Active-wear bra and method
AssigneeRuby Ribbon, Inc.
InventorCamilla Raymond
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Abstract
An athletic bra to support a human wearer's breasts include a band, a breast covering section, a back section, and a pair of shoulder straps joining the breast covering section to the back section. The breast covering section includes an inner layer forming a pair of molded cups, each cup constructed to encapsulate a respective one of the breasts. A support member is bonded to the inner layer and includes a lower section extending between each of the cups and the band, and a medial section extending at least partially between the cups. The bra can accommodate band sizes of 32-50 and cup sizes of AAA-K.
Claims19
An athletic bra to support a human wearer's breasts;
- the bra comprising:
- (a) a band to surround the wearer's torso;
- (b) a breast-covering section secured to the band, the breast-covering section including,
- (i) an inner layer of fabric including a pair of cups molded into the fabric, each cup constructed and arranged to encapsulate a respective one of the breasts;
- (ii) a support member bonded to the inner layer;
- the support member including,
- (A) a lower section extending between each of the cups and the band;
- and
- (B) a medial section extending at least partially between the cups;
- (c) a back section secured to the band, wherein the back section includes:
- (i) an outer layer secured to the band;
- and
- (ii) an inner layer bonded to the outer layer and spaced from the band;
- the inner layer bonded to the outer layer along two intersecting bond strips, each strip extending diagonally across the back section;
- and
- (d) a pair of shoulder straps joining the breast covering section and the back section, wherein the outer layer extends to the shoulder straps.
An inner support construction used with an athletic bra to support a human wearer's breasts;
- the inner support construction comprising:
- (a) a layer of fabric having a pair of cups molded from the fabric, each cup constructed and arranged to encapsulate a respective one of the breasts;
- the layer having a bottom edge for attachment to a band and an opposite edge;
- the cups being spaced between the edges;
- and
- (b) a support member bonded to the layer;
- the support member including,
- (i) a lower section extending between each of the cups and the bottom edge;
- (ii) a medial section extending at least partially between the cups;
- (iii) a first lateral section extending from the lower section at least partially along a side of a first one of the cups, so that the first one of the cups is positioned between the first lateral section and the medial section;
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- (iv) a second lateral section extending from the lower section at least partially along a side of a second one of the cups, so that the second one of the cups is positioned between the second lateral section and the medial section.
A method of making an athletic bra;
- the method comprising:
- (a) providing a band to surround a wearer's torso;
- (b) providing a breast-covering section having an inner layer with a pair of cups, each cup constructed and arranged to encapsulate a respective one of the breasts;
- (c) spraying an adhesive on a support member and bonding the support member to the inner layer;
- the support member having a lower section extending between each of the cups and the band;
- and a convex-curve shaped medial section extending at least partially between the cups;
- (d) securing the breast-covering section to the band;
- (e) securing a back section to the band, wherein securing the back section includes (i) securing an outer layer to the band;
- and (ii) bonding an inner layer to the outer layer, wherein the inner layer is bonded to the outer layer along two intersecting bond strips, each strip extending diagonally across the back section;
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- (f) and joining the breast covering section and the back section with a pair of shoulder straps, wherein the outer layer extends to the pair of shoulder straps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.