Brassiere Cup Concealing Layer Modesty Comfort
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional brassieres fail to provide adequate modesty and comfort, as those that are too sheer lack coverage while those that are thick and padded are uncomfortable and unnatural.
Innovation Solution
A padded brassiere cup with a centrally located concealing layer between the foam and inner layers, providing enhanced coverage and modesty without visible external lines, using a multi-layer construction that includes a foam layer, inner layer, and a concealing layer positioned between the foam and inner layers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional brassieres use thick foam padding to provide modesty, then coverage and discretion are improved, but comfort and natural shaping are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The brassiere cup is divided into multiple functional layers: a foam layer for modesty, an inner layer for comfort, and a concealing layer positioned between them. This segmentation allows each layer to perform its specific function without compromising the others, resolving the contradiction between coverage and comfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The concealing layer is strategically positioned between the foam layer and inner layer at the apex of the cup where modesty is most needed. This localized approach provides enhanced coverage only where required, rather than uniformly throughout the entire cup, maintaining comfort in other areas.
2Ease of operation
If conventional brassieres use sheer and thin fabric to maintain lightness, then comfort is improved, but modesty and discretion are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The brassiere cup uses a composite multi-layer construction combining foam material for modesty, fabric inner layer for comfort, and a concealing layer. This composite structure integrates materials with different properties to simultaneously achieve both comfort and modesty coverage that neither material could provide alone.
3Reliability
If heavily padded brassieres are used to ensure modesty, then coverage is improved, but natural shaping and comfort are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The concealing layer is positioned specifically between the foam layer and inner layer at the apex of the cup, providing localized modesty enhancement only where needed. This allows the rest of the cup to maintain its natural shaping properties without excessive padding.
Solution Approach 2:
By segmenting the cup into distinct layers with the concealing layer positioned between the foam and inner layers, the design provides modesty enhancement in specific areas while preserving natural shaping in other areas, avoiding the uniform heaviness of traditional padded designs.
Data Source
AI summary
A brassiere cup, and brassiere formed therefrom, is provided, having an outer layer, an inner layer, a moldable foam layer positioned between the outer layer and the inner layer, and a concealing layer positioned between the inner layer and the moldable foam layer. The outer layer, inner layer, moldable foam layer, and concealing layer are molded to form a cup having an apex, with the concealing layer disposed over the apex. When molded, a raised embossed area is formed on the inner surface of the inner layer over the concealing layer.