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US 2016/0235131 A1Published application
Backless and possibly strapless brassiere with a reinforcing plate
AssigneeDbapparel Operations
InventorsFabio Luxi, Alan Cucknell
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Abstract
The invention relates to a backless and optionally strapless brassiere comprising two textile layers, as well as chest underwiring and cup reinforcements. The torso underwiring comprises a substantially horizontal main bottom portion which is coupled, at the sides of the torso, to two substantially horizontal top side portions. Each reinforcement is a thin plate of rigid material including extensions extending from a side region arranged substantially outside each cup and engaging with the top side portion of the underwiring.
Claims16
1-10. (canceled)
A brassiere, comprising:
- a basque configured to accommodate the torso of a user;
- a pair of concave cups coupled to a portion of the basque;
- and
- a pair of reinforcement plates coupled to the concave cups and configured to help support the user's chest in each one of the cups, each of the reinforcement plates comprising:
- a contiguous body at a lateral portion of the brassiere substantially beyond an area outlined by a respective cup;
- and
- a plurality of fingers extending independently from the body in a horizontal direction towards a center of the brassiere, the plurality of fingers comprising a first finger extending under the area of the cup and multiple second figures extending within the area of the cup.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.