Bra adapted for athletic use
AssigneeChampion Europe S.R.L.
InventorRagheb Blibech
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Abstract
The disclosure concerns a bra adapted for athletic use, of the type comprising a first cup and a second cup, each of them bounded laterally by an outer edge and by an inner edge, and outfitted with a support structure and a base structure. Each cup is outfitted with a support structure connected to a base structure, the support structure comprising at least a first support strap of overall cradle shape which is elastically deformable and which extends at least from the outer edge to the inner edge of the respective cup to support the breasts of the wearer.
Claims12
A method for manufacturing a bra, the method comprising:
- assembling a first support strap and a second support strap of a support structure of a bra on a base structure of the bra, the bra comprising a first cup and a second cup belonging to a front portion of the bra, each of the first cup and the second cup bounded laterally by an outer edge and by an inner edge, wherein each cup includes the support structure and the base structure, the support structure of each cup comprising the first support strap having an overall cradle shape which is elastically deformable and which extends at least from the outer edge of the first cup to the outer edge of the second cup to support a breast of a wearer, the first support strap comprising a first series of elongated elements which are elastically deformable and which extend in an overall parallel manner to each other, the support structure of each cup comprising the second support strap having an overall cradle shape which is elastically deformable and which extends at least from the outer edge to the inner edge of the respective cup to support the breast, and the second support strap comprising a second series of elongated elements which are elastically deformable and which extend in an overall parallel manner to each other, the first support strap and the second support strap of each cup being arranged so as to cross and form a support meshing zone at each cup;
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- molding the base structure and the support structure to form the front portion of the bra.
A method for manufacturing a bra, the method comprising:
- assembling a first support strap and a second support strap of a support structure of a bra on a base structure of the bra, the bra comprising a first cup and a second cup belonging to a front portion of the bra, each of the first cup and the second cup bounded laterally by an outer edge and by an inner edge, wherein each cup includes the support structure and the base structure, the support structure of each cup comprising the first support strap having an overall cradle shape which is elastically deformable and which extends at least from the outer edge of the first cup to the outer edge of the second cup to support a breast of a wearer, and the support structure of each cup comprising the second support strap having an overall cradle shape which is elastically deformable and which extends at least from the outer edge to the inner edge of the respective cup to support the breast, the first support strap and the second support strap of each cup being arranged so as to cross and form a support meshing zone at each cup, wherein assembling the first support strap and the second support strap comprises forming a central reinforcement zone in which the second support strap of the first cup and the second support strap of the second cup are crossed, the central reinforcement zone being arranged in an upper central part of the front portion of the bra and configured to support the breasts of the wearer;
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- molding the base structure and the support structure to form the front portion of the bra.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.