Brassiere and manufacturing method thereof
AssigneeRegina Miracle International (Group) Limited
InventorsNathalie Martinet, Suet Hing Yip, Changming Liang
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Abstract
A brassiere to be worn by a wearer is disclosed. The brassiere includes a pair of bra cups. The brassiere also includes at least one side wing attached to lateral peripheries of the pair of bra cups to support the brassiere around a torso of the wearer, when worn. The brassiere further includes a pair of straps attached to top peripheries of the pair of bra cups to support the brassiere on shoulders of the wearer, when worn. Herein, at least one of the at least one side wing and the pair of straps comprise one or more flat-knit fabric layers.
Claims18
A brassiere to be worn by a wearer, the brassiere comprising:
- a pair of bra cups;
- at least one side wing attached to lateral peripheries of the pair of bra cups to support the brassiere around a torso of the wearer, when worn;
- and
- a pair of straps attached to top peripheries of the pair of bra cups to support the brassiere on shoulders of the wearer, when worn,
- wherein the at least one side wing comprises one or more flat-knit fabric layers, and a fabric sheet folded to provide a folded region and a free ends region, the one or more flat-knit fabric layers enclosed within the folded region.
A method of manufacturing a brassiere to be worn by a wearer, the method comprising:
- forming at least one side wing comprising a flat-knit fabric layer therein, by folding a fabric sheet to provide a folded region and a free ends region, with the flat-knit fabric layer enclosed within the folded region, and attaching the flat-knit fabric layer to the fabric sheet at the folded region and the free ends of the fabric sheet at the free ends region using an adhesive;
- forming a pair of straps;
- providing a pair of bra cups;
- attaching the at least one side wing to lateral peripheries of the pair of bra cups to support the brassiere around a torso of the wearer, when worn;
- and
- attaching the pair of straps to top peripheries of the pair of bra cups to support the brassiere on shoulders of the wearer, when worn.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.