US2469623A - Brassiere - Google Patents

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May 10, 1949. A. ALTv 2,469,623

BRASSIERE Filed March 24, 1945 INVENTOR.

A T Toffs/Ey Patented May 10, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,469,623 eRAssIRE Anne Alt, Compton, Calif.

Application March 24, 1945, Serial N0. 584,601

(Cl. 24e-42) Claims.

This invention relates to brassires and has for an object the provision vof a brassire wherein both breast pockets may be cut from a single pattern and easily fashioned into breast supporting form.

A specific object of the invention is to provide a brassire which will eifectively hold the breasts in position with a minimum of fabric used.

Whereas at the present time it is customary inthe manufacture of brassires toprovide such fabric members as a body encircling band, which is normally tightly positioned below the breasts, and pocket portions stitched or otherwise secured thereto, the present invention by its construction provides support without the necessity of utilizing a separate body encircling band.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a brassire incorporating a novel breast pocket construction which while firmly holding the breast or breasts likewise is capable of expansion to accommodate any fullness of the breast.

Another object is the provision in a brassire of a breast pocket construction formed from a single fabric member and so fashioned as to allow maximum firm support beneath the breast while permitting ease in breast support.

Another object is the provision of 'a brassire construction so constructed that the shoulder straps do not cut or otherwise abrade the shoulders.

Another object is the provision of a brassire which readily accommodates and holds firmly different sized breasts, in that the breast pocket is permitted limited expansion at a certain zone thereof.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a brassire the breast pockets of which are so formed as to have maximum strength at the zone of support, and wherein the breast pocket fabric is capable of stretching transversely at a Zone above the medial line of said pocket,

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the brassire;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary View 0f the brassire looking inwardly of the breast pockets;

Fig. 3 is a pattern form for a breast pocket; and,

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view of the pattern form of Fig. 3 showing how portions -of the fabric may be overlapped prior to sewing.

Referring now to the drawings:

The brassire includes two sections I and 2 which are united by seeming along the center line at 3. Each section includes a breast pocket Il and a back portion 5 seamed thereto, as indicated at 6. The back portions are adapted to be adjustably connected together by 'means of snaps or hooks and eyes, as indicated at I and B.

The breast pocket construction is such as to permit ready manufacture, and each pocket is formed from a pattern of the general character depicted in plan in Fig. 3, As shown in Fig. 3 the fabric for the breastpocket may be substantially irregular in outline, although it may be circular. The irregularity in outline in the present instance depends on the appearance of the breast pocket when finished. Assuming the outline for the pocket `to be that shown in Fig. 3, I divide the pattern into four zones, il, I, Il and I2, the zones being separated by the dotted lines vi3 and I4. The dottedline I4 substantially divides the pattern vertically. while the dotted line I3 divides the pattern transversely and at right angles to the vertical line III. To form the pocket so that it will be breast conforming in shape or substantially pyramidal, the pattern is cut along line I4 to 'a point slightly below line I3, as indicated at I5, thus providing an edge I6 for zone I0 and an edge I1 for zone Il. Zones I0 and II thus become flaps I0 and II. Flap I0 is then overlapped on flap II, as kindicated by way of example in Fig. 4. The overlap is such, however, that edge 'I6 lies below the transverse line I3. When `this. overlap is accomplished, edges It, I9 and 20 of fiap I I will be in juxtaposition to edges 2l, 22 and 23 of nap III. It is intended in the cutting of the fabric to so form the pocket that the warp and the weft threads of the fabric should parallel dotted lines I4 and I3 respectively, so that transverse stretch in zones 9 and I2 should be at a minimum, while naps I and I I, by being overlapped, will have the threads in bias relationship to the end that transverse stretch is permitted. It has been found advantageous in the forming of the pockets to provide an inwardly extending dart at 24 and 25. The resulting breast pocket formed as/aforesaid is substantially straight along the base portion thereof, as indicated for sections I and 2 at 265 and 2l, while the portion of the breast pocket which receives the shoulder straps may have angularly related edges, as indicated for one of said breast pockets at 28 and 29. The zone of juncture between edges 28 and 29 receives a short length strap 30, which may carry a buckle 3l adapted to adjustably receive the shoulder strap member 32, which strap member has one end secured to the back portion of the brassire.

