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US2583445A
US2583445A US81269A US8126949A US2583445A US 2583445 A US2583445 A US 2583445A US 81269 A US81269 A US 81269A US 8126949 A US8126949 A US 8126949A US 2583445 A US2583445 A US 2583445A
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  • rihe aim of the present invention is to provide improvements whereby the desired uplift may be imparted to the under bust zones of the cups while at the same time the material of the brassire or any part passing over the sternum follows the contour of the ligure and lies snugly within the sternum hollow.
  • the invention consists in a brassire formed with a slot, gap or incision (hereinafter cal-led gap) separating or partially separating the cups above the base line, and tension means obliquely spanning said gap and transmitting-a component of the pull of each shoulder strap to the under bust Zone of the opposite cup.
  • cal-led gap a slot, gap or incision
  • the above arrangement may include the modication of transmitting the pull ofK each shoulder strap additionally to the under bust zone of the cup to which the shoulder strap is attached.
  • Figure l is a front elevation of a brassire according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a front elevation showing the invention applied to a brassire wherein the breast cups yare joined by overlapping triangularportions,
  • Figures 3 and 4 are front elevations of forms of the invention hav-ing additional elastic bail means associated with the gap tensionmeans;
  • FIG. 5 is a front elevation of a brassire in which means are provided for inducing anupward pull at the outer zonesvv of the breast cups;
  • the improved brassire is formed with breast cups l, 2 of any known type and may have the underv bust zone reinforcedV by anadditional layer of fabric or stitching; extendingfrom ⁇ side e claims. (c1. 29,42)l
  • a gap 4 is provided which extends downwardly from the upper point 5 of the junction about halfway to the band 3.
  • the gap 4 isofA open square or diamond form, with one diagonal' extending horizontally and the other vertically-
  • the opposite sides da, 4b and llc, ⁇ #df off this gap are connected togetherV by one ormore elastic tapes or bands and l, respective1-y, so that a pull exerted' on the upper side of said gap on on the adjacent upper bust portion or zone le or- 2a is transmitted to the opposite side of the gap 4' and to the under bust portion or zone 2b or tb or the other cup.
  • the shoulder straps 8- are attached to the highest or mid point of the upper bust portions or zones la and 2a by stitching inthe usual man-ner orby means of pulley-like rings and tapes. or in any other suitable way'.
  • the gap between the bust cups may extend downwardly to the band 3 or it may extend' upwardly from the band and terminate at a point spaced from the upperpoint 5 so that the cups are connected adjacent saidpoint 5.
  • the invention may-be similarlyy applied to those rassires, see Figure 2, comprising a pairof triangular shaped or folded piecesY of ⁇ material 9 and It) whichv overlap at- Hj between the breasts or over the sternum.
  • Inthi's formV of brassire the portion towards the meeting ofthe upperpart Yof the overlapping pieces has anincision which forms a gap l2 firalvimgf-y straight sides I3.
  • the elasticmembers l ⁇ and l, igu-reV l, and Il; and I-Bf', AFigi-1re ⁇ 2 may be replaced by inelastic tapes or bands, and elasticity, where required, :nay-be; introduced at the shoulder strap or ina connection thereto, forA example in place oi-l directly'connecting--the elastic mem-- bers or inelastic member-s travel-singA the gap 4" or I2 to the upperbust portionoir-zone, these members may be connectedi bya tape or band to the shoulder strap connection, eitheruna-ttached or caught to the upper bust portion.
  • a tab 2l of inelastic material is connected in such a way that it is directed towardsv the point of connection 28 of the shoulder strap 29 of the opposite cup and the end of each of these tabs 21 is stitched to a piece of elastic 30 which extends up to the shoulder strap connection and, down to the other side of the opposite cup, preierably at or about the junction between the upper edge of the reinforcement 2lV or 22 and the adjacent body section 3lor'32.
  • V elastic member 30 forms a kind of bail or stirrup the mid point of which is connected to the'shoulder strap 29 while the'ends are, on the one hand, connected to an under bust tab 21 of the opposite breast cup and on the other hand to the outward side ofthe cup of the shoulder strap in question.
  • the shoulder strap connection may comprise a ribbon loop 33 attached to the mid point of the bail 3e at one end and at the other to the highest point 28 of the breast cup, the interven ing part of the ribbon passing through a pair of shoulder strap locking attachment rings 34 of known kind. It will be abserved that in this instance the components of pull of each shoulder strap 29 are transmitted obliquely to the upper bust zone of the opposite cup and to the under bust zone of the associated cup.
  • the under bust portions 35 adjoiningthe gap 36 may be connected together by a short piece of elastic 3? threaded on a ring 38 which is also traversed by aband or bail 39 of elastic extending to the shoulder strap attachment and down to the outer sides of the under bust sections.
  • This elastic 39 may, if desired, be a continuous piece, and the connection to the cups may be by means of a stirrup 40 passing pulleywise through the locking attachment rings.
  • the crossing bands may be extended stirrupwise to support the outer sides of the under bust zone of the cups, or separate tapes or bands may be connected to the outer ⁇ sides of said zones and to the point of attachment of the shoulder straps.
  • elastic material may be used ln substitution and any givev or extension necessary may be provided elsewhere.
  • the breast cups 4I, 42 are secured upon a diaphragm band 43 and at the regionV of their inner ends are cut away to form a.
  • diamondshaped gap 44 which is spanned by pairs of elastic or inelastic straps 45, 46 similar to the form shown in Figure 1.
  • the opening or gap 44 extends downwardly about halfway to the band 43 and from the lowest point of the diamond the edges 41, 48 of the cups overlap one another but are unconnected.
  • slots or gaps 50 are provided which extend downwardly about half way to the band 43.
  • Each slot or gap 59 is spanned by a pair of elastic or inelastic straps 5l the ends of which are connected to the opposed edges 52, 53 oi' the cup and back panel.
  • the straps 5l may lie side by side and substantially parallel with the band 43 or may incline upwardly towards the breast cups.
  • a single strap or more than two may bridge the gap 59, or the gap 50 may be completely filled by an elastic insert.
  • the warp and weft of the fabric are arranged so that the pull from the shoulder straps 54 to the lower part of the cup in the region of the back panel takes place along the warp (or weft) indicated by the lines 55 as the case may be, and not necessarily along the edge 56 whichmay or may not conform to the line 55 depending upon the depth of the back panels 49.
  • the slot 59 may extend downwardly into the under bust zone.
  • bust cups are each made in one piece with a centre dart
  • a piece of suitable size may be cut away from each cup adjacent the upper vend of the back panel to form the slot 50.
  • the strap may form an integral narrowing part of the bust cup.
  • the construction can be embodied as the brassire section of a combined corset and brassire called a corselette.y Y
  • a brassire or like garment comprising a pairof bust supporting members operatively connected together at their inner ends; each member having shoulder strap means, each said member being cut cut at the upper part of its inner end, said cut outs combining to form a gap having edges on one member opposed to edges on the other member, tension means spanning said gap and comprising superposed crossed elastic strips, the ends of each strip being secured to opposed edges of said gap and transmitting a component of the pull of each shoulder .strap to the under bust zone of the other member.
  • a brassire or like garment comprising a pair of bust supporting members operatively connected together at their inner ends, each member having shoulder strap means, each said member being cut out at the upper part of its inner end, said cut outs combining to form a gap having edges on one member opposed to edges on the other member, tension means spanning said gap and comprising superposed crossed pairs of elastic strips, the ends of the strip of each pair being secured to opposed edges of said gap and transmitting a component of the pull of each shoulder strap to the under-bust zone of the other member.
  • a brassire or like garment as claimed in claim 2 wherein the two members have outer edges secured to back panels, the upper parts of said upper edges being cut out to form slots be tween the member and the associated back panel, said slots being spanned by elastic tension strips the ends of which are secured to the member and back panel, said members being connected together by a diaphragm band.
  • each slot is spanned by a pair of elastic strips which lie substantially parallel to the diaphragm band.

