# US 2014/0154950 A1 · Backless, strapless bra and attachable breast form enhancement system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0154950 A1 - Document ID: US20140154950A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/174,545 - Filed: 2014-02-06 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2011-02-14 - Assignees: Bragel International, Inc. - Applicants: Bragel International, Inc. - Inventors: Kwo-Chaung Chang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140154950A1 ## CPC - A41C 3/065: {attached directly to the body, e.g. by means of adhesive} - A41C 3/0085: {with ventilation feature} - A41C 5/00: Machines, appliances, or methods for manufacturing corsets or brassieres - A41C: CORSETS; BRASSIERES ## Abstract A bra cup or breast form including an interior surface facing toward a user's breast and having at least one thin ridge of pressure sensitive adhesive, for securing the bra cup or breast form to the user's breast, and at least one ventilation pathway on the interior surface. The bra cup or breast form may be used in a backless, strapless bra or breast form system. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A bra cup comprising: an interior surface of the bra cup configured to be placed on a breast of a user and to face toward the user's breast; at least one thin ridge of pressure sensitive adhesive on the interior surface for securing the bra cup to the user's breast and at least one ventilation pathway on the interior surface; and a connector at an inner side of the bra cup configured to be connected to another bra cup. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The bra cup of claim 1, wherein the at least one thin ridge of pressure sensitive adhesive and the at least one ventilation pathway are interspersed on the interior surface of the bra cup. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The bra cup of claim 1, wherein the at least one thin ridge of pressure sensitive adhesive comprises a plurality of undulating thin ridges of pressure sensitive adhesive that extend vertically from a top of the interior surface to a bottom of the interior surface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The bra cup of claim 1, wherein the at least one thin ridge of pressure sensitive adhesive is located adjacent to at least two separate sides of the at least one ventilation pathway. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A backless, strapless bra comprising the bra cup of claim 1. ### Claim 6 A breast form comprising: an interior surface of the breast form configured to be placed on a breast of a user and to face toward the user's breast; at least one thin ridge of pressure sensitive adhesive on the interior surface for securing the breast form to the user's breast and at least one ventilation pathway on the interior surface; and a connector at an inner side of the breast form configured to be connected to another breast form. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The breast form of claim 6, wherein the at least one thin ridge of pressure sensitive adhesive and the at least one ventilation pathway are interspersed on the interior surface of the breast form. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The breast form of claim 6, wherein the at least one thin ridge of pressure sensitive adhesive comprises a plurality of undulating thin ridges of pressure sensitive adhesive that extend vertically from a top of the interior surface to a bottom of the interior surface. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The breast form of claim 6, wherein the at least one thin ridge of pressure sensitive adhesive is located adjacent to at least two separate sides of the at least one ventilation pathway. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) A backless, strapless breast form system to be worn in place of a traditional bra, comprising the breast form of claim 6. ### Claim 11 A method of preparing a bra cup comprising: mechanically applying at least one thin ridge of pressure sensitive adhesive to an interior surface of a bra cup, wherein the bra cup comprises a connector at an inner side of the bra cup configured to be connected to another bra cup, and the interior surface is configured to be placed on a breast of a user and to face toward the user's breast. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein mechanically applying the at least one thin ridge of pressure sensitive adhesive to the interior surface of the bra cup comprises mechanically applying the pressure sensitive adhesive with a machine under computer numerical control. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising mechanically applying the at least one thin ridge of pressure sensitive adhesive as a plurality of undulating thin ridges of pressure sensitive adhesive that extend vertically from a top of the interior surface to a bottom of the interior surface. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising forming at least one ventilation pathway by mechanically applying the at least one thin ridge of pressure sensitive adhesive. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) A backless, strapless bra comprising the bra cup prepared according to the method of claim 11. ### Claim 16 A method of preparing a breast form comprising: mechanically applying at least one thin ridge of pressure sensitive adhesive to an interior surface of a breast form, wherein the breast form comprises a connector at an inner side of the breast form configured to be connected to another breast form, and the interior surface is configured to be placed on a breast of a user and to toward the user's breast. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein mechanically applying the at least one thin ridge of pressure sensitive adhesive to the interior surface of the breast form comprises mechanically applying the pressure sensitive adhesive with a machine under computer numerical control. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising mechanically applying the at least one thin ridge of pressure sensitive adhesive as a plurality of undulating thin ridges of pressure sensitive adhesive that extend vertically from a top of the interior surface to a bottom of the interior surface. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising forming at least one ventilation pathway by mechanically applying the at least one thin ridge of pressure sensitive adhesive. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) A backless, strapless breast form system to be worn in place of a traditional bra, comprising the breast form prepared according to the method of claim 16.