Edges I B and I I in the finished breast pocket are left unsewed to the breast pocket fabric in order that there may be no interference with the bias stretch. The brassire may be given an edge finish as illustrated in the drawing to enhance its appearance.

The operation, uses and advantages of the invention are as follows:

When the brassire is positioned around the body the edge portions 26 and 21 closely engage the body beneath the breasts, and when the back portions are connected by the means 'i and the brassire will tightly but comfortably engage the body. As the weft and warp threads of a breast pocket are in right angular relationship for the lower portion of the breast pocket, Ilittle stretch occurs at this zone, and hence the usual auxiliary body band is unnecessary. As the upper portion of each breast pocket has its fabric on a bias line, transverse stretch to accommodate any fullness of the breasts results. The shoulder straps complete the remaining support, and strength of structure results at the Zone of connection of the straps with the breast pockets due to the fact that the fabric is of double thickness at this zone. In other words, the present construction is such as to allow the greatest strength at the zone of greatest tension and support.

A further feature of the present invention resides in the fact that the present brassire is cool to wear. The overlappedportions, by not being seamed along edges 145V and l1, allow a certain amount of circulation at this zone, and by having a single thickness of fabric below the overlapped portions, a comparatively light fabric may be utilized, permitting passage of air therethrough.

I claim: K

l. In a brassire, a pair of pocket portions formed of fabric, the lower half of each pocket portion having its warp and weft threads running transversely of and vertically relative to the lower edge of said pocket portion, and the top half of said pocket portion divided into equal halves with the halves superimposed so that they completely overlap to place the fabric on a bias, and thereby permit stretch in this portion of the pocket.

2. A method of forming a fabric breast pocket for a brassire which consists in providing a fabric piece of irregular outline, slitting the fabric parallel to a thread line to substantially the transverse center of said pocket, to thereby provide two flaps, and thereafter completely overlapping said aps substantially degrees to place the fabric thereof on a bias and whereby the fabric is fashioned into breast receiving contour.

3. A method of forming a fabric breast pocket for a brassire which consists in providing a fabric piece of irregular outline, slitting the fabric parallel to a thread line to substantially the transverse center of said pocket, to thereby provide two flaps, and thereafter completely overlapping said naps substantially 90 degrees to place the fabric thereof on a bias and whereby the fabric is fashioned into breast receiving contour; followed by sewing the overlapped edges of said flaps together, the edge of the fabric adjacent the slit being unsecured.

4. In a brassire, a pair of joined sections, each section including a breast pocket and a back member, together with means for detachably securing the back members together; each breast pocket divided into upper and lower halves, the upper half divided into equal halves to provide a pair of iiaps in completely overlapped relationship of substantially 90 degrees to give a bias effect and to permit stretch of this portion of the pocket, the lower portion of said pocket being substantially non-stretchable.

5. In a brassire, a pair of joined sections, each section including a breast pocket and a back member, together with means for detachably securing the back members together; each breast pocket divided into upper and lower halves, the upper half divided into equalhalves to provide a pair of flaps in completely overlapped relationship of substantially 90 degrees to give a bias effect and to permit stretch of this portion of the pocket, the lower portion of said pocket being substantially non-stretchable, said overlapped edges of the iiaps being secured together, and one edge of each flap being unsecured.

ANNE ALT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,731,033 Whippy Oct. 8, 1929 1,936,532 Weil Nov. 21, 1933 1,971,113 Maier Aug. 21, 1934 2,091,753 Doctors Aug. 31, 1937

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