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US1886742A (en) * 1932-07-22 1932-11-08 Model Brassiere Co Inc Brassiere
US2054986A (en) * 1936-05-18 1936-09-22 Formfit Company Brassiere
US2185159A (en) * 1939-06-24 1939-12-26 Perfect Brassiere Company Inc Brassiere
US2202058A (en) * 1938-03-03 1940-05-28 Helen V Malnick Brassiere
US2248300A (en) * 1940-02-27 1941-07-08 Hay Oscar Brassiere
US2296343A (en) * 1940-12-16 1942-09-22 Albert A Glasser Brassiere
US2470847A (en) * 1945-02-22 1949-05-24 Edwin W Gluckin Brassiere and similar garment

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US1886742A (en) * 1932-07-22 1932-11-08 Model Brassiere Co Inc Brassiere
US2054986A (en) * 1936-05-18 1936-09-22 Formfit Company Brassiere
US2202058A (en) * 1938-03-03 1940-05-28 Helen V Malnick Brassiere
US2185159A (en) * 1939-06-24 1939-12-26 Perfect Brassiere Company Inc Brassiere
US2248300A (en) * 1940-02-27 1941-07-08 Hay Oscar Brassiere
US2296343A (en) * 1940-12-16 1942-09-22 Albert A Glasser Brassiere
US2470847A (en) * 1945-02-22 1949-05-24 Edwin W Gluckin Brassiere and similar garment

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CN111194171A (zh) * 2017-10-16 2020-05-22 北面服饰公司 自由活动运动文胸

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