# US 12,108,812 B2 · Buttocks support device and methods related thereto > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,108,812 B2 - Document ID: US12108812B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/080,694 - Filed: 2022-12-13 - Published: 2023-04-13 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-01-15 - Applicants: Darlene Allen - Inventors: Darlene Allen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12108812B2 ## CPC - A41C 1/003: {Panty-girdles} - A41C 5/00: Machines, appliances, or methods for manufacturing corsets or brassieres - A41B 2400/38: Shaping the contour of the body or adjusting the figure - A41C: CORSETS; BRASSIERES - A41B: SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS ## Abstract This disclosure relates to a buttocks support garment that cannot be seen through clothing and that provides a natural-looking, lifted buttocks, and methods related thereto. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A buttocks support garment comprising: (a) an abdominal member adapted to encircle a portion of a person's abdomen; (b) a first thigh member and a separate second thigh member, wherein each thigh member is adapted to encircle a thigh of the person; and (c) connecting members attached to the abdominal member, wherein all of the connecting members consist of: a first support member comprising a first end attached perpendicularly to the first thigh member and an opposed second end attached perpendicularly to the abdominal member; and a second support member comprising a second end attached perpendicularly to the second thigh member and an opposed second end attached perpendicularly to the abdominal member, wherein each support member has a length such that the first and second thigh members are adapted to be located on an upper thigh of the person and configured to be in contact with a buttock of the person during use; and wherein the abdominal member together with each support member is adapted to pull the first and second thigh members upwards. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The buttocks support garment of claim 1, wherein each support member comprises a flexible material. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The buttocks support garment of claim 1, wherein the abdominal member has a width of from 0.5 inches to 5.5 inches. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The buttocks support garment of claim 1, wherein the abdominal member has a width from 0.5 inches to 1.5 inches. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The buttocks support garment of claim 1, wherein the abdominal member has a width of from 3.0 inches to 5.5 inches. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The buttocks support garment of claim 1, wherein each thigh member has a width of from 0.25 inches to 5.5 inches. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The buttocks support garment of claim 1, wherein each support member has a width of from 0.25 inches to 1.5 inches. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The buttocks support garment of claim 1, wherein each support member has a width of from 0.25 inches to 1.0 inch. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The buttocks support garment of claim 1, wherein each support member is identical in width, length, and shape. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The buttocks support garment of claim 1, wherein each support member has a uniform width along each support member's individual entire length. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The buttocks support garment of claim 1, wherein attached is via a seam. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The buttocks support garment of claim 1, wherein the abdominal member configured to be formed into a circle that is adapted to encircle a portion of the person's abdomen via the use of one or more fastening elements. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The buttocks support garment of claim 12, wherein at least one of the fastening elements is hook-and-loop fasteners. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The buttocks support garment of claim 1, wherein each of the first and the second thigh members are configured to be formed into a circle that is adapted to encircle the thigh of the person via the use of a plurality of hook-and-loop fasteners. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The buttocks support garment of claim 1, wherein the buttocks support garment consists of the abdominal member, the first and second thigh members, and the connecting members. ### Claim 16 A buttocks support garment comprising: (a) an abdominal member adapted to encircle a portion of a person's abdomen; (b) a first thigh member and a separate second thigh member, wherein each thigh member is adapted to encircle a thigh of the person; (c) connecting members attached to the abdominal member, wherein all of the connecting members consist of: a first support member comprising a first end attached perpendicularly to the first thigh member and an opposed second end attached perpendicularly to the abdominal member; and a second support member comprising a second end attached perpendicularly to the second thigh member and an opposed second end attached perpendicularly to the abdominal member; and (d) a waist trainer or corset attached to the abdominal member, wherein each support member has a length such that the first and second thigh members are adapted to be located on an upper thigh of the person and configured to be in contact with a buttock of the person during use; and wherein the abdominal member together with each support member is adapted to pull the first and second thigh members upwards. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The buttocks support garment of claim 16, wherein each thigh member has a width of from 0.25 inches to 5.5 inches, and wherein each support member has a width of from 0.25 inches to 1.5 inches. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The buttocks support garment of claim 16, wherein the abdominal member configured to be formed into a circle that is adapted to encircle a portion of the person's abdomen via the use of one or more fastening elements. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The buttocks support garment of claim 16, wherein each of the first and the second thigh members are configured to be formed into a circle that is adapted to encircle the thigh of the person via the use of a plurality of hook-and-loop fasteners. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The buttocks support garment of claim 16, wherein the buttocks support garment consists of the abdominal member, the first and second thigh members, the connecting members, and the waist trainer or corset.