Adhesive strapless brassiere

• US 7,163,433 B2
• Filed: 09/24/2004
• Issued: 01/16/2007
• 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., Ce Soir Lingerie Company Incorporated (Ce Soir Lingerie)
• Inventors: Chou, Hsien-Wei
• Primary Examiner(s): Hale; Gloria M.
• Application Number:
  US10/950,040
• Publication Number:
  US 20050221719A1
• Time in Patent Office: 844 Days
• Field of Search: 450/38, 450 54- 57, 450/81, 450/86, 450/88, 226/7, 226/8, 623/7, 623/8
• 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 breast cover being formed of a flat pliable sheet, each said breast cover being integral and having a peripheral surface including;

a top edge including a convex portion 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 convex portion of the top edge forming a side of a vertical wing, the wing having a convex portion at the top periphery and an inner edge joined to the second end of the top edge,

an inner surface,

an outwardly facing adhesive layer substantially coating and directly bonded to the inner surface of each pliable breast cover,

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

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

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

4. The adhesive strapless brassiere as claimed in claim 3, where each pliable breast cover is made from a thin textile sheet.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. The adhesive strapless brassiere according to claim 6 in which the flat pliable sheet is a breathable textile.