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US 9,788,580 B2Granted
Wrap back bra
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorLaura Tempesta
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Abstract
A sport bra having an adjustable underband tightening assembly is provided herein. The sport bra comprises a front portion having a pair of breast-supporting structures, a pair of shoulder straps, and a front underband segment comprising a first wing extending away from a first side of the front underband segment and terminating in a first free end and a second wing extending away from a second side of the front underband segment and terminating in a second free end. The sport bra further comprises a back portion having a central body portion, a pair of shoulder straps secured to the shoulder straps of the front portion, and a back underband segment unaffixed to the front underband segment in an un-worn configuration.
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A sport bra comprising:
- a front portion adapted to cover a wearer's breasts and at least a portion of the wearer's torso when the sport bra is in an as-worn configuration, the front portion comprising:
- a pair of breast-supporting structures,
- a first pair of shoulder straps extending from an upper margin of the pair of breast-supporting structures, and
- a front underband segment extending from a lower margin of the pair of breast-supporting structures and adapted to cover the portion of the wearer's torso when the sport bra is in the as-worn configuration, the front underband segment comprising a first wing that extends away from a first side and terminates in a first free end, and a second wing that extends away from a second side and terminates in a second free end, the first and second free ends having first releasable fastener mechanisms located thereon;
- a back portion adapted to cover at least a portion of the wearer's back when the sport bra is in the as-worn configuration, the back portion comprising at least:
- a second pair of shoulder straps extending from an upper margin of the back portion, the second pair of shoulder straps secured to the first pair of shoulder straps to define an opening through which the wearer's head is inserted or removed when the sport bra is donned or doffed, and
- a back underband segment extending from a lower margin of the back portion, the back underband segment having a third end and a fourth end that are each configured to extend to an approximate mid-axillary line of the wearer when the sport bra is in the as-worn configuration;
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- second releasable fastener mechanisms located adjacent to the third end and fourth end of the back underband segment, the second releasable fastener mechanisms configured to complement the first releasable fastener mechanisms of the first and second free ends, and releasably secure in part the first free end of the first wing and the second free end of the second wing.
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A sport bra comprising:
- a front portion adapted to cover a wearer's breasts and at least a portion of the wearer's torso when the sport bra is in an as-worn configuration, the front portion comprising:
- a pair of breast-supporting structures comprising a first material,
- a first pair of shoulder straps extending from an upper margin of the pair of breast-supporting structures, and
- a front underband segment extending from a lower margin of the pair of breast-supporting structures and adapted to cover the portion of the wearer's torso when the sport bra is in the as-worn configuration, the front underband segment comprising a first wing that extends away from a first side and terminates in a first free end, and a second wing that extends away from a second side and terminates in a second free end, the first and second free ends having first releasable fastener mechanisms located thereon;
- a back portion comprising a second material and adapted to cover at least a portion of the wearer's back when the sport bra is in the as-worn configuration, the back portion comprising at least:
- a second pair of shoulder straps extending from an upper margin of the back portion, the second pair of shoulder straps being secured to the first pair of shoulder straps to define an opening through which the wearer's head is inserted or removed when the sport bra is donned or doffed, and
- a back underband segment extending from a lower margin of the back portion, the back underband segment having a third end and a fourth end that are each configured to extend to an approximate mid-axillary line of the wearer when the sport bra is in the as-worn configuration;
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- second releasable fastener mechanisms located adjacent to the third end and fourth end of the back underband segment, the second releasable fastener mechanisms configured to complement the first releasable fastener mechanisms of the first and second free ends, and releasably secure in part the first free end of the first wing and the second free end of the second wing.
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A sport bra comprising:
- a front portion adapted to cover a wearer's breasts and at least a portion of the wearer's torso when the sport bra is in an as-worn configuration, the front portion comprising:
- a pair of breast-supporting structures,
- a first pair of shoulder straps extending from an upper margin of the pair of breast-supporting structures, and
- a front underband segment extending from a lower margin of the pair of breast-supporting structures and adapted to cover the portion of the wearer's torso when the sport bra is in the as-worn configuration, the front underband segment comprising a first wing that extends away from a first side and terminates in a first free end, and a second wing that extends away from a second side and terminates in a second free end, the first and second free ends having first releasable fastener mechanisms located thereon;
- a back portion adapted to cover at least a portion of the wearer's back when the sport bra is in the as-worn configuration, the back portion comprising at least:
- a second pair of shoulder straps extending from an upper margin of the back portion, the second pair of shoulder straps being secured to the first pair of shoulder straps to define a first opening through which the wearer's head is inserted or removed when the sport bra is donned or doffed, and
- a back underband segment extending from a lower margin of the back portion, the back underband segment having a third end and a fourth end that are each configured to extend to an approximate mid-axillary line of the wearer when the sport bra is in the as-worn configuration;
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- second releasable fastener mechanisms located adjacent to the third end and fourth end of the back underband segment, the second releasable fastener mechanisms configured to complement the first releasable fastener mechanisms of the first and second free ends, and releasably secure in part the first free end of the first wing and the second free end of the second wing to form an assembled state of the sport bra,
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- wherein a second opening is formed by at least the front and back underband segments when the sport bra is in the assembled state, and the back underband segment has a length equal to or slightly greater than a diameter of the second opening as measured from a first lateral side of the second opening to a second lateral side of the second opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.