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US 2019/0098940 A1Published application
Pressure-distributing undergarment
AssigneeLululemon Athletica Canada Inc.
InventorsBRUCE HUFFA, KRISTEN BARNES, ERICA BUCKERIDGE, YOGENDRA DANDAPURE
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Abstract
This invention relates to undergarments for use in active environments, where the wearer of such an undergarment is engaged in an activity that results in accelerating movements. In some preferred embodiments, these undergarments may be athletic or sports bras that redirect momentum related to a wearer's accelerating movements, for example, during exercise.
Claims22
An article of apparel comprising:
- an undergarment wherein breast tissue is supported directly around a root of the breast tissue in a first amount;
- wherein the first amount of support is greater than a second amount of support provided around a base of the undergarment;
- wherein the first amount of support is greater than a third amount of support provided by shoulder straps of the undergarment;
- and
- wherein the undergarment is configured to allow the wearer's breasts to move independently from one another.
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A system for managing accelerating movements of breast tissue comprising:
- a first garment constructed with materials of varying moduli, wherein material with higher modulus values are adjacent to a root of the breast tissue;
- and
- a second garment attached at discrete locations to the first garment.
A method for controlling movement of breast tissue of an individual:
- applying a first level of pressure to a root of each of a first and second breast of the individual;
- applying pressure at a level less than the first level to the individual's torso in areas other than the root of each breast.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.