Binder
OwnerGayle M. Frankenbach, Elliott Frankenbach Wilkinsoninventors
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Abstract
A binder for compressing the breasts of a wearer binder providing for a front panel formed by a single ply of a first woven textile and a rear panel connectively engaged to the front panel to form a garment. The rear panel is formed from a single ply of a second woven textile. The garment encircles the torso and overwraps the breasts of the wearer allowing the front panel to comfortably compress the breasts of the wearer.
Claims20
A binder (100) for compressing the breasts of a wearer, said wearer having a torso having a head, shoulders and arms associated thereto, a longitudinal axis (160), a Y-direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis (160), a X-direction orthogonal and coplanar with said Y-direction, and a Z-direction generally orthogonal to both said X- and Y-directions and said longitudinal axis (160), said X- and Y-directions forming a plane generally parallel to the skin of a wearer, said binder (100) comprising:
- a) a front panel (120) comprising a single ply of a first woven textile;
- b) a rear panel (130) connectively engaged to said front panel (120) to form a garment, said rear panel (130) comprising a single ply of a second woven textile, said garment encircling said torso and overwrapping said breasts of said wearer;
- c) wherein said front panel (120) compresses said breasts of said wearer in said Z-direction.
A binder (100) for compressing the breasts of a wearer, said wearer having a torso having a head, shoulders and arms associated thereto, a longitudinal axis (160), a Y-direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis (160), a X-direction orthogonal and coplanar with said Y-direction, and a Z-direction generally orthogonal to both said X- and Y-directions and said longitudinal axis (160), said X- and Y-directions forming a plane generally parallel to the skin of a wearer, said binder (100) comprising:
- a) a front panel (120) comprising a single ply of a first woven textile;
- b) a rear panel (130) connectively engaged to said front panel (120) to form a garment, said rear panel (130) comprising a single ply of a second woven textile, said garment encircling said torso and overwrapping said breasts of said wearer;
- c) first and second shoulder straps (180) each of said shoulder straps (180) being connectively engaged at a first end to said front panel (120) and at a second end to said rear panel (130), said shoulder straps (180) defining a region therebetween for insertion of said head;
- d) a closure device (220) disposed intermediate said front panel (120) and said rear panel (130), wherein said closure device (220) connectively engages an edge (230) of said front panel (120) and an edge (230) of said rear panel (130);
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- e) wherein said front panel (120) compresses said breasts of said wearer in said Z-direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.