Brassiere Pad Adjustable Structure
A brassiere pad adjustable structure is provided. The brassiere pad adjustable structure is comprised of a pouch, an air pump and an exhaust valve. The pouch is formed by a first layer film and a second layer film that is connected to each other to form a one-piece structure. The air pump is placed in the pouch and is fixed on either the first layer film or the second layer film. When the air pump pumps fluid into the pouch, the pouch is expanded for forming an air chamber to lift up and increase the appearance of breast volume. The exhaust valve is placed in either the first layer film or the second layer film to exhaust the air in the pouch to the exterior.
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This application claims priority to Taiwan Patent Application No. 102213461 filed on Jul. 17, 2013.
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONSNot applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a brassiere pad adjustable structure for a brassiere.
2. Descriptions of the Related Art
Brassieres contain brassiere pads which are disposed on the inside of cups of the brassiere to prevent sagging and non-uniform breast sizes. When a woman wears the brassiere, her breasts are covered by the cups so that the brassiere pads are located between the breasts and the cups to adjust the shape of the woman breasts.
According to the above descriptions, the inclination angle of the air cells 1b is limited when the bottom edge 1c of each of the air cells 1b is connected with the bottom edge 1f of the respective cup 1e. Consequently, when the air cells 1b are expanded, the air cells 1b will move away from the cups 1e to incline at an angle as shown in
Accordingly, it is important to provide a brassiere pad adjustable structure to improve the aforesaid drawbacks.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONAn objective of the present invention is to provide a brassiere pad adjustable structure which can be used in various kinds of brassieres.
To achieve the aforesaid objective, a brassiere pad adjustable structure for use in a brassiere is provided in an embodiment of the present invention. The brassiere has two cups to correspond to two breasts of a human body respectively. Each of the two cups has a concave portion and an inside bottom edge. The brassiere pad adjustable structure comprises a pouch, an air pump and an exhaust valve. The pouch is formed by a first layer film and a second layer film that is connected to each other to form a one-piece structure. The pouch has two breast contacting portions and a central passage portion. The central passage portion is located between the breast contacting portions. The bottom edge of each of the breast contacting portions is connected with an inside bottom edge of each of the cups. Each of the breast contacting portions has a first top stitching that welds the first layer film and the second layer film to divide each of the breast contacting portions into a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is located between the bottom edge and the first top stitching of each breast contacting portion, while the second portion corresponds to the concave portion of each cup. At least one first passage disposed between the first portion and the second portion passes through the first top stitching so that the first portion and the second portion are in fluid communication with each other through the first passage. The air pump is disposed on the pouch, and disposed on either the first layer film or the second layer film. When the air pump is pressed, the air pump pumps fluid into the pouch. The exhaust valve is disposed on the pouch and fixed on either the first layer film or the second layer film to exhaust the fluids to the exterior. When the air pump pumps fluids into the pouch, the pouch is expanded for forming an air chamber.
The detailed technology and preferred embodiments implemented for the subject invention are described in the following paragraphs accompanying the appended drawings for people skilled in this field to well appreciate the features of the claimed invention.
The brassiere pad adjustable structure 2 of this embodiment may correspond to two breasts 4 of a human body. In detail, the brassiere pad adjustable structure 2 comprises a pouch 21, an air pump 22 and an exhaust valve 23. The pouch 21 is formed by a first layer film 24 and a second layer film 25 that is connected to each other to form a one-piece structure. The pouch 21 has two breast contacting portions 211 and a central passage portion 212. The central passage portion 212 is located between the breast contacting portions 211. The breast contacting portions 211 and the central passage portion 212 are in fluid communication with each other.
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In this embodiment, the brassiere pad adjustable structure 2 can be bent to conform to the shape of the cups 31 and the breasts of a human body by a plurality of top stitchings. Each of the breast contacting portions 211 has a first top stitching 26 that welds the first layer film 24 and the second layer film 25 to divide each of the breast contacting portions 211 into a first portion 21a and a second portion 21b. The first portion 21a is located between the bottom edge 211a and the first top stitching 26 of each breast contacting portion 211. Because the brassiere pad adjustable structure 2 is connected with the brassiere 3 and a steel wire coil may be disposed at the inside bottom edge 31a of each of the cups 31, the first portion 21a is also located between the inner edge of the steel wire coil and the first top stitching 26. The second portion 21b may correspond to the concave portion 31b of each of the cups 31. The second portion 21b of each of the breast contacting portions 211 has a second top stitching 27 that welds the first layer film 24 and the second layer film 25 to divide the second portion 21b into a first sub-portion 210a and a second sub-portion 210b. The first sub-portion 210a is located at a center of the breast contacting portion 211. The second sub-portion 210b is located between the second top stitching 27 and a top edge 211b of each of the breast contacting portions 211. When the pouch is filled with air, a second thickness T2 of the second sub-portion 210b is lower than a first thickness T1 of the first sub-portion 210a.
