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US 2026/0090587 A1Published application
Upper body garment with side panels
OwnerTara L. Pennington, Amy L. Tothinventors
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Abstract
Aspects herein are directed to a bra having an exterior layer, an interior layer, and a middle layer positioned between the exterior layer and the interior layer to provide increased lateral and inferior support to a wearer when the bra is donned. The middle layer includes a main body portion which may comprise a first sling portion and a second sling portion. The middle layer may additionally include a first side panel and a second side panel. The middle layer may be formed of one or more mesh materials to provide lightweight and flexible support.
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A bra comprising:
- an exterior layer;
- an interior layer;
- and
- a middle layer, the middle layer positioned between the exterior layer and the interior layer, the middle layer comprising:
- a first sling portion configured to cradle a first breast when the bra is donned by a wearer,
- a second sling portion configured to cradle a second breast when the bra is donned by the wearer,
- a first side panel extending from a position adjacent to first underarm edge to a band and sharing at least one edge with the first sling portion, and
- a second side panel extending from a position adjacent to second underarm edge to the band and sharing at least one edge with the second sling portion.
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An upper body garment comprising:
- an exterior layer;
- an interior layer;
- and
- a middle layer, the middle layer positioned between the exterior layer and the interior layer, the middle layer comprising:
- a main body portion configured to cradle a first breast and a second breast when the upper body garment is donned by a wearer, wherein the
- main body portion comprises a first lateral portion on a first side of the main body portion a second lateral portion on a second side of the main body portion, wherein each of the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion extend between a neckline edge and a lower edge;
- a first side panel positioned in the first lateral portion of the main body portion;
- and
- a second side panel positioned in the second lateral portion of the main body portion,
- wherein each of the first side panel and the second side panel comprise an upper longitudinal end region and a lower longitudinal end region, wherein the upper longitudinal end region is positioned adjacent the neckline edge and wherein the lower longitudinal end region is positioned adjacent the lower edge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.