Patent ID: 7144294

Claim:
A brassiere comprising: a. an outer covering; b. a front panel for providing compressive support to breast tissue, said front panel including compression fabric and having an upper edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, and a lower edge, and wherein said front panel is attached to said outer covering at least at said first and second side edges, further wherein said front panel is moveable relative to said outer covering along a portion of said lower edge; and c. a front shelf for providing upward compressive support to breast tissue, said front shelf being positioned proximate said lower edge of said front panel, wherein said compression fabric included in said front panel has a modulus in the length dimension ranging from 1.0–2.75 pounds at 30% elongation and 2.25–5.75 pounds at 60% elongation and a modulus in the width dimension ranging from 0.8–2.2 pounds at 40% elongation.