Garment with cup part

Abstract

To apply a garment to various sizes while maintaining formability of a bust.SOLUTION: A brassiere 1 includes: a cup part 10 for covering a bust; a pair of back parts 20 connected to both sides of the cup part 10; and a pair of strap parts 30 connected to an upper part of the cup part 10 and the back part 20. The cup part 10 includes support parts 11 which are arranged on sides, lower sides, a front center side and an upper side of the bust top of the cup part 10 and have stronger tightening force on the sides of the bust top than on the lower side, the front center side and the upper side of the bust top.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a garment having a cup portion. [Background technology]

[0002] Clothing with cups, such as bras, generally comes in a large number of sizes. Bra sizes are determined by cup size and underbust size to fit the wearer's bust volume and body circumference. Multiple cup sizes and underbust sizes are available, and by combining these, a single bra design can be developed into many sizes.

[0003] There is a garment with cups that, when worn, does not crush the bust, maintaining its shape and effectively reducing the swaying of the bust during exercise (Patent Document 1). The cups in Patent Document 1 are provided with support members along the periphery of the bust's fullness. The support members consist of a lower support member located at the bottom of the cups, which holds the chest from below, and an upper support member located in the area from the front center of the bust's fullness, passing over the top, to the armpits, which holds the chest from above. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 5072128 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] The wearer must select a bra of a size that suits her from among many sizes, which may be a burden to the wearer.

[0006] On the other hand, there is a growing demand for products such as cupped innerwear that are easy to choose the size that fits the wearer and are comfortable to wear, even if they have a little less shape. However, these products use highly elastic fabrics to accommodate bust volume. Therefore, they may not provide sufficient stability and shape to the bust.

[0007] The cup-equipped garment described in Patent Document 1 has a support part that is non-stretchable or has little stretchability in some directions, and effectively reduces the movement of the bust during exercise.

[0008] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide clothing having cup portions that can be adapted to a wide range of sizes while maintaining the shape of the bust. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] In order to solve the above problems, the clothing with cup portions according to the present disclosure comprises a cup portion that covers the bust, a pair of back portions connected to both sides of the cup portion, and a pair of strap portions connected to the upper part of the cup portion and the back portion, the cup portion being arranged on the sides, below, front center side and above the bust top of the cup portion, and comprising support portions on the sides of the bust top that have a stronger tightening force than the underside, front center side and above the bust top.

[0010] The support portion may be connected to the connection portion between the cup portion and the strap portion, and to the sides and lower end of the cup portion, and the inner circumferential side may be formed so as to be releasable.

[0011] The support part may be formed from a single piece of cloth that covers the periphery of the pair of bust tops of the cup part, and may extend from the connection part between the cup part and the strap part, passing through the sides, underside, front center and upper side of the bust tops of the cup part, and then overlapping pre-placed fabric at the sides, before connecting to the lower end of the cup part.

[0012] The support portion may have an opening at the bust top of the cup portion, and the upper end of the support portion may be formed on the front center line above the upper end of the opening.

[0013] The support portion may have an opening at the bust top of the cup portion, and the opening may be formed closer to the front center than an imaginary line connecting the connection portion between the cup portion and the strap portion and the connection end on the front center side of the connection portion between the part of the support portion with high tightening force and the lower end of the cup portion.

[0014] The cup portion may have a front portion on the front side of the support portion, and the front portion may be connected to at least the side of the cup portion. [Effects of the Invention]

[0015] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide clothing that ensures bust shaping and has cup portions that can be adapted to a wide range of sizes. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0016] [Figure 1] 1A and 1B are diagrams illustrating a support part of a brassiere according to the present disclosure. [Figure 2] 1A and 1B are diagrams illustrating the appearance of a brassiere according to the present disclosure. [Figure 3] 2 is a schematic diagram of a cross section taken along line AA of the brassiere according to the present disclosure. FIG. [Figure 4] 10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating an example of the shape of a fabric used for a support portion. [Figure 5] 10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating the positions of openings in the support portion. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0017] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description of the drawings, the same or similar parts are designated by the same or similar reference numerals.

[0018] In the embodiments of the present invention, directions such as up, down, left, and right will be described based on the state in which the brassiere 1 is worn by a wearer, unless otherwise specified.

[0019] (bra) A brassiere 1 according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to Figures 1 and 2. In the present disclosure, the brassiere 1 will be described as an example of a garment having cup portions. Figure 1 shows the appearance of the brassiere 1 shown in Figure 2 with the front portion 13 removed.

[0020] The brassiere 1 includes a cup portion 10, a back portion 20, a strap portion 30, and a base portion 40. The brassiere 1 is formed symmetrically.

