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US 8,968,050 B1Granted
Bra saver device
OwnerBeverly A Rileyinventor
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Abstract
A bra saver device made for underwire and non-underwire bras to provide protection to the wearer from sudden exposure to underwires and to provide comfort between the wearer of a bra from friction caused by movement of a bra during normal use. The present invention easily attaches to the edge of a bra by opening the clip to the present invention and placing it over the bra where ever an underwire has become exposed and then closing the clip to securely attach the present invention to a bra. The present invention can also be attached to any section of the bra at the edge along the bra at the top or the bottom, front or back where the wearer of the bra experiences discomfort.
Claims36
A shaped protective cushioning structure for attachment to any underwire/no underwire brassiere for protecting a wearer of said brassiere from skin abrasion and/or irritation caused by any component of said brassiere, comprising:
- a cantilevered, snap close, two sided multi-prog clip encased within a cushioning structure;
- said cantilevered snap close multi-pronged clip including two cantilevered sides having a front side and a back side;
- said front side including a single-pronged portion;
- said back side including a base portion with at least a single-prong shape extending outwardly therefrom;
- said front and back side portions snap closed when pressed on one end and snap open when pressed on an opposite end;
- said snap close clip being encased by a cushioning structure;
- said cushioning structure including a first outer layer selected from the group of any one of fabric, leather, gelatinous material, lace, ribbon, foam, embroidered material, synthetic material, or plastic material surrounding the front portion of the clip;
- a second outer layer selected from the group of any one of lace, ribbon, gelatinous material decals, foam, synthetic decals, metallic or jewel type decal's, embroidered or fabric decals disposed about a portion of said fabric, leather, gelatinous material, foam, synthetic or plastic material surface of the first outer layer selection surrounding the front portion of the clip;
- a first outer layer selected from the group of any one of gelatinous material, fabric, leather, foam, hook and loop fastener material, synthetic or plastic material covering the inside base portion of the clip;
- a second outer layer selected from the group of any one of gelatinous material, fabric, leather, foam, hook and loop fastener material, synthetic or plastic material covering the outside base portion of the clip;
- a third outer layer of adhesive disposed about the first exposed outer layer selected from the group of any one of gelatinous material, fabric, leather, foam, hook and loop fastener material, synthetic or plastic material layer of the inside base portion of the clip;
- a fourth outer layer of adhesive disposed about the second exposed outer layer selected from the group of any one of gelatinous material, fabric, leather, foam, hook and loop fastener material, synthetic or plastic material layer of the outside base portion of the clip;
- a fifth outer layer of shaped foam covering the third outer layer of said adhesive disposed about the first outer layer selected from the group of any one of gelatinous material, fabric, leather, foam, hook and loop fastener material, synthetic or plastic material layer of the inside base portion of the clip;
- a sixth outer layer of shaped foam covering the fourth outer layer of said adhesive disposed about the second outer layer selected from the group of any one of gelatinous material, fabric, leather, foam, hook and loop fastener material, synthetic or plastic material layer of the outside base portion of the clip;
- a seventh and eighth outer layer selected from the group of any one of fabric, leather, an embroidered decal, plastic decal, or synthetic decal covering the fifth and sixth outer layers of the foam material surrounding the outside and inside base portion of the clip;
- wherein said clip and cushioning structure is placeable on a wearer's brassiere in areas of abrasion including at exposed underwires or seam areas of the brassiere structure or on any other component of the brassiere structure that cause abrasion to a wearer's skin surface.
