U.S. patent application number 12/648926 was filed with the patent office on 2011-06-30 for brassiere cup support.
This patent application is currently assigned to Shanghai Guangxu Underwear Assist Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Huang Shih YAO.
Application Number | 20110159780 12/648926 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 44188118 |
Filed Date | 2011-06-30 |
United States Patent
Application |
20110159780 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
YAO; Huang Shih |
June 30, 2011 |
BRASSIERE CUP SUPPORT
Abstract
A brassiere cup support in accordance with the present invention
supports and squeezes a person's breast comfortably. The brassiere
cup support comprises a cover and a curved support. The cover
corresponds to a bottom edge of a brassiere cup, is a tube, and
comprises a lower lip and an upper lip. The curved support is
mounted in the cover.
Inventors: |
YAO; Huang Shih; (Sinjhuang
City, TW) |
Assignee: |
Shanghai Guangxu Underwear Assist
Co., Ltd.
Shanghai City
CN
|
Family ID: |
44188118 |
Appl. No.: |
12/648926 |
Filed: |
December 29, 2009 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
450/52 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41C 3/122 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
450/52 |
International
Class: |
A41C 3/14 20060101
A41C003/14 |
Claims
1. A brassiere cup support comprising: a cover being a tube,
corresponding to a bottom edge of a brassiere cup support and
comprising: a lower lip comfortably fitting against a person's
body; and an upper lip contacting and supporting a lower portion of
a person's breast; and a curved support being mounted in the
cover.
2. The brassiere cup support according to claim 1, wherein the
curved support comprises: a cleavage section being the thinnest and
most flexible; and an armpit section being the thickest, stiffest
and most rigid.
3. The brassiere cup support according to claim 2, wherein the
curved support further comprises a middle section being thicker
than the cleavage section and thinner than the armpit section.
4. The brassiere cup support according to claim 1, wherein the
cover is made of a flexible material.
5. The brassiere cup support according to claim 1, wherein the
curved support is a wire that is longitudinally resilient and
maintains a longitudinal curve.
6. The brassiere cup support according to claim 3, wherein
resilience of the middle section is between resilience of the
cleavage and armpit sections.
7. The brassiere cup support according to claim 1, wherein the
cover is extruded.
8. The brassiere cup support according to claim 5, wherein the wire
is a metal wire.
9. The brassiere cup support according to claim 5, wherein the wire
is a polymer.
10. The brassiere cup support according to claim 1, wherein the
lower lip comprises: an inner edge; and a longitudinal cavity being
formed longitudinally through the cover, and the curved support
being mounted in the longitudinal cavity.
11. The brassiere cup support according to claim 10, wherein the
upper lip is formed on and protrudes up from the inner edge.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to a breast support, and more
particularly, to a brassiere cup support a breast, make the user
more comfortable and increase manufacturing efficiency.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Usually, a conventional brassiere underwire provides support
and shape to a brassiere cup, and is mounted in fabric sleeves
formed at a lower edge of the brassier cup, is made of rigid
material and is uncomfortable.
[0003] Conventional underwires are sewn into the fabric sleeves
directly or are covered by fabric and are then sewn into the lower
edges of the brassiere cups. Notwithstanding which of the foregoing
method is used, the underwire must be rigid to provide support.
Usually, the entire underwire is equal hardness and is a metal
strip, which makes the underwire uncomfortable to a person wearing
the brassiere.
[0004] Furthermore, fabric to cushion the underwire must be thick
and may have many layers that would also lower the manufacturing
efficiency. Moreover, the fabric must be cut to provide a form fit
which causes waste and increases cost.
[0005] Therefore, a person knowledgeable in the art will appreciate
that a need exists for new and improved brassiere cup underwire
that are more comfortable, increase the manufacturing efficiency
and decrease waste.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The main objective of a brassiere cup support is to support
a person's breast, improve manufacturing efficiency and be more
comfortable to a person wearing the brassiere cup support.
[0007] The brassiere cup support in accordance with the present
invention supports and squeezes a person's breast comfortably. The
brassiere cup support comprises a cover and a curved support. The
cover corresponds to a bottom edge of a brassiere cup, is a tube,
is a flexible material and comprises a lower lip, an upper lip, an
inner end and an outer end. The lower lip has an inner edge and a
longitudinal cavity. The longitudinal cavity is formed
longitudinally through the cover. The curved support is mounted in
the longitudinal cavity between the inner end and the outer end of
the cover and comprises a cleavage section, an armpit section and a
middle section. The curved support is slightly thinner at the
cleavage section.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a brassiere cup support in
accordance with the present invention;
[0009] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the brassiere cup
support in FIG. 1;
[0010] FIG. 3 is an operational side view of the brassiere cup
support in FIG. 1; and
[0011] FIG. 4 is an operational perspective view of a brassiere
with the brassiere cup support in FIG. 1.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
[0012] With reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, a brassiere cup support
(1) is mounted at a bottom edge of a brassiere cup (2), squeezes a
person's breasts together and comprises a cover (10) and a curved
support (11).
[0013] With further reference to FIG. 3, the cover (10) is a tube,
is a flexible material, corresponds to the bottom edge of the
brassiere cup (2), may be extruded and comprises a lower lip (101),
an upper lip (102), an inner end (103) and an outer end (104).
[0014] The lower lip (101) comfortably fits against a person's body
and has an inner edge (1011) and a longitudinal cavity (1012). The
longitudinal cavity (1012) is formed longitudinally through the
cover (10).
[0015] The upper lip (102) is formed on and protrudes up from the
inner edge (1011) and contacts and supports a lower portion of a
person's breast.
[0016] The curved support (11) is mounted in the longitudinal
cavity (1012) between the inner end (103) and the outer end (104)
of the cover (10), is a wire and comprises a cleavage section
(111), an armpit section (112) and a middle section (113). The wire
is longitudinally resilient, maintains a longitudinal curve and may
be metal or a polymer.
[0017] The cleavage section (111) is the thinnest and the most
flexible. The armpit section (112) is the thickest, stiffest and
the most rigid.
[0018] The middle section (113) is thicker than the cleavage
section (111) and thinner than the armpit section (112).
Consequently, resilience of the middle section (113) is between
resilience of the cleavage section (111) and the armpit section
(112).
[0019] A person knowledgeable in the art will understand that
various changes can be made without departing from the broad spirit
and scope of the invention. The above-described embodiment is
intended to illustrate the present invention and not to limit the
scope of the present invention.
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