Patent ID: 7753758

Claim:
A brassiere support system consisting of: a brassiere including a back strap and a pair of shoulder straps, said shoulder straps each being attached to the back strap and extending upwardly from said back strap, said shoulder straps being spaced from each other; a connector being removably coupled to each of said shoulder straps to pull said shoulder straps toward each other, said connector being slidable toward or away from said back strap to effect a change in lifting properties of said shoulder straps, said connector including; a plate having a first side, a second side and a peripheral edge extending between said first and second sides, said plate being elongated and having an upper edge, a lower edge and a pair of lateral edges; a pair of panels being attached to said first side of said connector, each of said panels having a connected edge and a free edge, each of said lateral edges having one of said connected edges positioned adjacent thereto, said free edges of said panels extending toward each other, each of said panels including a first portion and a second portion, said first portion of said panels including a respective one of said connected edges, said first portions extending upwardly from said plate and said second portions lying in a plane oriented parallel to a plane of said plate; and wherein one of said shoulder straps is positioned between one of said panels and said plate and the other one of said shoulder straps is positioned between the other one of said panels and said plate, said second side of said plate being positioned against a back of a erson wearing said brassiere.