Adhesive strapless brassiere

• US 20050221719A1
• Filed: 09/24/2004
• Published: 10/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ce Soir Lingerie Company Incorporated (Ce Soir Lingerie)
• Original Assignee: Bravo Universal Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chou, Hsien-Wei
• Granted Patent: US 7,163,433 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 450/81
• CPC Class Codes: A41C 3/065 attached directly to the body, e.g. by means of adhesive

Abstract

An adhesive strapless brassiere used for giving lift to a user'"'"'s breast has two adhesive breast covers, a connector and a backing layer. Each adhesive breast cover is formed from a thin, pliable sheet and has a main, oblong first portion for covering a breast, and a vertical wing extending upwardly from the outside top edge. The adhesive breast covers are directly attached to a user'"'"'s body by the adhesive. The connector is mounted between the two adhesive breast covers, and the backing layer is used to attach the adhesive breast covers before use. The adhesive strapless brassiere has a small volume and breathes, so a user will feel comfortable when wearing the brassiere. Furthermore, the adhesive strapless brassiere may be discarded after use.

Claims

1. An adhesive strapless brassiere having two adhesive breast covers, each adhesive cup breast cover being formed of a flat pliable sheet each said breast cover being integral and having

a convex, curved top edge having first and second ends,

a rounded inner edge joined to the first end of the top edge,

an upwardly sloping, curved outer edge extending above said top edge to form an outer side of a vertical wing, the wing having a top periphery and an inner edge joined to the second end of the top edge,

an inner surface,

an adhesive bonded to the inner surface of each pliable breast cover, and

a connector mounted between the two adhesive breast covers, and a peelable backing layer attached to the adhesive.

2. The adhesive strapless brassiere as claimed in claim 1, wherein the adhesive is applied to the inner surface of each pliable breast cover as a layer.

4. The adhesive strapless brassiere as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connector is a hook assembly having

two tabs attached respectively to the inner edges of the pliable cups, and each tab having a free end,

a transverse eye securely attached to the free end of one of the tabs, and

a transverse hood securely attached to the free end of one of the tabs and engaged with the transverse eye.

5. The adhesive strapless brassiere as claimed in claim 4, where each pliable breast cover is made from a thin textile layer.

6. The adhesive strapless brassiere as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connector is a hook assembly having

two tabs attached respectively to the inner edges of the pliable breast covers, and each tab having a free end,

a transverse eye securely attached to the free end of one of the tabs, and

a transverse hook securely attached to the free end of one of the tabs and engaged with the transverse eye.

7. The adhesive strapless brassiere as claimed in claim 1 in which the flat pliable sheet is selected from the group consisting of a textile, silicone or plastic.

8. The adhesive strapless brassiere according to claim 7 in which the flat sheet is a breathable textile.

3. (canceled)