Breast cup for a bra with visual enhancement

• US 20040142631A1
• Filed: 01/21/2003
• Published: 07/22/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Regina Miracle International Limited
• Original Assignee: Regina Miracle International Limited
• Inventors: Luk, Theone
• Granted Patent: US 6,796,876 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 450/1
• CPC Class Codes: A41C 3/12 Component parts
• CPC Class Codes: A41C 5/005 by moulding shaping of textile material made from plastics fibres by thermoforming B29C51/004

Abstract

In or for a brassiere, a breast cup of a molded single or multiply cup shaped panel having a perimeter which includes an or part of an edge which when the breast cup forms part of a brassiere, is a free perimeter edge, the free perimeter edge having engaged thereto a piping.

Claims

1. In or for a brassiere, a breast cup of a molded single or multiply cup shaped panel having a perimeter which includes an or part of an edge (hereinafter “

free edge”

) which when said breast cup forms part of a brassiere, is a free perimeter edge, said free perimeter edge having engaged thereto a piping.

2. A breast cup as claimed in claim 1 wherein said piping includes a core of an elongate flexible member about which a thread is provided.

3. A breast cup as claimed in claim 2 wherein said thread is provided about said core in an overlooking manner.

4. A breast cup as claimed in claim 1 wherein said piping extends at least in part along at least part of said free edge.

5. A breast cup as claimed in claim 1 wherein said piping extends at least in part outwardly of and adjacent to at least part of said free edge.

6. A breast cup as claimed in claim 2 wherein said piping extends at least in part along at least part of said free edge and said stitching extends about said elongate flexible member and through said panel securing said piping to at least part of said free edge.

7. A breast cup as claimed in claim 2 wherein said stitching is overlocked to at least part of said free edge and captures said elongate member within said stitching and against said at least part of said free edge.

8. A breast cup as claimed in claim 1 wherein said piping extends at least in part outwardly of and adjacent to at least part of said free edge and is engaged to said free edge at at least one region thereof.

9. A breast cup as claimed in claim 1 wherein said piping extends along two regions of said free edge, wherein intermediate of said two regions said piping extends outwardly of said free edge.

10. A breast cup as claimed in claim 9 wherein said piping includes a core of an elongate flexible member about which a thread is provided, said thread stitching through said panel to capture said elongate member at said two regions against said panel along said free edge and about said elongate member intermediate of said two regions.

11. A breast cup as claimed in claim 2 wherein the thread of said piping extends onto the panel of said cup way from said free edge to define embroidery on the outward face of said panel.

12. A breast cup as claimed in claim 11 wherein said thread is stitched to said panel of said cup way from said free edge and without the elongate member being provided thereto.

13. A breast cup as claimed in claim 2 wherein said elongate flexible member is a tube of plastic.

14. A breast cup as claimed in claim 1 wherein said piping extends along the entire free edge or edges of said cup.

15. A brassiere which incorporates two breast cups at least one breast cup being as claimed in claim 1.

16. A method of enhancing the edge detailing of a breast cup of a kind which is or is to form part of a brassiere and is made of a molded single or multiply cup shaped panel having a perimeter which includes an edge or part of an edge (hereinafter “

free edge”

) which when said breast cup forms part of a brassiere, is a free perimeter edge, said method comprising;

a. engaging to said cup at or proximate to said free edge an elongate flexible member in a manner such that said elongate flexible member extends at least in part along or from at least part of said free edge

b. providing a thread about said elongate flexible member over a substantial portion of its length to capture said elongate flexible member in a sheath like manner.

17. A method as claimed in claim 16 wherein said elongate flexible member is tacked to said cup prior to said thread engaging thereabout.

18. A method as claimed in claim 17 wherein the providing of thread about said flexible elongate member also stitches said thread and said flexible elongate member to said cup.

19. A method as claimed in claim 17 wherein said proving of said thread about said flexible elongate member in at least one region there along does not stitch said thread with said flexible elongate member to said cup.