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US 2025/0017291 A1Published application
Bra pad and method for manufacturing same
AssigneeChico's Brands Investments, Inc.
InventorsEmily Suess, Valerie Ann McArdle
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Abstract
A bra pad constructed from a combination of materials and configured to have two or more zones, each zone is constructed of different material and thus provides, in combination, a different level of stretchiness and firmness to an area of the bra pad for providing optimum support, comfort, fit and coverage for use in bras, camisoles, tank tops, slips, dresses, bathing suits, or any other breast covering garment where padding and/or support is desired.
Claims20
A bra pad configured to be placed on a body of a wearer comprising:
- a first zone comprising a stretchable material;
- a second zone coupled to the first zone and comprising a rigid material, the second zone further comprising:
- a first portion of fabric extending substantially vertically along an outer edge of the bra pad and coupled to a first portion of the first zone, wherein the first portion of the second zone is further configured to push a breast of the wearer forward to prevent the breast from bulging out of the bra pad;
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- a second portion of fabric extending substantially horizontally from the first portion of the second zone to an inner edge of the bra pad and coupled to a second portion of the first zone;
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- a third zone arranged between the first zone and the second zone and comprising a lightweight, stretchable material,
- wherein the first zone, the second zone and the third zone together are coextensive with an entire surface area of the bra pad.
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A method for manufacturing a bra pad, the method comprising:
- providing a first zone comprising a stretchable material;
- coupling a second zone comprising a rigid material to the first zone, wherein the coupling comprises:
- coupling a first portion of the second zone extending substantially vertically along an outer edge of the bra pad to a first portion of the first zone, wherein the first portion of the second zone is configured to push a breast of the wearer forward to prevent the breast from bulging out of the bra pad;
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- coupling a second portion of the second zone extending substantially horizontally along an inner edge of the bra pad to a second portion of the first zone, wherein the second portion of the first zone overlaps the second portion of the second zone;
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- coupling a third zone between the first zone and the second zone, wherein the third zone comprises a lightweight, stretchable material,
- wherein the first zone, the second zone, and the third zone together are coextensive with an entire surface area of the bra pad.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.