US2715734A

US2715734A - Brassiere

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Publication number: US2715734A
Application number: US470650A
Authority: US
Inventors: Rosenbaum Charles
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1954-11-23
Filing date: 1954-11-23
Publication date: 1955-08-23
Anticipated expiration: 1972-08-23

Description

Aug. 23, 1955 c. ROSENBAUM BRASSIERE Original Filed Nov. 24, 1948 IN VEN TOR. ROSENBAUM .D E .b Du m C Unitecl States Patent Ofilice 2,715,734 Patenaed Aug. 23, 1955 BRASSIERE Charles Resenbanm, New York, N. Y.

Subsiituted fr abandsned applicafion Serial N0. 61,760, November 24, 1948. This apyiieafian November 23, 1954, Serial N0. 479,651?

4 Clams. (Cl. 2--42) This invention relates to new and useful improvernents in brassieres, and, more particularly, the airn is to provide a novel and valuable brassiere of relatively simple comstruction yet a brassiere Witn the arts thereof so arranged and coacting while the brassiere is being worn (hat the cups thereof enclose and rnaintain separater! and properly uplift the breasts while holding them forwardly projected, in an improved manner. This is a substitute for rny fonner application filed on November 24, 1948, Serial Number 61,760.

A feature of the invention is the rovision of a breast cup having an ideally modified yet generally conical forrn, and this preferably as the result of the employmenc of a single blank cut in such wise and so stitched along meeting edge portions of the said blank to provide a single seam rising along the height of the cup to and somewhat beyond the apex of such cone.

A further feature of the invention is the rovision of a breast cup, preferably made as just described, which is maintained in its generally conical form, and particularly against localized outward bulgings consequent upon stretch of the maten'al cf the cup, to an extent to keep the cup frorn departing frorn the norm of said conical form, by the addition of a plurality of spaced substantially concentric and generally circularly extending non-stretchable tapes stitched to the cup preferably at the interior thereof.

In combination With the two breast cup structures, a chest encircling main mernber or structure is provided for carryi.ng the two breast cups at correctly horizontally spaced locations, as is conventional, but said strap memher er structure according to the present invention is cf improved constmction and of a construction especially adapted to coact With the prevised functioning o-f the breast cups.

A feature of the invention, in the last connection, is the making of said main mernber or structure, which may be called the chest girdle, of two reversely arranged like pieces of a substantially non-stretchable textile material each having a reduced forward end extension attached to the onter side and along the bottom of the base of the adjacent breast cup, a third piece of substantially non-stretchable textile material having the outline of an inverted V and attached at its opposite sides along the remainder of the bottoms and along the inner sides of the bases of both breast cups, and a piece of elastic webbing, of the outline substantially of an upright tria.ngle Which preferably is an isoceles triangle and attached along its upwardly converging sides to the inner of the two legs of said inverted V.

Thereby, for coaction With the behavior of the brassiere while nnder horizontal-stretch stress across the front of said g1'rdle and between points on the latter below the apices of the two breast cups, four rather closely adjacent seams are present, these variously inclined from the vertical, for conjointly functioning as parts of a set cf stay-rneans to hold the central front portion of said girdle flat against the inter-breasts space of the body of the wearer.

Various other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent or be pointed out hereinafter.

F01 further cornprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following, description and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularl y set forth.

In the aecompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view showing a now favored embodiment of the invention, With said girdle spread substantially flat.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation, looking toward the left in Fig. l.

Fig. 3 shows the components of a breast cup structure, fabricated by stitching together certain like edge portions of a blank component thereof, prior to inclusion of two such breast cup structures in the brassiere in relation 10 the rernainder of the garn1ent as illustrated in Fig. l.

Referring to the drawing more in detail, the brassiere cf Figs. 1 and 2 is shown as comprised cf the already mentioned chest girdle, this as a whole designated 10, a pair of breast cups 11", and a pair of conventional shoulder straps 12, each of these last shown as including two strap elements connected by a friction-type buckle 14 whereby these shoulder straps are adjustable as to length.

F01 varying the unstretched body girthing length of the chest girdle 10, the same 1's shown as provided at one end, at the location of a suitable inside finishing ofl and reinforeing strip 15, with a plurality of the hook elements 16 of the familiar hook-and-eye class of fastener.

For selective use in coupling relation to said hooks, the other end of the chest girdle 10 is shown as provided With two blanks 17 and 13 of the eye elements complementary to the said hooks 16. The elements 17 and 18 are secured on an end-piece 19 formed cf a suitable plurality of stepped plies of a non-stretchable textile material Said end-piece 19 is stiched at its inner end to one end of an elastic webbing strip 2{3 with its stretch in the direction of length of the chest g1'rdle; and said strip 20 is stitched at its inner end to the adjacent end of the chest girdle.