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A method of protecting a wearer of an underwire/no underwire brassiere from abrasion from protruding brassiere components including underwire applications or seams comprising the steps of:
- providing a clip-on cushioning structure including a cantilevered, snap close, two sided multi-prong clip encased within a cushioning structure;
- said cantilevered snap close pronged clip including two cantilevered sides having a front side and a back side;
- said front side including at least single pronged portion;
- said back side including a base portion with at least a single prong or a shaped base prong extending outwardly therefrom;
- said front and back side portions are curved along their length so that when said front and back sides snap close when pressed on one end and snap open when pressed on the opposite end;
- said snap close multi-pronged clip being encased by a cushioning structure;
- said cushioning structure including a first outer layer selection of any one of fabric, leather, embroidered material, adhesively applied gelatinous material, synthetic material, plastic or foam material covering the front portion of the clip;
- a second outer layer selection of any one or more of lace material, ribbon, gelatinous material, foam, embroidered material or selective decals disposed about at least a portion of said material about the front of the clip;
- a first outer layer selection of any one of gelatinous material, foam, hook and loop fastener material, plastic, synthetic, fabric or leather material covering the inside base portion of the clip;
- a second outer layer selection of any one of gelatinous material, foam, hook and loop fastener material, plastic, synthetic, fabric or leather material covering the outside base portion of the clip;
- a third outer layer of adhesive covering about the first outer layer selection of any one of fabric, leather, synthetic material, embroidered material, adhesively applied gelatinous material, synthetic, plastic or foam material layer inside the base portion of the clip;
- a fourth outer layer of adhesive covering about the second layer selection of any one of fabric, leather, synthetic material, embroidered material, adhesively applied gelatinous material, plastic or foam material layer outside the base portion of the clip;
- a. fifth outer layer of shaped foam covering a third outer layer of adhesive covering about the first outer layer selection of any one of gelatinous material, foam, hook and loop fastener material, plastic material, synthetic material, embroidered material, fabric or leather material layer inside the base portion of the clip;
- a sixth outer layer of shaped foam covering a fourth outer layer of adhesive covering about the second outer layer selection of any one of gelatinous material, foam, hook and loop fastener material, plastic material, synthetic material, embroidered material, fabric or leather material layer outside the base portion of the clip;
- wherein the first and second material layer selections covering the front portion of said clip are detachable or non-detachable from the clip;
- and further
- wherein the seventh and eighth outer material layer selection of any one of fabric, lace and/or ribbon, embroidered material, synthetic material, or leather material, covering the fifth and sixth outer layers of the foam material sandwich the outside and inside base portion of the clip and;
- placing said clip and said cushioning structure on a wearer's brassiere or brassiere inclusive garment in areas of the brassiere garment that can abrade the wearer, including areas of exposed under wires, seam areas or on any other abrasive portion of a brassiere or brassiere inclusive garment;
- and attaching said cushioning structure to a wearer's brassiere or brassiere inclusive garment over said abrading area in between the brassiere abrading area and said skin surface of said wearer in order to protect and provide comfort to said wearer's skin surface from said abrading brassiere area.
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A shaped protective cushioning structure for attachment to any underwire/no underwire brassiere for protecting a wearer of said brassiere from skin abrasion and/or irritation caused by any component of said brassiere, comprising:
- a cantilevered, snap close, two sided multi-prong clip encased within a cushioning structure;
- said cantilevered snap close multi-pronged clip including two cantilevered sides having a front side and a back side;
- said front side including a single-pronged portion;
- said back side including a base portion with at least a single-prong shape extending outwardly therefrom;
- said front and back side portions snap closed when pressed on one end and snap open when pressed on an opposite end;
- said snap close clip being encased by a cushioning structure;
- said cushioning structure including a first outer layer selected from the group of any one of fabric, leather, gelatinous material, lace, ribbon, foam, embroidered material, synthetic material, or plastic material surrounding the front portion of the clip;
- a first outer layer selected from the group of any one of gelatinous material, fabric, leather, foam, hook and loop fastener material, synthetic or plastic material covering the inside base portion of the clip;
- a second outer layer selected from the group of any one of gelatinous material, fabric, leather, foam, hook and loop fastener material, synthetic or plastic material covering the outside base portion of the clip;
- wherein said clip and cushioning structure is placeable on a wearer's brassiere in areas of abrasion including at exposed underwires or seam areas of the brassiere structure or on any other component of the brassiere structure that cause abrasion to a wearer's skin surface.
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A method of protecting a wearer of an underwire/no underwire brassiere from abrasion from protruding brassiere components including underwire applications or seams comprising the steps of:
- providing a clip-on cushioning structure including a cantilevered, snap close, two sided multi-prong clip encased within a cushioning structure;
- said cantilevered snap close pronged clip including two cantilevered sides having a front side and a back side;
- said front side including at least single pronged portion;
- said back side including a base portion with at least a single prong or a shaped base prong extending outwardly therefrom;
- said front and back side portions are curved along their length so that when said front and back sides snap close when pressed on one end and snap open when pressed on the opposite end;
- said snap close multi-pronged or single shaped prong clip being encased by a cushioning structure;
- said cushioning structure including a first outer layer selection of any one of fabric, leather, embroidered material, gelatinous material, synthetic material, plastic or foam material covering the front portion of the clip;
- a first outer material layer selection of any one of gelatinous material, foam, hook and loop fastener material, plastic, synthetic, fabric or leather material covering the inside base portion of the clip;
- a second outer material layer selection of any one of gelatinous material, foam, hook and loop fastener material, plastic, synthetic, fabric or leather material covering the outside base portion of the clip;
- wherein the first material layer selection covering the front portion of said clip is detachable or non-detachable from the clip and;
- placing said clip and said cushioning structure on a wearer's brassiere or brassiere inclusive garment in areas of the brassiere garment that can abrade the wearer, including areas of exposed under wires, seam areas or on any other abrasive portion of a brassiere or brassiere inclusive garment;
- and attaching said cushioning structure to a wearer's brassiere or brassiere inclusive garment over said abrading area in between the brassiere abrading area and said skin surface of said wearer in order to protect and provide comfort to said wearer's skin surface from said abrading brassiere area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.