Article of apparel
Assigneeadidas AG
InventorsStephanie K. MUHLENFELD, Kozet MITCHELL
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Abstract
A bra including a closure system, the closure system including a first layered fabric body, a second layered fabric body, a loop assembly secured to the first layered fabric body, and a hook assembly secured to the second layered fabric body. The hook assembly is configured to interface with the loop assembly to secure the first layered fabric body to the second layered fabric body, and the first layered fabric body includes a flexible supporting layer, where the flexible supporting layer is configured to provide rigidity to the second layered fabric body such that the second layered fabric body maintains a flat configuration when it is secured to the first layered fabric body.
Claims18
-20. (canceled)
A bra, comprising:
- a first bra cup;
- a second bra cup;
- a first moldable contour shaper having a first end and a second end, wherein the first moldable contour shaper is coupled to the first bra cup, and wherein the first moldable contour shaper is U-shaped;
- a second moldable contour shaper having a first end and a second end, wherein the second moldable contour shaper is coupled to the second bra cup such that the second end of the second moldable contour shaper is proximate to the second end of the first moldable contour shaper, and wherein the second moldable contour shaper is U-shaped,
- wherein the first moldable contour shaper and the second moldable contour shaper are independently moldable.
A moldable contour shaper for a bra, the moldable contour shaper comprising:
- a first portion having a U-shape, wherein the first portion has a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is proximate to a middle of the moldable contour shaper, wherein the first portion is configured to couple to a first bra cup;
- a second portion having a U-shape, wherein the second portion has a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is proximate to the middle of the moldable contour shaper, wherein the second portion is configured to couple to a second bra cup;
- wherein the first portion is moldable,
- wherein the second portion is moldable independently of the first portion,
- wherein a width at the first end of the first portion is greater than a width at the second end of the first portion,
- wherein the first portion and the second portion together define a W-shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.