Backless Bra Support via Pelvic Strap Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional bras lack sufficient support and a desirable appearance when worn with backless garments, as existing solutions such as strapless and backless bras provide inadequate breast support.
Innovation Solution
A backless support bra design featuring a front main portion with cups, upper shoulder straps, and lower pelvic straps that pass through the pelvic region for secure attachment, providing adjustable support and various styling options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional bras with wings and hook closure are used, then breast support is provided, but the bra cannot be worn with backless garments as the wings and closure are exposed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the traditional back wings and hook closure from the bra design, extracting only the essential breast support function while eliminating the portions that would be visible under backless garments. The support structure is reconfigured to concentrate all functional elements at the front of the body.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces pelvic straps that extend downward from the front cups and wrap around to the opposite hip, creating a three-dimensional support system that utilizes the vertical and lateral dimensions rather than relying on horizontal back coverage. This dimensional shift provides both invisibility under backless garments and structural support.
2Adaptability or versatility
If strapless and backless bra designs are used to hide under backless garments, then the bra is invisible, but breast support becomes insufficient resulting in undesirable appearance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the support function into separate components: front cups for breast containment and shaping, upper shoulder straps for upward support, and lower pelvic straps for downward and lateral support. This segmentation allows each component to specialize in a specific support function while maintaining overall invisibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extends support into the lower pelvic dimension by adding straps that wrap around the hips, creating a distributed support system that reaches from the shoulders down through the pelvic region, providing comprehensive breast support without back coverage.
3Reliability
If lower pelvic straps are crisscrossed in the torso region and secured to each other, then the bra can be secured, but the structure becomes more complex and may be uncomfortable
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of crisscrossing the pelvic straps in the front torso region as in traditional designs, the patent inverts the configuration by having the straps extend downward from the front cups, wrap around to the opposite hip area, and secure there. This reversal simplifies the visible structure while maintaining securing reliability.
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AI summary
A backless support bra having a front main portion with first and second upper shoulder straps and first and second lower pelvic straps, which are designed to pass through the pelvic region of a wearer, securing the bra in place and providing support to the wearer without exposing bra wings in the back region of the wearer. Various methods of securing the backless support bra are also provided.