Title: Female clothing with cup unit
Application Number: 99805231 Application Date: 1999.09.08
Publication Number: 1297333 Publication Date: 2001.05.30
Approval Pub. Date: 2004.03.17 Granted Pub. Date: 2004.03.17
International Classifi-cation: A41C3/10
Applicant(s) Name: Riverstone Co., Ltd. Address:
Inventor(s) Name: Sawamoto Koji
Attorney & Agent: wu yuqin
Abstract:
    Female clothing such as a brassiere which is represented by a foundation having a cup unit having a breast supporting feature and a shape retaining feature and which comprises a breast retaining member provided along a lower peripheral edge and a side peripheral edge and provided with a curved breast shape correcting and hardening region formed by molding a knitting fabric of thermoplastic synthetic resin fibers, the retaining member 10 being formed with a sectionally semicircular, curved strip 13 projecting outwardly and extending in the curved breast shape correcting and hardening region of the retaining member 10 and in parallel with the lower peripheral edge 1 and the side peripheral edge 2 of the cup unit, or being formed, instead of the curved strip 13, with a tensioned slender plain weave rubber string 14 sewn to the inner surface of the region, the curved strip 13 having an elastic resin bar 16 inserted into a recessed groove thereof, thereby providing female clothing which does not expand laterally under the bulkiness and weight of a bust to ensure breast supporting and shape retaining features and which can deliver an extended bust correction function.
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