Patent Publication Number: US-2023157391-A1

Title: Top garment with easy storage of detachable pad

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     The present application claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2021-0164348, filed Nov. 25, 2021, the entire contents of which is incorporated herein for all purposes by this reference. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Field of the Invention 
     The present disclosure relates generally to a top garment with easy storage of a detachable pad. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a top garment with easy storage of a detachable pad, the top garment being capable of preventing the breast line or nipples of a wearer from showing through by wearing only the top garment and enabling a detachable pad part to be easily stored in the top garment. 
     Description of the Related Art 
     In general, a bra, which is the most basic undergarment that wraps around and protects a woman&#39;s breasts, consists of two cups that encapsulate the breasts, shoulder straps that hold the cups in place, and a chest band, and each cup is configured by inserting a pad having a certain thickness inside fabric. These bras are a necessity for all women and are always worn during daily life as well as at work. 
     However, wearing a bra is problematic in that the breasts are tightened and compressed by the shoulder straps and the chest band, and since the bra is worn underneath a top garment, sweating is caused in hot weather thus leading to a skin rash. 
     Accordingly, many women go braless at home where they feel free from the gaze of other people, and some people prefer to go braless and only wear top garments even when going out. 
     However, when wearing only a top garment without a bra, if the fabric of the top garment is thin, there is a problem in that a woman&#39;s breast line and nipples can show through the top garment. 
     In an effort to solve this problem, in Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0380099, Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0491555, Korean Patent No. 10-0817304, and Korean Patent No. 10-2052858, a woman&#39;s top garment has been proposed, in which pads that cover a wearer&#39;s breasts are provided on an inner surface of the top garment to prevent a wearer&#39;s breast line and nipples from showing through. 
     However, such a women&#39;s top garment has a shape in which the pads are integrated to the inner surface of the top garment by sewing or the like, and thus is problematic in that the pads cannot properly cover the wearer&#39;s breasts depending on the wearer&#39;s body size, i.e., the size or position of the breasts. 
     The foregoing is intended merely to aid in the understanding of the background of the present disclosure, and is not intended to mean that the present disclosure falls within the purview of the related art that is already known to those skilled in the art. 
     DOCUMENTS OF RELATED ART 
     (Patent document 1) Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0380099 
     (Patent document 2) Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0491555 
     (Patent document 3) Korean Patent No. 10-0817304 
     (Patent document 4) Korean Patent No. 10-2052858 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Accordingly, the present disclosure has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the related art, and an objective of the present disclosure is to provide a top garment with easy storage of a detachable pad, the top garment being capable of preventing the breast line or nipples of a wearer from showing through by wearing only the top garment and enabling a detachable pad part to be easily stored in the top garment. 
     In order to achieve the above objective, according to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a top garment with easy storage of a detachable pad, the top garment including: a body part; a lining part disposed on an inner chest portion of the body part and sewn to form a storage space, and having a side opening being open at an outer side end thereof where the body part is opened and a lower opening being open at a lower end thereof, the lining part having a soft surface on an outer surface thereof making contact with the skin of a wearer and a nap on an inner surface thereof; and a pad part having a Velcro portion on a first surface thereof, and configured to be detachably attached to the nap of the lining part by being inserted through the side opening and the lower opening of the lining part. 
     Furthermore, the pad part may be made of any one of a fabric, a sponge, and a tube member. 
     Furthermore, at least one or two pad parts may be attached to the nap of the lining part. 
     Furthermore, a nap may be formed on a second surface of the pad part where no Velcro portion is provided so that at least one or two pad parts are stacked. 
     Furthermore, the top garment may further include a thermal insulation pad part having a second Velcro portion on a surface thereof and configured to be detachably attached to the nap of the pad part. 
     As described above, the top garment with easy storage of the detachable pad has a structure in which the lining part is disposed on the inner chest portion of the top garment body and sewn to form the storage space, with the side opening being open at the outer side end thereof where the top garment body is opened and the lower opening being open at the lower end thereof. This enables the pad part to be easily attached to and detached from the lining part through the side and lower openings of the lining part. In addition, the detachable pad part is provided on the inner surface of the top garment, thereby preventing the breast line or the nipples of the wearer from showing through by wearing only the top garment. This enables the wearer to wear the top garment comfortably at home and to adjust the position of the pad part according to his or her body size. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The above and other objectives, features, and other advantages of the present disclosure will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: 
         FIG.  1    is a front view illustrating a top garment with easy storage of a detachable pad according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  2    is a front view illustrating an open state of the top garment with easy storage of the detachable pad according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  3    is an enlarged view of ‘A’ of  FIG.  2   ; 
         FIG.  4 A  is an enlarged view of ‘B’ of  FIG.  2   ; 
         FIG.  4 B  is an enlarged sectional view of ‘B’ of  FIG.  2   ; 
         FIG.  5    is a perspective view illustrating a pad part according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  6 A  is a view illustrating another embodiment of a pad part according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  6 B  is a view illustrating an embodiment having two pad parts of  FIG.  6 A ; and 
         FIG.  7    is a view illustrating another embodiment of a top garment with easy storage of a detachable pad according to the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     Hereinafter, an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to description, it should be understood that terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be interpreted as being limited to typical meanings or dictionary definitions, but should be interpreted as having meanings and concepts relevant to the technical scope of the present disclosure based on the rule according to which an inventor can appropriately define the concept of the term to describe most appropriately the best method he or she knows for carrying out the disclosure. 
