Patent ID: 6146239
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: A41F

Abstract:
A brassiere, comprising:a front panel including first and second breast retaining portions;a rear panel attached to said front panel at first and second side portions defining an aperture through which a torso of a wearer may be present;a first shoulder strap connecting said first breast retaining portions with said rear panel and defining an aperture through which an arm of a wearer may pass;a second shoulder strap connecting said second breast retaining portion with said rear panel and defining an aperture through which another arm of a wearer may pass, wherein said first and second shoulder straps, said front panel and said rear panel define an aperture through which a head of a wearer may pass; anda first elongated strap of material associated with said first shoulder strap,wherein an axis of said first strap is non-parallel to an axis of said first shoulder strap,wherein said first strap includes a first end and a second end, at least one of said first and second ends having a first garment fastener which fastens said first and second ends together, andwherein said first strap has a length sufficient to loop around material of a shirt existing between a neck hole and an end of a sleeve of said shirt gathered when worn by the wearer on top of said brassiere.