US2152910A - Brassiere - Google Patents

Description

IApril 4, 1939.

M. K. CHILDS BRASSIRE Filed Apr vzlg. 5.

Patented Apr. 4, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

3 Claims.

The present invention relates to womens under garments and more particularly to improvements in brassires.

It is well recognized that brassires are worn 5 under the outer clothing to afford ease and comfort to the wearer andat the same time preserve the natural form or contour of the body. Heretofore, it has been customary to employ a body encircling member formed with pockets or the l like that are adapted to encompass thebreasts and support the same in the proper position. These garments have further been provided with shoulder straps for holding the body encircling member in the desired location and separable fasten- 15 ers attached to the rear of the garment for enabling the same to be fastened to the body of the wearer.

The garments above referred to, however, have not proven completely satisfactory. In the first place, they are somewhat uncomfortable, and in the second place, they do not 'afford sufliciently natural support for the breasts.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a brassire that will overcome the above and other undesirable features.

Another object of this invention is to provide a brassire that will always support the breasts in an attractively upright and desirable position.

Still another object of this invention is to prof vide a brassire in which the breast supporting pockets are provided with reinforced portions which substantially improve the form fitting characteristics thereof.

In order to achieve the above and other objects, the brassire includes a pair of conically shaped pockets that are adapted to fit snugly over the breasts. The pockets are preferably formed with an upper portion and a lower support portion.

One means of affording the necessary reinforcing to the pockets, is to provide a series of lines or rows of stitches that describe a spiral about the apex of the pocket, the lines of stitches beginning and terminating in the lower support portion to form therein a series of overlapped rows of stitches. I'hese overlapped rows of stitches in the lower portion of the pocket greatly increase the supporting efficiency thereof and provide a means for firmly holding the breasts in an upright position.

I have also found that a satisfactory pocket member may comprise a lower support portion reinforced by a series 4of overlapped rows of stitching and an upper portion having no reinforcing stitching.

The present invention, however, has other advantageous features and possesses additional objects that will become apparent from a study of the embodiments of the invention illustrated herein.

To facilitate an adequate comprehension of my invention, reference is directed to the accompanying drawing which illustrates the preferred form of my inventive concept, it being understood, however, that numerous changes may be made therein by those skilled in the art without exceeding the scope of my invention as described by the annexed claims.

Referring to the drawing in which like numerals designate similar. parts:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational View of a brassire depicting one form of my invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the garment shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detailed view of the various elements which when assembled form the brassire pocket as illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a front elevational view partly broken away showing a modified form of my inventive concept.

Figure 5 is a front elevational view of the center section of my brassire as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a front elevational view of a. modified pocket member.

Referring now to the drawing, and particularlyA Figure 1, there is illustrated a brassire having conically shaped pockets or breast encircling portions I and 2. The pockets can be made of any desirable material, such as silk, lace, net or any fabric that will readily conform to the configuration of the breasts of the wearer. It will be noted that side portions 3 and 4 are disposed adjacent the pockets I and 2 and extend beneath the arms of thewearer. Each side portion tapers downwardly from its juncture to the pockets, as shown at 6 and an elastic element 1 is suitably secured to the portion 3. The opposite end of the element 'I carries suitable fastening members adapted to engage corresponding fasteners secured to the side portion 4 in order to secure the garment around the body of the wearer.

In addition, adjustable shoulder straps I0 of any desirable structure and` material are suitably attached to the garment for extending over the shoulders, thereby holding the brassire in the correct position.

To provide a more natural separation of the breast, it will be seen that a fabric member I I of relatively stout material is positioned between It will further be noted that the mid portion of the garment is fashioned at the lower edge as shown at I4.

An elastic strap I extends horizontally beneath the portion I4 and is attached at each end to extensions I2 and I3. It is manifest that the elastic strap I5 will urge the fabric member II inwardly between the breasts and maintain the pockets I and 2 closely in position over the breasts.

To assure a proper configuration of the breasts, reference is directed to Figure 3 wherein is illustrated the manner in which the pockets I and 2 are formed. Fabric members I'I and I3 show the design of the two lower portions forming pocket members I and 2 as described in connection with Figure 1. A fabric member I9 shows the design of the upper portion of the pockets. A notch 20 formed in the member I9 affords the necessary conical effect for the pocket. The fabric members I'I, I8 and I 9 are adapted to be stitchedtogether as depicted by the seams 2i.

