U.S. patent application number 10/270626 was filed with the patent office on 2004-03-25 for brassiere with replaceable cups.
Invention is credited to Yang, Chung-Ho.
Application Number | 20040058618 10/270626 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 29247635 |
Filed Date | 2004-03-25 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040058618 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Yang, Chung-Ho |
March 25, 2004 |
Brassiere with replaceable cups
Abstract
A brassiere with replaceable cups mainly comprises cups placed
on the breast and a girdle band holding the brassiere in place over
the user's back and chest. The cup frame comprises two pieces of
symmetrical cups and three pieces of joint elements for holding the
cups in place and forming a buckling element in the central area of
the cup frame. Thus, the cups of the cup frame can be replaced by
joining and splitting the three pieces of joint elements for better
comfort. In the mean time, the girdle band can be used even after
the cups are replaced to reduce the cost for purchasing the
brassieres.
Inventors: |
Yang, Chung-Ho; (Taoyuan
Hsien, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
BRUCE H. TROXELL
Suite 1404
5205 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church
VA
22041
US
|
Family ID: |
29247635 |
Appl. No.: |
10/270626 |
Filed: |
October 16, 2002 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
450/38 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41C 3/0071
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
450/038 |
International
Class: |
A41C 003/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Sep 20, 2002 |
TW |
91214883 |
Claims
1. A brassiere with replaceable cups, mainly comprising a cup frame
and a girdle band holding said brassiere in place over user's back
and waist, characterized in that: said cup frame comprise two
pieces of symmetrical cups and three pieces of joint elements for
holding said cups and forming a buckle in a center of said cup
frame.
2. The brassiere with replaceable cups of claim 1, wherein on both
sides of said girdle band, there can be fixed an adjustable
shoulder strap one on each side, said cup frame has a buckle on an
upper extension band, through said buckle, said cups are linked
with said shoulder strap.
3. The brassiere with replaceable cups of claim 1, wherein said
three pieces of joint elements constitute a zipper element,
including a central zipper located on a central vertical line of
said cup frame, and two side zippers located along outer borders of
said cup frame.
4. The brassiere with replaceable cups of claim 1, wherein said
three pieces of joint elements constitute a zipper element,
including a central zipper located on a central vertical line of
said cup frame, and two closing zippers linking said cups along
curved seams.
5. The brassiere with replaceable cups of claims 3, wherein said
central zipper is butted to two cups with chain teeth and a slide
stitched to an adjoining area between said cups to form a central
buckling element.
6. The brassiere with replaceable cups of claims 4, wherein said
central zipper is butted to two cups with chain teeth and a slide
stitched to an adjoining area between said cups to form a central
buckling element.
7. The brassiere with replaceable cups of claim 3, wherein said
side zippers, comprising chain teeth and a slide, are stitched to
outer borders of said cup frame to fasten said cups with said
girdle band to hold said cup frame over back and chest of a
user.
8. The brassiere with replaceable cups of claim 4, wherein said
closing zippers, comprising chain teeth and a slide, are stitched
to bottom borders of said cups for holding said cups.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a brassiere with
replaceable cups mainly comprises cups placed on the breast and a
girdle band holding the brassiere in place over the user's back and
chest.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] FIG. 1 show a common brassiere in which the cups and the
girdle straps are seamed together and not separated, so female
customers have to choose brassieres that match their breast
measurement for better comfort. This design of the brassiere never
takes into account the dramatic change of the shapes of woman's
body and breast as the age goes up. They have to purchase the new
brassieres as the bodies develop and the old brassieres are
therefore discarded. It is really a waste in deed.
[0003] The inventor has therefore designed a brassiere with
replaceable cups which is remarkably economical for women to
purchase and to use.
[0004] The features and straits of the brassiere provided in this
invention will be explained in great details with an aid of the
preferred embodiment as illustrated in the attached drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0005] FIG. 1 illustrates an the outlook of a common brassiere
usually worn by women.
[0006] FIG. 2 illustrates a preferred embodiment of the brassiere
of the invention.
[0007] FIG. 3 illustrates a special design of the embodiment of the
brassiere of the invention.
[0008] FIG. 4 illustrates the brassiere with replaced cups of the
invention.
[0009] FIG. 5 illustrates another embodiment of the brassiere of
the invention.
[0010] FIG. 6 illustrates the brassiere with replaced cups of the
invention.
[0011] FIG. 7 illustrates a preferred embodiment of the strapless
brassiere of the invention.
[0012] FIG. 8 illustrates another preferred embodiment of the
strapless brassiere of the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0013] The cup frame 1 with replaceable cups as shown in FIG. 2
mainly comprises a cup frame 1 held on the user's breast by means
of a girdle band 2 binding over the back and both sides of the
chest.
