Patent ID: 7390239

Claim:
A three-dimensional bra cup support structure, comprising: an inner fabric layer defining an inner surface of the support structure, and an outer fabric layer defining an outer surface of the support structure; an inner nonwoven layer disposed adjacent to the inner fabric layer, and an outer nonwoven layer disposed adjacent to the outer fabric layer; at least one foam layer sandwiched between the inner nonwoven layer and the outer nonwoven layer, the foam layer defining a central layer of the support structure, the foam layer having a flexible chest end and a rigid underarm end, the chest end being thinner than the underarm end; and a gel retaining the inner fabric layer, the outer fabric layer, the inner nonwoven layer, the outer nonwoven layer, and the foam layer together to form the support structure as one piece; the support structure having a semi-curved cross-section divided into an upper edge for supporting a breast, and a lower edge.