Strapless Bra with Under-Breast Memory Foam Pillow

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional bras often cause discomfort, restriction, and sagging due to harsh wires, tight straps, and ill-fitting designs, which fail to accommodate changing breast sizes and shapes over a woman's lifetime, leading to shoulder and back pain, and an unappealing breast appearance.

Innovation Solution

The U-Bra Breast Pillow system, a strapless undergarment with a memory foam pillow lift that conforms to the breast area, providing customizable support and lift without straps or underwire, using a spandex bodice and memory foam positioned under the breasts to defy gravity and reduce sagging.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If traditional bras with shoulder straps, underwire, and back straps are used, then breast support and lift are provided, but shoulder and back pain, restriction, and discomfort occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebreast supportVSAvoidshoulder and back pain

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The invention removes the traditional bra components that cause discomfort (shoulder straps, underwire, back straps) and replaces them with a bandeau-style band that distributes weight around the breast area without concentrating pressure on sensitive points, thereby eliminating shoulder and back pain while maintaining support

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs a memory foam pillow positioned at the center front of the bandeau to provide counterbalancing lift that opposes gravity's downward pull on breast tissue, creating natural support without requiring external straps or wires that transfer weight to the shoulders and back

Inventive Principle:

Principle #8Anti-weight (Counterweight)

2Manufacturing precision

If traditional bras are designed for specific measurements and styles, then proper fit for that style is achieved, but adaptability to changing breast sizes and shapes over time is lost

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefit for specific styleVSAvoidaccommodation of changing breast sizes

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The bandeau is designed with elastic materials and adjustable features that allow it to accommodate multiple breast sizes and shapes, making a single garment adaptable to changing body conditions over time rather than being restricted to one specific measurement or style

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention incorporates elastic and flexible materials that dynamically adjust to the wearer's body changes, allowing the bandeau to maintain proper fit and support as breast size and shape change during pregnancy, weight fluctuation, or aging

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Ease of operation

If strapless design with memory foam pillow is used, then comfort and freedom from restriction are achieved, but adequate breast support and lift may be insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecomfort and freedomVSAvoidbreast support

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The invention combines memory foam material with elastic bandeau fabric to create a composite structure that provides both the comfort and conformability of soft materials and the structural support needed for breast lift, achieving adequate support without straps or wires

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical support system of traditional bras (straps, wires, buckles) with a memory foam pillow that uses material properties (viscoelasticity, memory effect) to provide support through pressure distribution and shape retention rather than mechanical constraint

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

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

Offers extreme comfort, natural lift, and support, reducing sagging and discomfort while allowing for customization in size and firmness, promoting a more appealing breast shape and reducing sweat and heat under the breasts.

Implementation Method 1

The front has an attached, enclosed, memory foam padding pillow that tucks under the breasts to provide natural and strap free lift

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectMemory foam: Memory Foam

Data Source

PatentUS11576442B1UnBra breast pillow

Publication Date: 2023.02.14 JONES DOROTHY

AI summary

The U-Bra Breast Pillow is a strapless women's undergarment that fits around the breast area, fastens in the back, and has a unique memory foam pillow attachment in the front which tucks under large breasts to provide a natural lift. The front center gathering provides comfortable breast separation, adornment, and style. It is a complete breast covering bandeau with an attached under-breast memory foam technology that lifts the breasts and contours the chest without straps, underwire, or buckles. The U-Bra Breast Pillow system aims to contribute positive effects on the back, neck, and shoulder areas by relieving top-heavy tension, defying gravity with frontal support and alleviating tight, downward pulling strap marks from the shoulders that often causes discomfort for individuals with a large, well-endowed chest area. It elevates unsightly sagging breasts, promotes fullness, and provides a sense of freedom and confidence for a fuller, more voluptuous appearance.