Patent ID: 6142852
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: A41C

Abstract:
A brassiere comprising:a support portion for supporting the brassiere on a human body, wherein said support portion is made from a non-elastic textile material;a first cup having a periphery, a surface area, and a depth, said first cup being joined along its periphery to said support portion, wherein said first cup is made from a non-elastic textile material;a second cup having a periphery, a surface area, and a depth, said second cup being joined along its periphery to said support portion, wherein said second cup is made from a non-elastic textile material; andat least one additional cup portion made from an elastic material, said additional cup portion having a periphery, a surface area, and a depth, wherein said additional cup portion is joined along its periphery to the periphery of said first cup, and wherein said surface area and said depth of said additional cup portion, in an unstretched state, is smaller than the surface area and depth of said first cup, whereby said additional cup portion exercises an elastic retention effect on an oedema of a breast held in said first cup.