US2767402A - Brassiere - Google Patents

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K. PAUK BRAS'SIERE Get. 23. 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 21, 1955 Oct. 23, 1956 K. PAUK 2,767,402

BRASSIERE Filed March 21; 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 United States Patent 2,767,402 BRASSIERE Kathe Pauk, Brighton, South Australia, Australia Application March 21, 1955, Serial No. 495,509 Claims priority, application Australia March 22, 1954 3 Claims. (Cl. 2-42) This invention relates to improvements in and to brassieres and in particular it relates to a pad for a brassiere which may be used by nursing mothers.

A particular difficulty encountered with nursing brassieres is the necessity for adequate absorption of moisture or milk.

A further ditficulty encountered with this type of brassiere is the possibility of the moisture passing through the brassiere to the clothing and it is therefore the object of this invention to overcome these difliculties and to provide a pad for use with a brassiere which is so shaped that it will be retained in position between the actual brassiere and the breast and is also retained suitably with respect to the brassiere. A further object is to provide a special brassiere.

In accordance with this invention the pad is substantially round but has a radial cut extending from the outer periphery to substantially the centre. The effect of cutting the pad in this manner provides an effective means of folding over the two cut portions so that the pad may be shaped into substantially conical form with portion of the periphery of the cone formed by a double or overlapping padding. Thus if the double padded portion is retained towards the lower portion of the breast by suitably attaching it to a brassiere then this will give double protection against moisture.

The pad itself may have an outwardly projecting piece of material, strap or the like which passes from the top of the pad and is oppositely disposed to the cut thereon so that it may be attached to the strap actually supporting the brassiere or any suitable member above the breast.

A suitable brassiere on which the pads may be supported is formed with two members to take the pads each being arranged so that it may fold down when the holding strap is disconnected and each ventilated to suit the use of a pad, special adjustment means being also included to ensure a good fit. While a brassiere is shown to illustrate a suitable form of support for the pad, the invention may be used with other shapes of brassieres.

In order however that the invention may be more clearly understood, an embodiment of same will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a pad as manufactured,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof,

Fig. 3 is a view corresponding to Fig. 1 but showing the pad in its shaped position as when in use,

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of same in this position,

Fig. 5 is a schematic section showing the composition of the pad, and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the brassiere with pads thereon.

According to the construction shown, the pad 1 is of circular shape having a cut 2 extending upwardly to just past the center and having at the top of the pad a tab 3 whereby it may be attached to locking means.

The pad is built up of two outer layers 4 and 5 of gauze of any suitable type, the gauze preferably being cut to have the tabs 3 as part thereof.

In contact with the inner face of each gauze member 4 and 5 are absorbent paper discs 6 and 7, the inner disc 6 having adjacent it three layers 8 of cellulose wool,

the outer layer of cellulose wool being isolated from the absorbent paper discs 7 by a perforated member 9 formed of a moisture resistant material, the purpose of this being to give some degree of isolation of moisture but the perforations allowing the passage of some amount of air therethrough.

It will of course be realised that the pad may be built up in a different way but the method outlined has been found very suitable and to give good protection particularly as the pad when in use overlaps at the lower portion as shown more particularly in Figs. 3 and 4 and a double thickness is thus given at this locality.

The extent of overlapping will of course decide the depth of the cone which results and this therefore allows the units to be fitted in a simple manner because it is only necessary to control the degree of overlap when applying to select the depth of cone needed.

The pad may be stitched around its edge but is preferably joined by pressure when cutting the materials out, the cutting action forming a join sufiiciently strong for the purpose when layers of the material to be joined are placed into the correct relationship and cut by a die.

Any other joining means may however be used.

The brassiere itself holds the pads as shown more particularly in Fig. 6, it having a pair of front portions 10 projecting upwardly from a band 11 having a pair of straps i2 joining these front portions 10 to an elastic strip 13. The straps 12 and strip 13 hold the band on the body. The strip 13 itself is connected by means of a pair of shoulder straps 14 to ribbons 15 attached at their lower edges to the top of the front portions 10 and connected to the shoulder straps 14 by means of clips 16.

The ribbons 15 carry loops 17 into which the tabs 3 of the pads 1 can be engaged and held.

The front portions 10 are interengaged by a plurality of adjustable straps 18 which allow adequate control of the shape, and of course the straps 12 are also provided with adjusting means of any normal type.

The upper parts of the front portiotns 10 have windows 19 formed of open mesh material to allow breathing therethrough and to give access of air to the pads and it will be realised that by disconnecting the clips 16 the upper parts of the front portions 10 can be dropped down and the pads 1 can be readily changed by unhooking the tabs 3 from the loops 17 when these upper parts of the front portions 10 are swung down.

What I claim is:

1. An improved pad for use in brassieres, formed of outer layers of gauze, said gauze enclosing absorbent material, said gauze and absorbent material being of substantially round shape and radially cut to allow the initially fiat pad to be shaped into conical form.

2. An improved pad for use in brassieres, formed of outer layers of gauze, absorbent paper discs adjacent said gauze, layers of cellulose wool between said discs, and a perforated paper member on one side between the cellulose wool and the absorbent paper disc, said pad being of substantially round shape and having a cut to allow the initially fiat pad to be shaped into conical form.

3. An improved pad for use in brassieres,. as set forth in claim 2 wherein the pad has a tab opposite the cut.

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