EP2353412A1 - Extendable support frame for undergarment - Google Patents

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EP2353412A1
EP2353412A1 EP10196770A EP10196770A EP2353412A1 EP 2353412 A1 EP2353412 A1 EP 2353412A1 EP 10196770 A EP10196770 A EP 10196770A EP 10196770 A EP10196770 A EP 10196770A EP 2353412 A1 EP2353412 A1 EP 2353412A1
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sliding sleeve
support rib
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Pik Ho Liza Cheng
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Embry China Garments Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41C—CORSETS; BRASSIERES
    • A41C3/00—Brassieres
    • A41C3/12—Component parts
    • A41C3/122—Stay means
    • A41C3/126—Stay means with additional means provided at the ends, e.g. for protection

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  • This disclosure relates to an extendable support frame for an undergarment, which relates generally to the garment field and more particularly to a functional component for the women's undergarments.
  • Women's form-fitting undergarments such as girdling garments, are sewed with a metal or plastic support frame in a vertical direction of the garment in order to provide tight-fitting wear and prevent creases.
  • a metal frame is commonly called as a fish scale bone since its appearance is like fish scales, and a plastic frame is commonly called as a rubber bone.
  • such frames after being sewed into a garment, can only be bent without any length variation as the garment extends. Accordingly, when a wearer bends her limbs and body, the conventional frame sewed in the garment may buckle since its length cannot be compressed, thereby making the undergarment not tight-fitting and affecting wearing aesthetics.
  • One object of the embodiments of the invention is to provide an extendable support frame for an undergarment, which is of a simpler structure, easier manufacture, flexible extension, comfortable wear and aesthetic appearance.
  • the sliding sleeve is fitted over one end of the support rib, and a fixing hole is provided at the other end of the support rib.
  • Either end of the support rib is provided with a sliding sleeve having a fixing hole.
  • the sliding sleeve is in a straight or arc structure.
  • the invention is of easier manufacture and flexible extension by reducing intermediate components, and the invention can bring about extension variation of its length while performing support function, which therefore solves the technical problem that the support frame of the slit of the undergarment such as the women's form-fitting undergarments generates the buckling caused by the length being not compressed.
  • the wearing of the women's form-fitting undergarments such as girdling garments is abutted with the body and is aesthetic in appearance. The wearer feels more pleased, comfortable and tight-fitting in movement.
  • the service lives of the women's form-fitting undergarments which are provided with the support frames are prolonged.
  • the extendable support frame for an undergarment comprises a support rib 1 and a sliding sleeve 2 fitted over the support rib, at top end of which sliding sleeve a fixing hole 3 is provided.
  • the sliding sleeve described in the present embodiment is an arc-shaped sliding sleeve.
  • the support rib 1 and the sliding sleeve 2 in the present embodiment are made of a metal or non-metal material, which therefore are provided with a certain strength and excellent elasticity.
  • the sliding sleeve is fitted over one end of the support rib, and a fixing hole 4 is provided at the other end of the support rib.
  • the fixing hole 3 at the top end of the sliding sleeve and the fixing hole 4 at the end of the support rib are provided for fixing the extendable support frame according to the invention to an undergarment.
  • the second embodiment is shown in Figs. 3 and 4 .
  • both ends of the support rib 11 each are provided with a sliding sleeve 12 having a fixing hole, on which sliding sleeves at the both ends the fixing holes 13, 14 are provided, respectively, for meeting fixing requirement.
  • the support rib 11 and the sliding sleeve 12 in the present embodiment are made of a metal or non-metal material.
  • the sliding sleeve 12 in the present embodiment is a straight sliding sleeve.

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  • Undergarments, Swaddling Clothes, Handkerchiefs Or Underwear Materials (AREA)

Abstract

An extendable support frame for an undergarment, relating generally to the garment field and more particularly to a functional component for the women's undergarments, is characterized in that it comprises a support rib and a sliding sleeve fitted over the support rib, at top end of which sliding sleeve a fixing hole is provided; the sliding sleeve is fitted over one end of the support rib, and a fixing hole is provided at the other end of the support rib. Compared with the prior art, the invention is of easier manufacture and flexible extension by reducing intermediate components, and the invention can bring about extension variation of its length while performing support function, which therefore solves the technical problem that the support frame of the slit of the undergarment such as the women's form-fitting undergarments generates the buckling caused by the length being not compressed. The wearing of the women's form-fitting undergarments such as girdling garments is abutted with the body and is aesthetic in appearance. The wearer feels more pleased, comfortable and tight-fitting in movement. Moreover, the service lives of the women's form-fitting undergarments which are provided with the port frames are prolonged.

