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US 9,215,896 B2Granted
Breast supporting garment
AssigneeLynx Enterprises, Inc.
InventorCynthia A. Smith
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Abstract
A breast support device designed to provide the wearer with a high degree of control and support of breast tissue while minimizing the pain and discomfort associated with conventional breast control garments, that can be worn on its own or integrated into garments where breast support is desirable. The breast support device achieves these objectives through the innovative combination of various non-stretch and stretch fabrics, as well as through the use on one or more darts of varying length sewn into the non-stretch fabric.
Claims38
A breast support device comprising:
- a front center panel constructed of stretch material, the front center panel substantially centered on a wearer's torso when the breast support device is worn;
- a back center panel constructed of stretch material, the back center panel substantially centered on a wearer's torso when the breast support device is worn;
- the left edge of the front center panel and the right edge of the back center panel connected to one another by one or more contiguous fabric pieces constructed of non-stretch material, the one or more contiguous fabric pieces forming a left side panel of the breast support device,
- the right edge of the front center panel and the left edge of the back center panel connected to one another by one or more contiguous fabric pieces constructed of non-stretch material the one or more contiguous fabric pieces forming a right side panel of the breast support device;
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- a shoulder strap connected to one of the front center panel, the back center panel, the left side panel and the right side panel.
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A method for making a breast support device comprising:
- providing a front center panel constructed of stretch material and having a left edge and a right edge and configured to be substantially centered on a wearer's torso when the breast support device is worn;
- providing a back center panel constructed of stretch material and having a left edge and a right edge and configured to be substantially centered on a wearer's torso when the breast support device is worn;
- providing a first fabric piece constructed of non-stretch material;
- connecting the left edge of the front center panel to the right edge of the back center panel using the first fabric piece to form a first side panel of the breast support device;
- providing a second fabric piece constructed of non-stretch material;
- connecting the right edge of the front center panel to the left edge of the back center panel using the second fabric piece to form a second side panel of the breast support device;
- providing a shoulder strap;
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- connecting the shoulder strap to one of the front center panel, the back center panel, the left side panel and the right side panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.