As previously mentioned, an important feature of this invention is the provision for reinforcing the breast encircling pockets. In Figure 1, it can be seen that the lower portion of the pocket 2 is provided with a plurality of rows of stitches 23. The said rows of stitches describe a spiral about the apex of the cone of the pocket substantially terminating adjacent to the line of juncture of the pocket to the side portion II. By thusarranging the rows of stitches, there will be formed a plurality of substantially parallel rows of stitches 22 in the upper portion of the pocket, and a plurality -of overlapped rows of stitches 23 in the lower portion. Obviously, the overlapped rows 23 in the lower portion of the pocket will materially strengthen the supporting area thereof and will thereby maintain the breast in a firm upright position. v

It is to be understood, however, that the overlapped rows of 'stitches 23 can be formed in other ways and the particular arrangement shown herein is for the purpose of illustrating my inventive concept.

It will be appreciated from the foregoing that the fabric member II in conjunction with the elastic strap I5 will affect a separation of the breasts and the shape of the pockets I and 2 together with the overlapped rows of stitches 23 will maintain the breasts in an attractively upright and desirably natural position.

In Figure 4, there is shown a modified form of my garment. In this embodiment, the pockets are formed with a lower supporting section 24 that is preferably made of fabric, such as silk. The upper section 25 is formed of net or lace and is attached to the lower section 24. The lower and upper sections 24 and 25 may be suitably secured to the fabric side portion 4 in any desirable manner.

In this modification it will be seen that the inner edge of the upper section 25 tapers downwardly thereby maintaining the desired separation of the breasts. However, in order to further facilitate a more natural separation and support of the breasts, elastic strap 21, 21' secured to the top portion of the pocket, extend along the edge of top section 25 substantially parallel with the tapered portion of the pocket to a vertically positioned fabric strip 28 at the midpoint of the brassire.

Clearly, the elastic member 21, 21' will iirmly hold the inner pocket portions of the garment so as to aii'ect a support means capable of maintaining the breasts in a desirably upright and natural position.

It will be observed that overlappingrows of stitching 23 for reinforcing the lower portion of the pocket members are arranged in substantially the same manneras those described with respect to Figure 1. It will also be observed that while the upper portion of the pocket member extends downwardly from a point at the apex oi the pocket, along the lines of juncture 26 with the lower portion, the arrangement, whereby substantially parallel rows of stitching beginning and terminating in the lower pocket portion so as to form a series of overlapped rows in the lower portion is substantially the same as shown in Figure 1.

In Figure 6 I have shown a modified stitching arrangement for a brassire pocket. In this embodiment, in the lower pocket portion 30, overlapping rows of stitching, substantially as shown in Figures 1 and 4, serve as the support means for the pocket members. It will be seen that substantially parallel rows of stitching are terminated at the lines of juncture of the upper and lower pocket portions and, as shown, do not extend into the upper pocket portion 29.

It is understood that either arrangement of stitching as i'or example the arrangement as shown in Figures 1, 2, and 4 or the modification, as shown in Figure 6 is adaptable for use in substantially any style brassire as for example as shown in Figures 1 or 4.

While I have illustrated and described the 1:.eferred form of my invention, it is to be understood that I am to be limited only by the prior art and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A bust molding and supporting construction comprising a pair of breast-receiving pockets preformed to approximately conical shape, and a plurality of lines of stitches carried by each of said pockets, said lines of stitching originating and terminating in the lower half of each pocket and extendng from one side of the lower half toward the other side, then passing upwardly into the upper half, encircling the apex of the pocket, entering the lower half on the side of origination, crossing themselves in the lower half of the pocket, and then extending into said other side of the lower half to form an overloop, the ends of said loop extending in a virtually horizontal plane in said lower half of the pocket, whereby said stitching forms side to side tension members adapted to resist sagging of the breast while permitting the upper portion to be suitably molded.

2. A breast pocket construction comprising a preformed stitched breast-receiving pocket of approximately conical shape made from a flexible open material, and a plurality of spaced virtually parallel lines of stitching extending from one side of the lower half of said pocket, describing a reverse loop in the upper half, crossing themselves in the ,lower half, and extending into the opposite side of the lower half whereby said stitching forms side to side tension members adapted to resist sagging of the breast contained in said pocket.

3. A bust molding and supporting construction comprising a pair of attached breast-receiving pockets preformed to approximately conical at the side opposite the side of origination; the

shape, and a plurality ui parallel curved lines of stitches carried by each of said pockets, said curved lines VofJstitching originating in the lower half of each pocket and extending from one side of said lower half upwardly toward the other side, then passing into the upper half and concentrically semi-circling the apex o'f the pocket to form a series of concentric loops, then extending downwardly to the rear, entering the lower halt 1|) of the pocket and terminating in the lower half extended ends of the plurality of such series of loops crossing themselves in the lower half of the pocket whereby said stitched lines create tension members in a criss-crossed diamond-shaped pattern adapted to resist and support the lower portion of the breasts while permitting the upper portion to be suitably molded.

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