Patent ID: 7601048

Claim:
A device used with a brassiere, said brassiere containing a right cup and a left cup, a right shoulder strap leading from the right cup and a left shoulder strap leading from the left cup, and a back band connected to said right shoulder strap and said left shoulder strap, and wherein the device comprises: a ring member having a first segment and a second segment, said ring member having a front side and a back side, said ring member having a mid-way point between said first segment and said second segment; a first prong extending from said first segment of said ring member, said first prong having a length terminating at a distance less than the mid-way point of said ring member, wherein said first prong has an aft end that is raised relative to said front side, wherein said first prong has a base portion attached to said ring member and an apex portion extending therefrom, and wherein the base portion of said first prong has a greater thickness than the apex portion of the first prong; a second prong extending from said second segment of said ring member, said second prong having a length terminating at a distance less than the mid-way point of said ring member, wherein said second prong has an aft end that is raised relative to said front side, wherein said second prong has a base portion attached to said ring member and an apex portion extending therefrom, and wherein the base portion of said second prong has a greater thickness than the apex portion of the second prong; and wherein said device is a unitary piece.