Vertically Slidable Overlapped Portions Between Breast And Torso Support Patents (Class 450/12)
  • Patent number: 7318240
    Abstract: A one piece undergarment for wear on a torso and legs of a body, having at least two elastic straps extending substantially parallel to one another. A plurality of moveable panels extending along the two straps and configured as a plurality of tube portions one above another, each panel having two parallel edges extending horizontally around the body. The moveable panel is secured by at least two moveable seams, each seam creating a channel by encasing the strap from one parallel edge to the other parallel edge of the moveable panel to slide upwardly and downwardly along the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Inventor: Nicole Rendone
  • Patent number: 5162015
    Abstract: An undergarment affording bust support and an unobstructed view of the wearer's back including a panty portion, a bra portion and joining straps. The panty portion has a front panel, a rear panel, and fasteners for joining the front and rear panels together at the crotch. The bra portion has a pair of cups, a connector joining the cups at the front, and, for each cup, a shoulder strap for supporting the cup on a respective shoulder of the wearer. On each side, the joining straps are a first strap joining the rear panel and a respective one of the cups and a second strap joining the front panel and a respective one of the shoulder straps. The first and second joining straps cross and are secured together adjacent a respective one side of the wearer, preferably at about waist level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Assignee: Warnaco, Inc.
    Inventor: Carol Otani