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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7591707 | Underwire assembly for brassiere, brassiere using the same, and process for producing and wearing the brassiere An underwire assembly for use in a brassiere including an elongate support member of three-dimensional elongate form. The supporting member extends in at least two planes for conforming to an inferior profile of the breast of a wearer. ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7234994 | Brassiere with soft/hard underwire assembly A U-shaped hard underwire is rolled into a soft plastic body which forms a pocket for the breast when it is incorporated into a brassiere cup. The hard underwire has two arcuate portions separated by an arcuate slot so that one portion can swing relative to the plan... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7207861 | Cushioned underwire A cushioned underwire is cooperative with any of a variety of different brassieres having different width and size. The cushioned underwire is adjustable and positioned in a multi-layered casing, which is connected along a perimeter portion of the brassiere. The cas... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7189138 | Brassiere wire There is disclosed a brassiere wire with a plastic protective cap at an end portion of the wire. A liquid primer is coated between the wire and the protective cap, wherein the protective cap is fixed on the wire by high frequency bonding through the liquid primer. P... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7179150 | Brassiere A moulded brassiere having a core of a first molded foam and a laminated second foam layer. An intermediate bridge between the cups with a flexible non-stretch bridge between the cups. Outer fabric layers extend beyond the core and defining straps. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7128636 | Swing wire and brassiere using same An underwire for brassieres which is split in the width and the split extends substantially the full length of the underwire to the rounded ends. The split defines two segments, one of which can swing out of the plane of the other to thereby strengthen the underwire... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7112117 | Garment underwire with zones of differing flexibility An underwire including an arcuate member for use with supporting garments, such as brassieres, has one or more zones of increased lateral flexibility along the longitudinal axis of the arcuate member in order to provide greater comfort to the individual wearer, with... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6857933 | Garment underwire with zones of differing flexibility An underwire for use with supporting garments, such as brassieres, has one or more zones of increased lateral flexibility along the longitudinal axis of the arcuate member in order to provide greater comfort to the individual wearer, without substantially affecting ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6346028 | Spoon underwire An underwire having a spoon-shaped formation and capable of swiveling with respect to the tail of the underwire is provided in a brassiere-type garment to lie with the spoon along the outer side of the breast and to conform to the junction between the bre... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6206753 | Brassiere with helical underwire A flexible bra-cup support for brassieres of the underwire type is formed by a length of generally helical coil spring for flexible support and improved control of flexibility in comparison with rigid or semi-rigid supports. The helix is preferably formed... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6190232 | Method of attaching an underwire to a brassiere cup The manufacturing and wearing benefits of a brassiere having an underwire embodied in each brassiere cup which has a small radius curvature so that it seats within a cooperating infra mammary fold, and provides uplifting support during wearing of the bras... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6152802 | Elongated flexible tip for brassiere frames A breast support frame for brassieres is disclosed which includes an elongated flexible tip at each of its ends. The elongated flexible tip is configured to provide increased flexibility and softness and thereby enhance the comfort to the wearer. The tip ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6106363 | Brassiere with helical underwire A flexible bra-cup support for brassieres of the underwire type is formed by a length of generally helical coil spring for flexible support and improved control of flexibility in comparison with rigid or semi-rigid supports. The helix is preferably formed... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6066027 | Needle wire for an underwire brassiere A brassiere of the underwire type has a "U" shaped stitched sheath beneath each cup of an open "U" configuration and into which a "C" shaped underwire with inwardly bent ends is inserted so that, in spite of the fact that the respective underwire assumes ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6053800 | Framework for the rigidification of a part of garment, made of a thermoplastic or thermosetting material with rigidification longitudinal fibres A framework is disclosed for the rigidification of a part of a garment, which may typically be the curved underwire support of a brassiere. The framework is formed of a molded plastic, which may be thermoplastic or thermosetting and includes short rigidif... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5951365 | Needle wire for an underwire brassiere and brassiere-fabrication method A brassiere of the underwire type has a "U" shaped stitched sheath beneath each cup of an open "U" configuration and into which a "C" shaped underwire with inwardly bent ends is inserted so that, in spite of the fact that the respective underwire assumes ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5749767 | Protective tips for brassiere wires Protective tips for brassiere wires including a brasserie with a pair of cups. An elongated wire extends along a bottom periphery of each cup. A pair of T-shaped tips are each integrally positioned on an associated wire. Preferably, the wires and T-shaped... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5730641 | Brassiere underwire stays A first brassiere underwire stay (110) is integrally incorporated into a brassiere (16) which comprises a brassiere left cup (16L) and a brassiere right cup (16R). The first brassiere underwire stay (110) is composed of a first left U-shaped wire (112L) i... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5730640 | Wire reinforcement for women's clothing A wire reinforcement for women's garments designed to support the breasts exhibits an axial cross section with a long axis and a short axis perpendicular to the long axis. The long axis has a length, and the short axis has a center thickness which is smal... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5690536 | Brassiere Liner Disposable bra liners comprising three cup-shaped coextensive layers attached together, with each layer presenting a circular periphery. The first layer is formed of wicking material for wicking away moisture into the second absorbent layer which is attac... