Modified Body Shaper With No Leak Liner(s)
The no leak liner(s) will prevent body fluids from staining and ruining the outer garment. The liner may also absorb excess fluids from the body to prevent embarrassing moments. Anyone who sweat in the underarm area, have urine/anal malfunctions, or menstruation, may greatly benefit from this invention. The “bra strap cover” improves the current body shaping invention. Straps were conventional made to hold garments in place; the “bra strap cover” purpose is to hide the bra straps and lift, support and reshape the breast. This will make it possible to wear any color bra with an outer garment while keeping the body shaper in place. Keeping the body shaper in place will allow it to meet its intended purpose of sliming, shaping, and smoothing the body.
Women have worn body shapers or briefers, to slim, reshape, smooth the body, and eliminate visible panty lines. Although this undergarment is esthetically pleasing for women, body shapers do not protect against body fluids. Pregnancy, childbirth, and being overweight can weaken the pelvic muscles, and cause urine to leak as well as other stains such as menstruation and underarm sweat that may ruin the outer garment.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONCultural Anthropology penned the girdle as a meager belt for men and women that are worn without any attachment to a larger garment, and less revealing than the loincloth used by Minoan pugilists. Historians estimated that the French designer Paul Poiret invented the girdle around 1910. Paul Poiret made his girdle for the clothing he was designing. During the period 1830-1910, Poiret's revolutionary designs placed much less emphasis on the waist, and more emphasis on the fit around the gluteus and hips. Poiret's revolution became permanent in the 20th century. Because of Poiret's understanding of the way in which women's bodies should interact with their clothing, his invention of the girdle was the reason why the corset went out of fashion. Most women throughout the period 1920-70 wore girdles. The girdle went out of style in the 1970's. The ubiquitous affects of the girdle worn primarily by western women, were very much a part of the glamorous aesthetics of the 1920's to the late 60's.
Today girdles are generally light, medium, or firm control. The difference in the control usually indicates the weight or thickness of the girdle material or the degree in which the girdle is paneled. For a firm control girdle, the fabric needs to be double and/or triple with a greater number of panels, for more contour and control.
Most girdles are lightweight and pull-on garments; however, some girdles contain boning, and have hooks or a zipper. Some styles use fabrics such as cotton, Lycra, nylon, rayon, stretch lace, or stretch satin. The nomenclature of the girdle changed because manufacturers came up with a myriad of descriptive terms such as body-shaper, briefer, control bottom, waist cinchers, shape suit, sports brief, body suits, body briefer, buttock shapers, long line slimmer, leg panties, hip slip, thermal micro shapers, and instant shaping to avoid the negative associations many people have with the word “girdle.”
The principal objective of this invention is to provide a body-shaping undergarment with no leak liner(s) that will protect the outer garment from body fluids, such as menstruation, urine, vaginal secretion, anal secretion, and underarm sweat.
Another important objective is to include straps on the body shaper to hold it in place. Strapless body shapers or body briefs tends to roll down and lose its effectiveness. The straps will have a stretchable fabric that will cover the bra straps of the wearer; this will allow the wearer of the body shaper to wear their favorite and most comfortable bra in the color of their choice. The straps will have a band that goes around the body below the breast. The body shaper straps with cover and band is a “bra strap cover.” The “bra strap cover” has closures and they attach the “bra strap cover” to the briefer. The “bra strap cover” may have panels for lifting and reshaping the breast.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe invention relates to an undergarment for women or men, more particular, but not exclusively to sowing a leak proof fabric to the gusset area and/or underarm area. The leak proof fabric will protect the garment against body fluid that may cause a stain. The liner will be made of three layers. The inner liner will be cotton for moisture absorbency and comfort or any fabric or material used in the art of liquid absorption. The mid liner will be a no leak fabric ex PUL fabric or any fabric used in the art of leak prevention. The mid liner will be in the gusset and/or underarm area. The mid liner may be any length covering the gusset and/or underarm area. The outer liner may be any fabric used for styling/fashion purposes.