Bach breast cup 11 is made frorn a single blank 21 of a non-stretchable textile material. Such blank 21, as will be noted frorn Fig. 3, is largely bounded by a generally convexly curvilinear edge extending from a point 22 to a point 23, With, preferably, said edge including a straight edge portion 24 beyond the point 22, next a straight edge portion 25 extending at an obtnse angle from the straight edge portion 24, next a straight edge portion 26 extending at an obtuse angle to the straight edge portion 25, and next a rather long arcuately curved edge portion 27 connecting the edge ortion 26 and the point 23. The center of the circle containing such arc is substantially at the point 28. The remainder of the perimeter of the blank 21 is comprised 0f substantially

straight edge portions

29 and 30 merging into smallradius convexly eurved ends 29** and 30 leading to the point 28.

Before being formed into a breast cup 11, a blank 21 has attached thereto, as by suitable lines of stitching as indicated, a plurality, here shown as three, of

non-stretchable tapes

31, 32 and 33. These tapes are arcuately extended along circles of difiering diameters but all coucentric With the point 28.

The blank 21 as thus equipped With said tapes 31-33 is formed into a breast cup 11 by stitching together the

edges

29 and 30, from the points 22-23 to the point 28, to establish a seam and t0 secure at said searn the oppohas a bottom cut-eut of inverted-V type.

out is an insert 42 of elastic Webbing. Said insert is as. shown preferably in the shape of an isosceles triangle,

site ends cf the tapes 31-33; such seam to be at the ii1side of the gaiment. 7

At 34 in Fig. 2 is indicated a soft, preferably netted and gauze-like fabric liner for each breast cup. This liner j is for giving a breast cup an interior fi.nish and to pro yide a protective and irritation-inhibiting overlay relative to the tapes and seam last-narned; such a seam being designated 35 in'Figs. 1 and 2. The liner 34is cut to the Same shape as the blank 21, and the edges cf the liner corresponding to the

edges

29 and 30 of said blank are secured together at the seam 35 cf its breast cup 11. The chest girdle 10 includes two like

pieces

36, 36 of 1ion-stretchable textile material cut to have finally the outline illustrated in Fig. l, these pieces being reversely arranged for symmetrical placement thereof inthe chest girdle as Shown; and said chest girdle further includes a central piece 37 of non-stretchable textile material, this piece 37 being substantially of inverted-V outline. With each piece 36 at its inner end seamed as shown to the adjacent end of the central piece 37, and with short nonstretchable tapes 38 secured along the two seams last referred to, stay elements are established at said searns which are inclined from the vertical and downwardly converge.

{The two breast cups 11 made as above described are 'arranged on the structure 373637 with the seams 35 of said cups positionall? related as illustrated, and then each breast cup is secured to the piece 37 and to one of the pieces 36 by an arcuately extending seam 39; which seam extends from its terminus 39 (corresponding to about the point marked 39f in. Fig. 3) to its other terminus 39 (corresponding to about the point marked 39" in Fig. 3). Ihus the major portion of the basal perimeter of a breast cup 11 is attached, in larger art, to a piece 36 f thebhest girdle 10, and, in lesser art, to the piece 37 of said girdle;

The chest'girdle =is suitably finished otf, pr6 ferably at the interior cf the garment, as by the addition of marginally applied tapes inclusive of two

bottc n1 tapes

40, 40, and a top tape 41. Bach bottorn tape is shown as extended from the outer end of a piece 36 of the girdle 10 to and across a tape 38 and to the immer extremity of one .of the two downwardly diverging legs of the central piece 37 of the girdle. The top tape 41 is shown as extending over the entirety of the undulatory upper length of the girdle, from thereinforcing strip 15 to the end of the girdle main structure where the same is stitched to the elastic webbing strip 20.

Along the central M-extended portion of the length cf said tape 41, the remainder cf the basal perimeters of the two breast cups 11 are seeured to the chest girdle 10; thereby imparting to said cups their inverted-V top portions as illustrated in Fig. 1. At the crests of these lastnamed top portions, the strap elemehts of the shoulder straps 12 which carry the buckles 14 are at their lower and is cutto have its direction of stretch parallel with the base of the triangle. The insert 42 along its two sides out of the latter by lines of stitching which attach a single non-stretchable tape 43. It is to be noted that eachof the tapes 38, and the adjacent leg of the tape 43, comverge ddwnwardly.

