Patent ID: 8057278

Claim:
An underwire-free bra comprising, when worn by a wearer: a front comprising a pair of cups, each cup comprising an upper inner portion, an upper outer portion, a lower inner portion, and a lower outer portion, each cup being configured and dimensioned to hold substantially one breast of a wearer, each inner portion being proximal to a cleavage of the wearer and each outer portion being distal from the cleavage of the wearer, a top connecting the upper inner portion and the upper outer portion, and a bottom connecting the lower inner portion and the lower outer portion; a front connecting portion, said cups being connected at said front only by said front connecting portion to provide a deeply plunging cleavage and enable substantial independent motion of said cups relative to one another; means secured to said front for releasably supporting said front on a wearer, said cups and said front connecting portion being devoid of an underwire for providing comfort to the wearer, wherein each said cup includes an outer fabric liner portion, a first skived foam layer, and a second skived foam layer, the outer fabric liner portion completely covering the first and second skived foam layers; and wherein each said cup further includes a sling portion, said sling portion being sandwiched between said first and second skived foam layers, said sling portion being completely covered by the outer fabric liner portion such that said sling portion is not visible to the wearer; and said sling portion being configured to provide support to the respective breast.