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US 2014/0273740 A1Published application
Bra With Embroidered Support Regions
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsStephanie J. Scott, Laura Tempesta
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Abstract
A bra with embroidered support regions that provide support without compression is provided. The embroidered support regions are constructed by stitching a configurable thread pattern on a middle layer of a bra cup. The configurable thread pattern includes a plurality of top threads and a plurality of bobbin threads that are arranged to provide support in needed areas.
Claims20
A bra cup with embroidered support regions, the bra cup comprising:
- a first layer of material comprising an external-facing layer of the bra cup when in an as-worn position;
- a second layer of material comprising an internal-facing layer of the bra cup when in an as-worn position;
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- a third layer of material disposed between the first layer and the second layer, the third layer of material having a thread pattern on at least a portion of the third layer, the thread pattern stitched using a plurality of top threads and a plurality of bobbin threads, wherein the thread pattern is completely covered by the first layer of material and the second layer of material.
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A bra cup with embroidered support regions made by a process comprising the steps of:
- preparing an interior liner layer of the bra cup;
- preparing an exterior shell layer of the bra cup;
- preparing a middle embroidered layer of the bra cup by stitching a thread pattern on at least a portion of the middle embroidered layer, the thread pattern having a plurality of top threads and a plurality of bobbin threads, wherein each top thread of the plurality of top threads and each bobbin thread of the plurality of bobbin threads extend across a portion of the middle embroidered layer;
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- attaching to each other the interior liner layer, the exterior shell layer, and the middle embroidered layer.
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A bra with embroidered support regions comprising:
- a front region that covers a wearer's breasts and at least a portion of the wearer's torso when the bra is worn, the front region comprising at least a pair of breast cups, each breast cup of the pair of breast cups comprising an external-facing layer and an internal-facing layer when the bra is in an as-worn position, the each breast cup further comprising a material layer disposed between the external-facing layer and the internal-facing layer, the each breast cup further comprising at least one stitched thread pattern attached to the material layer, the at least one stitched thread pattern having a plurality of top threads and a plurality of bobbin threads, the at least one stitched thread pattern configured to provide a support region for the each breast cup;
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- a back region attached to the front region of the bra.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.