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US 7,841,924 B2Granted
Brassiere cup underwire
AssigneeTop Form (B.V.I.) Limited
InventorHo Yau Wan
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Abstract
A brassiere cup underwire includes a flexible plastics strip of varied crosswise dimension along its length so that the degree of support offered by the underwire varies throughout its length.
Claims7
A brassiere cup support for placement in a fabric brassiere cup having a lower edge, said brassiere cup support comprising:
- a two component plastic strip having a length;
- said two component plastic strip including a plastic underwire surrounded by foam molded about said underwire;
- said plastic underwire having a gradual change in flexibility along said length;
- said strip conforming to the lower edge of the brassiere cup;
- and
- said plastic underwire being molded by heat-melting and encased in said foam along its length.
3 more elements
A brassiere cup formed of a fabric material and having a lower edge region and a brassiere cup support located in said cup lower edge region;
- said support comprising:
- a two component plastic strip having a length;
- said two component plastic strip including a plastic underwire surrounded by foam molded about said underwire;
- said plastic underwire having a gradual change in flexibility along its length;
- said strip conforming to the lower edge region of the brassiere cup;
- and
- said plastic underwire being molded by heat-melting and encased in said foam along its length and between layers of said fabric material.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.