Adjustable multi-cup brassiere

Abstract

A brassiere is shown and described. The brassiere has a first helical region and a second helical region joined at the front and the back of the brassiere, each of the first and the second helical regions including an inner cup and an outer cup. The surface area of each inner cup is substantially smaller than the surface area of its respective outer cup. At least one of the inner cups may include a breast-shape conformer to conform in appearance to a breast. A reinforcing element attached along the lower portions of each of the inner cups and the outer cups define an adjustable inner cup volume independent of the inner cup base diameter. In use, the inner cup is held against a wearer when the brassiere is in an adjusted position regardless of a movement of its respective outer cup to maintain breast coverage by its respective inner cup.

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[0001]This application claims the benefit of provisional application No. 61 / 317,019, filed Mar. 24, 2010.BACKGROUND OF THE TECHNOLOGY[0002](1) Field[0003]The present disclosures relate generally to brassieres and, more particularly, to a brassiere having an inner cup and an outer cup, whereby said inner cup is held against a wearer when said brassiere is in an adjusted position regardless of a movement of its respective outer cup to maintain breast coverage by its respective inner cup.[0004](2) Background[0005]Conventional single-piece construction of breast-enhancement cup inserts, padding, and the like of outer breast garments and brassieres limit brassiere performance, particularly breast coverage and enhancement capability. Accordingly, it is favorable to use a combination of breast cups, i.e. a two-in-one brassiere for breast enhancement and support as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,165,047, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Typically, t...

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Benefits of technology

[0020]Accordingly, one aspect of the present inventions is to provide a brassiere having: (a) a first helical region and a second helical region joined at the front and the back of the brassiere, each of the first and the second helical regions including (i) an inner cup and an outer cup, wherein the surface area of each inner cup is substantially smaller than the surface area of its respective outer cup and (ii) a reinforcing element along the lower portions of each of the inner cups and the outer cups, the reinforcing element joining each of the inner cups to its respective outer cup thereby defining an adjustable inner cup volume independent of the inner cup base diameter; and (b) an adjuster holding the inner cup against a wearer when the brassiere is in an adjusted position regardless of a movement of its respective outer cup to maintain breast coverage by its respective inner cup.

[0021]Another aspect of the present inventions is to provide a brassiere having: (a) a first helical region and a second helical region joined at the front and the back of the brassiere, each of the first and the second helical regions including (i) an inner cup and an outer cup, wherein the surface area of each inner cup is substantially smaller than the surface area of its respective outer cup and wherein at least one of the inner cups include a breast-shape conformer to conform in appearance to a breast and (ii) a reinforcing element along the lower portions of each of th

Problems solved by technology

Conventional single-piece construction of breast-enhancement cup inserts, padding, and the like of outer breast garments and brassieres limit brassiere performance, particularly breast coverage and enhancement capability.

However, the curved reinforcing element often creates inopportune cup alignment resulting in unexpected brassiere limitation.

However, these devices fail to provide the wearer with uniform coverage along the contour of the removed or altered breast, particular along the base of the removed or altered breast.

Consequently, these garments fail to provide the wearer with the ability to completely cover their breast, nonetheless enhance and support their breasts to simulate a desired natural breast appearance.

Further, such limitations often also result in a beast cup moving away from the body and breast during certain body movements leading to possible embarrassment to the wearer.

The above mentioned garments and brassieres fail to provide inclusive breast base and volume coverage of a wearer who has undergone a breast augmentation procedure, for example an augmentation mammaplasty.

Following an augmentation procedure, breast implants characteristically alter the natural profile of the breast, such that traditional-shaped brassieres do not fully accommodate the shape formed by the implant, i.e. the adjusted height-to-width volume ratio.

However, the implant within an augmented breast is located more centrally on the nipple, which alters the height-to-width volume ratio of a breast augmentation patient.

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