Monocoque breast supporting frames
AssigneeS & S Industries, Inc.
InventorsHarvey S. Morgan, Joseph Horta, Vito F. Christiano
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Abstract
A monocoque breast supporting frame including a reduced mass arcuate shaped resilient wire and a specifically formulated reinforcing sleeve-like, low friction member totally encasing the wire; said sleeve-like number having a plurality of circumferential radii, thickness, and structural integrity specifically disposed along the arcuate shaped, reduced mass, resilient wire to afford maximum strength and resilience to the frame and maximum comfort to the wearer.
Claims4
In a frame for a breast cup of a brassiere, which includes a stiffening member of arcuate form, a central longitudinal axis of said stiffening member in an unstressed condition of said frame lying substantially in a single plane, said stiffening member, in all transverse cross-sections of said stiffening member defining a major axis and a minor axis, and, an encasement of a polymeric material surrounding said stiffening member throughout the arcuate extent thereof, the improvement comprising:
- said major axis, at the respective opposite ends of said stiffening member extending substantially perpendicular to said plane;
- said major axis, at cross-sections of said stiffening member intermediate said opposite ends, progressively being rotated out of said plane to a central position of said stiffening member at which said major axis extends at a maximum angle transverse to said plane;
- said encasement of polymeric material, at all transverse sections of said stiffening member including an upwardly extending bulbous portion extending on one side of said plane, and a downwardly extending tapered portion extending on an opposite side of said plane.
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