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US 11,470,889 B2Granted
Pressure-distributing undergarment
AssigneeLululemon Athletica Canada Inc.
InventorsBruce Huffa, Kristen Barnes, Erica Buckeridge, Yogendra Dandapure
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Abstract
This invention relates to undergarments for use in active environments, where the wearer of such an undergarment is engaged in an activity that results in accelerating movements. In some preferred embodiments, these undergarments may be athletic or sports bras that redirect momentum related to a wearer's accelerating movements, for example, during exercise.
Claims17
A pressure-distributing article of apparel comprising:
- an undergarment comprising:
- a chest band configured to be positioned around a top portion of a wearer's breast tissue and configured to anchor a root of the breast tissue;
- an upper base band configured to provide support around an underside of the root of the wearer's breast tissue, wherein a part of the upper base band forming a side wing that is configured to support a side portion of the root of the wearer's breast tissue;
- a lower base band;
- and
- a pair of straps,
- wherein the chest band, the upper base band and the side wing are configured to support breast tissue directly around a root of the breast tissue in a first amount of support in order to control accelerating movements of the wearer's breast tissue,
- wherein the first amount of support is different than a second amount of support provided by the lower base band and,
- wherein each of the pair of straps includes an outer shoulder strap and an inner shoulder strap, the outer shoulder strap and the inner shoulder strap having different pressure modulus values attributed to different structural properties of materials comprising the outer shoulder strap and structural properties of materials comprising the inner shoulder strap.
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A system configured to manage accelerating movements of breast tissue comprising:
- a first garment constructed with materials of varying moduli, wherein a material with highest modulus values are configured to be positioned adjacent to a root of the breast tissue;
- and
- a second garment attached at discrete locations to the first garment,
- wherein the first garment includes a chest band configured to be positioned around a top of a wearer's breast tissue in order to anchor a root of the breast tissue, an upper base band configured to provide support around an underside of the root of the wearer's breast tissue, a part of the upper base band forming a side wing configured to support a side of the root of the wearer's breast tissue, a lower base band and a pair of straps,
- wherein the chest band, the upper base band and the side wing are configured to support breast tissue directly around a root of the breast tissue in a first amount to control accelerating movements of the wearer breast tissue,
- wherein the first amount of support is different than a second amount of support provided by the lower base band of the undergarment, and
- wherein each of the pair of straps includes an outer shoulder strap and an inner shoulder strap, the outer shoulder strap and the inner shoulder strap having different pressure modulus values attributed to different structural properties of materials comprising the outer shoulder strap and structural properties of materials comprising the inner shoulder strap.
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A pressure-distributing article of apparel comprising:
- an undergarment comprising:
- a chest band configured to be positioned around a top portion of a wearer's breast tissue and configured to anchor a root of the breast tissue;
- an upper base band configured to provide support around an underside of the root of the wearer's breast tissue, wherein a part of the upper base band forms a side wing that is configured to support a side portion of the root of the wearer's breast tissue;
- a lower base band;
- and
- a pair of straps,
- wherein the chest band, the upper base band, and the side wing are configured to support breast tissue directly around a root of the breast tissue in a first amount of support in order to control accelerating movements of the wearer's breast tissue,
- wherein the first amount of support is different than a second amount of support provided by the lower base band and,
- wherein the chest band includes an upper chest band and a lower chest band, the upper chest band and the lower chest band having different pressure modulus values attributed to different structural properties of materials comprising the upper chest band and structural properties of materials comprising the lower chest band.
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A system configured to manage accelerating movements of breast tissue comprising:
- a first garment constructed with materials of varying moduli, wherein a material with highest modulus values are configured to be positioned adjacent to a root of the breast tissue;
- and
- a second garment attached at discrete locations to the first garment,
- wherein the first garment includes a chest band configured to be positioned around a top of a wearer's breast tissue in order to anchor a root of the breast tissue, an upper base band configured to provide support around an underside of the root of the wearer's breast tissue, a part of the upper base band forming a side wing configured to support a side of the root of the wearer's breast tissue, a lower base band and a pair of straps,
- wherein the chest band, the upper base band and the side wing are configured to support breast tissue directly around a root of the breast tissue in a first amount to control accelerating movements of the wearer breast tissue,
- wherein the first amount of support is different than a second amount of support provided by the lower base band of the undergarment, and wherein the chest band includes an upper chest band and a lower chest band, the upper chest band and the lower chest band having different pressure modulus values attributed to different structural properties of materials comprising the upper chest band and structural properties of materials comprising the lower chest band.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.