Class 450/65 - Elastically expansible cup or cup rim

Subclass of Class 450 - Foundation garments
Definition: Subject matter wherein the cup is in a contracted condition
No. of patents: 39
Last issue date: 12/13/2011

Number	Title	Issue Date
8075368	Brassiere for practicing sports A brassiere includes two cups for the breasts, a contact strip positioned under the cups that encircles an area below the bust, two shoulder straps connected to, and extending upwardly from, the cups, and connected to a rear panel, a middle panel positioned between ...	12/13/2011
7427226	Floating cup breast support garment A women's breast support garment, e.g., bra, configured to promote wearer comfort by allowing a breast cup to move multi-directionally, or float, relative to a torso member. The bra construction is characterized by a limp intermediate strip at the junction between t...	09/23/2008
7347229	Tubular fabric and method of making the same A tubular fabric receives an underwire in a garment such as a bra. The tubular fabric is formed by arranging a fusible yarn, such as Grilon®, and melting said yarn to form a barrier, which exhibits excellent resistance to penetration by underwires. Preferably the f...	03/25/2008
7300331	Brassiere construction using multiple layers of fabric A brassiere or breast shaping garment has a pair of breast-receiving cups, each of which is formed with an inner fabric layer and an outer fabric layer. The inner fabric layer is placed in an angular orientation relative to the outer fabric layer. Further, the inner...	11/27/2007
7204741	Brassiere for improved breast support and enhancement A brassiere comprising two brassiere cups each having an equal number of two or more panel sections representing by at least a lateral sling panel section and a main panel section respectively with the panel sections of each breast cup arranged such that the lateral...	04/17/2007
7192333	Bra that facilitates breathing A bra is provided that facilitates a woman's breathing. The bra comprises a lower portion with an inverted V shape that skirts the woman's diaphragm. This lower portion is bordered by an elastic band. This bra is especially suitable as a sports bra. ...	03/20/2007
7169011	Circular knit bra having different areas of stretchability and method of making the same There is provided a circular knit brassiere having a body portion with a pair of breast cups and a pair of side panels. Each side panel is connected to a different breast cup. The brassiere has different degrees of stretchability in each breast cup and side panel as...	01/30/2007
7169991	Guitar An acoustical guitar characterized by a relieved formation in a side edge and adjacent back portion of the guitar, the relieved portion being shaped to provide space for the breast of an instrumentalist, whereby pressure against the breast of the instrumentalist is ...	01/30/2007
7168096	Bikini assembly A bikini assembly includes a bikini top having a first panel and a second panel. A first strap and a second strap are each elongated and each has a first end and a second end. The first strap extends through the first panel. The second strap extends through the seco...	01/30/2007
7163432	Adjustable circular knit bra with stabilizing areas and method of making the same An adjustable circular knit bra is provided. The bra has a pair of breast cups, a central gore disposed between the breast cups, and a pair of side panels. Each side panel is adjacent to a different one of the pair of breast cups. The central gore also has a stabili...	01/16/2007
7128635	Molded seamless brassiere incorporating fasteners A method of incorporating a fastener with a molded brassiere of a seamless construction and that includes an exterior panel of moldable material and an interior panel of moldable material that is contiguous with the exterior more panel and has been laminated therewi...	10/31/2006
7081035	Woman's clothing having a function of protecting a breast A brassiere having a front fabric portion having front left and right shoulder portions, and front left and right underarm portions. A back fabric portion having a back left and right underarm portions connected to the respective front underarm portions, and an uppe...	07/25/2006
7056186	Cleavage-enhancing foundation garment A foundation garment enhances cleavage by positioning and supporting the breasts in a more inward position. The foundation garment permits a woman to selectively adjust and control the amount of inward movement of the breasts as desired. ...	06/06/2006
RE38853	Substantially seamless brassiere, and blank and method for making same A brassiere fashioned from a circularly knit fabric blank has a central panel between the breast cups that has a greater resistance to stretching than the remainder of the body of the brassiere. The brassiere preferably is formed from a blank that is knit to have tw...	10/25/2005
6918812	Brassiere for improved breast support and enhancement A brassiere comprising two brassiere cups each having three separate panel sections representing a lateral panel section, a medial panel section and a superior panel section respectively with the three panel sections of each breast cup arranged such that the superio...	07/19/2005
6918813	Brassiere A brassiere comprises a pair of cups for supporting and shaping the breasts of the wearer. The cups are connected by connecting structure. A side panel is attached to each cup. Each side panel has a surface for contacting the wearer. The side panels are adapted to a...	07/19/2005
6912876	Shaped blank A shaped blank has a body with a knitted section yarns disposed in a knitted direction. The body has an opening in the knitted section. The shaped blank has a fringe between the knitted section and the opening with the fringe being defined by each yarn of the yarns ...	07/05/2005
