US PATENT SUBCLASS 450 / 1
BREAST OR CHEST, E.G., BRASSIERES

Current as of: June, 1999
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450 /   HD   FOUNDATION GARMENTS

1BREAST OR CHEST, E.G., BRASSIERES {37}
2  DF  .~> With shoulder or back brace
3  DF  .~> With midriff covering extension terminating adjacent waistline, e.g., "longline" {3}
7  DF  .~> Combined with subjacent body supporters, e.g., foundation garment {17}
28  DF  .~> With separable fastener or connector for apparel-type garment {1}
30  DF  .~> Combined with apparel-type garment {3}
36  DF  .~> Closable aperture permits access to breast i.e., nursing type
37  DF  .~> With lacteal fluid receptor or shield
38  DF  .~> With inflatable or liquid-containing chambers
39  DF  .~> Molded preshaped shell-like cup, e.g., plastic latex {1}
41  DF  .~> With stiffening strips, strands, or stays, e.g., wired {7}
53  DF  .~> With stiffened supporting means contacting only lower half of breast
54  DF  .~> With means to separably retain breast-form-supplementing pads
55  DF  .~> With cup-supplementing means to add volume to breast, e.g., pads {2}
58  DF  .~> Separable at front center
59  DF  .~> With cup supplementing uplift straps or slings diagonally crossing at front center
60  DF  .~> With floatingly attached cup-supplementing breast supporting strip or panel {3}
64  DF  .~> Straps narrow bands only, i.e., skeletal type
65  DF  .~> Elastically expansible cup or cup rim {4}
70  DF  .~> Cups joined to common subjacent elastic strip of panel
71  DF  .~> With variable length connector between cups {1}
74  DF  .~> Including plural elastic panels or inserts with diversely oriented directions of elasticity
75  DF  .~> Including elastic portions with variable modulus of elasticity
76  DF  .~> Including elastic portion with stretch inhibitor or limiter
77  DF  .~> With girthwise inelastic size adjustment additional to separable closure
78  DF  .~> With means to gather peripheral edge, e.g., drawstring
79  DF  .~> Body band has overlapping separately secured ends
80  DF  .~> Resilient body-clasping band
81  DF  .~> With adhesive means or vacuum cup to secure to body
82  DF  .~> Body-embracing band includes detachable connector unit
83  DF  .~> Body-embracing band means includes vertically spaced portions {1}
85  DF  .~> Extended length wraparound body bands
86  DF  .~> Shoulder strap arrangements and connecting features {2}
89  DF  .~> With compartment for carrying articles, e.g., coin pocket
90  DF  .~> With reinforcing stitching
91  DF  .~> Reversible
92  DF  .~> Methods of making or assembling
93  DF  .~> Materials

DEFINITION

Classification: 450/1

BREAST OR CHEST, E.G., BRASSIERES:

(under the class definition) Subject matter in the form of skeletal frameworks, or made of sheetlike materials, designed to be applied to the upper part of the torso, functioning to

protect and support that part of the body or to contact the breasts of the human body to support or restrain or to temporarily alter the configuration thereof or to supply an apparent configuration which may differ from the natural configuration.

(1) Note. Because of their structural similarity, garments commonly known as "halters" have been included in this and appropriate indented subclasses when the halter is constructed (a) to closely contact or embrace the body in the area immediately above and below the breasts, or (b) to provide breast-receiving pockets either for each individually or a single pocket for both breasts.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

7+, for body supporters of the foundation garment type.