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Reinforced seamless brassiere

a seamless brassiere and seamless technology, applied in the field of reinforced seamless brassieres, can solve the problems of reducing the comfort of wearing the bra, affecting the appearance of the bra when worn, and increasing the weight of the bra

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-12-27
REGINA MIRACLE INTERNATIONAL (GROUP) LIMITED
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However in certain regions of a bra such stretchability may not be desired as it may affect the comfort of the bra to the wearer or may adversely visually affect the appearance of the bra when worn.
A foam core or pad extending across the entire breast cup region in a bra may not be preferred by women since the foam reduces the degree of ventilation through the bra which may make the bra less comfortable to wear.
Extra layers such as those provided by foam padding can also add to the weight of the bra, which may also be undesirable.

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[0075]For the first embodiment, there are only two plies of fabric material laminated or substantially laminated to each other. They constitute the outer and inner layers of the bra. The reinforcing member 29 is interposed between the two fabric plies 19 and 20 as shown in FIG. 1a. The fabric plies are laminated or substantially laminated to each other and molded to the cup shape. Because two fabric plies alone generally do not provide sufficient support to counter the tensile force of, for example, the left breast cup moving from the centre to the left when the bra is in use, the reinforcing member 29 is preferably provided.

[0076]In a preferred form the reinforcing member 29 is a hot-melt adhesive film such as Bemis 3410. This is a thermoplastic adhesive film sometimes also known as a hot-melt film or thermo sensitive film. The reinforcing member 29 is preferably transparent and not conspicuous through the relatively thin fabric plies 19, 20.

[0077]In the first embodiment, where the...

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[0083]In this second embodiment, reinforcement zones 21, 31, 41 and / or 42 are preferably provided by a reinforcing member 69 which is a non-stretchable fabric. Again, non-stretchable is understood to mean substantially non-stretchable rather than absolutely or perfectly non-stretchable.

[0084]For the second embodiment, at each cup 2, 3 there are at least two laminated plies—for example the outer ply 19 and the inner ply 20—which capture at least a foam ply 43. The inner and outer plies 19 and 20 are preferably fabric plies which may for example be spandex. This is shown in FIG. 1b.

[0085]In the second preferred embodiment, where there is at least one foam ply 43 laminated with the outer fabric ply 19, the reinforcing member 69 is preferably a non-stretchable fabric such as non-woven fabric. However it could alternatively be a hot-melt adhesive film of a kind as mentioned when the first preferred embodiment is described.

[0086]In the second embodiment, the reinforcing member 69 is pref...

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Abstract

A brassiere which comprises an assembly of plies of material defining a first breast cup, a second breast cup, and a bridge between said first and second breast cups, said assembly comprising at least a first and a second plies of material molded to define the shape of the breast cups, said first breast cup including a lower periphery which extends from said bridge and away from said second breast cup and a side periphery which extends between said lower periphery and a point of said first breast cup where a shoulder strap is or can be engaged to said first breast cup, wherein adjacent at least one of said lower and side peripheries of said first breast cup, there is embedded by the plies of material of said assembly a reinforcement zone.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to reinforced seamless brassieres.BACKGROUND[0002]Seamless brassieres (hereinafter “bras”) that are made from moldable materials are known. The moldable materials are usually flexible and of a stretchable kind to allow for them to be molded to form the appropriate and desired shape. However in certain regions of a bra such stretchability may not be desired as it may affect the comfort of the bra to the wearer or may adversely visually affect the appearance of the bra when worn. Supplementary support for regions of a bra is known. For example, bras incorporating underwire structures are known to aid in the support of the breasts of the wearer. Foam pads may also be used for extra support. A foam core or pad extending across the entire breast cup region in a bra may not be preferred by women since the foam reduces the degree of ventilation through the bra which may make the bra less comfortable to wear. Extra layers such as tho...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A41C3/00
CPCA41C3/0014B29C66/727A41C3/142A41C5/005B29C51/00B29C65/5057B29C66/301B29C66/45B29C66/729B29K2313/00B29L2031/4885B32B1/00B32B3/08B32B5/18B32B5/26B32B5/28B32B7/12B32B27/02B32B27/04B32B27/36B32B27/40B29C65/4815A41C3/10
Inventor LIU, ZHEN QIANG
Owner REGINA MIRACLE INTERNATIONAL (GROUP) LIMITED
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