.~ With stiffener for upper margin, terminating substantially above lower margin, e.g., waistline antiroll
DEFINITION
Classification: 450/109
With stiffener for upper margin, terminating substantially above lower margin, e.g., waistline antiroll:
(under subclass 94) Subject matter having means functioning to render the portion of the device adjacent the upper edge nonflaccid and wherein the means is of shorter vertical extent than the supporter at the place of stiffening.
(1) Note. These devices are usually stays located at the upper margin of the supporter, acting to prevent or inhibit the upper margin from rolling downward due to bending of the body or to the presence of bulges of fatty tissue in the diaphragm area.
