Patent ID: 9538794
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A41C,A41F,D04B

Claim:
1. A brassiere made of knit-fabric, the brassiere comprising: a first knitted cup and a second knitted cup which are transversely aligned and which have each a generally hemispherical shape, each cup of the first knitted cup and the second knitted cup including a first elastically extensible peripheral portion made of a knit-fabric, the first elastically extensible peripheral portion configured to support a chest of a wearer of the brassiere, a stiffener which extends at least partially under each cup of the first knitted cup and the second knitted cup, and a strip forming a back and sides of the brassiere, the strip configured for attaching at the back of the brassiere, wherein the stiffener forms an underwire strip which surrounds at least partially the first peripheral supporting portion of each cup, and the stiffener is made of knit-fabric according to a first stitch type; and wherein each cup of the first knitted cup and the second knitted cup includes a second inner annular portion adjacent to the first portion, the second inner annular portion being transversely and vertically elastically extensible, and has a vertical and transverse elastic extensibility greater than or equal to the elastic extensibility of the first portion.