Brassiere Support System
A brassiere strap system is provided. The bra includes a left breast cup and a right breast cup. Next, a left side strap is provided that includes at least two intertwined strips next to the left breast cup and a right side strap including at least two intertwined strips next to the right breast cup. The left side strap is coupled between a left breast cup connection on a left side of the left breast cup and one of a plurality of adjustable left side connections. The right side strap is coupled between a right breast cup connection on the right breast cup and one of a plurality of adjustable right side connections. The left strap and the right strap include a backing surface and a decorative strap surface on top of each other, where the backing surface is made of a durable and contouring material.
The present invention relates to a system for holding up a brassiere.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONIn the present day, people have worn brassieres, halter tops or tank tops in order to contain and control the movement of their breasts. Brassieres or bras, halter tops or tank tops come in different shapes sizes and colors in order to cater to the wearer of the bra. Also, the bras come in many different designs. These different designs are created by the different bra designers who have a particular way of envisioning how the person would wear the bra.
However, the designer of the bra, halter top or tank top may have a different vision than the actual wearer of the bra, halter top or tank top. The wearer of the bra, halter top or tank top may have a special sense of style where she wants to be comfortable to choose for herself what kind of strap she wants to use for the bra, halter top or tank top instead of what a particular designer chooses for her. Specifically, the wearer may choose a bra strap for her bra that goes with the outfit that she's wearing such as a silk bra strap. However, the wearer may not want to wear a silk bra, but she only wants the bra strap to be made of silk. Also, the wearer may desire to wear silver made bra strap to go with her silver dress but she doesn't desire to wear a silver bra.
The problem is the wearer of a bra has a unique style so she desires a bra strap that allows her to reflect her sense of style. Even though the wearer has a sense of style she doesn't want to use just any strap with a bra she desires that the bra strap will be secure to stay connected to the bra. Therefore, there is a need for a system that enables a wearer to easily change the look of her bra strap to reflect her own unique style while providing her with a secure bra strap that enables her to keep her breasts contained within the bra.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention has been accomplished in view of the above-mentioned technical background, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a brassiere strap system.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a brassiere strap system is provided. The bra includes a left breast cup and a right breast cup. Next, a left side strap is provided that includes at least two intertwined strips next to the left breast cup and a right side strap including at least two intertwined strips next to the right breast cup. The left side strap is coupled between a left breast cup connection on a left side of the left breast cup and one of a plurality of adjustable left side connections. The left strap and the right strap include a backing surface and a decorative strap surface on top of each other, where the backing surface is made of durable and contouring material. The right side strap is coupled between a right breast cup connection on a right side of the right breast cup and one of a plurality of adjustable right side connections.
In another embodiment of the invention, there is a method of assembling a brassiere. The method includes: providing a left breast cup and a right breast cup; providing a left side strap having at least two intertwined strips next to the left breast cup; providing a right side strap including at least two intertwined strips next to the right breast cup; providing the left side strap coupled between a left breast cup connection on the left breast cup and a plurality of adjustable left side connections; providing the right side strap coupled between a right breast cup connection on the right breast cup and a plurality of adjustable right side connections; and providing the left strap and the right strap with a backing surface and a decorative strap surface on top of each other, where the backing surface is made of durable and contouring material.
In yet another preferred embodiment of the invention, there is another adjustable bra system that includes a left breast cup and a right breast cup. A left side strap is provided that includes at least two intertwined strips next to the left breast cup and a right side strap including at least two intertwined strips next to the right breast cup. The left side strap is coupled between a left breast cup connection on a left side of the left breast cup and one of a plurality of adjustable left side connections. The left strap and the right strap include a backing surface and decorative strap surface, wherein the backing surface is made of durable and contouring material. The right side strap is coupled between a right breast cup connection on a right side of the right breast cup and one of a plurality of adjustable right side connections. The left side includes a seam, a padding, hook eye padding, shoulder padding and a cup padding to provide comfort. The right side includes a seam, a padding, a hook eye padding shoulder padding and a cup padding, where the left side is coupled to the right side to hold the bra system together.
These and other advantages of the present invention will become more apparent as the following description is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
The presently preferred embodiments of the invention are described with reference to the drawings, where like components are identified with the same numerals. The descriptions of the preferred embodiments are exemplary and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
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Decorative surface of the straps may include beads, crystals, rhinestones, semi-precious or precious stones, metal, plastic, natural fibers or synthetic fibers. For example, strap 601 has a rope type design on the top decorative portion 601 with a TPU on the backside portion 601b, where the decorative portion may be made of any type of fabric, such as cotton or silk. Strap 603 includes a plurality of interlocking loops or strips on the top decorative portion 603a with a TPU on the backside portion 603b and strap 605 is a thin plurality of interlocking loops on the top decorative portion 605a with a TPU on the backside portion 605b.
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Also, these intertwined strips 113 provide a secure connection to secure the left side hook 115 to the hook receivers 119a, 119b, 119c, 119d and 119e. Further, the intertwined strips 113 provide a secure connection to secure the left side hook 117 to the receiving mechanism of the top portion 103a. Even though only two intertwined strips 113 are utilized, there may be 2-100 or more strips utilized to secure the left side strap 111 in place over a person's shoulder in between the left side 109 and left breast cup 103.