[0021] The cup portions 10 cover the bust in front of the wearer. The pair of cup portions 10 covers the left and right breasts three-dimensionally.

[0022] The back section 20 is formed as a pair on the left and right, connected to both sides of the cup section 10, and covers the back of the wearer. The back section 20, together with the cup section 10, wraps around the wearer's torso in the circumferential direction. The back section 20 is also stretchable, allowing it to pull the cup section 10 and bring it into close contact with the bust, ensuring a stable fit on the wearer. The pair of left and right back sections 20 may be formed as a single unit, or may be formed so as to be detachable by means of hooks.

[0023] The straps 30 are formed as a pair on the left and right sides, and are connected to the upper part of the cup part 10, passing over the ridge of the shoulders and connecting to the back part 20 on the back side. The straps 30 lift the cup part 10 from the ridge of the shoulders, thereby maintaining a high bust position and realizing bust shaping.

[0024] The base portion 40 is provided below the wearer's vestibule line. The base portion 40 is connected to the lower ends of the pair of cup portions 10 and connected to the pair of back portions 20 at the armpit sides. The base portion 40 is stably disposed on the wearer's torso. The base portion 40 serves as a fulcrum when the strap portions 30 pull up the cup portions 10.

[0025] The brassiere 1 according to the present disclosure will be described as a non-wire type that does not house a wire in the waistband, but is not limited to this. In other examples, the brassiere may be a wire type that has a wire placed in the waistband.

[0026] (Cup part) The cup portion 10 will now be described in detail. The cup portion 10 according to the present disclosure comprises a support portion 11, an opening 12, a front portion 13, and a storage portion 14. As shown in Fig. 3, the cup portion 10 comprises, in order from the skin side, the storage portion 14, the support portion 11, and the front portion 13.

[0027] The storage section 14 is formed closer to the skin than the support section 11. The storage section 14 is formed into a bag shape by a skin-side section and an outer-side section. The storage section 14 stores a pad that covers the bust inside the bag. The pad is made of, for example, a resin foam such as polyurethane, or a nonwoven fabric, and is formed to fit the shape of the bust.

[0028] In the present disclosure, the pad is detachably housed in the housing portion 14, but this is not limiting. In another embodiment, the pad may be fixed to the skin side of the support portion 11 as a cup liner. Alternatively, a separate piece of fabric may be fixed to the skin side of the support portion 11 and the periphery of the skin side of the support portion 11, and the pad may be detachably housed between the skin side of the support portion 11 and the separate piece of fabric. The pad may be attached to the brassiere 1 in any manner.

[0029] The front portion 13 is formed on the front side of the support portion 11. The front portion 13 is connected to at least the side of the cup portion 10. The front portion 13 is preferably made of a stretchable fabric such as lace.

[0030] The front portion 13 is preferably formed so that it is connected at least to the sides of the cup portion 10, but not to the top or bottom edges of the cup portion 10. In areas other than the sides of the cup portion 10, specifically on the left-right center line, the front portion 13 is formed so that it can be separated from the support portion 11 or the storage portion 14 of the cup portion 10. When worn, the front portion 13 can stretch to fit the side positions of the cup portion 10 and the bust size of the wearer, so the front portion 13 can be adapted to a wide range of bust sizes.

[0031] In the present disclosure, the support portion 11 allows for bust shaping when worn, and is stretchable to fit the bust shape of the wearer, making it suitable for a wide range of sizes.

[0032] In the present disclosure, the support section 11 is disposed on the sides, below, front center, and above the bust top of the cup section 10. The support section 11 forms an opening 12 at the bust top of the cup section 10. By disposing the support section 11 around the bust top except for the bust top portion of the cup section 10, it particularly supports the rising portion from the lower part of the bust to the sides. The opening 12 formed at the bust top position can stretch to fit the volume of the wearer's bust, making the support section 11 applicable to a wide range of bust sizes. Furthermore, if the support section 11 has a storage section 14, even if a pad of the wearer's preferred thickness is stored, the support section 11 stretches to fit the size of the pad when it is placed on the bust, making it applicable to a wide range of bust and pad sizes.

[0033] The support section 11 is connected to the connection between the cup section 10 and the strap section 30, and to the sides and bottom end of the cup section 10, and its inner periphery is formed to be releasable. Here, the inner periphery is the edge of the support section 11 that forms the opening 12. By forming the inner periphery of the support section 11 to be releasable from the storage section 14 or the front section 13, the opening 12 of the support section 11 can expand and contract to fit the bust size of the wearer.

