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US 8,282,441 B2Granted
Comfort support brassier and method
OwnerRick Maysinventor
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Abstract
A brassiere includes a take-up member having an inner and an outer take-up segment. The take-up segments follow the outer curvature of the upper portion of the brassiere cup. The lower ends of the take-up segments are attached at or near the ends of the lower edge of the cup, which extends side to side, below the breast. The lower edge of the cup can comprise an uplifting wire, a support strip, a bent support strip or a simple seam.
Claims17
A comfort support brassiere comprising:
- a. at least one cup for receiving a breast;
- said at least one cup connected to a second cup with a connector member;
- said at least one cup and said second cup are connected together behind a wearer's back with a selected closure;
- b. at least one shoulder strap having one end proximate to said at least one cup, said shoulder strap extending over the wearer's shoulder and being unattached to said at least one cup;
- c. a take-up member engaged with said proximate end of said at least one shoulder strap member, said take-up member extending along and slideably secured to an inner edge and an outer edge of said at least one cup;
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- d. said take-up member having two ends, each end of said take-up member being positioned substantially near each end of a lower edge having opposite ends;
- said lower edge positioned substantially near the lower portion of the breast;
- said lower edge being separate and distinct from said take-up member;
- each end of said take-up member being positioned on the opposite ends of said lower edge of said at least one cup;
- whereby when said at least one shoulder strap is pulled upwardly, each said end of said take-up member pulls each end of said lower edge of said at least one cup;
- said take-up member encircles the sides of the breast and said lower edge is positioned between the wearer's torso and the lower portion of the breast cup thereby providing upward lift and support to the wearer's breast and improving the roundness of the breast and extending the breast outwardly.
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A method of constructing a comfort support brassiere comprising the steps of:
- a. providing at least one cup for receiving a breast;
- connecting said at least one cup to a second cup with a connector member;
- connecting said at least one cup and said second cup together behind a wearer's back with a selected closure;
- b. providing at least one shoulder strap having one end proximate to said at least one cup and unattached to said at least one cup;
- c. extending said shoulder strap over the wearer's shoulder;
- d. engaging a take-up member with said proximate end of said at least one shoulder strap member, extending said take-up member along and slideably secured to an inner edge and an outer edge of said at least one cup;
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- e. providing said take-up member with two ends, positioning each end of said take-up member substantially near each end of a lower edge having opposite ends;
- positioning said lower edge substantially near the lower portion of the breast and said lower edge being separate and distinct from said take-up member;
- positioning each end of said take-up member on the opposite ends of said lower edge of said at least one cup;
- whereby when pulling said at least one shoulder strap upwardly, each said end of said take-up member pulls each end of said lower edge of said at least one cup upwardly;
- encircling the sides of the breast with said take-up member and positioning said lower edge between the wearer's torso and the lower portion of the breast cup thereby providing upward lift and support to the wearer's breast and improving the roundness of the breast and extending the breast outwardly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.