Apparatus For Use In Laundering Garments Having Cups And Methods Therefor
OwnerSandra Allendeinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An apparatus for use in laundering a garment having cups comprising a flexible panel, a pair of cup supports attached to the flexible panel, and a pair of retainer rings attached to the cup supports to hold each cup of the garment against a corresponding cup support. Each cup support comprises a convex member. Each cup support may include a plurality of apertures formed through the convex member. Each cup may further include a plurality of protrusions to space the cups of the garment away from the convex member. The apparatus includes a water permeable bag extending around the flexible panel. In this case, the flexible panel may be attached to the water permeable bag.
Claims20
An apparatus for use in laundering a garment having cups, the apparatus comprising:
- a flexible panel;
- a pair of cup supports each attached to the flexible panel;
- and
- a pair of retainer rings, each attached to a corresponding cup support and operative to hold each cup of the garment against the corresponding cup support.
An apparatus for use in laundering a garment having cups, the apparatus comprising:
- a first flexible panel having a surrounding edge margin;
- a second flexible panel attached to the first flexible panel along at least a portion of the edge margin defining an interior region therebetween;
- a third flexible panel disposed in the interior region;
- a pair of cup supports attached to the third flexible panel;
- a pair of gudgeons each attached to a corresponding cup support;
- a pair of retainer rings, each rotatably disposed in a corresponding gudgeon and operative to hold each cup of the garment against the corresponding cup support;
- and
- at least one latch disposed on each cup support positioned to retain the retainer ring against a corresponding cup of the garment.
A method of laundering a garment having cups, the method comprising:
- supporting the cups of the garment with a pair of cup supports attached to a flexible panel;
- retaining the cups of the garment on the cup supports;
- enclosing the cup supports and at least a portion of the garment between two mesh panels;
- machine washing the garment while attached to the cup supports and enclosed between the mesh panels;
- and
- machine drying the garment while attached to the cup supports and enclosed between the mesh panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.