Patent ID: 8262434

Claim:
A method for molding a breast-receiving cup for a garment, comprising: positioning a support fabric on a lofted material; laminating the support fabric to the lofted material to form a lofted assembly; positioning the lofted assembly in a molding apparatus having a first mold and a second mold, the first mold having a projecting element and the second mold having a recessed element, the projecting element being dimensioned for insertion within the recessed element; closing together the first mold and the second mold while maintaining a uniform preset gap between the projecting element and the recessed element to form a molded lofted assembly in the shape of a breast-receiving cup with the support fabric positioned only at a lower lateral portion of the breast-receiving cup; and moving the first mold and second mold apart and removing the molded lofted assembly material from the apparatus.