The briefer will enhance the feminine form with the use of strong compression and control in the abdominal area and around the buttocks, hips, thighs, and back. The compression support will cause immediate shaping, slimming, and flattening of the body and will save on costly plastic surgery. Briefers are manufacture by using a combination of natural and interwoven synthetic fibers. The fabric content is 81% nylon and 19% Lycra-spandex or any fabric/material combination needed to construct a correctly compressed body-shaping garment and any fabric/material combination for styling/fashion purposes.
The briefer may be sleeveless, with sleeves or straps. The sleeves may have a leak proof liner sown underneath the underarm between two fabrics. The sleeve may be any length. The briefer may have a “bra strap cover” permanently attached or removable.
The body shaper may be a one piece, two-piece or three-piece garment. The body-shaping garment may be separate underneath the breast, above the breast or at the waistline. Those skilled in the art will readily visualize variations and modifications of the invention as illustrated.
To understand the invention, references will accompany the drawings in which:
The body shaper will have removable straps, used to hold the body shaper in place, lift the breast, and cover the bra straps.
The band 4d will have front straps 4j (1, 2) sewn in. The front straps 4j (1, 2) will be a stretchable fabric. The front strap 4j (1) will have a right angle panel 4p attached. The front strap 4j (2) will have a mirrored right angle panel 4p attached. The right angle panels 4p may have a boning material or any other material/fabric used for breast lifting or shaping. Bra strap covers 4m are stretchable fabrics. Bra strap covers 4m may have zippers 4k or any other closures. The closures used on bra strap covers 4m may be hook and eye, buttons, Velcro, snaps, or any other closures used in the art. Bra strap covers 4m are attach to the back straps 4n and front straps 4j.
The body 4g will include the legs 4i. The legs 4i may be any length, the legs 4i may stop at the knee or at the ankle. The legs 4i may have feet. The legs 4i may have fabric enclosed around feet or five toes separated by fabric. The legs 4i may be the same fabric of the body 4g.
The undergarment 200 includes the leak prevention crotch liner 4 shown in
The body 4g may be any fabric appropriate for body shaping. The body 4g may have sleeves 6a. The sleeves 6a may be any length. The sleeves 6a may have an opening 6d. The sleeves 6a is attach to the collar 6b. The collar 6b may be a stretch/elastic fabric. The collar 6b may have an opening 6c. The body 4g may be separate from the waist 4h. The legs 4i may be any length. The legs 4i may stop at the knee or continue to the ankle. The legs 4i may include feet. The legs 4i may include feet with separated toes.
Claims
1. A body shaping garment comprising of
- a body shaper with leak prevention liner(s) and a “bra strap cover”, a body shaper with leak prevention liner(s) and sleeveless and a body shaper with leak prevention liner(s) and sleeves, wherein the sleeves may be long or short
2. The body shaping garment of claim 1 further comprising of
- a body shaper with leak prevention which may be one piece, two piece or three piece, wherein the body shaper may have long or short legs or no legs and the legs may have feet or feet with fabric separating the toes
3. The body shaping garment of claim 2 further comprising of
- a body shaper with leak prevention that is made of any fabric or material used in the art of making body shaping garment; nylon, Lycra, rayon, modal, cotton, stretch satin, stretch lace or polyester etc
4. The body shaping garment of claim 3 wherein
- a body shaper with leak prevention is comprising of a closure(s), which may be; snaps, buttons, hook and eye, Velcro, zipper, or any method used in the art for closing a garment.
