Patent Grant
10791773
This Application is a 371 of PCT/JP2014/003277 filed on Jun. 18, 2014, application which is incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to a brassiere that can stably create an attractive cleavage and a voluminous beautiful decollete between, in particular, elderly woman's breasts or poor breasts.
There have conventionally been proposed brassieres that have a function of keeping the shape of breasts and a shape-correcting function of beautifully wrapping breasts with metal wires or the like (see Patent Literature 1, for example).
However, it has recently come into fashion that, when a user wears a brassiere, the brassiere slightly pulls up breasts accommodated in cups by means of the cups and creates a cleavage due to two spherical breasts between the cups, thereby forming a beautiful bust line. However, it has been pointed out that the cups being pulled up cause the metal wires to come into strong contact with the lower portions of the breasts, and the user feels uncomfortable if she wears the brassiere for a long period of time.
Therefore, there have been elaborately developed brassieres whose cups themselves are improved such that an attractive cleavage appears and simultaneously the cups have no wires. As an example of such an improved cup, there has been a proposed cup in which a total of three panels, i.e., an upper panel, a lower panel, and a sternum-side panel that form the cup, are sewed together to be integrated. Accordingly, when the brassiere slightly pulls up the breasts accommodated in the cups by means of the cups, the somewhat voluminous breasts including flab that have been inwardly gathered are received by the sternum-side panels so as not to protrude to the sternum side, thereby to create a cleavage between the cups. Thus, a beautiful bust line is formed (see Patent Literature 2, for example).
However, the volume of breasts varies widely. Therefore, the brassiere disclosed in Patent Literature 2 has been improved to provide a brassiere that allows less voluminous breasts to emphasize the bust line (see Patent Literature 3). The brassiere disclosed in Patent Literature 3 adopts cups each obtained by molding a foam textile into a cup shape. Each cup is composed of an upper breast holding face part that covers an upper portion of a breast and has an underarm-side end portion to which a strap is attached, a lower breast holding face part that covers a lower portion of the breast, and a sternum-side breast holding face part that covers a sternum-side portion of the breast. A rib is formed on an inner face of the sternum-side breast holding face part. The breast (including flab gathered from the underarm and the back toward the breast side) accommodated in each cap by being pulled up with the strap is pushed toward the rib. Then, the breast is pushed against a wall of an inner peripheral face of the rib and further pushed up toward the sternum side, thereby forming a beautiful decollete in the neckline area.
[PTL 1] Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2007-70753
[PTL 2] Japanese Patent No. 4943965
[PTL 3] Japanese Patent No. 5520421
The brassiere disclosed in Patent Literature 3 is quite effective when the breasts including flab are somewhat voluminous, as described above. However, since the rib is formed integrally with the inner face of the sternum-side breast holding face part of the cup, it is only possible to lift up the breast pushed toward the rib by passively changing the direction of the breast upward. Further, when the user is an elderly person or a person whose breasts including flab have little volume, the volume to be pushed up by the wall of the inner peripheral face of the rib hardly exists, and therefore, the brassiere disclosed in Patent Literature 3 is not effective in this case.
An object of the present invention is to provide a brassiere that can create not only a cleavage of breasts but also a beautiful decollete in the neckline area by naturally pushing up the breasts, even when the user is a person whose breasts including flab have little volume, or an elderly person whose breasts have no volume particularly in an area near the stomach between the breasts and moreover are droopy.
The invention according to one embodiment of the present invention is a brassiere 10 including:
a pair of right and left cups 20 covering breasts B;
side panels 40 extending from underarm portions of the respective cups 20; and
straps 50 provided from upper edges of the respective cups 20 to the side panels 40, wherein
in each of the right and left cups 20,
The invention disclosed in claim 2 according to one embodiment of the present invention is a brassiere 10 including:
a pair of right and left cups 20 covering breasts B;
a front panel 31 to which the cups 20 are attached;
side panels 40 extending from underarm portions of the front panel 31; and
straps 50 provided from upper edges of the respective cups 20 to the side panels 40, wherein
in each of the right and left cups 20,
According to a further embodiment, the substantially triangular part S surrounded by the rising portion 28 of the upper side 20d of each of the right and left cups 20 and the horizontal edge portion 29 of the lower side 20p of the cup 20 extending from a lower edge of the stomach part 20a is formed to be thicker than a remaining part T of the cup 20.
