Wireless Brassiere Elastic Sling Cups
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing brassiere designs often cause uncomfortable rubbing and chafing due to pushing breasts together and require wires for support, which can be uncomfortable.
Innovation Solution
A wireless brassiere design featuring elastic fabric cups configured as 'socks' to individually lift and separate breasts, reducing sagginess and providing a comfortable, breathable fit without wires.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If wires are used to provide support for the breasts, then sufficient lift is achieved, but discomfort and chafing increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the wire component entirely from the brassiere design. Instead of using wires to provide support, the invention uses a wireless construction with elastic fabric cups that offer support through their elastic properties and structural design, eliminating the source of discomfort and chafing associated with wires.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the support mechanism from rigid wire structures to elastic fabric construction. The elastic fabric cups provide support through their material properties and ability to stretch and recover, replacing the mechanical support of wires with a flexible, comfortable alternative that maintains support strength while reducing discomfort.
2Strength
If breasts are pushed together for support, then structural support is achieved, but rubbing and chafing increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the breast support into separate left and right cups that can independently accommodate each breast. This segmentation allows each breast to be supported individually without being pushed against the other, reducing rubbing and chafing while maintaining structural support through the elastic fabric construction of each cup.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If wireless design is used to reduce chafing, then comfort improves, but sufficient lift may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs elastic fabric cups that function as flexible structures to provide support without rigid components. The elastic fabric construction maintains the ability to lift and support breasts while avoiding the wire structures that cause chafing, achieving both comfort and lift capability through the flexible, stretchable material properties.
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 design reduces breast chafing, provides sufficient lift, and enhances comfort by using elastic fabric cups that act as slings to shape and support breasts, offering a more flattering and comfortable fit.
Implementation Method 1
Each of the socks acts as a stretchable sling or pocket to suspend and hold a breast
Data Source
AI summary
A brassiere design that is wireless, that reduces uncomfortable rubbing and chafing of the breasts, and that provides sufficient lift to the breasts to give comfort to the wearer. The brassiere design may comprise left and right cups that are configured as socks for the breasts of the wearer, each of the socks defining a recess into which one of the breasts of the wearer can be received. Each of the socks acts as a stretchable sling or pocket to suspend and hold a breast, and to shape the breast into an attractive teardrop shape.