Bust support device

A bust support device being mountable in a bust supporting article of apparel having a pair of cups, each of said cups having a bottom edge, said device comprising:

• a pair of sleeves, each of said sleeves being fixedly coupled to one of the bottom edges of the cups, said sleeves each having a first end and a second end, each of said first ends of said sleeves having an opening therein;
• a pair of support members, each of said support members being removably insertable in one of said sleeves, each of said support members being elongate and having a first and second end, each of said support members being generally arcuate;
• a pair of covering members, each of said pair of covering members removably covering one of said openings in said sleeves, each of said covering members being positioned generally adjacent to one of said first ends of said sleeve;
• each of said first and second ends of said support members being generally convex;
• wherein a peripheral wall of each of said support members extends between said first and second ends, each of said peripheral walls having a generally circular cross-section;
• and
• wherein each of said support members is generally hollow.

A bust support system, said system comprising:

• a bust supporting article of apparel, said bust supporting article of apparel having a pair of cups, each of said cups having a bottom edge, each of said cups comprising:
• a sleeve being fixedly coupled to said bottom edge of said cup, said sleeves having a first end and a second end, said first end of said sleeve having an opening therein;
• a covering member for removably covering said opening of said sleeve, said covering member being positioned generally adjacent to said first end of said sleeve, said covering member being comprised of a cloth;
• said cup being comprised of a cloth, said cloth being selected from the group consisting of cotton, silk, synthetic cloth, and cotton-silk blend;
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• a pair of support members for removably inserting in one of said sleeves, each of said support members comprising:
• said support member being elongate and having a first and second end, said support member being generally arcuate, said support member being resiliently flexible and comprising a plastic, said first and second ends of said support member being generally convex, a peripheral wall of said support member extending between said first and second ends, said peripheral wall having a generally circular cross-section, said support member being generally hollow, said support member having a diameter length generally less than one-half inch, said support member retaining said arcuate shape when inserted in said sleeve and supporting a body portion of a user.