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5669247 | Underwire brassiere, warp knitted textile fabric for use in fabricating same, and method of warp knitting such fabric In an underwire brassiere, a generally inelastic and dimensionally stable two-bar warp knitted fabric is provided as a covering for the underwire. One set of warp yarns is knitted in a pattern of coursewise spaced stitches with extended underlaps and anot... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5433648 | Rotatable closure device for brassieres and hats A ratchet spool mechanism including a rear or bottom housing having a central column, and positioned around the central column a belleville-type spring, positioned thereover a rotary spool having affixed therebetween two lengths of twine and positioned ov... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5401203 | Method of matching brassiere wire or stay to a brassiere cup A method of making a brassiere wire for a particular underwire brassiere cup utilizing a set of brassiere wires having rectilinear markings where excess of the wire can be cut away with rounding of the resulting end portions to form the brassiere wire.... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5387150 | Underwire bra An improvement in underwire bra construction wherein the ends of the U-shaped underwire are secured to complementary fastening members affixed to the material of the bra cup and wherein such U-shaped underwire is free to swing up or down relative to said ... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5219311 | Brassiere wire or stay A brassiere wire has a body adapted to fit into a channel in a brassiere to extend beneath a breast cup of a brassiere, the brassiere wire having a semicircular body lying in a plane and of flattened cross section, and a rectilinear flexible portion on at... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5171182 | Camisole brassiere A garment having the combined appearance of a brassiere and a camisole is provided with a camisole top, the brassiere function of the garment being provided by non-stretchable shoulder straps that extend across the interior of the breast cups, and, which ... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5167566 | Minimizing brassiere A brassiere construction has breast cups provided with a central diagonally extending panel that is stretchable in vertical directions, and which is non-stretchable in horizontal directions, thus to accommodate different volumes of breast tissue falling w... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5141470 | Monocoque breast supporting frames A monocoque breast supporting frame including a reduced mass arcuate shaped resilient wire and a specifically formulated reinforcing sleeve-like, low friction member totally encasing the wire; said sleeve-like number having a plurality of circumferential ... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5098330 | Breast enhancement brassiere A breast enhancement brassiere is disclosed wherein each of the breast cups is constructed having an inner pocket which receives a padding material and an outer pocket which receives a removable elastomeric member. A support wire extends along the lower c... | 03/24/1992 |
| 4798557 | Camisole underwire bra garment A camisole underwire bra garment (10) including a camisole unit (11) and an underwire bra unit (12) whose upper portions (11') and (12') share the same general contour and configuration, wherein the underwire bra unit (12) is only connected to the camisol... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4777668 | Snag resistant tips for garment frames A protective tip for a garment frame has lateral extensions at the recesses in the tip provided for the reception of barbs of the frame, the lateral extensions providing continuations of the peripheral contour of the tip at the locations of the recesses i... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4770650 | Brassiere wires and method of forming same The present invention provides an improved brassiere wire and a method for forming the same wherein the wire, which if formed of a spring steel, is subjected to an annealing treatment along the leg portions of the wire to thereby render the point or a sec... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4767377 | Brassiere A brassiere comprises two bra cups, each including an inner cup and an outer cup peripherally joined together to form upper, lower, inner side and outer side margins. Each of the outer cups is formed of elastic material and each of the inner cups comprise... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4646746 | Brassiere support element A plastic support which has a substantially U-shape configuration and has a base portion and a pair of end portions with the base portion and the end portions having a different cross-sectional configuration. The plastic support also has a pair of regions... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4558705 | Brassiere support element A plastic support which has a substantially U-shape configuration and has a base portion and a pair of end portions with the base portion and the end portions having a different cross-sectional configuration. The plastic support also has a pair of regions... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4418696 | Support brassiere A backless brassiere incorporates a pair of semi-rigid support members secured along the inner and lower portion of each cup and extending to a position under the wearer's arm. The structure further includes a pair of side panels extending outwardly from ... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4306565 | Brassiere wire having encapsulated tips The invention provides improvement in brassiere stays or wires wherein the ends of the stays or wires are encapsulated with tips which are securely fastened to the end of the stay or wire.... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4285113 | Method of forming brassiere wires The present invention provides an improved wire stiffening member for use in a garment such as a brassiere wherein the wire member has a flexible end provided by forming a sheath about the end, which end has a line of weakening therein, and subsequently b... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4271580 | Method of forming wire support frame member A support frame for garments such as brassieres, swimsuits and the like, and a system for forming the support frames. The wire member of each support frame is formed in a preselected, prescribed configuration and plastic protective end caps are adhered to... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4245644 | Breast prosthesis or augmenting form including spring-mass system A breast prosthesis or augmenting form for use in a breast cup of a brassiere-like woman's undergarment includes a spring-mass system. The spring-mass system includes a mass member forwardly positioned from the chest of the wearer by a resilient cantileve... | 01/20/1981 |
