Support garment
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorTara L. Pennington
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Abstract
Aspects herein are directed to a support garment that includes a number of features configured to provide a high level of support to a wearer's breasts while being comfortable to wear. The support garment includes a Y-shaped layer affixed to an inner surface of a front portion of the support garment that helps to limit upward movement of a wearer's breasts. The support garment also includes foam pads having a uniform thickness and a plurality of apertures located at side portions of the support garment and configured to limit lateral movement of the wearer's breasts. The support garment also includes an underband that is zoned to be breathable and permeable at a front center of the underband while still providing support to an under portion of the wearer's breasts.
Claims20
A support garment comprising:
- a front portion comprising:
- a first layer continuously extending from a first armhole edge of the front portion to a second armhole edge of the front portion;
- and
- a Y-shaped layer positioned interior to the first layer and affixed to the first layer, the Y-shaped layer comprising an innermost layer of the support garment, the Y-shaped layer having an outer surface that abuts the first layer, wherein an entirety of the outer surface of the Y-shaped layer is affixed directly to the first layer, wherein the Y-shaped layer includes an upper right edge that is positioned at the first armhole edge, an upper left edge that is positioned at the second armhole edge, and a lower central region where the Y-shaped layer converges from the upper right edge and the upper left edge.
A support garment comprising:
- a front portion comprising:
- a first layer;
- and
- a Y-shaped layer positioned interior to the first layer, the Y-shaped layer comprising an innermost layer of the support garment and comprising an outer surface that abuts the first layer, wherein the Y-shaped layer includes an upper right edge that is positioned at a first armhole edge, an upper left edge that is positioned at a second armhole edge, and a lower central region where the Y-shaped layer converges from the upper right edge and the upper left edge, and wherein an entirety of the outer surface of the Y-shaped layer is affixed directly to the first layer.
A support garment comprising:
- a front portion comprising:
- a second layer continuously extending from a second armhole edge of the front portion to a first armhole edge of the front portion;
- a first layer positioned interior to the second layer, the first layer continuously extending from the first armhole edge of the front portion to the second armhole edge of the front portion;
- and
- a Y-shaped layer positioned interior to the first layer and affixed to the first layer, the Y-shaped layer comprising an innermost layer of the support garment and having an outer surface that abuts the first layer, wherein an entirety of the outer surface of the Y-shaped layer is affixed directly to the first layer, wherein the Y-shaped layer includes an upper right edge that is positioned at the first armhole edge, an upper left edge that is positioned at the second armhole edge, and a lower central region where the Y-shaped layer converges from the upper right edge and the upper left edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.