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According to the above descriptions, when the air pump 22 pumps fluids into the pouch 21, the pouch 21 is expanded for forming an air chamber in the pouch 21. Through the arrangement of the aforesaid top stitchings, the pouch 21 can be further divided into several portions, including the aforesaid first portion 21a and the second portion 21b (which may include the first sub-portion 210a and the second sub-portion 210b). To ensure air communication between the first portion 21a and the second portion 21b, at least one first passage 28 disposed between the first portion 21a and the second portion 21b passes through the first top stitching 26 so that the first portion 21a and the second portion 21b are in fluid communication with each other through the first passage 28. To ensure fluid communication between the first sub-portion 210a and the second sub-portion 210b, at least one second passage 29 disposed between the first sub-portion 210a and the second sub-portion 210b passes through the second top stitching 27 so that the first sub-portion 210a and the second sub-portion 210b are in fluid communication with each other through the second passage 29. That is, the air chamber in the pouch 21 is divided into several air sub-chambers, each of which may correspond to one portion of the pouch 21. The air pump 22 may be disposed in the first sub-portion 210a of the second portion 21b of one of the breast contacting portions 211.
To prevent the bending angle of the pouch 21 from being limited when the pouch 21 is stitched on the brassiere 3, each first sub-portion 210a has a first width W1 and each second sub-portion 210b has a second width W2. The first width W1 is larger than the second width W2. Accordingly, the pouch 21 has a curved shape corresponding to the inside bottom edge 31a of each cup 31 of the brassiere 3. Each of the breast contacting portions 211 has a first portion 21a connected with the corresponding cup 31 only through the bottom edge 211a. Furthermore, the second portion 21b can be bent to conform to different sizes of the breasts by adjusting the first width W1 of the first sub-portion 210a to be larger than the second width W2 of the second sub-portion 210b.
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Like the first embodiment of the present invention, the brassiere pad adjustable structure 5 in this embodiment can be bent to conform to the shape of the cups 31 and the breasts of a human body by means of a plurality of top stitchings. Each of the breast contacting portions 511 has a first top stitching 56 that welds the first layer film 54 and the second layer film 55 to divide each of the breast contacting portions 511 into a first portion 51a and a second portion 51b. The first portion 51a is located between the bottom edge 511a and the first top stitchings 56 of each breast contacting portion 511. Because the brassiere pad adjustable structure 5 is connected with the brassiere 3 and a steel wire coil may be disposed at the inside bottom edge 31a of each of the cups 31, the first portion 51a is also located between the inner edge of the steel wire coils and the first top stitching 56. The second portion 51b may correspond to the concave portion 31b of each cup 31. The second portion 51b of each of the breast contacting portions 511 has a second top stitching 57 that welds the first layer film 54 and the second layer film 55 to divide the second portion 51b into a first sub-portion 510a and a second sub-portion 510b. The first sub-portion 510a is located at the center of the breast contacting portion 511. The second sub-portion 510b is located between the second top stitching 57 and the top edge 511b of each of the breast contacting portions 511. When the pouch is filled with air, the thickness of the second sub-portion 510b is lower than the thickness of the first sub-portion 510a. Thus, an effect of lifting up the breasts by the first portion 51a, squeezing the breasts to centralize the breasts and modifying the shape of the breasts by the second portion 51b can by achieved.
To ensure air communication between the first portion 51a and the second portion 51b, at least one first passage 58 disposed between the first portion 51a and the second portion 51b passes through the first top stitching 56 so that the first portion 51a and the second portion 51b are in fluid communication with each other through the first passage 58. To ensure fluid communication between the first sub-portion 510a and the second sub-portion 510b, at least one second passage 59 disposed between the first sub-portion 510a and the second sub-portion 510b passes through the second top stitching 57 so that the first sub-portion 510a and the second sub-portion 510b are in fluid communication with each other through the second passage 59.
Like the first embodiment, the number of first passages 58 and second passages 59 may be adjusted depending on practical demands. Each first sub-portion 510a has a first width and each second sub-portion 510b has a second width. The first width is larger than the second width. Accordingly, when the first portion 51a is connected with the cup 31, the first sub-portion 510a and the second sub-portion 510b of the second portion 51b will not be connected with and limited by each of the cups 31, so they can be bent to conform to the shapes of different breasts.