5. The body shaping garment of claim 4 further comprising of
- a body shaper with leak prevention wherein closure may be side, back, front, crotch, of body shaper
- a body shaper with leak prevention wherein closure may be located on bra straps cover
- a body shaper with leak prevention wherein closure may be located on “bra strap cover” band
- a body shaper with leak prevention wherein closure may be located on straps and the straps are adjustable for comfort and fit
6. The body shaping garment of claim 5 wherein
- a body shaper with leak prevention may be worn by male or female
7. The body shaping garment of claim 1 further comprising of
- body shaper with bra straps cover, bra straps cover without band may be attached to sleeves or straps of any garment, bra straps cover without band may be sewn into any apparel to keep the bra in place, the bra straps cover without band may use any method known in the art to attach bra straps cover to outer garment
8. The body shaping garment of claim 1 wherein
- the body shaper have leak prevention liner(s) in crotch and/or underarm area, the leak prevention liner(s) may be any size used for appropriate leak prevention, the leak prevention liner(s) may be made of any fabric or material used in the art of leak prevention
9. The body shaping garment of claim 1 wherein
- the body shaper with leak prevention liner has an absorbency fabric or material sewn or glued into the leak prevention liner
- the leak prevention liner with the absorbency fabric or material may be permanently attached to the body-shaper or removable
- the leak prevention liner with the absorbency fabric or material may be disposable or reusable
- the leak prevention liner with the absorbency fabric or material attached to the body-shaping garment by glue or any appropriate closure used in the art
- the leak prevention liner with the absorbency fabric or material is separate from the body-shaper or garment, located in the gusset (crotch) or underarm area and is attachable with glue or any attachments known in the art.
10. The body shaping garment of claim 1 wherein
- the leak prevention liner(s) is sewn or attached to the underarm or gusset (crotch) area in: a. body shaping panties b. body shaping maternity wear c. body shaping pantyhose d. body shaping tights e. body shaping swimwear f. body shaping exercise wear g. body shaping dance wear h. body shaping wedding garments i. body shaping costumes j. body shaping lingerie k. body shaping sportswear l. body shaping jeans m. body shaping dresses n. body shaping shorts o. body shaping skirts p. body shaping stockings q. body shaping leggings r. body shaping male underwear s. body shaping tops t. undergarment u. outer garment
11. The body shaping garment of claim 1 further comprising of
- a body shaper with an absorption fabric or material used in the art of fluid absorption
12. The body shaping garment of claim 1 wherein
- the body shaper “bra strap cover” may be separate from the body shaping garment
13. The body shaping garment of claim 1 wherein
- the body shaper “bra strap cover” covers the bra straps
14. The body shaping garment of claim 1 wherein
- the body shaper with leak prevention may cover the breast or ends below the breast
15. The body shaping garment of claim 1 wherein
- the body shaper with leak prevention is used to slim, shape and smooth the body by using compression technology or any technology used to construct/manufacture a body shaping garment.
16. The body shaper garment of claim 1 wherein
- the body shaper “bra strap cover” have panels, straps, band, padding, boning or any materials/fabrics known in the art for lifting, reshaping and supporting the breast
17. The body shaper garment of claim 1 wherein
- the body shaper straps and bra straps covers may be a stretchable fabric
18. The body shaper garment of claim 1 wherein
- the body shaper may have two openings in the front and two openings in the back for attaching the “bra strap cover” or any attachment/closure used in the art to attach the “bra strap cover” to the body shaper
19. A method comprising of sewing or attaching the leak prevention and fluid absorption liner(s) in the crotch or underarm area of the garment:
- sewing or gluing a fluid absorption fabric or material and a leak prevention fabric or material in the crotch area of the outer garment;
- sewing or gluing a fluid absorption fabric or material and a leak prevention fabric or material in the underarms area of the outer garment
20. The method comprising of sewing a “bra strap cover”:
- sewing two straps on a stretchable band;
- wherein two straps are sewn in the front of a stretchable band, below the breast and two straps are sewn in the back of the band. The straps will go over the shoulders, or
- wherein two straps are sewn in the front of a stretchable fabric, above the breast and two straps are sewn in the back of the fabric. The straps will go over the shoulders
- wherein the stretchable fabric may consist of an elastic material or fabric that circles the body; such as a band made of spandex/elastane or any stretchable fabric combination suitable for comfort, hold and styling
- wherein the straps will have a cover (a stretchable fabric) which will partially or completely cover the bra straps
- wherein the straps cover will have a closure (eg. snaps, zipper, button, hook and eye, Velcro, ect.)
- wherein the “bra strap cover” band will have four buttons or any closure used in the art, two in the front of the band and two in the back of the band.
Type: Application
Filed: May 17, 2010
Publication Date: Nov 17, 2011
Inventor: Nazrelee Nicole Dunham (Mastic, NY)
Application Number: 12/781,442
International Classification: A41C 1/00 (20060101); D05B 23/00 (20060101);