Patent ID: 8282441

Claim:
A comfort support brassiere comprising: a. at least one cup for receiving a breast; said at least one cup connected to a second cup with a connector member; said at least one cup and said second cup are connected together behind a wearer's back with a selected closure; b. at least one shoulder strap having one end proximate to said at least one cup, said shoulder strap extending over the wearer's shoulder and being unattached to said at least one cup; c. a take-up member engaged with said proximate end of said at least one shoulder strap member, said take-up member extending along and slideably secured to an inner edge and an outer edge of said at least one cup; and d. said take-up member having two ends, each end of said take-up member being positioned substantially near each end of a lower edge having opposite ends; said lower edge positioned substantially near the lower portion of the breast; said lower edge being separate and distinct from said take-up member; each end of said take-up member being positioned on the opposite ends of said lower edge of said at least one cup; whereby when said at least one shoulder strap is pulled upwardly, each said end of said take-up member pulls each end of said lower edge of said at least one cup; said take-up member encircles the sides of the breast and said lower edge is positioned between the wearer's torso and the lower portion of the breast cup thereby providing upward lift and support to the wearer's breast and improving the roundness of the breast and extending the breast outwardly.