Athletic garment
OwnerElizabeth Hendersoninventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to an athletic garment for women which includes two front panels, a rear panel, shoulder straps, and connecting means for connecting the front panels together to secure the garment to the wearer. The garment includes various types of elastic material of varying elasticity and spring rates to provide the necessary support for breasts while securing the garment properly in the vertical direction to the torso of the wearer. In the vicinity of the securing means on the front of the garment, it is relatively inelastic to provide separation desired by the wearer of such a garment. The front and rear panels are of a generally planar configuration in their normal disposition and expand to the form of the person wearing the garment for support.
Claims17
An athletic garment comprising:
- (a) at least one front panel for covering both breasts when worn, said front panel being made of a material elastic in all directions;
- (b) a rear panel connected to said front panel for extending across the back of the wearer, said rear panel being made of elastic material, elastic in all directions;
- (c) said front panel and said rear panel having a bottom edge, an elastic band secured to said bottom edge and the co-extensive with said front and rear panels, said elastic band being elastic in the lateral direction, said band having an elasticity equal to or less than that of said panels for securing said garment about the torso of the wearer;
- (d) said front panel having a first strap extending therefrom and a second strap extending therefrom spaced from said first strap, said straps configured to extend over the wearer's shoulders and provide a cut-out for the wearer's head and neck;
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- (e) separation means for providing separation for the breasts when the garment is worn while simultaneously providing the requisite support for athletic activity, said separation means extending from the top of the elastic band to the bottom of the cut-out for the wearer's head and neck and being substantially in the center of the front panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.