Patents in subclass Foundation Garments/Annular Cup-Rim Encircling Stay Individual To One Cup

Parent class: Foundation Garments

Number Patent title Issue Date
07234994 Brassiere with soft/hard underwire assembly

A U-shaped hard underwire is rolled into a soft plastic body which forms a pocket for the breast when it is incorporated into a brassiere cup. The hard underwire has two arcuate portions separated by an arcuate slot so that one portion...		 06/26/2007
07189138 Brassiere wire

There is disclosed a brassiere wire with a plastic protective cap at an end portion of the wire. A liquid primer is coated between the wire and the protective cap, wherein the protective cap is fixed on the wire by high frequency bonding...		 03/13/2007
07128636 Swing wire and brassiere using same

An underwire for brassieres which is split in the width and the split extends substantially the full length of the underwire to the rounded ends. The split defines two segments, one of which can swing out of the plane of the other to...		 10/31/2006
07112117 Garment underwire with zones of differing flexibility

An underwire including an arcuate member for use with supporting garments, such as brassieres, has one or more zones of increased lateral flexibility along the longitudinal axis of the arcuate member in order to provide greater comfort to...		 09/26/2006
06837772 Breast cup construction

Method of making a breast cup for a garment on a breast cup defining component of moldable material, applying a flexible covering panel of at least part of a breast cup to the convex side of the component, applying a flexible decorative...		 01/04/2005
06468130 Underwire for brassiere

A supporting underwire for a brassiere or other undergarment is provided at one or both ends with a polymeric tip that is resiliently mounted for movement in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the underwire to lessen and/or extend...		 10/22/2002
06431946 Underwire assembly for brassieres and the like

A compound wire assembly is provided by sandwiching a plastic wire between layers of fabric and securing the wire in place by ultrasonically welding the fabric layers together through holes in the wire. The assembly forms an underwire...		 08/13/2002
06346028 Spoon underwire

An underwire having a spoon-shaped formation and capable of swiveling with respect to the tail of the underwire is provided in a brassiere-type garment to lie with the spoon along the outer side of the breast and to conform to the...		 02/12/2002
06299504 Brassiere interrupted support element

An operative arrangement of two halves of a plastic stay fused in a U-shape in encircling relation about a brassiere cup which have facing inboard semi-circular edges where the U-shape is interrupted, thus increasing the extent of the...		 10/09/2001
06186862 Brassiere underwire with extended sewing flange

A brassiere underwire is formed with a sewing flange only along the outer side thereof and extending from locations spaced from the tips continuously around the outer side of the underwire bight. At a central zone flexibility can be...		 02/13/2001
6066027 Needle wire for an underwire brassiere

A brassiere of the underwire type has a "U" shaped stitched sheath beneath each cup of an open "U" configuration and into which a "C" shaped underwire with inwardly bent ends is inserted so that, in spite of the fact that the respective...		 05/23/2000
5951365 Needle wire for an underwire brassiere and brassiere-fabrication method

A brassiere of the underwire type has a "U" shaped stitched sheath beneath each cup of an open "U" configuration and into which a "C" shaped underwire with inwardly bent ends is inserted so that, in spite of the fact that the respective...		 09/14/1999
5934970 Method of forming brassiere frames with cushion tips

A cushion tip for a brassiere frame is molded in-situ about an end of the brassiere frame that has been reduced in transverse cross-section at its end, whereby the cushion tip provides a continuation of the outer surfaces of the brassiere...		 08/10/1999
5749767 Protective tips for brassiere wires

Protective tips for brassiere wires including a brasserie with a pair of cups. An elongated wire extends along a bottom periphery of each cup. A pair of T-shaped tips are each integrally positioned on an associated wire. Preferably, the...		 05/12/1998
5730640 Wire reinforcement for women's clothing

A wire reinforcement for women's garments designed to support the breasts exhibits an axial cross section with a long axis and a short axis perpendicular to the long axis. The long axis has a length, and the short axis has a center...		 03/24/1998
5730641 Brassiere underwire stays

A first brassiere underwire stay (110) is integrally incorporated into a brassiere (16) which comprises a brassiere left cup (16L) and a brassiere right cup (16R). The first brassiere underwire stay (110) is composed of a first left...		 03/24/1998
5387150 Underwire bra


An improvement in underwire bra construction wherein the ends of theU-shaped underwire are secured to complementary fastening members affixedto the material of the bra cup and wherein such U-shaped underwire is freeto swing up or down relative to...		 02/07/1995
5215494 Breast foundation and natural support


A breast foundation and natural support characterized by its immobilityrelative to the rib-cage and also by its capacity to permit independentmovement of breasts while comfortably supporting same. The supportassembly includes inner and outer front...		 06/01/1993