Patent ID: 8430715

Claim:
A method of manufacturing an encased underwire assembly for attachment to one or more components of a brassiere, the encased underwire assembly including a fabric layer and an underwire, comprising: creating a fabric enclosure having a folded side and first and second open ends by bringing together opposite side edges of the fabric layer and fastening the opposite side edges to one another substantially along a length thereof, the fastened opposite side edges creating a first sewn side; inserting the underwire into the first open end of the fabric enclosure and continuing to pass the underwire through the fabric enclosure until a first end and a second end of the underwire are completely housed within the fabric enclosure; creating a second sewn side of the fabric enclosure by fastening the fabric enclosure substantially along a length of the folded side; and sealing the first and second open ends of the fabric enclosure such that the underwire is encased within the first and second sewn sides and first and second sealed ends of the fabric enclosure.