Adhesive Braette with Elastic Beam for Strapless Cleavage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bras fail to effectively enhance cleavage without visible straps or support material, especially under elegant or revealing garments like strapless or low-cut dresses, and often cause discomfort and surface irregularities.
Innovation Solution
A strapless, frontless, backless bra-like undergarment called a 'braette' with compression pads and a force-generating metal beam that pushes breasts together, providing lift and adjustment for desired cleavage, without shoulder or back straps, and optionally with a waist strap for added support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If traditional bras with straps and support material are used to enhance cleavage, then breast support and enhancement is achieved, but visible straps and support material appear under revealing garments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes traditional bra components (shoulder straps, back straps, underwire, cups) and retains only the essential function of pushing breasts together using a simple elastic band with adhesive pads. This extraction eliminates visible support elements while maintaining cleavage enhancement.
Solution Approach 2:
The adhesive pads are applied locally to specific areas (chest wall, between breasts, or on areolas) to provide targeted push forces. This localized application allows enhancement without requiring full-coverage straps and support material.
2Shape
If inserts and bindings are used to enhance cleavage, then breast enhancement is achieved, but surface irregularities and bumps become visible through clothing
Solution Approach 1:
The adhesive pads utilize the wearer's own breast tissue and chest wall as the support structure, eliminating the need for external rigid inserts and bindings that create visible bumps. The pads conform to the natural body surface.
3Force
If adhesive pads are applied directly to skin without spacing, then maximum push force is achieved, but discomfort and skin irritation occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies adhesive pads to only specific strategic locations rather than covering the entire breast area. This partial application provides sufficient push force while leaving skin areas exposed, reducing discomfort and irritation.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The braette enhances breast size and cleavage appearance without visible support, ensuring comfort and smooth integration under various garments, while maintaining an elegant, strapless look.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic band interconnected between the pads and having a resilient force-generating member extending therebetween
Implementation Method 2
adhesive pads positioned on outer surfaces of the breasts
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AI summary
A braette including compression pads having inner surfaces contoured to engage the outer surface of the breasts of a wearer which are interconnected by a force generating member to apply a force to the breasts of the wearer to push them toward each other and to thereby enhance the cleavage.