U.S. patent application number 12/996800 was filed with the patent office on 2011-06-09 for brassiere.
This patent application is currently assigned to PBS ITALIA S.R.L.. Invention is credited to Fabio Finocchiaro.
Application Number | 20110136406 12/996800 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 40302334 |
Filed Date | 2011-06-09 |
United States Patent
Application |
20110136406 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Finocchiaro; Fabio |
June 9, 2011 |
BRASSIERE
Abstract
Bra (1) comprising two cups (2) joined at the front by an
intercup lace (3), the latter being joined to said cups (2) via
removable fastening means (6), and at the back by at least one rear
band (4).
Inventors: |
Finocchiaro; Fabio;
(Firenze, IT) |
Assignee: |
PBS ITALIA S.R.L.
Firenze
IT
|
Family ID: |
40302334 |
Appl. No.: |
12/996800 |
Filed: |
June 15, 2009 |
PCT Filed: |
June 15, 2009 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/IB09/05963 |
371 Date: |
February 25, 2011 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
450/58 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41C 3/02 20130101; A41C
3/0028 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
450/58 |
International
Class: |
A41C 3/02 20060101
A41C003/02; A41C 3/12 20060101 A41C003/12 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jun 16, 2008 |
IT |
FI2008U000032 |
Claims
1. Bra comprising two cups joined at the front by an intercup lace
and at the back by at least one rear band, said intercup lace is
being joined to said cups via removable fastening means.
2. Bra according to claim 1, further comprising at least one upper
band for connecting said cups to said rear band.
3. Bra according to claim 1, wherein said upper band comprises
means for a removable fastening thereof to said cups.
4. Bra according to claim 1, wherein said rear band comprises means
for a removable fastening thereof to said cups.
5. Bra according to claim 1, wherein said rear band comprises means
for adjusting the length thereof.
6. Bra according to claim 1, wherein said upper band comprises
means for adjusting the length thereof.
7. Bra according to claim 1, wherein said upper band comprises two
shoulder straps connected to said cups and to said rear band.
8. Package for bras, including a bra according to claim 1, and a
plurality of intercup laces having different length or different
aesthetic features.
9. Package according to claim 8, further comprising a plurality of
upper bands having different length or different aesthetic
features.
10. Bra according to claim 9, further comprising a plurality of
rear bands (1) having different length or different aesthetic
features.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The object of the present invention is a bra.
STATE OF THE ART
[0002] Bras are known to consist of two cups sewn together and
joined laterally to respective borders which make up, once they are
joined to each other, a rear band for supporting the bra.
[0003] The side borders are length-wise adjustable to provide a
correct positioning thereof according to the dimensions of the
wearer's bust.
[0004] The adjustment and closing of the bra occurs generally by
means of a metal hook formed on the first border of the rear band,
said hook being able to be fixed to a respective metal seat formed
on the second border.
[0005] In particular, to obtain more than one bra's extension, two
or more equally-spaced-apart seats are formed on the rear band to
receive the respective hook formed on the first border.
[0006] The known bras also comprise two shoulder straps which
connect the cups with the rear band and which serve to transfer the
weight of the bra and breast onto the shoulders of the wearer.
[0007] Generally, the shoulder straps are also adjustable by means
of sliding buckles.
[0008] As far as Italy is concerned, the bra's sizes are based on
two different measuring systems which use indexes related to each
other.
[0009] More specifically: the first measuring system is of
numerical type, usually ranging from 1 to 8, and indicates the
dimension of the bust; the second measuring system is based on
letters A to G and indicates the difference, expressed in standard
values, between the width taken on the breast and that taken on the
bust.
[0010] The above described bras exhibit some drawbacks. A first
drawback is given by the fact that the bras of known type, although
providing adjustment systems, are unable to achieve an optimal
adaptation to the physiognomy of any single wearer.
[0011] This drawback is particularly felt when the wearer has
breast and bust dimensions disproportionate with respect to
standard sizes, this being a situation demanding a substantial
adaptation of the bra to the sizes of the wearer.
[0012] A second drawback stems from the fact that, with the known
bras, the distance between the two cups is fixed and, therefore,
also in this case, it results necessary an adaptation of the
dimensions of same bra.
[0013] It is in fact known that there are several, if not infinite,
types of female physiognomies, so that the distance between the two
cups may vary substantially.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0014] The object of the present invention is to overcome the above
indicated drawbacks by providing a bra which results fully
adaptable to any wearer's physiognomy, in addition to be of easy
and practical use at the same time.
[0015] A further object of the present invention is that of
providing a bra making it possible, in an easy and rapid way, to
vary the appearance obtained by the same.
