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US 6,123,601 AGranted
Bra arrangement
OwnerCynthia K. Hildebrandtinventor
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Abstract
A bra arrangement having a pair of straps which extend about the torso of the wearer and a closure element which allows a person with decreased hand dexterity to more easily take the bra on and off. The closure element includes a fastening member associated with a free end of one of the bra straps and a strap part associated with the free end of the other bra strap. The strap part defines a pair of opposed pressure sensitive fastening areas thereon which are releasably attachable to one another.
Claims14
A bra arrangement comprising:
- a cup assembly;
- first and second straps connected to and extending generally horizontally from opposite sides of said cup assembly and around a human torso and terminating in respective adjacent free ends, said first and second straps respectively including first and second fastening members mounted at the respective said free ends thereof;
- and an adaptor disposed between and interconnecting said free ends of said first and second straps, said adaptor having first and second fastening elements configured for cooperatively engaging the respective said first and second fastening members and a ring part mounting said first fastening element thereon, said adaptor further including a strap part disposed between said first and second fastening elements and defining a pair of opposed pressure sensitive fastening areas thereon which are attachable to one another, said strap part being foldable and flexible to position said fastening areas in juxtaposed and face-to-face relation with one another to attach said first and second straps to one another, said fastening areas being readily detachable from one another to detach said first and second straps from one another, and said strap part mounting said second fastening element at one end thereof and including a handle member at an opposite end thereof for grasping to assist in detaching said fastening areas from one another.
An adaptor for a bra having a cup arrangement and a pair of straps extending outwardly from opposite sides of said cup arrangement and terminating in adjacent free ends each including a fastening member thereon, said adaptor comprising:
- an elongate and flexible strap part mounting thereon a first fastening element configured for cooperative engagement with the fastening member of one of the bra straps;
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- a second fastening element configured for cooperative engagement with the fastening member of the other bra strap, said strap part being slidably engaged with said second fastening element and having first and second opposed portions respectively defining thereon fastening areas which are releasably attached to one another to interconnect the bra straps to one another, said second fastening element including a generally ring-shaped member, said first portion of said strap part mounting thereon said first fastening element at one end thereof and at an opposite end being connected to one end of said second portion, said second portion extending through said ring-shaped member and being foldable onto said first portion to orient said fastening areas in juxtaposed face-to-face relation with one another, and a free end of said second portion mounts a handle member thereon configured for grasping to assist in detaching said fastening areas from one another.
A bra comprising:
- a cup assembly;
- first and second straps connected to and extending outwardly from opposite sides of said cup assembly and terminating in adjacent free ends;
- and
- a closure element for interconnecting said free ends of said first and second straps, said closure element including a first fastening member connected to said free end of said first strap and a second fastening member, said second fastening member including a strap part having a first end portion connected to said free end of said second strap and a second end portion slidably associated with said first fastening member, said strap part comprising a continuous elongate and flexible strip of material having first and second sides which face away from one another and first and second opposed portions defined on said first side which respectively define thereon cooperative pressure-sensitive fastening areas releasably attached to one another to interconnect said first and second straps to one another, said second end portion of said strap part being insertable through an opening in said first fastening member and foldable over and onto said first end portion to position said fastening areas in juxtaposed face-to-face relation with one another, and said second end portion of said strap part mounting thereon a graspable handle member to assist in detaching said fastening areas from one another.
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