US3749102A - Improved form of brassiere - Google Patents

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US3749102A
US3749102A US00222928A US3749102DA US3749102A US 3749102 A US3749102 A US 3749102A US 00222928 A US00222928 A US 00222928A US 3749102D A US3749102D A US 3749102DA US 3749102 A US3749102 A US 3749102A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41C—CORSETS; BRASSIERES
    • A41C3/00—Brassieres
    • A41C3/06—Strapless brassieres, i.e. without shoulder straps
    • A41C3/065—Strapless brassieres, i.e. without shoulder straps attached directly to the body, e.g. by means of adhesive

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  • shoulder-straps and a back section, which is generally made of an elastic textile material, with some system of fastening.
  • the brassiere loses some of its effectiveness, because of the fact, in particular, that the pressures exerted on the cups no longer act in the directions most advantageousto the supporting of the breasts.
  • FIG. la is a plan view of an annular segment of the invention showing adhesive portions located at the corners between the chords and the outer circumference of said segment.
  • FIG. 1b is a view similar to that of FIG. la additionally showing an adhesive strip adjacent to the outer circumference of segment.
  • FIG. 2a is a front elevational view of a breast supported by a means shown in FIG. 1b.
  • FIG. 2b is a side elevational view of a breast supported by a means shown in FIG. lb.
  • FIG. 3 is a frontal perspective view ofa female having breasts supported by support means of this invention.
  • the lower portion of the right breast of said female is supported by a means of FIG. la and the upper portion thereof by a means of FIG. lb.
  • the whole of the left breast of said female is encased in a single annula segment, said segment comprising a major portion of the surface of the complete annulus.
  • the breast support means of the present invention comprises a segment of an annular piece of support material suitably a flexible, semi-rigid, support material such as a woven or non-woven fabric, having sufficient internal strength to support a female breast, and an adhesive layer attached to said support material.
  • Said adhesive layer being any known adhesive material capable of causing a bond between itself and human skin, said bond being moderately readily broken on being pulled from the skin.
  • the adhesive must be of the type which will not cause an allergic reaction with the skin or damage the skin on breaking of the bond therewith. It is especially preferred to utilize adhesive materials which may be contacted, disengaged from and recontacted with the skin in multitudinous cycles.
  • the means may be constructed of disposable material such as paper or the like, and use an adhesive material which is not reusable in the aforesaid manner.
  • the actual dimensions of the means may vary with the size of the breast to be supported. However, the general relationship set forth herein below will not vary.
  • the basic means la comprises a segment of an annulus of supportive material defined by:
  • a portion of the inner circumference 2 A chord 5 joining partial circumference 2 to partial circumference 3 and a second chord 4 joining the other ends of said partial circumferences 2 and 3 to each other.
  • chord 5 is shorter than chord 4i and the axis of rotation of the inner circumference 2 is eccentric from the axis of rotation of the outer circumference 3.
  • the surface area of segment la comprises between one-half and one-fourth of the surface area of the complete annulus.
  • the dimensions of the annular segments of all of the embodiments of the present invention will vary according to breast size, however, the major radius is preferably selected so that when the support means is contacted to the contours of the breast, the outer circumference 3 will contact the chest or breast skin covering immediately adjacent to the protruberance of the breast.
  • the inner radius is selected so that the nipple, and if desired, the aureole will be visible therethrough. While the visibility of the nipple and the aureole is the main reason for the desirability of the present invention, the structure is not to be considered as limited to such use.
  • the adhesive layers 8 are affixed to corners 6 and 7, lying between chords and circumference 3, and chord 4 and circumference 3 respectively.
  • an additional strip of adhesive 9 is affixed to the support means as shown in FIG. lb, adjacent to circumference 3.
  • the support means comprises an annular section similar to that described herein above wherein the area of the annulus utilized constitutes a major portion thereof suitably, but not limited to, between about three-fourths and about seven-eighths of the entire area.
  • a strip 13 is utilized to cover the entire breast. It will be clear, however, that where one strip is utilized to cover the entire breast, the length of the chords 4 and 5 will be substantially the same so that a substantially non-visible junction will be made between them when they are in place.
  • the breast support means further comprises padding, said padding being placed between the breast support means and the breast as desired for cosmetic effect.
  • the novel method of providing support for the human female breast disclosed herein permits the support of the each breast individually without necessity for external support means which are detrimental to the cosmetic effect desired.
  • the support means of either FlG. la or FIG. lb is cupped around the lower portion of the breast to be supported in such a manner as to follow the contours thereof and the adhesive portions 8, and if applicable, 9, are pressed against the adjacent portions of the skin covering the chest and breast bone thereby providing support for the lower portion of the breast together with, if so desired, exposure of the nipple and aureole of the breast.
  • two segments of either the same or different types as shown in FIGS. lb and la are placed respectively below and above the breast. While it is not essential that the upper sector covers exactly half of the top portion of the breast and the lower sector covers exactly the lower half of the breast, the most desirable cosmetic effect is obtained where the mutual size relationship of the covering segments are so set.
  • the entire breast is encased with a single segment 13 by causing the said segment to be layed around the contours of the breast and fixed to the adjacent skin layer by pressure on the adhesive-layer affixed to said covering segment.
  • the cosmetic effect of said breast support means may be enhanced by the insertion between said covering and the breast, in all of the foregoing embodiments, of suitable padding materials.
  • the support of the breast may be removed simply by stripping the covering material from the skin to which it adheres.
  • the adhesive layer may be formed of any material having adhesive properties which when stripped off does not leave any stickiness on the skin and may be material such as for instance lsoderm, Blenderm or Transpore sold by Minnesota Mining Manufacture.
  • a breast support means comprising at least one flexible, semi-rigid strip, and an adhesive layer attached to said strip, wherein said strip comprises a portion of an annular sheet of a woven, non-woven, or paper material wherein the portion of said annular sheet is defined by the surface thereof lying between a first chord drawn between said inner circumference and said outer circumference, a port of said outer circumference, a second chord drawn between said outer circumference and said inner circumference and the portion of said inner circumference lying between said two chords.
  • a breast support means according to claim 1 wherein the major radius of said annulus is selected to be substantially equal to but slightly greater than the radius of the breast to be supported.
  • a breast support means according to claim 2 wherein the radius of the inner circumference of said annulus is of a magnitude substantially between the radius of the nipple and the radius of the aureole of the breast to be supported.
  • a breast support means according to claim 1 wherein the surface area of the portion of the segment utilized is between one-half and one-fourth of the surface area of the annulus.
  • a breast support means according to claim 1 wherein the surface area of the portion of said annulus utilized is between three-fourths and seven-eighths of the surface area of the complete annulus.
  • a breast support means according to claim 1 wherein the adhesive layer forms a strip adjacent to the outer circumference of the annulus lying inwardly thereof upon the annulus itself.
  • a breast support means according to claim I additionally comprising padding material.

