Apparel Integrated Bra Support with Resilient Textile Segments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional articles of apparel with integrated bra support structures often lack comfort and adequate support, particularly when worn under strapless gowns or shirts with shoulder straps, as they fail to provide proper concealment and sufficient support.
Innovation Solution
A tank top design with an integrated bra support system featuring textile segments with varying degrees of resiliency, including cups with pockets for inserts and a rear panel that expands to accommodate the torso, allowing for adjustable and comfortable support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a separate brassiere is worn under a strapless gown or shirt with shoulder straps, then support is provided, but the brassiere shoulder straps are exposed and visible
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the brassiere and garment into a single integrated article of apparel. The support structure is built into the garment itself, eliminating the need for a separate brassiere. This merging resolves the contradiction by providing support while keeping the support structure concealed within the garment, preventing visibility of separate brassiere straps.
Solution Approach 2:
The support structure is nested within the garment body. The brassiere-like support is integrated into the interior of the garment, with the garment outer shell enclosing the support structure. This nesting approach provides support while maintaining concealment, as the support structure remains hidden within the garment's outer appearance.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If attempts are made to integrate a brassiere into a garment, then concealment is achieved, but proper support or comfort is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different material properties to different regions of the support structure. Resilient materials are used in specific areas to provide support, while non-resilient materials are used in other areas for comfort and concealment. This local differentiation allows the integrated design to achieve both proper support and comfort, resolving the contradiction between concealment and support quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The support structure uses composite construction combining resilient and non-resilient textile segments. This composite approach allows different portions of the garment to serve different functions: resilient materials provide structural support where needed, while non-resilient materials provide comfort and concealment in other areas, achieving both support and concealment simultaneously.
3Reliability
If textile segments with varying degrees of resiliency are used, then comfort and support are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure is divided into multiple textile segments with different resiliency characteristics. Each segment is designed to perform a specific function - some provide support, others provide comfort or concealment. This segmentation allows complex functionality to be achieved through modular components, making the overall structure more manageable and manufacturable while maintaining improved comfort and support.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The integrated bra support system provides improved comfort and support by offering lift, separation, and shape to the breasts while being concealed within the garment, addressing the limitations of conventional integrated bra designs.
Implementation Method 1
The rear of the bra may be formed of a resilient textile
Data Source
AI summary
An article of apparel includes an integrated support system. In an embodiment, the article of apparel is a tank top including a body and shoulder straps. The support structure, moreover, is a bra suspended from the interior of the body. The bra includes textile segments possessing predetermined degrees of resiliency. In an embodiment, the bra includes first and second cups, each including a pocket operable to receive an insert. The cups may be laterally spaced from each other by a non-stretch textile. The rear of the bra may be formed of a resilient textile.