Right side strap 121 is coupled between the right side 107 and the right breast cup 105. Specifically, the right side trap 121 includes the right side breast cup hook 127 and the right side hook 125, where the right side breast cup hook 127 is coupled to a top portion 105a of the breast cup 105. Top portion 105a is able to receive the right t side breast cup hook 127 by using a receiving mechanism. Even though there is one receiving mechanism used in top portion 105a there may be a plurality of receiving mechanisms. The receiving mechanism may also be referred to a right breast cup connection. Right side hook 125 is coupled to the right side 107 through its right side hook receivers or connectors 129a, 129b, 129c, 129d, 129e and 129f. In between the right side strap 121 there are at least two intertwined strips or loops 123a made of a strong fabric/material utilized to hold the strap 121 tightly in place over a shoulder of a person wearing the bra strap system 100. Also, these intertwined strips 123 provides a secure connection to secure the right side hook 125 to the hook receivers 129a, 129b, 129c, 129d and 129e. Further, the intertwined strips 123 provide a secure connection to secure the right side hook 127 to the receiving mechanism of the top portion 105a. Even though only two intertwined strips 123 are utilized, there may be 2-100 or more strips utilized to secure the right side strap 121 in place over a person's shoulder in between the right side 107 and right breast cup 105.
In between the right side strap 215, there are at least two intertwined strips 217 made of a strong fabric utilized to hold the right side strap 215 tightly in place over a shoulder of a person wearing the bra strap system 200. Also, these intertwined strips 217 provide a secure connection to secure as a right side portion of the strap 215 a receiving mechanism (right side connector) at the right side 207. Similar to the intertwined strips 113 and 123, the intertwined strips 211 and 217 may be 2-100 or more intertwined strips.
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In between the right strap 311, there are at least two intertwined strips 313 made of a strong fabric/material utilized to hold the strap 311 tightly in place over a shoulder of a person wearing the bra strap system 300. Also, these intertwined strips 313 provide a secure connection to secure a right side portion of the strap 311 to a receiving mechanism (right breast cup connector) at the right side of breast cup 303. Similar to intertwined strips 113 and 123, the intertwined strips 309 and 311 may be 2-100 or more intertwined strips.
This invention provides a brassiere strap system that allows its wearer to have a comfortable, conforming and stylish strap that allows the wearer to easily switch from one strap to another strap. The straps are comprised of two surfaces; a backing surface that will touch the surface of the wearer's or person's skin and a decorative surface that will be visible to the observer. The backing surface is made of a durable material that is comfortable and flexible to fit on the person's skin while the decorative side of the strap include beads, crystals, rhinestones, semi-precious or precious stones, metal, plastic, natural fibers or synthetic fibers. Further, this brassiere strap system includes a mastectomy bra that provides the wearer extra padding on the left and right side of the bra.
Claims
1. An adjustable bra system comprising:
- a left breast cup and a right breast cup;
- a left side strap is provided that includes at least two intertwined strips next to the left breast cup and a right side strap including at least two intertwined strips next to the right breast cup;
- the left side strap is coupled between a left breast cup connection on a left side of the left breast cup and one of a plurality of adjustable left side connections;
- the left strap and the right strap includes a backing surface and a decorative strap surface on top of each other, wherein the backing surface is made of durable and contouring material; and
- the right side strap is coupled between a right breast cup connection on a right side of the right breast cup and one of a plurality of adjustable right side connections.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the left strap and the right strap includes a plurality of loops.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the left strap and the right strap are decorative straps.
4. The system of claim 1 wherein the left strap and the right strap are made from a plurality of materials.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the left breast cup includes an insert or prosthesis and the right breast cup includes an insert or a prosthesis.
6. The system of claim 1 wherein the left bra strap includes multiple geometrical designs.
7. The system of claim 1 wherein the right bra strap includes multiple geometrical designs.
8. The system of claim 1 wherein the backing surface is made of a thermoplastic polyurethane silicone material.
9. The system of claim 1 wherein the backing surface is made of poly Ether Block Amide resin family
10. The method for assembling a brassiere:
- providing a left breast cup and a right breast cup;
- providing a left side strap having at least two intertwined loops next to the left breast cup and a right side strap having at least two intertwined loops next to the right breast cup;
- providing a left side strap coupled between a left breast cup connection on the left breast cup and a plurality of adjustable left side connection;
- providing a right side strap coupled between a right breast cup connection on the right breast cup and a plurality of adjustable right side connections; and
- providing the left strap and the right strap with a backing surface and a decorative strap surface on top of each other, wherein the backing surface is made of durable and contouring material
11. The method of claim 10 wherein the left side strap and the right side strap includes a plurality of loops.
12. The method of claim 10 further comprises providing decorative straps for the left side strap and the right side strap.
13. The method of claim 10 further comprising providing a metal or metal like material for the left strap and the right strap.
14. An adjustable bra system comprising:
- a left breast cup and a right breast cup;
- a left side strap is provided that includes at least two intertwined strips next to the left breast cup and a right side strap including at least two intertwined strips next to the right breast cup;
- the left side strap is coupled between a left breast cup connection on a left side of the left breast cup and one of a plurality of adjustable left side connections;
- the left strap and the right strap includes a backing surface and decorative strap surface, wherein the backing surface is made of durable and contouring material;
- the right side strap is coupled between a right breast cup connection on a right side of the right breast cup and one of a plurality of adjustable right side connections;
- the left side includes a seam, a padding, hook eye padding, a shoulder padding and a cup padding to provide comfort; and
- the right side includes a seam, a padding, a hook eye padding, a shoulder padding and a cup padding, wherein the left side is coupled to the right side to hold the bra system together.
15. The system of claim 14 wherein the right side has the seam padding in the range of 1-4 mm.
16. The system of claim 14, wherein the right side has the padding with a crisscross pattern with a padding in the range of 8-14 mm.
Type: Application
Filed: Oct 3, 2011
Publication Date: Apr 4, 2013
Inventor: Sandra Walsh (Dacula, GA)
Application Number: 13/251,816
International Classification: A41C 3/12 (20060101); A41C 5/00 (20060101); A41C 3/10 (20060101);