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US6231424B1 (en) 1999-02-01 2001-05-15 Imagine Enterprises Llc Strapless and backless bra
US6371831B1 (en) 2001-08-24 2002-04-16 Holly A. Dodge Strapless swimsuit top and method of donning same
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US5755611A (en) * 1996-12-26 1998-05-26 Noble; Cecil Self-supporting breast cup
US6080139A (en) * 1997-04-07 2000-06-27 Gallegos; Vicki Apparatus for protecting care providers from baby urination accidents
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US7152606B1 (en) 1998-09-14 2006-12-26 Randi Lynn Schindler Prosthetic device
USD478406S1 (en) 1999-02-01 2003-08-19 Tara J. Valentin Strapless and backless bra
USD470994S1 (en) 1999-02-01 2003-03-04 Valentin Tara J Strapless and backless bra
US6257952B1 (en) 1999-02-01 2001-07-10 Imagine Enterprises Llc Strapless and backless bra
US6231424B1 (en) 1999-02-01 2001-05-15 Imagine Enterprises Llc Strapless and backless bra
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US7175502B2 (en) 2004-04-23 2007-02-13 Kathrine Clark Areola pad
US20060030239A1 (en) * 2004-04-23 2006-02-09 Kathrine Clark Areola pad
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US20050239369A1 (en) * 2004-04-23 2005-10-27 Kathrine Clark Areola pad
US7407429B2 (en) 2004-06-14 2008-08-05 Chen David E Garment with integral bra system
US20100191330A1 (en) * 2007-06-24 2010-07-29 Gary Pierre Lauryssen Human mammary prosthetic support and method of implanting
US20100029176A1 (en) * 2008-08-01 2010-02-04 Chen David E Attachable breast form enhancement system
US8221189B2 (en) 2008-08-01 2012-07-17 Bragel International, Inc. Attachable breast form enhancement system
USD809148S1 (en) * 2016-08-15 2018-01-30 Kinesio Ip Llc Adhesive tape
US11206875B2 (en) * 2019-11-14 2021-12-28 Christina Morrow Contreras Breast adhesive
US20220071312A1 (en) * 2019-11-14 2022-03-10 Christina Morrow Contreras Breast Adhesive

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