
  • Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken on line 33 of Figure 1.
  • Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section taken on line 4-4 of Figure 2.
  • the resent garment includes a lower girdle section A and an upper brassire section B that constitutes a complete brassiere and is telescoped at its lower portion over the upper portion of the girdle section A.
  • Brassiere section B is permanently attached at its sides to the sides of the girdle section A, as at 5, and, except for certain flexible and preferably elastic connections to be presently described, is completely free from said girdle section at the front and back of the garment.
  • the elastic connections mentioned consist of a central connection 6 and side connections I between the lower edge of the brassiere section B and the girdle section A at the back of the garment, and a central connection 8 between the lower edge of the brassire section B and the girdle section A at the front of the garment.
  • the elastic connections 6 and I are permanent, but a hook-and-eye connection is provided at 9 b tween the elastic connection 8 and the girdle section'A so as to'perniit the'section' Bto beuse'd or to ice-renderedinoperativeaccording to the desires of the wearer. 'Inj someflcasesbadownward elasticpull'is desired on the brassire'sec tion B at. the front,'in which'case the'hook-and eyeconnection 9 will be used tofrender thec'on nection B operative. It will be apparent how ever, thatthe elastic connections 6, 1 and 8 per! mit ready yieldingof the brassir section B. u i wardly relative to the. girdle Isectioii Afat'flboth" the back and front of the garment;
  • the girdle section A has a front portion composed of a central panel l0 and side panels H which are inelastic, and elastic inserts l2 between the panels In and II. It further includes a back portion composed of a central inelastic panel l3 and elastic inserts between the panel l3 and inelastic side panels I5. At the front, the girdle section A is provided in its lower edge with an elastic gusset i6 that is provided specifically in the central panel Ill.
  • the brassiere section B has a front portion composed of inelastic central and side panels I! and IS with elastic inserts l9 therebetween. It further includes a back portion composed of inelastic central and side panels 20 and 2!.
  • the panel 20 has a central elastic gusset in the upper edge thereof, as at 22, while the panels 2! have elastic gussets 23 in the lower edges thereof.
  • the usual breast pockets 24 are provided in the front upper portion of the brassiere section, and the latter has the usual shoulder straps 25.
  • a belt C is located on the inner face of the front portion of the girdle section A substantially as described in my above-mentioned U. S. Letters Patent, and the same need not be described in detail herein.
  • the usual hose supporters 26 and 21 are also provided on the lower edge of the girdle section A.
  • the back of the girdle need not be extended upwardly to form the back of the brassiere section.
  • the complete brassire section encircles the entire upper portion of the girdle section, but is entirely free from the latter except at the sides and except for the elastic connections 5, l and 8. This provides for freedom of movement and allows the, brassiere to yield upwardly entirely across the back and front of the garment relative to the girdle section.
  • the hook-an-d-eye connection 9 may be disengaged so as to render the elastic connection 8 inoperative.
  • the garment may be partially or wholly divided vertically and equipped with means to connect the vertical edges so as to facilitate donning of the garment, as commonly practised in the construction of corsets.
  • a foundation garment comprising horizontally yieldable complete brassiere and .girdle sections, the brassiere section having a back portion composed of inelastic central and side panels respectively having central V-shaped elastic gussets in the upper and lower edges thereof, the lower portion of said brassire section being telescoped over the upper portion of said girdle section, permanent connections between the sides of the overlapped portions of said sections, elastic straps permanently attached at their upper ends to the lower edge of the back portion of said brassire section respectively centrally between and adjacent the sides of said back portion and permanently connected at their lower ends to the outer face of the back portion of the girdle section at points spaced from and below the lower edge of the brassiere section to yieldingly resist 4 relative separating movement of the back portions of said sections, a single further elastic strap permanently attached at its upper end to the lower edge of the front portion of said brassiere section centrally between the sides of said front portion, and means to detachably connect the the lower end of the last named strap to the outer face of the front portion of the girdle section at

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CH266623D CH266623A (fr) 1945-02-27 1947-06-17 Sous-vêtement.

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2565438A (en) * 1949-04-18 1951-08-21 Even Pul Foundations Inc Form constricting and molding garment
US2763007A (en) * 1953-07-29 1956-09-18 Birdie C Sanders Combined brassiere and girdle
US2800659A (en) * 1956-11-14 1957-07-30 Beautee Fit Company Brassieres

Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1892585A (en) * 1931-07-30 1932-12-27 Philip H Robbins Undergarment for women
US1966973A (en) * 1932-12-27 1934-07-17 American Lady Corset Company I Garment
US2010592A (en) * 1935-01-16 1935-08-06 Vogue Mfg Co Composite garment
US2106021A (en) * 1936-10-01 1938-01-18 Internat Corset Company Garment
US2193551A (en) * 1938-07-27 1940-03-12 Frank A Cohen Sliding back for corsets
US2272023A (en) * 1940-09-11 1942-02-03 Rosner Irving Foundation garment
US2366026A (en) * 1941-01-23 1944-12-26 George E Hawes Corset and the like

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1892585A (en) * 1931-07-30 1932-12-27 Philip H Robbins Undergarment for women
US1966973A (en) * 1932-12-27 1934-07-17 American Lady Corset Company I Garment
US2010592A (en) * 1935-01-16 1935-08-06 Vogue Mfg Co Composite garment
US2106021A (en) * 1936-10-01 1938-01-18 Internat Corset Company Garment
US2193551A (en) * 1938-07-27 1940-03-12 Frank A Cohen Sliding back for corsets
US2272023A (en) * 1940-09-11 1942-02-03 Rosner Irving Foundation garment
US2366026A (en) * 1941-01-23 1944-12-26 George E Hawes Corset and the like

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2565438A (en) * 1949-04-18 1951-08-21 Even Pul Foundations Inc Form constricting and molding garment
US2763007A (en) * 1953-07-29 1956-09-18 Birdie C Sanders Combined brassiere and girdle
US2800659A (en) * 1956-11-14 1957-07-30 Beautee Fit Company Brassieres

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