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US 5,626,507 AGranted
Pad for shoulder straps
OwnerFrederick H. Gilleninventor
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Abstract
A pad for attachment to a strap, such as the shoulder strap of an article such as a brassiere, includes a fluid-filled envelope, slidable over the strap for eventual positioning over the shoulders of the wearer. A fabric cover may be placed over the envelope and attachment tabs may be secured to either the envelope or the cover to securely position the envelope relative to the strap during use. A modified form of the invention includes a second pair of fluid-filled envelopes affixed to the lower edges of the cups of a brassiere.
Claims9
A pad for a shoulder strap, comprising:
- (a) a substantially closed, expandable envelope fabricated from a substantially fluid impermeable material;
- said envelope having
- (1) opposed top and bottom walls,
- (2) opposed side walls, and
- (3) opposed end walls;
- said opposed side walls and opposed end walls being joined together to form a substantially fluid-tight, hollow body;
- (b) a through, central, strap-receiving passageway extending between said end walls;
- and
- (c) means for securing said envelope to the shoulder strap.
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A pad for a brassiere, comprising:
- (a) a substantially fluid-tight, hollow body;
- (b) said body having opposed top and bottom walls, opposed side walls and opposed end walls;
- (c) means for joining said opposed walls to withstand increased pressure in said hollow body created by forces on said top and bottom walls;
- (d) said body being selectively attachable to the brassiere;
- and
- (e) said body having a through, central, strap-receiving passageway extending between said end walls.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.