[0014] The cup frame 1 comprises two pieces of symmetrical cups 11
and three pieces of joint elements 4. These joint elements 4
constitute a zipper element, which is composed of a central zipper
41 and two side zippers 42 for lining and holding the cups 11 in a
proper place, and forming a buckle in the center of the cup frame
1.
[0015] On both sides of the girdle band, there can be fixed an
adjustable shoulder strap one on each side. The cups 11 of the cup
frame 1 have a buckle 5 on the upper extension band 111. Through
the buckle 5, the cups are linked with the shoulder strap 3. The
buckle 5 is composed of a bucket projected rod 51 stitched on the
end of the extension band 111 of the cups 11 and a buckle socket 52
stitched on the end of the shoulder strap 3.
[0016] The brassiere with replaceable cups of this invention is
described in great details as follows:
[0017] FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate a preferred embodiment showing how
the change in brassiere size takes place to fit the breast growth.
The cup frame 1 is composed of two symmetric cups 11 and three
pieces of joint elements. These three pieces of joint elements 4
constitute a zipper element, including the central zipper 41
located on the central vertical line of the cup frame 1, and two
side zippers 42 located along the outer borders of the cup frame 1.
The central zipper 41 is butted to two cups 11 with the chain teeth
411 and the slide 412 stitched to the adjoining area between the
cups to form a central buckling element on the cup frame 1, while
the side zippers 42, comprising the chain teeth 421 and the slide
422, are stitched to the outer borders of the cup frame 1 to fasten
the cups 2 with the girdle band 2 to hold the cup frame 1 over the
back and the chest of the user. When the central zippers 41 and the
side zippers 42 are pulled down to open by pulling the slide 412
down the chain teeth 411 and by pulling the slides 422 down the
chain teeth 421 respectively, the cup frame 1 is separated from the
girdle band 2 and split into three pieces which are independently
replaceable.
[0018] As shown in FIG. 4, the cup 11 indicated in dotted lines is
replaceable by splitting the cup 11 from the central zipper 41, the
side zipper 42 and the buckle protected rod 51. In other word, when
the breast grows with the age, the female user can replace the cup
11 in an adequate size to suit the growth of the breast and keep
the girdle band 2 and shoulder straps 3 in continued applications.
The length of the shoulder straps 3 can be properly adjusted for
the buckle protected rod 51 to be fastened to the buckle socket 52
for better comfort.
[0019] FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrate another preferred embodiment of the
invention, wherein the cups 11 can be replaced to suit the size of
the breasts. The cup frame 1 comprise two pieces of symmetrical
cups 11 and three pieces of joint elements 4. These three pieces of
joint elements 4 constitute a zipper element, including the central
zipper 43 located on the central vertical line of the cup frame 1,
and two closing zippers 44 which link the cups 11 along the curved
seams. The central zipper 43 is butted to the central line of the
cup frame 1 with the chain teeth 431 and the slide 432 to form a
central buckling element on the cup frame 1, while the closing
zippers 44, comprising the chain teeth 441 and the slide 422, are
stitched to the bottom borders of the cups 1 for holding the cups
11. When the central zipper 43 is pulled apart by pulling the slide
432 along the chain teeth 431, the cup frame 1 is split into two
pieces along the central line.
[0020] As shown in FIG. 5, the cup 11 indicated in dotted lines is
replaceable by splitting the cup 11 from the central zipper 41, the
side zipper 42 and the buckle protected rod 51. In other word, when
the size of the breast changes, the female user can replace the cup
11 in an adequate size to suit the size of the breast and keep the
girdle band 2 and shoulder straps 3 in continued applications. The
length of the shoulder straps 3 can be properly adjusted for the
buckle protected rod 51 to be fastened to the buckle socket 52 for
better comfort.
[0021] FIGS. 7 and 8 show another preferred embodiment where the
shoulder straps 3 are eliminated, wherein the cups 11 of the cup
frame 1 can also be replaced by joining and splitting the three
pieces of joint elements 4, thus to achieve a strapless brassiere
with replaceable cups.
[0022] Viewing from the above statement, it is important to note
that the cups 11 of the cup frame 1 of the brassiere provided by
this invention can be replaced by splitting and joining the three
pieces of joint elements 4, or a buckle 5 can be fixed between the
cups 11 and the shoulder straps 3, so the cups 11 of the brassiere
can be replaced for better comfort. In the mean time, the girdle
band 2 can be used even after the cups are replaced to reduce the
cost for purchasing the brassieres.
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