'The breast cups 11 are properly conical, yet with roimded tips, and are held thus by the tapes. 3133.

* The ehe st girdle 10, aside from such stretch longitudinally of said perimeter being made of a plurality of substanthereof as is permitted at the elastic webbing 20, has a special horizontal stretch at the elastic webbing insert42, but, nevertheless, since at the inter-breasts region .of the chest girdle, all over such region except at said insert 42, stretch is prevented, and particularly along the lines of extension of the two tapes 38 and of the two legs cf the tape 43, the chest girdle is forced to lie flat against the body of the wearer and substantially in the plane including the root areas of the breasts. At the Same time, each breast is held separated, prop'erly uplifted and comfortably seated in a breast Cup having the'shape characteristics just above againmentioned. This shape of a breast cup is rnaintained by the tapes 3133 which prevent stretching. At the top 0f a cup 11 the same merges into a shaped subdivision suggestive *of a Segment of a pyramid, which portion of the cup is subjected first to upward pull from the shoulder straps12.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodirnent of my'invention, it is to be understood that I do not lirnit inyself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications corning Within the scope of the inven**fln as defined in the appended claims. Having thuS described my invention, what 1 claim' as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent l. A blank for forming the breast cup of a brassiere, comprising a single piece of non-stretchable material shaped t0 have the outline of a segment greater than a half segrnent of a substantiall} circular figure, the edge portions of said blank which extend toward the center of 7 such circle being substantially straight along'the major portions of their lengths, and their inner extennities be.

ing convexly curved thereby to give a rounded tip to the cup consequent upon the establishment of the seam.

2. A blank for forming the breastcup of a brassiere, cornprising a single piece of non-stretchable material shaped to have the outline of a segment greater than a tially straight lines each at an obtuse angle to an adjoining ne.

3. A btassiere compn'sing a chest girdle carrying a pair of spaced substantially conically shaped breast cups of l relatively nbn-stretehable material, and a plurality of reinforcing tapes stitched all along their lengths within each of said cups and c0rnpletely encircling the same, each of said tapes within each of said cups being wholly spaced from another and said tapes being concentrically a1- iranged relative to substantially the top Center of the respective breast cup, each of said cups having a rounded tip and having a basal perimeter which is arcuately curVed over about half said perimeter, the rernainder of said perimeter having a plurality of substantially straight lines each at an obtuse angle to an ac ljoining one, said girdle rising from said base is seeured to the piece 37 at the cuti? having a top edge the central port icm of Which is of lv'l- H extension thereby to present two triangular upwardly projecting areas, said areas spaced longitudinally f the girdle, each of said cups over.a part 05 itsbasal perimeter being attached to the two upwardly converging sides cf one of said triangular areas, one ofsaid substantially straight line subdivisious of the basal perimeterof each cup being of a lengthv substantially equal t the length of each of the upwardly converging sides of the respective triangular areas,

4., A brassiere comprising a chest girdle carrying a pair cf spaced substantially conically shaped breast cups of relatively non-stretchable material, and a plurality of reinforcing tapes stitched all along their lengths within eacl1 of said cups and completely encircling the same, each of said tapes within each of said cups being wholly spaced from another and said tapes being concentrically an-anged relative to substantially the top center of the respective breast cup, each of said cups having a rounded tip and having a basal perimeter which is arcuately curved over about half said perimeter, the remainder of said perimeter having a plurality of substantially straight lines each at an obtuse angle to an adjoining one, said girdle having a top edge the central portion of which is of M- extension thereby to preseut two triangular upwardly projecting areas, said areas spaced longitudinally of the girdle, each of said cups over a part of its basal perimeter being attached to the two upwardly converging sides of one of said triangular areas, one of said substantially straight line subdivisions of the basal perimeter of each cup being of a length substantially equal to the length of each of the upwardly converging sides of the respective triangular areas, another of said substantially straighf. h'ne subdivisions of said basal perirneter being so shaped and arranged that, with the said first one of said subdivisions attached to one cf said sides of the respective triangular areas and With the said other subdivision attached to the other of the sides of the respective triangular area, the portion of the cup extending from its apex toward the vrespective areas is shaped like a segment of a pyramid.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNTTED STATES PATENTS 1936532 Weil Nov. 21, 1933 2,092390 Federico Sept. 7, 1937 2121,088 La Rue Inne 21, 1938 2363017 Plehn Nov. 21, 1944 2418,016 Edelston Mar. 25, 1947 2,481603 L0 Cascio Sept. 13, 1949 FOREIGN PATENTS 638,923 Germany Nov. 25, 1936