Tubular knit bra

• US 7,549,302 B2
• Filed: 11/15/2007
• Issued: 06/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2004
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Spanx Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Spanx Incorporated
• Inventors: Adams, Brian S., Willis, Billie J., Duckham, Jadideah
• Primary Examiner(s): WORRELL JR, LARRY D
• Application Number:
  US11/985,450
• Publication Number:
  US 20080127683A1
• Time in Patent Office: 586 Days
• Field of Search: 661/75, 661/76, 661/96, 661/97, 450/65, 450/39, 450/92, 450/40
• US Class Current: 66/176
• CPC Class Codes: A41B 2500/10 Knitted
• CPC Class Codes: A41C 3/0014 made from one piece with one or several layers
• CPC Class Codes: A41C 3/0057 for sport activities
• CPC Class Codes: D04B 1/102 with stitch pattern D04B1/06, D04B1/08 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: D04B 1/225 Elongated tubular articles of small diameter, e.g. coverings or reinforcements for cables or hoses
• CPC Class Codes: D04B 1/246 Upper torso garments, e.g. sweaters, shirts, leotards

Abstract

A bra formed of a length of tubular knit material flattened into a double ply fabric having rounded top and bottom edges with ends secured to breast pockets to form a torso encircling main body portion. A pair of lengths of tubular knit material flattened into double ply fabrics have ends secured to the main body portion to form shoulder straps having rounded side edges.

Claims

1. A bra comprising a pair of breast pockets, a body strap connected to said breast pockets, said body strap and breast pockets forming a torso encircling main body portion, and shoulder straps connected to said breast pockets and said body strap, said body strap and said shoulder straps being formed of tubular knit material flattened into double ply fabric having rounded edges, said breast pockets being of a material different from the material of said body straps, said body straps having relatively tightly knit, relatively non-stretchable side sections extending from said breast pockets, and said side sections formed of ribbed fabric.

2. The bra of claim 1 characterized by said ribbed fabric side sections extend to a back section at relatively lesser tightly knit ribbed fabric.

3. The bra of claim 2 characterized by the back section being of moderately loosely knit, moderately resiliently stretchable material.

4. The bra of claim 3 characterized by said back section having short transition portions adjacent said side sections, intermediate portions adjacent said transition portions, and a middle portion between said intermediate portions.

5. A bra comprising a pair of breast pockets, a body strap connected to said breast pockets, said body strap and breast pockets forming a torso encircling main body portion, and shoulder straps connected to said breast pockets and said body strap, said body strap and said shoulder straps being formed of tubular knit material flattened into double ply fabric having rounded edges, said body straps having relatively tightly knit, relatively non-stretchable side sections extending from said breast pockets, and said side sections formed of ribbed fabric.

6. The bra of claim 5 characterized by said ribbed fabric side sections extend to a back section at relatively lesser tightly knit ribbed fabric.

7. The bra of claim 6 characterized by the back section being of moderately loosely knit, moderately resiliently stretchable material.

8. The bra of claim 7 characterized by said back section having short transition portions adjacent said side sections, intermediate portions adjacent said transition portions, and a middle portion between said intermediate portions.