[0034] At the sides of the cup portion 10, the side edges of the support portion 11, the storage portion 12, and the front portion 13 overlap and connect to the back portion 20. At the bottom of the cup portion 10, at least the support portion 11 and the storage portion 12 overlap and connect to the base portion 40. The support portion 11 is formed so as to be detachable from other members, except for the connection portion with the back portion 20, the connection portion with the strap portion 30, and the connection portion with the base portion 40. Furthermore, at the top of the cup portion 10, more specifically, between the left and right connection portions of the cup portion 10 and the strap portion 30, the support portion 11, the front portion 13, and the storage portion 14 are formed so as to be detachable from one another. This allows the support portion 11 to expand and contract to fit the volume of the bust, with the connection portions with the back portion 20, the connection portion with the strap portion 30, and the connection portion with the base portion 40 as fulcrums.

[0035] The support section 11 has a stronger tightening force at the sides of the bust top than at the lower, front center, and upper sides of the bust top. By forming the cup section 10 to have a stronger tightening force at the sides of the bust top than at other parts, the bust can be prevented from flowing to the sides and pulled closer to the front center.

[0036] Furthermore, because the support section 11 is stretchable, when the wearer has a large bust, the support section 11 stretches more than when worn by a wearer with a small bust. When the support section 11 stretches more, a greater force is applied to the skin on the sides of the bust, so the force holding down the sides increases, and large busts can be effectively pulled towards the front center.

[0037] The support part 11 may be formed so that the fabric is doubled on the side, or may be formed so that the tightening force is increased on the side by changing the knitting method or the like.

[0038] An example of the shape of the fabric forming the support portion 11 according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to Figure 4. In the present disclosure, the pair of left and right support portions 11 are formed from a single piece of fabric as shown in Figure 4. As another example, the support portion 11 may be formed by connecting a piece of fabric covering the left bust and a piece of fabric covering the right bust at the center front. Furthermore, the support portion 11 may be formed in a conical shape by connecting pieces of fabric surrounding the periphery of the bust top of the cup portion 10, with additional fabric layered on the sides.

[0039] The support part 11 according to the present disclosure is formed from a single piece of fabric that covers the periphery of the pair of bust tops of the cup part 10. The support part 11 is formed from a single piece of fabric that connects the portion covering the left bust and the portion covering the right bust. In the example of Figure 4, the solid line indicates the shape of the fabric for the medium size, and the two-dot chain line indicates the shape of the fabric for the large size.

[0040] As shown in Figures 4-5, the support section 11 extends from the connection section P1 between the cup section 10 and the strap section 30, passing through the sides, lower side, front center side, and upper side of the bust top of the cup section 10, overlapping pre-placed fabric at the sides, and connecting to the lower end of the cup section 10. In this disclosure, as shown in Figure 1 etc., a case is described in which the support section 11 overlaps fabric on the front side of the pre-placed fabric at the sides, but this is not limited to this. In other embodiments, the support section 11 may overlap fabric on the skin side of the pre-placed fabric at the sides.

[0041] The support part 11 covering the right bust is formed by arranging fabric in the order of strokes of the letter "α," for example, when the starting point is the connection part P1 between the cup part 10 and the strap part 30. The support part 11 covering the left bust is formed by arranging the fabric symmetrically with the support part 11 covering the right bust. Note that, although the case where the starting point is the connection part P1 between the cup part 10 and the strap part 30 is described here, the fabric may also be arranged starting from the connection part between the lower end of the support part 11 and the cup part 10.

[0042] In the shape of the fabric shown in Fig. 4, two points P1' overlap at the connection point P1 between the cup portion 10 and the strap portion 30 in Fig. 5. P2' overlaps at the connection end P2 on the front center side of the connection with the lower end of the cup portion 10 in Fig. 5. In the example shown in Fig. 4, P1' on the front center side overlaps with the front side of P1' on the right end, and P2' connects to the lower end of the cup portion 10, thereby forming a conical support portion 11 with an opening 12.

[0043] Here, it is preferable that fabric P2' in Fig. 4 be placed on the front side of the pre-placed fabric. In other words, as shown in Fig. 1, it is placed on the armpit side of support section 11, downward from the connection between support section 11 and strap section 30, and then on top of that, it is placed downward from the connection between support section 11 and strap section 30. This supports and stabilizes the armpit and lower sides of the bust against the lifting force of strap section 30, and also makes support section 11 more easily stretchable in the vertical direction, allowing support section 11 to stretch evenly.

[0044] 5, the support section 11 and the storage section 14 are formed so as to be separable from each other along the armpit line from the connection P1 between the cup section 10 and the strap section 30 to the upper end of the connection between the cup section 10 and the back section 20. Since the storage section 14 is not connected to the support section 11 along the armpit line, the pad can be disposed in an appropriate position without being affected by the expansion and contraction of the support section 11.

