WO2020245661A4

WO2020245661A4 - Adjustable band bra

Info

Publication number: WO2020245661A4
Application number: PCT/IB2020/000466
Authority: WO
Inventors: Cheryl STEIN
Original assignee: Stein Cheryl
Priority date: 2019-06-06
Filing date: 2020-06-08
Publication date: 2021-03-04
Also published as: WO2020245661A1; US20200383390A1

Abstract

The front enclosure back flip bra of the present invention includes an adjustment feature that allows adjustment of the length of the front, adjustment of the length of the side and adjustment of the length of the back and/or adjustment of the cup size. A bra comprises of a pair (two) of bra cups to hold the breasts and a band reaching around the torso to secure the bra in place typically. The band comprises of a front under bust attached to and underlying the bra cups, with a front enclosure or not, a back band comprising of two bands that meet from each right and left side at the centre of the back central portion between the shoulder blades which is attached to the shoulder straps and consists of hooks or buttons on each respective side right and left of the centre back band. Or this may be a band in the middle of the back with two bands on each side going thru two buckles, one on each side with tunnels and hooks or the like to secure the hooks of the free ends on the back central portion or band. These are a length adjustment feature for independently adjusting the length of the band around the torso conducive to the needs of the wearer throughout time.

Claims

18 AMENDED CLAIMS received by the International Bureau on 18 January 2021

1. A bra comprising of a pair of bra cups and a band, the band comprising a front under bust band with or without a front enclosure which is attached to and underlying the bra cups and at least one back band, where one band extends from the front left under bust band to the left back shoulder blade called the first band and another extends from the front right under bust band to the right back shoulder blade called the second band which the bands comprises a pair of length adjustment elements for independently adjusting the length on the extensions of the protruding bands on the medial back central piece connected to the shoulder straps or has no shoulder straps, rather strapless. The first and second bands have free ends which are secured on the medial central back portion which is the adjustment. The medial back central pieces comprises of a left and right side respectively which correlates to the first band and the second band free ends as the left and the right sides of the medial central band extend outwards from the mid axillary line of the body between the two shoulders blades and the first band attaches to the left side of the medial central piece from the mid axillary line to the left shoulder blade with hooks and loops/eyes , buttons, snaps, buckles or even velcro, or tunnels and hooks. The second band from the right front under band then attaches to the right side of the medial central back piece on it’ s right side of the mid axillary line to the right shoulder blade with hooks and loops/eyes, buttons, buckles, snaps or velcro, tunnels and hooks. The first and second under band segments with free ends of the first band and the second band are releasably secured to the respective left and right sides of the medial central back piece which maybe attached to shoulder straps . The hooks or loops, buckles, snaps, buttons, tunnels and hooks or other affixable material such as velcro are located on the medial back central piece with the adjoining portion whether it be the hook of a loop/eye or button hole for button or a tunnel is located on the first band and the second bands respective two free ends adjusting the length appropriately to fit the torso of the wearer. 19

2. The bra of Claim 1 wherein the length adjustment elements are located on the medial back central portion band, a central piece connected to the shoulder straps, where the two free ends or sides of the respective bands meet on the medial back central piece, each below each shoulder blade and connect each side with hooks or buttons, snaps, buckles, velcro, tunnels and hooks to the accompanying rows of hooks and loops/eyes, buttons snaps , buckles, velcro, tunnels and hooks , located on the medial central back piece extending from the shoulder straps.

3. The bra of Claim 1 and 2 wherein each of the length adjustment elements comprises two straps or protruding bands attached to the medial central back band and located just below the shoulder blades on the medial central back portion piece, which spans the back of the wearer.

4. The bra of Claim 1 and 2 wherein each of the length adjustment elements comprises of two straps and medial central back portion piece with hooks and loops/eyes, buttons, snaps, buckles or tunnels and hooks or velcro or releasable or affixable adhesive.

5. The bra of claim 1 and 2 wherein the bra is a front and or/back closure bra and the band comprises one each side of protruding back bands, and a back medial central piece connected to shoulder straps which has tunnels and the two back bands free ends have hooks to hook onto the respective vertical tunnels.

6. The bra of Claim 1 and 2 wherein the length adjustment features are located on the back bands.

7. The bra of Claim 1 and 2 wherein the length adjustment features are located on the medial central back portion piece attached to two shoulder straps, a medial central back portion which spans across the back of the wearer to just below the respective shoulder blades left and right. 20

8. The bra of Claim 1 and 2 wherein the bra is strapless or has no straps.

9. The bra of Claim 1 and 2 wherein the bra’s straps criss cross or are t- shaped.

10. The bra of Claim 1 and 2 wherein the back band(s) comprise(s) a series of vertical tunnels on each length of the back medial central piece where the two back bands extend from this back medial central piece and meet and attach under or proximate of the shoulder blades of the wearer when worn, folding over onto itself and meeting in the middle with each one of the adjustment elements and free ends passing through a buckle and attaching the free ends hook through the appropriate vertical tunnels of the central band, or in the first or no. 15 figures case the hooks onto the loops/eyes.

11. The bra of claim 10 wherein the bra is a back closure bra and the band comprises two protruding back bands within and extending from the back medial central piece.

12. The bra of Claim 10 wherein the bra is a front closure bra and the band comprises an adjoining band with the two back bands attaching to the back medial central piece.

13. The BRA of Claim 10 wherein the bra is strapless or criss crossed shoulder bands or T- shaped back.

14. The Bra of Claim 1 and 2 wherein the length adjustment elements are located on the back band where there is a strap, or band, in the middle extending out from the medial central piece mid axillary and are left and right, and connecting thru two buckles one on each left and right side, folding upon itself left and right, approximately under each shoulder blade where the back strap goes thru the respective buckles and ties it’s free ends onto its central self with hooks & loops/eyes or buckles and tunnels or buttons, snaps or a releasable or affixable adhesive. Velcro may also be used as a form of attachment of the free ends. 21

15. The bra of Claim 14 doesn’t show only one side being utilized, rather it indicates the use of TWO sides fully utilized to add or subtract the torso length around the wearer and adjust.

16. The diameter of the first band and second band extensions of the front under bust bands and the medial central back portion of Claims 1 thru 15 may vary from 1.5 inches to 4 inches or more or less and is captured within the scope of this invention as a varying but inclusive factor.

17. Claims 1 thru 16 draw attention to and are applicable to that of a regular wire or no wire bra, a bralette and a swimsuit, and not singularly just a sports bra.

18. The bra of Claim 1 thru 16 where it is not just a sports bra but generally a bra or swimsuit is claimed herein like the US patents : US patent no. US D851,860 S granted JUNE 25 2019 and entitled “ Butterfly Back Bra” ; and a continuation of Ser. no. 29/651,089 filed Dec 6 2017 which issued as US Patent no. US D852,459 S granted JULY 2, 2019 entitled

“ Adjustable Bra”. And international application No. PCT/IB2019/001151.

19. The expression of the invention is within both the claims and description and both must be considered in detail in defining it along with the accompanying figure drawings to demonstrate it’s uniqueness, novelty and inventiveness.