6899591	Seamless circular knit garment with differential tightness areas and method of making same A circular knit bra is provided. The bra has a pair of breast cups, a central gore disposed between the breast cups, and a pair of side panels. Each of the breast cups has at least two different areas of stretchability. Each different area of stretchability has a di...	05/31/2005
6863589	Tube brassiere and method of making A tube brassiere is formed from a circularly knitted garment blank. The blank has an internal dimension, a length, and a pair of breast cup defined therein. The length of the blank encircles a torso of a wearer. ...	03/08/2005
6685535	Graduated cup and method of making same A circular knit bra is provided. The bra has a pair of breast cups, a central gore disposed between the breast cups, and a pair of side panels. Each of the breast cups has at least two different areas of stretchability. Each different area of stretchabili...	02/03/2004
6514120	Brassiere A brassiere comprises a pair of cups for supporting and shaping the breasts of the wearer. The cups are connected by connecting structure. A side panel is attached to each cup. Each side panel has a surface for contacting the wearer. The side panels are a...	02/04/2003
6485352	Brassiere There is provided a brassiere that includes a body having a pair of breast cups, a pair of stretchable panels each adjacent a separate breast cup and connected to a back of the brassiere, and a pair of stretchable sheaths secured along a lower portion of ...	11/26/2002
6422917	Therapeutic brassiere A therapeutic brassiere is disclosed being constructed of a one piece directional elastic material. The direction of elasticity of the material is more stretchable in the up and down direction than the lateral direction as seen from the front of the weare...	07/23/2002
6142852	Brassiere comprising at least one elastified cup A brassiere includes a support portion (straps, sides, back, etc.) for supporting the brassiere on the human body, and two cups joined to the support portion. At least one of the two cups includes an additional elastic portion that is adapted to exercise ...	11/07/2000
5797786	Post operative brassiere A post-operative brassiere for use by female patients following cardio-thoracic surgery is disclosed. The post-operative brassiere includes a first breast support cup and a second breast support cup being interconnected by a support strap which is worn ab...	08/25/1998
5749768	Adjustable cup bra An adjustable cup bra having a pair of breast cups and a plurality of adjustable length straps connected to the edges of the bra cups and extending at least partially across the cups whereby, when the length of the straps on a cup is changed, the size of ...	05/12/1998
5643043	Brassiere for female athletes A brassiere for use by female athletes, which brassiere, by unique use of elastic type panel members located in the upper portion of the brassiere and removably and variably affixed by means to the brassiere shoulder strap, prevents bouncing of the breast...	07/01/1997
5215494	Breast foundation and natural support A breast foundation and natural support characterized by its immobility relative to the rib-cage and also by its capacity to permit independent movement of breasts while comfortably supporting same. The support assembly includes inner and outer front pane...	06/01/1993
5211598	Exercise brassiere An exercise brassiere having an outer layer adapted to fit over the wearer's upper torso and shoulders and a coextensive inner layer adapted to fit over the front portion of the wearer's upper torso and shoulders. The inner layer and the outer layer are c...	05/18/1993
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
5154659	Method of making molded brassiere cup and side panel A brassiere cup molding method using moldable and non-moldable fabric blanks in which a mold with a cup shape is used to project into a cup shape a fabric blank that is stretchable but absent of plastic moldable content, i.e. non-moldable, while it is in ...	10/13/1992
5116278	Brassiere for women A woman's brassiere individual sizes of which can accommodate a substantial range of rib cage and cup sizes. A pair of cups, with an elastic web is joined to an encircling band A shoulder loop is attached to each cup and to the encircling band. Elastic ri...	05/26/1992
5045019	Bra with underarm X-feature A brassiere with underarm comfort feature comprises a pair of cup regions to which underarm regions and back regions are connected. An X-crossing or junction is formed by an undercup band which extends under the cup region, and which crosses a lateral ban...	09/03/1991
4957466	Athletic supporter for women A sleeveless bodice type athletic support garment structured of a multi-layered rectangular front and back panel, two length adjustable shoulder straps, a neck opening, two arm apertures, and two openable side seams attachable with hook and loop fasteners...	09/18/1990
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
4557267	Brassiere and method of making same A molded brassiere formed of a thin fabric includes a nipple patch or cover smoothly adhered to an apex portion of each breast cup to impart a pleasing and modest appearance. The nipple patch is sized, shaped and of an opacity to comfortably cover the nip...	12/10/1985
4531525	Methods of knitting brassiere blank, manufacturing brassiere, and products This invention relates to methods of manufacturing blanks for brassieres, brassieres, and the products of such methods. In particular, the methods and products involve circular knitting operations in which the blank is produced as a cylindrical tube, and ...	07/30/1985
4419997	Method of fabricating two layer cups and brassiere A cup is molded from two layers of stretchable materials by molding first the crown portion, inverting the materials and then molding the remainder of the cup. The resulting cup has a non-stretchable crown portion, a substantially non-stretchable longitud...	12/13/1983

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