     Accordingly, the description proposed herein is just a preferable example for the purpose of illustrations only, not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure, so it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variation can be made in the present disclosure without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  1  to  4 B , a top garment  1  with easy storage of a detachable pad according to the present disclosure includes: a body part  10 ; a lining part  20  disposed on an inner chest portion of the body part  10  and sewn to form a storage space  21 , and having a side opening  27  being open at an outer side end thereof where the body part  10  is opened and a lower opening  28  being open at a lower end thereof, the lining part having a soft surface  22  on an outer surface thereof making contact with the skin of a wearer and a nap  24  on an inner surface thereof; a pad part  30  having a Velcro portion  32  on a first surface thereof, and detachably attached to the nap  24  of the lining part  20  by being inserted through the side opening  27  and the lower opening of the lining part  20 . 
     The body part  10  is formed by sewing sleeve portions and shoulder portions together, and is worn on the wearer&#39;s upper body. The body part  10  is used in various type of top garments such as pajamas, T-shirts worn when going out, etc. 
     The lining part  20  disposed on the inner chest portion of the body part  10  and sewn is a part that is adapted to make contact with the skin of the wearer and is made of various fibers. Preferred is a rayon fiber that has a smooth surface, a silky texture, and low static electricity generation so as to provide the wearer with a soft touch and a comfortable fit when worn. 
     The lining part  20  is disposed on the inner chest portion of the body part  10  and sewn to form the storage space  21 . The lining part has the side opening  27  being open at the outer side end thereof where the body part  10  is opened and the lower opening  28  being open at the lower end thereof. This structure ensures that the pad part  30  can be easily attached to and detached from the lining part  20  through the side and lower openings  27  and  28  of the lining part  20 . 
     The lining part  20  has the soft surface  22  on the outer surface thereof making contact with the skin of the wearer, and the nap  24  on the inner surface thereof allowing the Velcro portion  32  of the pad part  30  to be attached thereto. 
     The pad part  30  has the Velcro portion  32  on the first surface thereof so as to be detachably attached to the nap  24  of the lining part  20 . The Velcro portion  32  may be formed on the entire first surface of the pad part  30 . However, as illustrated in  FIG.  5   , least one or two Velcro portions  32  are preferably formed at a predetermined interval along the outer periphery of the first surface of the pad part  30  so that the pad part  30  does not interfere with the wearer&#39;s nipples. 
     The pad part  30 , which is detachably attached to the nap  24  of the lining part  20  as described above, serves to prevent the breast line or the nipples of the wearer from showing through, and is preferably made of any one of a fabric, a sponge, and a tube member. The pad part  30  is preferably formed in various shapes to conform to the body of various wearers. 
     One pad part  30  may be provided to conform to the wearer&#39;s body, but is not limited thereto. For example, at least one or two pad parts  30  may be provided and attached to the lining part  20 . 
     As described above, the pad part  30  may be made of any one of a fabric and a sponge to prevent the breast line or the nipples of the wearer from showing through. However, the pad part  30  is preferably made of a tube member so as to be adjusted to various sizes and to adjust a cushioning feeling. 
     In the case where the pad part  30  is made of the tube member, the tube member may be provided with a valve device having an inlet and an outlet that allow liquid, gel, or air to be filled in the tube member therethrough. In other words, the tube member may be provided in a shape in which liquid, gel, or air is filled. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  5   , the pad part  30  has a shape with a hemispherical inner side so as to surround the breast of the wearer. 
     To increase the cushioning feeling of the pad part  30  that is introduced into the storage space  21  of the lining part  20  and attached to the nap  24  of the lining part  20 , increasing the thickness of the pad part  30  may be considered. However, to implement the cushioning feeling in more various ways, as illustrated in  FIGS.  6 A and  6 B , a nap  34  is preferably formed on a second surface of the pad part  30  where no Velcro portion  30  is provided so that at least one or two pad parts  30  are stacked. 
     As described above, at least one or two pad parts  30  may be stacked to provide the cushioning feeling. However, to increase warmth according to the seasonal changes, as illustrated in  FIG.  7   , it is preferable that the nap  34  is formed on the second surface of the pad part  30  where no Velcro portion  32  is provided, and a thermal insulation pad part  50  having a second Velcro portion  52  on a surface thereof is further provided to be detachably attached to the nap  34  of the pad part  30 . 
     By further providing the thermal insulation pad part  30  that is detachably attached to the pad part  30  detachably attached to the lining part  20 , there is an effect of providing the wearer with a more cozy feeling by increasing comfort and warmth according to the season. 
     As described above, the top garment with easy storage of the detachable pad has a structure in which the lining part is disposed on the inner chest portion of the top garment body and sewn to form the storage space, with the side opening being open at the outer side end thereof where the top garment body is opened and the lower opening being open at the lower end thereof. This enables the pad part to be easily attached to and detached from the lining part through the side and lower openings of the lining part. In addition, the detachable pad part is provided on the inner surface of the top garment, thereby preventing the breast line or the nipples of the wearer from showing through by wearing only the top garment. This enables the wearer to wear the top garment comfortably at home and to adjust the position of the pad part according to his or her body size. 
     Although a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure has been described for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the disclosure as disclosed in the accompanying claims.