Method of fabricating two layer cups and brassiere
AssigneeInternational Playtex, Inc.
InventorsRaymond Cole, Raymond Kennedy, Lincoln McCluskey
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Abstract
A cup is molded from two layers of stretchable materials by molding first the crown portion, inverting the materials and then molding the remainder of the cup. The resulting cup has a non-stretchable crown portion, a substantially non-stretchable longitudinal cup portion and a unitary multi-directional stretchable periphery portion. A pair of these cups are used to form a unique brassiere wherein the base layer forms a unitary cup, support frame and torso-encompassing portion.
Claims4
In a brassiere having a pair of breast cups, a support frame for each cup, and torso-encompassing portions for each support frame and shoulder straps, the improvement comprising:
- a first layer of material forming a substantial portion of each of said breast cups, and a portion of said support frame;
- a second layer of material forming said breast cups, said support frame and said torso-encompassing portion;
- said first layer being attached to said second layer at the periphery of the first layer;
- said first and second layers being non-stretchable at the crown of the cups, substantially non-stretchable longitudinally at the remainder of the cup and stretchable multi-directionally at the support frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.