Girth reducing device
OwnerRicky J. Acker, Dixie L. Telisakinventors
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Abstract
The invention includes a girth reducing device including a connector, an extension affixed to the connector and fasteners affixed to the extension. The connector may connect to a back band of a bra assembly and the fasteners affixed to the extension may connect to another back band of the bra assembly. The connections may be made in a manner that allows for a reduced girth of the bra from a smallest girth possible utilizing existing coupling systems of the bra.
Claims18
A brassiere connector device for connecting a first back band of a brassiere to a second back band of the brassiere to reduce a circumferential length of the brassiere where the first back band extends from a first end adjacent a first cup of the brassiere to a second end and includes at least one fastening element positioned at the second end of the first back band, the second back band includes at least one fastening element positioned at an end of the second back band, said brassiere connector device comprising:
- a connector having at least one fastening element configured to fasten to the at least one fastening element positioned at the end of the second back band, said connector configured to adjustably secure to a fixed position on the first back band where said at least one fastening element of said connector is positioned between the first end of the first back band and the fastening element at the second end of the first back band.
A brassiere comprising:
- a cup assembly having a first end and a second end;
- a back band assembly, said back band assembly comprising:
- a first back band having a first end connected to said first end of said cup assembly;
- a second back band having a first end connected to said second end of said cup assembly;
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- a fastening system having first fasteners at a second end of said first back band and second fasteners at a second end of said second back band, where said second fasteners are capable of fastening to said first fasteners;
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- a brassiere connector device, said brassiere connector device comprising:
- a connector having at least one fastening element configured to fasten to at least one of said second fasteners, said connector configured to adjustably secure to a fixed position on said first back band where said at least one fastening element is positioned between said first end of said first back band and said first fasteners of said first back band.
A method of connecting a first back band of a brassiere to a second back band of the brassiere to reduce a minimal circumferential length of the brassiere where the first back band extends from a first end adjacent a first cup of the brassiere to a second end and includes at least one fastening element positioned at the second end of the first back band, the second back band includes at least one fastening element positioned at an end of the second back band, said method comprising:
- connecting a connector to the first back band between the second end of the first back band and a strap that connects to the first back band, the connector including at least one fastening element;
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- connecting the at least one fastening element of the connector to the at least one fastening element positioned at the end of the second back band
- where said connecting the connector reduces the minimal circumferential length of the brassiere.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.