Patent ID: 7833082

Claim:
A brassiere having a pair of cups of fabric, each of said pair of cups being connected to each other, two side bands being releasably connected to each other, one of said two side bands extending from one of said pair of cups and the other of said two side bands extending from the other of said pair of cups, and shoulder straps, the brassiere comprising: reinforcing means having at least one reinforcing layer of chemical material applied along at least an edge portion of each of the pair of cups and for forming an integral part of the fabric, said reinforcing layer applied along at least a portion of said shoulder straps of the brassiere and for forming an integral part of the fabric, said reinforcing layer applied at least along a side portion of each of said pair of cups, wherein said side portion faces towards the respective band and a lower portion of each of said pair of cups form an integral part of the fabric, said reinforcing layer being applied along said lower portion of each of said pair of cups and extends with no break in continuity into said side portion continuing along said shoulder straps, wrapping around the respective cup at the lower portion and at the side portion for support, and said reinforcing means further comprising wires.