Bra size measuring tape
AssigneeChico's Brands Investments, Inc.
InventorsJamie Petter, Donna Mines
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Abstract
A tape measuring device for determining bra sizes has band dimension and bra size markings on the outer surface of the tape. The band dimension markings divide a section of the surface by standard units and subunits of band size. The band size markings on the outer surface allow the user to determine the proper band size for a bra based on a single measurement, without the need for any additional calculations or correlations. The bra size markings on the outer surface allow the user to directly determine the proper cup and overall bra size based on the band size determination, again without the need for any additional calculations or correlations.
Claims10
A measuring device for determining bra size consisting of band size and cup size for a bra comprising:
- a length of material, having a first surface and a second surface;
- a first set of band size markings printed upon said first surface of said length of material, said markings including a series of band sizes, each band size theoretically corresponding to an underbust circumference and a torso factor;
- and a second set of bra size markings printed upon said first surface of said length of material, said second set of markings including a series of groups, each group corresponding to a theoretical overbust measurement and comprising a plurality of band sizes and associated cup sizes, said cup size being associated with said band size as a function of the theoretical overbust measurement.
A method for determining bra size consisting of a band and cup size by direct measurement comprising the steps of:
- determining a band size measurement by directly and circumferentially measuring the torso immediately below the breasts using a measurement tape having a beginning, an inner side and an outer side, said band size measurement being a function of a torso circumference and a torso factor, and reading said band size from the outer side of the tape at the point where the beginning of the measurement tape intersects the outer side of the measurement tape;
- placing said outer side of the measuring tape around the upper torso at the apex of the breasts, said outer side of the measuring tape lists size markings corresponding to band and cup sizes, grouped by a theoretical overbust measurement, and directly reading the bra size by finding said band size measurement from within the band and cup sizes, grouped at the point where the beginning of the measuring tape meets the outer surface of the measuring tape.
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