Abstract: In a bra having a pair of cups each with a central area and a lower perimeter area, the improvement of an asymmetric underwire arrangement including one shorter curved underwire extending in the lower perimeter area of one cup, and one longer curved underwire extending in the lower perimeter area of the other cup, the underwires each having inner ends that are adjacent each other at a central location where the pair of cups meet, and outer ends that are spaced away from each other, the inner end of the longer underwire extending further into the central location than that of the shorter underwire for enhancing cleavage for a woman wearing the bra.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 20, 2008
Date of Patent:
November 2, 2010
Assignee:
Victoria's Secret Stores Brand Management, Inc.
Inventors:
Kathy Perman, Ann Armstrong, Nathalie Martinet