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US 7,922,560 B2Granted
Brassiere cup and brassiere for women having unevenly sized breasts
AssigneeHBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
InventorsRoxana Avalos-Dessner, Priscilla Acevedo
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Abstract
A brassiere cup, and a brassiere incorporating the brassiere cups, are provided. The brassiere cup includes an outer fabric layer, an inner fabric layer, and a first, inner layer of foam material positioned between the outer and inner fabric layers. The cup has a lower periphery, and an embossed breast support is positioned at the lower periphery inside of the cup.
Claims18
A brassiere cup, comprising:
- (a) an outer fabric layer, an inner fabric layer, and a first, inner continuous layer of flexible foam material positioned between the outer and inner fabric layers, the cup having a lower periphery;
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- (b) the outer fabric layer, inner fabric layer, and inner continuous layer of flexible foam molded to form a cup with a breast support having a convex-shaped cross-section, the breast support projecting inwardly and extending along the lower periphery inside of the cup.
A brassiere, comprising:
- (a) a pair of similarly sized breast receiving cups, each cup comprising:
- (i) an outer fabric layer, an inner fabric layer, and a first, inner continuous layer of flexible foam material positioned between the outer and inner fabric layers, the cup having a lower periphery;
- (ii) the outer fabric layer, inner fabric layer, and inner continuous layer of flexible foam molded to form a cup with a breast support having a convex-shaped cross-section, the breast support projecting inwardly and extending along the lower periphery inside of the cup;
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- (b) a body strap attached to each of the breast receiving cups.
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A method of forming a brassiere cup to accommodate unevenly sized breasts, comprising:
- (a) providing a two-part mold assembly comprising a concave mold portion and a convex mold portion, the convex mold portion dimensioned for mating engagement with the concave mold portion and having a cutout with a concave-shaped cross-section;
- (b) placing a multi-layer assembly comprising an outer fabric layer, an inner fabric layer, and a first, inner continuous layer of flexible foam between the convex mold portion and a concave mold portion;
- (c) moving one of the convex and concave mold portions so that the mold portions mate;
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- (d) compressing the multi-layer assembly to form a cup-shaped laminated brassiere cup with a breast support having a convex-shaped cross-section, the breast support projecting inwardly and extending along the lower periphery inside of the cup.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.