Support element for underwear
The evenly spaced broken lines depict portions of the support element for underwear that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash broken lines, as depicted in
Claims
The ornamental design for a support element for underwear as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 5, 2023
Date of Patent: Apr 14, 2026
Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC (Winston-Salem, NC)
Inventors: Tasha R. Perry (Winston-Salem, NC), Sherry E. Kimel (King, NC), Jessica Singleton (Burlington, NC)
Primary Examiner: Kevin K Rudzinski
Assistant Examiner: James P McKane
Application Number: 29/919,644