Breast form encased with fabric laminated thermoplastic film
AssigneeBragel International, Inc.
InventorDavid E. Chen
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Abstract
An improved breast form, constructed according to the principles of this invention, comprises a flexible chamber formed from a pair of polyurethane sheets that are sealed together along a perimeter edge of the chamber. A volume of silicone gel composition is sealably disposed within the flexible chamber. A fabric material is disposed over and permanently joined to a surface portion of each of the polyurethane sheets. The fabric material forms an exterior surface of the breast form, and is made from a four-way stretchable fabric.
Claims20
A breast form comprising:
- a flexible chamber formed from a thermoplastic film material and a fabric material, wherein the flexible chamber defines the breast form's shape;
- a volume of silicone gel composition sealably disposed within the flexible chamber;
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- the fabric material disposed over and permanently joined to substantially the entire surface of the thermoplastic film material.
A breast form comprising a volume of silicone gel material encased within a flexible chamber formed from a fabric laminated thermoplastic film, wherein the fabric laminated thermoplastic film defines the breast form's shape and comprises a fabric layer and a thermoplastic layer that are inseparably adjoined together, over substantially the entire surface of the breast form, wherein the thermoplastic layer defines an inner layer of the chamber and is in contact with the silicone gel material, and the fabric layer defining an outer layer of the chamber that forms an outer surface of the breast form.
A breast form comprising a volume of silicone gel material encased between two sheets of fabric laminated thermoplastic film, wherein the two sheets define the breast form's shape and are positioned on opposite sides of the volume of silicone gel material and are heat-sealed to one another along a perimeter seal of the breast form, wherein each sheet comprises a fabric layer and a thermoplastic layer that are permanently adjoined together over substantially the entire surface of the breast form, wherein the thermoplastic layer of each sheet is positioned adjacent the volume of silicone gel material and is adjoined to one another along the perimeter seal of the breast form, wherein the fabric layer forms an exposed surface of the breast form, and wherein the fabric layer is formed from a four-way stretchable material.
A breast form comprising:
- a flexible chamber formed from a pair of polyurethane sheets that are sealed together along a perimeter edge of the chamber;
- a volume of silicone gel composition sealably disposed within the flexible chamber;
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- a fabric material that is disposed over and permanently joined to substantially the entire surface of each of the polyurethane sheets and forming exterior surfaces of the breast form, wherein the fabric material is a four-way stretchable fabric.
A method for forming a breast form having a fabric covered outer surface, the method comprising the steps of:
- forming first and second breast form chamber members by permanently joining together sheets of thermoplastic film material with sheets of fabric material, wherein two such so-joined sheets form the first and second chamber members and define the breast form's shape;
- combining the first and second breast form chamber members with one another so that the sheets of thermoplastic film material are positioned opposite one another so as to form a chamber, and the sheets of fabric material form substantially the entire outside surface of the breast form;
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- inserting a desired volume of silicone gel material into the chamber;
- wherein during the step of combining or inserting, the sheets of thermoplastic film are sealed together along a perimeter edge of the chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.