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    TECHNICAL FIELD
  • This disclosure relates to an extendable support frame for an undergarment, which relates generally to the garment field and more particularly to a functional component for the women's undergarments.
    • BACKGROUND ART
  • Women's form-fitting undergarments, such as girdling garments, are sewed with a metal or plastic support frame in a vertical direction of the garment in order to provide tight-fitting wear and prevent creases. A metal frame is commonly called as a fish scale bone since its appearance is like fish scales, and a plastic frame is commonly called as a rubber bone. However, such frames, after being sewed into a garment, can only be bent without any length variation as the garment extends. Accordingly, when a wearer bends her limbs and body, the conventional frame sewed in the garment may buckle since its length cannot be compressed, thereby making the undergarment not tight-fitting and affecting wearing aesthetics. Moreover, after the undergarment is used for a period of time, the desired object of the initial design cannot be achieved due to deformation of the frame, and it is uncomfortable to be worn. The applicant of the Chinese Patent ZL200420082959.6 discloses "a self-adaptive length support frame for undergarment", which support frame in such a structure can solve the above technical problem, but its cost is relatively high since it is of numerous components, relatively high manufacturing complexity and difficulty.
    • SUMMARY
  • One object of the embodiments of the invention is to provide an extendable support frame for an undergarment, which is of a simpler structure, easier manufacture, flexible extension, comfortable wear and aesthetic appearance.
  • The object of the invention is achieved by means as follows:
    • An extendable support frame for an undergarment, characterized in that it comprises a support rib and a sliding sleeve fitted over the support rib, at top end of which sliding sleeve a fixing hole is provided.
  • The sliding sleeve is fitted over one end of the support rib, and a fixing hole is provided at the other end of the support rib.
  • Either end of the support rib is provided with a sliding sleeve having a fixing hole.
  • The sliding sleeve is in a straight or arc structure.
  • Compared with the prior art, the invention is of easier manufacture and flexible extension by reducing intermediate components, and the invention can bring about extension variation of its length while performing support function, which therefore solves the technical problem that the support frame of the slit of the undergarment such as the women's form-fitting undergarments generates the buckling caused by the length being not compressed. The wearing of the women's form-fitting undergarments such as girdling garments is abutted with the body and is aesthetic in appearance. The wearer feels more pleased, comfortable and tight-fitting in movement. Moreover, the service lives of the women's form-fitting undergarments which are provided with the support frames are prolonged.
    • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
    • Fig. 1 is a front schematic structural view an embodiment of the invention;
    • Fig.2 is a left side view an embodiment of the invention;
    • Fig.3 is a front schematic structural view of the second embodiment of the invention;
    • Fig. 4 is a left side view of the second embodiment of the invention.
    DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS
  • A detailed description of embodiments of the present invention is given below with reference to Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4:
    • The first embodiment is shown in Figs. 1 and 2.
  • In the present embodiment, the extendable support frame for an undergarment according to the invention comprises a support rib 1 and a sliding sleeve 2 fitted over the support rib, at top end of which sliding sleeve a fixing hole 3 is provided. As can be seen from Figure 2, the sliding sleeve described in the present embodiment is an arc-shaped sliding sleeve. The support rib 1 and the sliding sleeve 2 in the present embodiment are made of a metal or non-metal material, which therefore are provided with a certain strength and excellent elasticity. In the present embodiment, the sliding sleeve is fitted over one end of the support rib, and a fixing hole 4 is provided at the other end of the support rib. The fixing hole 3 at the top end of the sliding sleeve and the fixing hole 4 at the end of the support rib are provided for fixing the extendable support frame according to the invention to an undergarment.
  • The second embodiment is shown in Figs. 3 and 4.
  • In the present embodiment, both ends of the support rib 11 each are provided with a sliding sleeve 12 having a fixing hole, on which sliding sleeves at the both ends the fixing holes 13, 14 are provided, respectively, for meeting fixing requirement. The support rib 11 and the sliding sleeve 12 in the present embodiment are made of a metal or non-metal material. The sliding sleeve 12 in the present embodiment is a straight sliding sleeve.
  • Other portions of this embodiment are completely the same as those of the first embodiment.

Claims (4)

  1. An extendable support frame for an undergarment, characterized in that it comprises a support rib and a sliding sleeve fitted over the support rib, at top end of which sliding sleeve a fixing hole is provided.
  2. The extendable support frame for an undergarment according to Claim 1, characterized in that the sliding sleeve is fitted over one end of the support rib, and a fixing hole is provided at the other end of the support rib.
  3. The extendable support frame for an undergarment according to Claim 1, characterized in that either end of the support rib is provided with a sliding sleeve having a fixing hole.
  4. The extendable support frame for an undergarment according to Claim 1 or 2 or 3, characterized in that the sliding sleeve is in a straight or arc structure.
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