Garment with internal bra
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorAnDrea Staub
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Abstract
An article of women's apparel that includes an outer garment and a bra. The bra is primarily internal to the outer garment. However, there is a reveal region that shows a portion of the bra. In one arrangement, the reveal region is formed by a pair of slits in a front shoulder region of the outer garment and portion of the bra which is revealed is a shoulder strap portion. This region is formed by routing the shoulder strap of the bra through the successive slits. In one arrangement, the outer garment is sleeveless and the reveal region is asymmetrical. A benefit of this arrangement is that a purchaser can determine the presence and type of support without having to approach and perform a detailed inspection of the garment.
Claims20
An article of apparel comprising:
- an outer garment for covering a significant portion of the torso of a user, the outer garment having a first slit and a second slit, the first and second slits being spaced from each other;
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- a bra, the bra being coupled to the outer garment, the bra having a strap, the strap extending through the first and second slits in succession, wherein the bra is primarily internal to the outer garment but is exposed in a region between the first and second slits.
An article of apparel comprising:
- a torso covering body portion;
- and
- a first slit and a second slit, the first and second slits being spaced from each other and being sized and configured to enable a strap to pass through each in succession;
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- edge treatment of material surrounding the first slit and the second slit.
A method of making an article of apparel comprising:
- providing a garment having at least two strap openings;
- providing a bra having a shoulder strap having a free end;
- routing the free end of the shoulder strap through at least two strap openings in the garment to integrate the bra with the garment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.