[0016] These and further objects, which will appear more clearly by
a reading of the following detailed description, are obtained,
according to the present invention, by a bra having the structural
and functional characteristics disclosed in the annexed independent
claims, further embodiments of the same invention being set forth
in the corresponding dependent claims.
[0017] The invention is discussed herebelow in more detail with
reference to the accompanying drawings which show but an exemplary
and not-limiting embodiment thereof, wherein:
[0018] FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a bra according to the present
invention;
[0019] FIG. 2 shows the bra according to the present invention in
assembled configuration;
[0020] FIG. 3 shows a detail of a first fastening system; and
[0021] FIG. 4 shows a detail of a second fastening system.
[0022] Described herebelow with reference to the attached figures
is a bra 1 comprising, in its essential form, two cups 2
connectable at the front by an intercup lace 3 and, at the back, by
at least one rear band 4.
[0023] In the solution making up the object of the present
invention, the intercup lace 3 is connectable to the cups 2 via
removable fastening means 6, such as slide guides, for example, as
shown in FIG. 4.
[0024] The intercup 3 may be of different lengths, with the dual
scope of modifying the width of the bra 1 and altering the
appearance thereof.
[0025] Advantageously, a bra 1 according to the invention further
comprises at least one upper band 5, so called "shoulder strap" for
connecting the cups 2 to the rear band 4 and supporting the weight
of the wearer's breast.
[0026] In a preferred embodiment, the bra 1 comprises two upper
bands 5, each of which is disposed on a respective shoulder of the
wearer.
[0027] The upper bands 5 also comprise means 7 for a removable
fastening thereof to cups 2 and rear band 4, as schematically shown
in FIG. 3.
[0028] The rear band 4 comprises in turn means 8 for a removable
fastening thereof to the cups 2 at a side portion 2a. Preferably,
the cups 2 comprise semirigid support elements, for example made of
rubber, disposed at a lower portion 2d thereof to improve the
support of the wearer's breast.
[0029] In a second embodiment of the bra 1 according to the present
invention, both rear band 4 and upper bands 5 comprise means for
adjusting the length thereof.
[0030] The length-adjusting means are of sliding-buckle type which
is commonly used in the known bras and, thus, not to be described
herein in greater detail.
[0031] Shown in FIG. 1 is a bra according to the present invention
in assembled configuration.
[0032] In this configuration, the bra 1 comprises two upper bands
5, each connectable to the rear band 4 and respective cup 2 in
correspondence of an upper portion 2c thereof.
[0033] The cups 2 are connectable via the intercup lace 3 in
correspondence of an inner portion 2b thereof.
[0034] Finally, the rear band 4, besides being connectable to the
upper bands 5, results connectable to the cups 2 in correspondence
of side portion 2c thereof.
[0035] Shown in FIG. 3 is a feasible embodiment of the removable
fastening means 7 between an upper band 5 and the rear band 4.
[0036] In this example on the upper band 5 is formed a rigid hook
7a, able to be inserted into a respective seat 7b selected among a
plurality of seats formed on the rear band 4. Shown in FIG. 4 is a
feasible embodiment of the removable fastening means 6 between the
intercup lace 3 and the cups 2.
[0037] This embodiment provides for the use of a guide 10, formed
on a respective support element 6a and counter-shaped with respect
to a relevant rigid connection element 6b. Advantageously, the
support element 6a is formed on the cup 2, and the connection
element 6b, which can be inserted into the respective guide 10 for
sliding therein, is formed on the intercup lace 3.
[0038] A second aspect of the present invention is a package
comprising a bra 1 as previously described and a plurality of
intercup laces 3, upper bands 5 and rear bands 4 having different
lengths and appearances.
[0039] A bra according to the present invention achieves major
advantages.
[0040] A first advantage lies in the fact that the use of a bra 1
according to the present invention make it possible to obtain an
optimal adjustment whatever the female physiognomy.
[0041] This advantage is due to the full decomposability of the
bra, that is, the possibility for the user to select any single
component thereof (cups 2, intercup 3, shoulder straps 5 and rear
band 4) depending on her physiognomy.
[0042] This advantage is also important owing to the fact that,
since the components are separable, it is possible to make up
different style and chromatic combinations without the need of
replacing the whole bra 1.
[0043] A second advantage lies in the fact that the use of a bra 1
according to the present invention makes it possible to change the
distance between the two cups 2 by simply using different intercup
laces 3.
[0044] This is a significant advantage because it is possible both
to adapt optimally the bra 1 to a any wearer and to change the
length of the intercup 3, thereby obtaining different aesthetical
results of same bra 1.
[0045] The invention has been described with reference to a
preferred embodiment thereof, but it is understood that equivalent
modifications could be made without departing from the scope of
protection granted to the present industrial invention.
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