Patent ID: 8241090

Claim:
A brassiere shoulder strap securement apparatus comprising: a thermoplastic polyurethane (tpu) strip having a first end and a second opposite end; each end of said tpu strip having a flexible plastic holder attached thereto for securing a brassiere shoulder strap there through; each of said flexible plastic holders having a smooth quasi-circular shaped outer perimeter edge and a central pronged portion; said central portion including a three-pronged configuration with a longer middle prong and two shorter angled prongs adjacent said perimeter wherein each one of said shoulder straps are intertwined there through and secured thereto to thereby prevent said shoulder straps from sliding off of a wearer's shoulders; each of said holders includes an inward tpu strap attachment side portion that includes an opening there through so that each of said opposite ends of said tpu strip is looped there through and about said inward side portion and then permanently attached to an outward surface of said strip by thermoplastic welding; and wherein when said apparatus is worn on a wearer the tpu strip holds said brassiere shoulder straps inwardly thereby preventing them from sliding off a wearer's shoulders.