According to another embodiment, the triangular pad 70 is a cushion-like pad that is made of a soft foamed resin or formed in a soft bag shape, and has a thickness that is small at the fitted two sides 70b and 70c and gradually increases toward a center portion thereof.
According to another embodiment, a pocket 80 for accommodating an auxiliary pad is further provided so as to cover the inner side of each cup 20, and the triangular pad 70 is fitted to a portion, of the pocket 80, corresponding to the substantially triangular part S of the cup 20.
According to another embodiment, the two sides 70b, 70c of the triangular pad 70 are fitted by means of hook and loop fasteners 71a, 71b.
According to the embodiments of the invention described above, on the inner side of the cup 20 hemispherically swelling outward, the substantially triangular pad 70 is disposed to be overlapped with the substantially triangular part S surrounded by the rising portion 28 and the horizontal edge portion 29 that form a V shape, and the two sides 70b, 70c of the triangular pad 70 are fitted to the rising portion 28 and the horizontal edge portion 29, respectively, of the substantially triangular part S of the cup 20, while the remaining one side (open side 70a) of the triangular pad 70 is opened so as to be separated from the inner face of the cup 20. Therefore, when the brassiere 10 is not worn, the open side 70a and its adjacent portion separate from the inner face of the cup 20, and swell and rise in the direction opposite to the cup 20.
When a user wears the brassiere 10, the triangular pad 70 separated from the inner face of each cup 20, particularly the open side 70a and its adjacent portion (hatched portion in
In one embodiment described above, the substantially triangular part S of the cup 20 is formed to be thicker than the remaining part T of the cup 20. Therefore, the triangular pad 70 is pushed out by this thick part S, whereby further increase in volume of breasts is achieved and creation of a decollete is facilitated by the synergy effect with the swelling force F of the triangular pad 70.
In one embodiment described above, the triangular pad 70 is a cushion-like pad that is made of a soft foamed resin or formed in a soft bag shape, and has a thickness that is small at the fitted two sides 70b and 70c and gradually increases toward the center portion thereof. Therefore, when the user wears the brassiere 10, the thick center portion of the triangular pad 70 is pushed by the inner face of the cup 20 toward the breast B side, thereby promoting the volume increasing effect and the decollete creating effect.
In the embodiment in which the pocket 80 is further provided, insufficient breast volume can be compensated for by inserting the auxiliary pad separately prepared according to need into the pocket 80.
In the embodiment in which the hook and loop fasteners 71a, 71b are provided, the user can attach/detach the triangular pad 70 to/from the two sides 70b, 70c of the cup 20. When multiple types of triangular pads 70 are prepared, the user can use an optimum triangular pad 70.
In
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in (a) and (b) of
Each cup 20 is a cup-shaped member covering a breast B, and is composed of: a cup body 20h, and an exterior cloth 11 that covers both front and rear faces of the cup body 20h according to need. The cup body 20h is formed as follows. For example, a sheet-shaped foamed urethane textile which is obtained at a predetermined expansion ratio and has a predetermined thickness, on a surface of which a thin protective cloth is adhered, is molded into a cup shape and cut into a predetermined cup shape. There are various types of foamed textiles such as those having different expansion ratios, i.e., different hardnesses, and those having a large number of air holes (not shown) perforated therein at predetermined intervals. A suitable foamed textile is selected according to the application.
