Torso top outer garment

Abstract

A cover up torso top outer garment provides increased coverage and support for women wearing bikini bras formed of right and left side front stretchable portions of an outer fabric and an inner fabric with an open-ended front zipper releasably securing the portions, and elastic material along the bottom edge of each portion to form gathers along each bottom edge. Each portion has an elongated neck edge, and an elongate arm edge, with an elongated adjustable neck strap connected to the neck and arm edges of each portion, and an elongated adjustable back strap connected to the neck and bottom edges of each portion.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]Not Applicable.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not Applicable.REFERENCE TO A MICROFICHE APPENDIX[0003]Not Applicable.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0004]1. Field of the Invention[0005]This invention relates to an auxiliary torso top outer garment to be worn by women wearing revealing bathing suits, primarily bikinis, during activities other than sunbathing.[0006]2. Prior Art[0007]Women that are fashionable and desirous of tanning much of their bodies when lying on the beach or poolside often wear bikini bathing suits to minimize tan lines on their backs, necks and elsewhere. This usually presents no problem when sitting or lying still on a towel or chaise lounge or the like. However, when bikini-clad women actively move about, playing volleyball, swimming, playing with and / or attending to children, where they may need to bend at the waist and / or crawl on the sand, the fashionable bikini tops pose risks of ...

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Benefits of technology

[0011]The torso top outer garment in accord with this invention provides increased coverage and support for women wearing bikini bra swimsuits, and the garment includes right and left side front portions respectively having a generally horizontal lower edge and a generally vertical edge extending perpendicular and upward from an end of said lower edge. The side front portions are made of a stretchable outer fabric for swimsuits that stretches vertically and horizontally and side front portions have a stretchable inner fabric that lines the outer fabric and also stretches vertically and horizontally. Both of the fabrics are thin and readily dry after being wet. An open-ended front zipper of a predetermined length is attached to each of the right and left side front portions along the vertical edges for releasably securing the right and front side portion to said left side front portion. A length of elastic material of a predetermined width is disposed along each of the low

Problems solved by technology

However, when bikini-clad women actively move about, playing volleyball, swimming, playing with and/or attending to children, where they may need to bend at the waist and/or crawl on the sand, the fashionable bikini tops pose risks of the breasts “popping out” of the bikini tops and/or being overly exposed.

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