CUSHIONING UNDERWIRE ASSEMBLY AND UNDERWIRE BRA WITH THE SAME
A cushioning underwire assembly has a compartment and a supporting assembly. The compartment has two opposite fabrics mounted attached together to form a compartmenting cavity. The supporting assembly is inserted in the fabrics of the compartmenting cavity and has a wire, two cushion sleeves and a resilient pad. The cushion sleeves are mounted on ends of the wire to prevent the wire from inadvertently penetrating through the compartment. The resilient pad covers one surface of the wire to make a wearer feel comfortable.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a bra, and more particularly to a cushioning underwire assembly and an underwire bra that has cushioning functions to make wearers feel comfortable.
2. Description of Related Art
Bras are used to embellish women's figures and protect breasts and are therefore required to provide breast support and wear comfort. With reference to
To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention provides an underwire assembly and an underwire bra to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe main objective of the invention is to provide a cushioning underwire assembly and an underwire bra that has cushioning functions to make wearers feel comfortable.
A cushioning underwire assembly in accordance with the present invention has a compartment and a supporting assembly. The compartment has two opposite fabrics mounted attached together to form a compartmenting cavity. The supporting assembly is inserted in the fabrics of the compartmenting cavity and has a wire, two cushion sleeves and a resilient pad. The cushion sleeves are mounted on ends of the wire to prevent the wire from inadvertently penetrating through the compartment. The resilient pad covers one surface of the wire to make a wearer feel comfortable.
Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
With reference to
The compartment has two opposite compartment fabrics 20 that are curved and flat and attached together to form a compartmenting cavity between the compartment fabrics 20. Preferably, outer edges of the fabrics 20 are combined tightly together by a sewing or ultrasonic welding process.
The supporting assembly 30 is inserted into the compartmenting cavity between the fabrics 20 of the compartment and has a supporter 40 and a resilient pad 50.
The supporter 40 is mounted in the compartmenting cavity between the fabrics 20 and has a wire 41 and two cushioning sleeves 43.
The wire 41 is curved and flat, corresponds to the fabrics 20 in shape, may be made of metal, is mounted in the compartmenting cavity between the fabrics 20 and has two ends 42 and two opposite surfaces 44. Furthermore, a surface area of the wire 41 is smaller than that of each fabric 20 so that the wire 41 can be enclosed in the compartmenting cavity during the aforementioned sewing or ultrasonic process.
The cushion sleeves 43 are soft and resilient, may be made of polyurethane (PU) such as thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), casting polyurethane (CPU) and are respectively mounted around and cover the ends 42 of the wire 41 in the compartmenting cavity.
The resilient pad 50 is soft and resilient, may be made of silicone or polyurethane, is mounted in the compartmenting cavity and covers one surface 44 of the wire 41 that faces the skin of a wearer. The resilient pad 50 also covers the cushion sleeve 43.
With further reference to
The cups 61 are bridged together and each cup 61 has an outside edge and a curved bottom edge 63.
The panels 62 are mounted respectively on outside edges of the cups 61 and may be fastened together by buckles.
The cushioning underwire assemblies 10 are mounted respectively on the bottom edges 63 of the cups 61. The compartments of the cushioning underwire assemblies 10 are attached respectively to the bottom edges 63 of the cups 61 by a sewing or ultrasonic welding process.
The wire 41 with the ends 42 covered by the cushion sleeves 43 and the resilient pad 50 has the following advantages. The resilient pad 50 is located between the wire 41 and the skin of the wearer to provide padding and cushioning functions to make the wearer feel comfortable. Furthermore, the cushion sleeves 43 enclose the ends 42 of the wire 41 to prevent accidental penetration of the wire 41 out of the compartment and improve the safety of the cushioning underwire assembly 10.
Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in the details, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
Claims
1. A cushioning underwire assembly comprising:
- a compartment having two opposite compartment fabrics being curved and flat and attached together to form a compartmenting cavity between the compartment fabrics; and
- a supporting assembly inserted in the compartmenting cavity between the fabrics of the compartment and having a supporter mounted in the compartmenting cavity between the fabrics and having a wire being curved and flat, mounted in the compartmenting cavity between the fabrics and having two ends and two opposite surfaces; and two cushioning sleeves being resilient and respectively covering the ends of the wire in the compartmenting cavity; and a resilient pad mounted in the compartmenting cavity and covering one surface of the wire.
2. The cushioning underwire assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cushion sleeves are made of polyurethane.
3. The cushioning underwire assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the resilient pad is made of a material selected from a group consisting of silicone and polyurethane.
4. The cushioning underwire assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein two outer edges of the fabrics are combined tightly together by one of sewing and ultrasonic welding processes to hold the wire in the compartmenting cavity.
5. The cushioning underwire assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein two outer edges of the fabrics are combined tightly together by one of sewing and ultrasonic welding processes to hold the wire in the compartmenting cavity.
6. The cushioning underwire assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein two outer edges of the fabrics are combined tightly together by one of sewing and ultrasonic welding processes to hold the wire in the compartmenting cavity.
7. The cushioning underwire assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein two outer edges of the fabrics are combined tightly together by one of sewing and ultrasonic welding processes to hold the wire in the compartmenting cavity.
8. An underwire bra comprising:
- two cups bridged together and each cup having an outside edge and a curved bottom edge;
- two panels mounted respectively on outside edges of the cups; and
- two cushioning underwire assemblies mounted respectively on the bottom edges of the cups and each cushioning underwire assembly having a compartment having two opposite compartment fabrics being curved and flat and attached together to form a compartmenting cavity between the compartment fabrics; and a supporting assembly inserted in the compartmenting cavity between the fabrics of the compartment and having a supporter mounted in the compartmenting cavity between the fabrics and having a wire being curved and flat, mounted in the compartmenting cavity between the fabrics and having two ends and two opposite surfaces; and two cushioning sleeves being resilient and respectively covering the ends of the wire in the compartmenting cavity; and a resilient pad mounted in the compartmenting cavity and covering one surface of the wire.
9. The underwire bra as claimed in claim 8, wherein two outer edges of the fabrics of each compartment are combined tightly together by one of sewing and ultrasonic welding processes to hold the wire in the compartmenting cavity.
Type: Application
Filed: Jul 6, 2011
Publication Date: Jan 10, 2013
Inventor: Jeou-Zen YEN (Taipei City)
Application Number: 13/176,914
International Classification: A41C 1/14 (20060101);