Brassiere

Abstract

There is provided a brassiere that has a pair of two-ply breast cups with one ply being an inner lining that completely encircles and supports the wearer's breast. Disposed between the breast cups is an anchor made of non-stretchable material to prevent the breast cups from curling under the breast of the wearer, causing the brassiere to remain flat against the body of the wearer. The brassiere has a pair of side panels each connected to a separate breast cup, and a pair of shoulder straps with each strap connected to a separate breast cup and side panel. A flexible binding extends from each shoulder strap and is located about the perimeter of its respective breast cup. Each breast cup is preferably in the shape of a teardrop or droplet, and has an inner support panel positioned in the breast cup to support the lower breast tissue.

1 . A brassiere comprising: 
 a pair of breast cups, each of said pair of breast cups having an outer layer, an inner layer, and a support panel, said support panel being positioned between said outer and inner layers and extending upward from a bottom margin of each of said pair of breast cups;    a pair of side panels for encircling a torso of a wearer, each of said side panels being peripherally connected to a different one of said pair of breast cups;    a pair of shoulder straps, each of said pair of shoulder straps being connected to a different one of said pair of breast cups and side panels, each of said pair of shoulder straps having an upper portion and a lower portion, each upper portion of each of said pair of shoulder straps bifurcates into two separate directions at a top edge of the respective one of said pair of breast cups to form a continuous binding that encircles and supports the respective one of said pair of breast cups.    
     
     
         2 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein said inner layer, said support panel and said binding cooperatively function to form a system that encircles a breast of a wearer.  
     
     
         3 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein each of said pair of breast cups is in the shape of a teardrop or droplet.  
     
     
         4 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein said outer layer and said inner layer are peripherally connected by said binding to form a two-ply breast cup.  
     
     
         5 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein said inner layer is made of a substantially stretchable material.  
     
     
         6 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein said inner layer is made of an elastomeric, stretch knitted material.  
     
     
         7 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein said inner layer is an inner lining.  
     
     
         8 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein said outer layer and said inner layer each have a one way stretch across said breast of said wearer.  
     
     
         9 . The brassiere of  claim 8 , wherein said outer layer and said inner layer are each substantially inelastic in a direction perpendicular to said one way stretch.  
     
     
         10 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein said support panel of each of said pair of breast cups has a hemispherical shape.  
     
     
         11 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein said support panel of each of said pair of breast cups is made of a substantially stretchable material.  
     
     
         12 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein said support panel of each of said pair of breast cups is made of an elastomeric, stretch knitted material.  
     
     
         13 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein said support panel of each of said pair of breast cups has a one way stretch across each of said pair of breast cups.  
     
     
         14 . The brassiere of  claim 13 , wherein said support panel of each of said pair of breast cups is substantially inelastic in a direction perpendicular to said one way stretch.  
     
     
         15 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein said support panel of each of said pair of breast cups extends upward from said bottom margin of each of said pair of breast cups such that it is positioned at least halfway across said breast cup.  
     
     
         16 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein said support panel of each of said pair of breast cups is not of a same height as said outer layer and said inner layer.  
     
     
         17 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein each of said pair of side panels are preferably made from one piece of a stretchable material.  
     
     
         18 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein each of said pair of side panels is made of an elastomeric, stretch knitted material.  
     
     
         19 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein each of said pair of side panels has a one-way stretch encircling the torso of the wearer.  
     
     
         20 . The brassiere of  claim 19 , wherein each of said pair of side panels are substantially inelastic in a direction perpendicular to said one way stretch.  
     
     
         21 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein each of said side panels include a side panel portion and a back panel portion.  
     
     
         22 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein said lower portion and said upper portion are a lower strap and an upper strap, respectively.  
     
     
         23 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein each of said lower portions is made of a stretchable material.  
     
     
         24 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein each of said lower portions is made of elastic.  
     
     
         25 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein each of said upper portions is made of a non-stretchable material.  
     
     
         26 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein said binding provides a continuity between each of said pair of breast cups and each of said pair of shoulder straps.  
     
     
         27 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein said binding has an arcuate fabric tube along a lower perimeter of each of said pair of breast cups.  
     
     
         28 . The brassiere of  claim 27 , wherein said arcuate fabric tube houses an underwire.  
     
     
         29 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , further comprising an anchor disposed between said pair of breast cups and extends underneath said pair of breast cups.  
     
     
         30 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein said anchor preferably extends at least partially under each of said pair of breast cups.  
     
     
         31 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein said anchor is made of a non-stretchable material.  
     
     
         32 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein said anchor functions to prevent said pair of breast cups from curling.  
     
     
         33 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , wherein said anchor causes said brassiere to remain flat against the torso of the wearer.  
     
     
         34 . The brassiere of  claim 1 , further comprising a chest band connected to said anchor and positioned along a bottom margin of the brassiere and encircling the torso of the wearer.  
     
     
         35 . A breast support system that mimics the natural shape of a breast of a wearer comprising: 
 a pair of breast cups each of said breast cups having an outer layer, an inner layer, and a support panel, said support panel being positioned between said outer and inner layers and extending upward from a bottom margin of each of said pair of breast cups, said breast cups having a droplet shape;    a pair of side panels for encircling a torso of a wearer, each of said side panels being peripherally connected to a different one of said pair of said breast cups;    a pair of shoulder straps, each of said shoulder straps being connected to a different one of said pair of breast cups and side panels, each of said shoulder straps having an upper portion and a lower portion, each upper portion of each of said pair of shoulder straps bifurcates into two separate directions at a top edge of its respective one of said pair of breast cups to form a continuous binding that encircles and supports said one of said pair of breast cups, said inner layer, and wherein said support panel and said binding cooperatively function to encircle a breast of a wearer.