Patent ID: 7753757
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: A41C

Abstract:
1. Upper underwear comprising: right and left cups for accommodating respective breasts therein; and a belt joined to said cups, wherein: said belt has belt side portions to be positioned on side parts of a body when the underwear is put on the body, and a belt back portion to be positioned on a back part of the body when the underwear is put on the body; and said belt is formed such that said belt back portion is positioned above a line connecting tops of respective of said right and left cups when the upper underwear is placed on a flat surface with said belt folded at side positions coinciding with the side parts of the body to lie under said cups; a coupling member coupling said right and left cups to one another, the coupling member having no stretchability and arranged to maintain a positional relationship between said cups; the belt including a first stretchable portion which is of a substantially triangular shape and is continuous with an underside of a coupled portion of said right and left cups; the belt further including right and left second stretchable portions each continuous with a corresponding outer side of the first stretchable portion and continuous to an underside of a corresponding one of the right and left cups; the belt further including a low-stretchability portion provided in a portion of each of said belt side portions and that is continuous with a corresponding one of said right and left second stretchable portions; the belt further including a third stretchable portion disposed between and operatively coupling the right and left low-stretchability portions to one another; and wherein stretchability decreases in the order of the first stretchable portion, the second stretchable portion, the third stretchable portion and the low-stretchability portion.