[0045] When the support section 11 is formed double on the side, the two pieces of fabric forming the support section 11 and the storage section 14 are formed so that they can be separated from each other at the side line. If the two pieces of fabric of the support section were connected, the stretch of each of the two pieces of fabric would be restricted. On the other hand, in the present disclosure, the two pieces of fabric of the support section 11 are not connected at the side line, so they can stretch independently. For example, the fabric arranged on the front side of the support section 11 is not connected to other fabric at the side line, so it can stretch according to the volume of the bust, contributing to the radial stretch at the opening 12.

[0046] With reference to FIG. 5, the position of the opening 12 in the brassiere 1 according to the present disclosure will be described.

[0047] The upper end of the support portion 11 on the front center line is formed above the upper end of the opening 12. As shown in FIG. 5, a horizontal line L1 passing through the upper end of the opening 12 is formed at a lower position than a horizontal line L2 passing through the upper end of the support portion 11 on the front center line. By forming the support portion 11 in this manner, the opening 12 of the support portion 11 expands and contracts radially according to the volume of the bust when worn, so that the opening 12 is stably positioned on the bust and is less likely to become loose due to the wearer's movements. On the other hand, if the upper end of the opening 12 is higher than the upper end of the front center line of the support portion 11, the brassiere 1 would become unstable near the front center. However, the fabric around the opening 12 is forced toward the front center to achieve stability near the front center, preventing the opening 12 from expanding and contracting radially.

[0048] The opening 12 is formed closer to the center front than an imaginary line L3 that connects the connection point P1 between the cup portion 10 and the strap portion 30 and the connection end P2 on the center front side of the connection point between the high tightening force part of the support portion 11 and the lower end of the cup portion. This prevents the opening 12 from overlapping with the part of the side where side slippage occurs at the sides of the bust, and also allows the high tightening force part of the support portion 11 to be positioned, thereby appropriately preventing side slippage.

[0049] Table 1 shows the impressions of wearers who have worn the brassiere according to the present disclosure. Table 1 shows the impressions of four wearers of sizes B70 to E70 who have worn both wire-free and wire-type brassiere. Table 1 shows that wearers of a wide range of sizes with different bust volumes found the single brassiere 1 to be comfortable to wear and had a suitable silhouette.

[0050] [Table 1]

[0051] In this way, the brassiere 1 according to the present disclosure can be adapted to a wide range of sizes while maintaining the shape of the bust.

[0052] (Other embodiments) As described above, the present disclosure has been described, but the descriptions and drawings that form part of this disclosure should not be understood as limiting the present invention. From this disclosure, various alternative embodiments, examples, and operating techniques will become apparent to those skilled in the art.

[0053] For example, in the embodiment of the present invention, the clothing with cup portions has been described as a brassiere 1, but it may also be underwear with cup portions such as a camisole or a body suit. Furthermore, clothing with cup portions is not limited to underwear, and the present invention can be applied to swimsuits, leotards, and other clothing with cup portions that fit the body.

[0054] The present invention naturally includes various embodiments not described herein. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention is defined only by the invention-specifying matters according to the scope of the claims that are appropriate from the above description. [Explanation of symbols]

[0055] 1 bra 10 Cup section 11 Support Department 12 Opening 13 Front part 14 Storage section 20 Back section 30 Strap part 40 Base

Claims

1. A cup portion that covers the bust, A pair of back portions connected to both sides of the cup portion; a pair of straps connected to an upper portion of the cup portion and the back portion; The cup portion is The cup portion is provided with support portions disposed on the sides, bottom, front center, and top of the bust top, and the support portions have a stronger tightening force on the sides of the bust top than on the bottom, front center, and top of the bust top. A garment having a cup portion.

2. The support portion is The connecting portion between the cup portion and the strap portion is connected to the sides and bottom end of the cup portion, The inner circumferential side is formed so as to be releasable. A garment having the cup portion according to claim 1.

3. The support portion is The cup portion is formed of a single piece of fabric that covers the periphery of the pair of bust tops, The connecting portion between the cup portion and the strap portion passes through the sides, lower side, front center side and upper side of the bust top of the cup portion, overlaps the fabric that has been laid out beforehand at the sides, and is connected to the lower end of the cup portion. A garment having the cup portion according to claim 1.

4. The support portion forms an opening at the bust top of the cup portion, The upper end of the support portion is formed on the front center line above the upper end of the opening. A garment having the cup portion according to claim 1.

5. The support portion forms an opening at the bust top of the cup portion, The opening is formed on the front center side of an imaginary line connecting the connection portion between the cup portion and the strap portion and the connection end on the front center side of the connection portion between the high tightening force portion of the support portion and the lower end of the cup portion. A garment having the cup portion according to claim 1.

6. The cup portion has a front portion on the front side of the support portion, The front portion is connected to at least the side of the cup portion. A garment having the cup portion according to claim 1.

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