US 5,492,501 AGranted

Brassiere

OwnerJames G. Browninventor

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Abstract

A pair of breast receiving cups are carried in spaced relationship by a body encircling portion of a brassiere. Clamp means are provided to position and maintain the brassiere in position on a person with their breasts disposed in the breast receiving cups. A pair of shoulder straps are carried by the brassiere to facilitate its disposition when worn. Each breast receiving cups includes a centrally disposed support portion that is sized and configured to be wider at a position thereof beneath the wearer's breast and which extends therefrom tapering inwardly, passing over the wearer's nipple to a relatively narrow end connected to the bra strap above what would otherwise be an upper periphery of the breast cup. Each support portion includes a substantially 1/16 inch thick foam piece covered by a piece of material with an aesthetic surface treatment such as lace all secured together by being peripherally sewn into the breast cup construction.

Claims13

Dependent claims

A brassiere, comprising:

(a) body encircling means;
(b) clasp means, for maintaining said body encircling means, disposed about the body of a person in proximity to their breast;
and
(c) breast cup means, carried by said body encircling means, to receive the breasts of a person when said body encircling means is disposed about the person;
(d) said breast cup means including a pair of spaced breast cups each of which includes a cup body of a size and configuration to receive and encompass a person's breast;
each said cup body extending from a first portion, which when said breast cup means is worn would be disposed beneath a person's breast, to a second portion disposed on top of a person's breast;
(e) each of said cup body means including a pair of breast panels and a support portion extending from said first portion to said second portion and which coacts with the person's breast when worn to support and uplift the breast;
said support portion is relatively wide at said first, portion and tapes inwardly until said second portion;
said second portion extends further than an upper periphery of said breast cup;
(f) one of each of said pair of breast panels being disposed along a respective side of said support portion and connected thereto.

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