Banded sports bra
OwnerPatrick BYRNEinventor
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Abstract
A banded sports bra for supporting breasts during exercise or other rapid movement of a person is provided. The banded sports bra has several pathways for bands that allow support of the breasts during oblique and downward breast motion. The banded sports bra can have left and right primary bands that form a rotated “S” shape about the breasts to reduce unwanted movement of the breasts. The banded sports bra can also have a secondary band that is provided under the breasts to reduce downward motion of the breasts. The primary and secondary bands can be adjustable to control the tension provided by the bands at tension adjustment regions with adjustment straps.
Claims20
A bra for limiting breast movement of a person during athletic activities, the bra comprising:
- a base layer;
- a band layer positioned on the base layer, the band layer comprising:
- a primary band having a midpoint attached to the base layer at a midline of a back of the person,
- the primary band having a first end configured to follow a first pathway starting from the midpoint of the primary band and passing around a lower right rib cage, over a right breast, under a left breast and extending to a first attachment point, the primary band having a second end configured to follow a second pathway starting from the midpoint of the primary band and passing around a lower left rib cage, over the left breast, under the right breast and extending to a second attachment point, wherein the primary band is configured to limit oblique breast movement of the person;
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- a secondary band having a midpoint attached to the base layer at a midline of a sternum of the person, the secondary band having a first end configured to follow a third pathway starting from the midpoint of the secondary band and passing under the left breast, travelling to a left shoulder and extending to a third attachment point, the secondary band having a second end configured to follow a fourth pathway starting from the midpoint of the secondary band and passing under a right breast, travelling to a right shoulder and extending to a fourth attachment point, wherein the secondary band is configured to limit downward breast movement of the person;
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- a cover layer positioned over the band layer and the base layer.
A bra for limiting breast movement of a person during athletic activities, the bra comprising:
- a base layer;
- a first primary band having a first starting point attached to the base layer at a midline of a back of the person, the first primary band configured to follow a first pathway starting from the first starting point and passing around a lower right rib cage, over a right breast, under a left breast and extending to a first attachment point;
- a second primary band having a second starting point attached to the base layer at a midline of a back of the person, the second primary band configured to follow a second pathway starting from the second starting point and passing around a lower left rib cage, over the left breast, under the right breast and extending to a second attachment point, wherein the first primary band and the second primary band are configured to limit oblique breast movement of the person;
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- a secondary band having a midpoint attached to the base layer at a midline of a sternum of the person, the secondary band having a first end configured to follow a third pathway starting from the midpoint of the secondary band and passing under the left breast, travelling to a left shoulder and extending to a third attachment point, the secondary band having a second end configured to follow a fourth pathway starting from the midpoint of the secondary band and passing under a right breast, travelling to a right shoulder and extending to a fourth attachment point, wherein the secondary band is configured to limit downward breast movement of the person.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.