The cup body 20h shown in
A lower side 20p of the cup body 20h extends substantially horizontally up to a point about ⅓ (⅖ to 3/7) from the lower end of the stomach part 20a (a portion corresponding to this range is referred to as a horizontal edge portion 29), and curves upward from the horizontal edge portion 29 to reach an end 20q. When the cup body 20h is formed by molding, the substantially triangular part S surrounded by the rising portion 28 and the horizontal edge portion 29 is formed to be thicker than a remaining part T (i.e., a part other than the substantially triangular part S) of the cup 20, except the cases shown in
In this case, regarding change in thickness of the substantially triangular part S, the substantially triangular part S is formed so that, on the inner face of the cup body 20h, the thickness thereof gradually increases from the rising portion 28, the horizontal edge portion 29, and a boundary t with the remaining part T toward a center portion of the substantially triangular part S. Therefore, the outer surface of the cup body 20h is formed to be a smooth projecting spherical surface having no unnatural lines such as joint lines and steps. It is noted that the shape of the boundary t may be a linear shape, or an arc shape in which the thick portion slightly swells toward the remaining part T side, or a shape in which the thick portion is slightly recessed toward the stomach part 20a side.
In the illustrated embodiment, the boundary t between the substantially triangular part S and the remaining part T, which connects an edge P1 of the rising portion 28 to an edge P2 of the horizontal edge portion 29, is formed in a linear shape or a shape slightly curved toward the remaining part T side. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the boundary t may be curved toward the stomach part 20a side, although not illustrated. If the cup 20 is required to have air permeability, a foamed textile having air holes (not shown) penetrating therethrough from the surface to the rear surface or a foamed textile having open cells may be used.
In the cup body 20h formed as described above, since the compression rate of the substantially triangular part S by molding is smaller than that of the remaining part T, stretchability and flexibility remain in the substantially triangular part S. However, the remaining part T outside the substantially triangular part S is greatly compressed, and therefore is harder and less stretchable than the substantially triangular part S. Accordingly, in (b) of
In the cup body 20h, as shown in
In the embodiment shown in (a) of
In the case of (b) of
The triangular pad 70 may be attached to a pocket 80 provided on the inner face side of the cup body 20h as shown in
The pocket 80 is a thin cloth provided over almost the entire surface of the cup body 20h, and is sewed to almost the entire upper side 20d of the cup body 20h and to the most part (the entirety of the horizontal edge portion 29 and a part of the side edge 25 near the horizontal edge portion 29) of the lower side 20p of the cup body 20h. An opening 80a is provided from near the end 20e of the upper side 20d to an upper portion of the side edge 25 including the end 20q of the lower side 20p. If necessary, the user can insert a separately prepared auxiliary pad into the pocket 80 from the opening 80a to make the breast B appear more voluminous.
The triangular pad 70 is formed similarly to the cup body 20h as follows. For example, a sheet-shaped foamed urethane textile which is obtained at a predetermined expansion ratio and has a predetermined thickness, on a surface of which a thin protective cloth is adhered, is cut out into a predetermined shape and is molded into the same size as (or a similar shape to) the substantially triangular part S of the cup body 20h. Of course, a manufacturer may simply cut the sheet-shaped foamed urethane textile into the same size as (or a similar shape to) the substantially triangular part S of the cup body 20h to use the cut textile piece as the triangular pad 70. Although the triangular pad 70 is usually made of a soft foamed resin, the triangular pad 70 may have a bag shape obtained by welding the peripheries of two soft sheets, and filling the inside with air (
Thus formed triangular pad 70 is first sewed to a portion, of the pocket 80, corresponding to the triangular part S. Next, the triangular pad 70 sewed to the pocket 80 is disposed so that the triangular pad 70 is placed on the triangular part S between the rising portion 28 and the horizontal edge portion 29 of the cup body 20h. Then, the triangular pad 70 is sewed to the cup body 20h together with the pocket 80. Thus, attachment sides 70b and 70c of the triangular pad 70 are sewed to the rising portion 28 and the horizontal edge portion 29, respectively, of the cup body 20h that form a V shape. A remaining one side (open side 70a) that is present between the attachment sides 70b and 70c and is not sewed is formed in a linear line shape or an arc shape slightly swelling outward, similarly to the boundary t between the thickly formed triangular part S and the thin remaining part T of the cup body 20h (in the case of
