Patent ID: 7470168

Claim:
A reinforced support bra, comprising: a pair of generally conically-shaped cups arranged for supporting a pair of breasts, each of said cups having an outer edge, a top, and a nipple tip portion fabricated from soft material; a back strap attached to said cups for positioning around a wearer's torso; a pair of shoulder straps connected between said cups and said back strap for placement over a wearer's shoulders; and first and second non-stretchable reinforcing rings, one each attached to one of said cups and disposed distally from said outer edge of said cup and generally concentric with said nipple tip portion between 40 percent and 95 percent of the distance from said outer edge and said nipple tip portion of said cup; wherein said each of shoulder straps are connected to a respective reinforcing ring, and further including a pair of slide buckles, one each attached to a respective top of one of said cups, wherein said shoulder straps are moveable within said slide buckles to adjust the distance between said rings and respective tops of said cups to control the lift provided by said bra.