An undergarment for posture enhancement

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an undergarment for posture enhancement showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side being a mirror image;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view of a fourth embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a front elevational view of a fifth embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a front elevational view of an ungarment for posture enhancement as used on a child;

FIG. 15 is a rear elevational view, of the undergarment for posture enhancement as see in FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is yet another front elevational view, of the undergarment for posture enhancement as used on a child; and,

FIG. 17 is a rear elevational view of the undergarment for posture enhancement as seen in FIG. 16.

The broken lines partially showing a human torso throughout the views are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D331138
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 23, 1991
Date of Patent: Nov 24, 1992
Inventors: Ernestine A. Kopp (NewFoundland, NJ), Phyllis K. Marangelo (River Vale, NJ)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Celia A. Murphy
Attorney: W. Patrick Quast
Application Number: 7/734,809
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 2/1; D 2/2; D 2/4; D 2/6; D 2/7; D 2/40; D/2183; D/2211