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According to the above descriptions, the brassiere pad adjustable structure of the present invention can effectively control the position of the air pump by disposing the air pump in the pouch so that the brassiere pad adjustable structure is suitable for various kinds of brassieres. Furthermore, by disposing a plurality of top stitchings on the pouch, the pouch can be bent to conform to the shape of the breasts of a human body and the shape of the brassiere to suit various shapes of breasts of different users.
The above disclosure is related to the detailed technical contents and inventive features thereof People skilled in this field may proceed with a variety of modifications and replacements based on the disclosures and suggestions of the invention as described without departing from the characteristics thereof Nevertheless, although such modifications and replacements are not fully disclosed in the above descriptions, they have substantially been covered in the following claims as appended.
Claims
1. A brassiere pad adjustable structure for a brassiere, the brassiere having two cups to correspond to two breasts of a human body respectively, each of the two cups having a concave portion and an inside bottom edge, the brassiere pad adjustable structure comprising:
- a pouch, formed by a first layer film and a second layer film connecting to each other to form a one-piece structure, the pouch having two breast contacting portions and a central passage portion, the central passage portion being located between the breast contacting portions, and a bottom edge of each of the breast contacting portions being connected with an inside bottom edge of each of the cups, each of the breast contacting portions having a first top stitching that welds the first layer film and the second layer film to divide each of the breast contacting portions into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being located between the bottom edge and the first top stitching of each breast contacting portion, the second portion corresponding to the concave portion of each cup, at least one first passage disposed between the first portion and the second portion passing through the first top stitching so that the first portion and the second portion being in fluid communication with each other through the at least one first passage;
- an air pump, disposed on the pouch, and disposed on one of the first layer film and the second layer film, wherein when the air pump is pressed, the air pump pumps fluids into the pouch; and
- an exhaust valve, disposed on the pouch and fixed on one of the first layer film and the second layer film so as to exhaust the fluids to the exterior;
- wherein when the air pump provides the fluids into the pouch, the pouch is expanded for forming an air chamber.
2. The brassiere pad adjustable structure of claim 1, wherein the second portion of each of the breast contacting portions has a second top stitching that welds the first layer film and the second layer film to divide the second portion into a first sub-portion and a second sub-portion, the first sub-portion is located at a center of the breast contacting portion, the second sub-portion is located between the second top stitching and a top edge of the breast contacting portion, at least one second passage disposed between the first sub-portion and the second sub-portion passing through the second top stitching so that the first sub-portion and the second sub-portion being in fluid communication with each other through the at least one second passage, and a second thickness of the second sub-portion is lower than a first thickness of the first sub-portion.
3. The brassiere pad adjustable structure of claim 1, wherein the air pump is disposed in the first sub-portion of the second portion of one of the breast contacting portions.
4. The brassiere pad adjustable structure of claim 1, wherein the air pump is disposed on one of the first layer film and the second layer film in the central passage portion.
5. The brassiere pad adjustable structure of claim 1, wherein the brassiere has two lateral wings, each of the lateral wings is connected with an outer edge of each of the cups, and each of the lateral wings has an adhesive layer sticking on a lateral side of each of the breasts.
6. The brassiere pad adjustable structure of claim 5, wherein an outer side area of each of the cups has a first attached structure.
7. The brassiere pad adjustable structure of claim 1, wherein the brassiere has a brassiere strap and at least two buckle sets, each of the buckle sets has a buckle and a fastener, the buckle is disposed on the outer edge of each of the cups, the fasteners are disposed on two ends of the brassiere strap respectively, and each of the buckles and each of the fasteners are connected to each other so that the brassiere strap is connected to the cups.
8. The brassiere pad adjustable structure of claim 6, wherein each of the lateral wings has a second attached structure being detachably attached on the first attached structure.
9. The brassiere pad adjustable structure of claim 8, wherein each of the lateral wings has a protective layer that is detachably attached on the adhesive layer so that the adhesive layer sticks on the lateral side of each of the breasts.
10. The brassiere pad adjustable structure of claim 6, wherein the brassiere has a brassiere strap, each of two ends of the brassiere strap has a second attached structure respectively, and the second attached structure is detachably attached on the first attached structure.
Type: Application
Filed: Feb 5, 2014
Publication Date: Jan 22, 2015
Applicant: Sing Young Hong Ltd. (Taipei)
Inventor: Pai-Chien Chen (Taipei)
Application Number: 14/172,979
International Classification: A41C 3/10 (20060101); A41C 3/14 (20060101);