The coupling tape 30 is a part for coupling the pair of right and left cups 20 together. In the present embodiment, as the coupling tape 30, a non-stretch coupling tape is adopted that is wireless (no wire bone is inserted in the lower side 20p of the cup 20) and is a thick napped material in a tape shape. This coupling tape 30 and the front panel 31 are sewed or adhered to the entire lower side 20p extending from the lower end of the stomach part 20a of each cup 20 to the end 20q of the lower side 20p of each cup 20, whereby the cups 20 are coupled together (refer to (a) of
In the present embodiment shown in (a) and (b) of
Each of the side panels 40 is a band-shaped member made of a fiber material having strong stretchability, such as spandex. To a distal end portion of one of the side panels 40, eyes 26 are attached (refer to
The straps 50 are parts for preventing positional shift of the cups 20 and for lifting and holding the breasts B accommodated in the cups 20. One end of each strap 50 is connected to the upper end of the front panel 31 ((a) of
Hereinafter, the function of the triangular pad 70 will be described. The substantially triangular part S of each cup 20 is formed to be thicker toward the center thereof as described above, except in
Next, the relationship between the triangular pad 70 and the triangular part S of the cup body 20h will be described. Basically, the triangular pad 70 and the triangular part S of the cup body 20h have the same shape, and the open side 70a of the triangular pad 70 and the boundary t of the triangular part S are linear in shape. Therefore, when the user wears the brassiere 10, the triangular pad 70 overlaps with the cup body 20h with some separation space D therebetween although it depends on the state of wearing. In the case where the open side 70a of the triangular pad 70 curves outward so as to project beyond the boundary t of the triangular part S, the open side 70a covers the boundary t of the triangular part S and gently fits the breast B.
Next, the function of the triangular pad 70 when the user wears the brassiere 10 of the present invention will be described with reference to
When the user wares the brassiere 10, the user gathers not only the breasts B but also flab from the underarms to the back, toward the sternum side of the cups 20 to accommodate the breasts B and the flab in the cups 20, thereby increasing the volume of the breasts B as much as possible. As shown in
In particular, the above-described triangular part S is formed so that its thickness increases toward the center portion thereof. Similarly to the triangular part S, the triangular pad 70 is formed like a cushion so that its thickness increases toward the center portion thereof, with the two sides 70b and 70c thereof being integrally sewed to the rising portion 28 and the horizontal edge portion 29 of each cup 20, respectively, and the remaining one side being the open side 70a. Therefore, the thick portions of the triangular part S and the triangular pad 70 push against each other, whereby the triangular pad 70, particularly the center portion of the open side 70a indicated by hatched lines (
The pushed-out portion joins the portion accommodated in the cup 20 to increase the volume of the breast B, and the lower edge of the breast B is lifted by the function of the coupling tape 30 of the cup 20, and then the breast B is pushed toward the sternum side by the pulling-up tension of the strap 50. The breasts B, which have been effectively pushed out to increase the volume thereof as described above, are pulled up by the straps 50 at the side portions of the cups 20 with the stomach part 20a in the center, and the breasts B the volume of which is thus increased are pushed in the direction from the underarms toward the stomach side to create a beautiful decollete in the neckline area. At this time, since a conventional wire bone is not inserted in the coupling tape 30, the brassiere 10 does not bite into the skin but softly fits the skin without making the user feel discomfort.
Since the pockets 80 are provided in the first embodiment, the user can further increase the volume of the breasts B by inserting the separately prepared auxiliary pads into pockets 80 from the opening 80a.
A second embodiment is shown in
In the embodiments shown in
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