Brassiere wires and method of forming same
OwnerRoss Rowellinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides an improved brassiere wire and a method for forming the same wherein the wire, which if formed of a spring steel, is subjected to an annealing treatment along the leg portions of the wire to thereby render the point or a section of the wire softer and more bendable.
Claims6
In a stiffening member for a brassiere wherein the member is formed of a metallic spring wire material and has a generally U-shaped configuration, the improvement wherein a portion of said member has been annealed to thereby soften said portion.
A method of treating a stiffening member used in a brassiere wherein said stiffening member has a generally U-shaped configuration, the method comprising the steps of supplying a continuous length of wire which has been annealed and tempered, cutting and forming said continuous length of wire into U-shaped members having a pair of legs, subjecting at least a portion of each said pair of legs to an annealing treatment to soften said portion, and subsequently applying a protective coating to said annealed sections.
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