Patent Application
20150351463
The disclosure relates to brassiere devices and more particularly pertains to a new brassiere device for allowing an inner framework thereof to be removed from an outer covering for easy cleaning and maintenance of the brassiere device.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a pair of brassiere cups and an attachment member attaching together the brassiere cups. The brassiere cups each are comprised of a plastic material. Each of said brassiere cups has at least one ventilation opening extending therethrough.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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The brassiere cups 12 may each have one or more ventilation openings 24 extending therethrough. The ventilation openings 24 allow heat to escape through the brassiere cups when the assembly 10 is being worn. In particular, each brassiere cup 12 may include a plurality of ventilation openings 24 which are approximately evenly spaced from each other. The ventilation openings 24 allow for heat from a wearer's body to escape through the brassiere cups.
A cover 30 is removably positionable over the attachment member 14 and each of the brassiere cups 12 for covering the brassiere cups 12 and the attachment member 14. The cover 30 comprises an inner portion 32 positionable over an inner surface of the brassier cups 12 and an outer portion 34 positionable on an outer surface of the brassiere cups 12. These more particularly form two panels, which may be attached to each other along an upper or lower edge when folded, between which the brassiere cups 12 and the attachment member 14 are positioned. The cover 30 may be comprised of a conventional textile material such as cotton or other material typically used for brassieres.
A securing member 36 is mounted on the cover 30 to releasably secure the inner 32 and outer 34 portions to each other and to the attachment member 14. The securing member 36 includes a first mating member 38 mounted on the inner portion 32 and a second mating member 40 mounted on the outer portion 34. The securing member 36 is extendable through a hole 42 in the attachment member 14 when the first 38 and second 40 mating members are joined. The securing member 36 may comprise a plurality of securing members 36 and the hole 42 may comprise a plurality of holes. Each of the holes 42 is positioned to receive one of the securing members 36. The outer sections 18 of the attachment member 14 may each comprise a longitudinal structure having at least two of the holes 42 extending therethrough. The first 38 and second 40 mating members may include conventional securing member elements such as snaps, clasps, buttons or the like. For instance, in
In use, the assembly 10 is worn as a conventional brassiere however the attachment member 14 and brassier cups 12 form an inner framework to generally hold the shape of the assembly 10 and further to define a torso mounting 15 for the assembly 10. The torso mounting 15 may be removed from the covering 30 and wiped down or cleaned since, being plastic, it will not absorb fluids and can be easily cleaned. The covering 30 can then be replaced by a new or clean covering while the soiled covering may be cleaned for later usage. Because the covering 30 is removable from the inner framework, or torso mounting 15, the covering 30 will be more easily cleaned and more quickly dried than a conventional brassier having padding therein which much be dried over an extended time. Moreover, because the torso mounting 15 is removed, it cannot be easily damaged or warped in a mechanical washer as is the case with conventional brassiere structures.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
This application takes the benefit under Title 35, U.S.C. Section 365(c) of PCT application PCT/IB2012/056430 filed on Nov. 15, 2012 based upon Hong Kong application 11113443.3 filed on Dec. 13, 2011.
