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US 12,178,262 B2Granted
Athletic bra
AssigneeUnder Armour, Inc.
InventorsOfra Inselberg, Maxi Roberts, Jessica LaCava, Abby Wittstadt
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Abstract
An athletic bra includes a support panel shaped to include first and second cups. Grooves are formed into the panel to provide areas of increase flexure and/or stretch. A textile layer can be secured to the support panel.
Claims19
An athletic bra comprising:
- a support panel including a first cup and a second cup, each of the first and second cups including a convex section and a concave section opposing the convex section;
- a flexure groove formed into and extending continuously along a first side of the support panel from the first cup to the second cup;
- and
- a plurality of intersecting grooves formed into a second side of the support panel that opposes the first side, wherein the intersecting grooves extend continuously along the second side from the first cup to the second cup.
1 more element
An athletic bra comprising:
- a support panel defining a first panel side, a second panel side, and a perimetral edge, the panel including:
- a first cup comprising a convex section at the first panel side and a concave section at the second panel side,
- a second cup comprising a convex section at the first panel side and a concave section at the second panel side;
- and
- a flexure groove formed into the second panel side and extending continuously along the second panel side from the first cup concave section to the second cup concave section;
- wherein the flexure groove comprises a first flexure groove including a first curved section at the first cup concave section and a second curved section at the second cup concave section, and the first flexure groove defines a substantially complete lemniscate shape.
3 more elements
An athletic bra comprising:
- a support panel including a first cup and a second cup, each of the first and second cups including a convex section and a concave section opposing the convex section;
- and
- a flexure groove formed into and extending continuously along a first side of the support panel from the first cup to the second cup, wherein the flexure groove defines a substantially complete lemniscate shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.