IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0054185
(2005-02-09)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Jagaric,Andrea
- Martinet,Nathalie
- Grigor,Judith
- Lau,Bull
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Victoria's Secret Stores, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
8 인용 특허 :
5 |
초록
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A method of manufacturing a bra pad having a thicker summit area, as well as the pad itself, includes holding a sheet of resilient and formable material of uniform thickness, such as thermoplastic foam, and forming the sheet to have a graduated thicker summit area corresponding to each summit of a b
A method of manufacturing a bra pad having a thicker summit area, as well as the pad itself, includes holding a sheet of resilient and formable material of uniform thickness, such as thermoplastic foam, and forming the sheet to have a graduated thicker summit area corresponding to each summit of a bra or bra-like garment for including the pad, and a surrounding thinner area. Each pad thus has a thicker summit area for extending over the summits of the breasts.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A method of manufacturing a bra pad, comprising: holding a sheet of resilient and formable material having a uniform thickness in a shaving mold having a graduated recess, with at least some of the material in at least one recess of the shaving mold; and removing some of the
What is claimed is: 1. A method of manufacturing a bra pad, comprising: holding a sheet of resilient and formable material having a uniform thickness in a shaving mold having a graduated recess, with at least some of the material in at least one recess of the shaving mold; and removing some of the material from the sheet of resilient and formable material by shaving, to leave a graduated sheet of the material having at least one graduated thicker summit area corresponding to the recess of the shaving mold, and a surrounding thinner area of the graduated sheet forming the bra pad shape. 2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the material of the sheet is thermo-formable material, the method including thermo-forming the graduated sheet. 3. A method according to claim 1, including cutting a bra pad out of the graduated sheet by culling some of the surrounding thinner area of the graduated sheet around the summit area. 4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the graduated sheet has a pair of spaced apart summit areas. 5. A method according to claim 1, including adhering to the graduated sheet, a further sheet of resilient and formable material and then forming the graduated sheet with the adhered further sheet of material to form a bra pad. 6. A method according to claim 1, wherein the removing of material by shaving step comprises passing a cutting tool across the sheet of resilient and formable material having a uniform thickness, while the sheet is held in the shaving mold with at least some of the material in the at least one recess of the shaving mold. 7. A bra pad comprising: first sheet of resilient and formable material having an initial uniform thickness and from which some material has been removed to leave a graduated sheet of the material having at least one graduated thicker summit area, and a surrounding thinner area; and a further sheet of resilient and formable material adhered to the graduated sheet of resilient and formable material forming the bra pad. 8. A pad according to claim 7, wherein the sheets of resilient and formable material each comprise thermoplastic material. 9. A pad according to claim 8, wherein the thermoplastic material is polyurethane foam. 10. A pad according to claim 7, wherein the further sheet of resilient and formable material adhered to the graduated sheet of resilient and formable material has a fabric laminate on outer surfaces of each sheet of material which is opposite from a surface at which the sheets of material are adhered to each other. 11. A pad according to claim 7, wherein the removing of some of the material to leave the graduated sheet of the material is performed by shaving. 12. A pad according to claim 11, wherein the shaving step comprises passing a cutting tool across the sheet of resilient and formable material having a uniform thickness, while held with at least some of the material in the at least one recess of a shaving mold. 13. A molded breast cup for a brassiere including a molded to a cup form and laminated structure of a first panel of a flexible foam material and a second panel of flexible material, said first and second panels being substantially coextensive to each other and define a breast cup perimeter shape, wherein said first panel of flexible foam material is of varying thickness, providing a zone of greater thickness at a region or regions away from said perimeter more than regions of lesser thickness more proximate to said perimeter, said first panel having said varying thickness introduced by a contouring of a first major side thereof, an opposite second major side thereof being uncontoured other than having been formed to said cup shape. 14. A molded breast cup as claimed in claim 13, wherein said first panel is a flexible foam material. 15. A molded breast cup as claimed in claim 13, wherein said second panel is a flexible fabric material. 16. A molded breast cup as claimed in claim 13, wherein said zone of greater thickness is located where, in use, a nipple of the wearer of said brassiere incorporating said breast cup is normally located. 17. A molded breast cup as claimed in claim 16, wherein said first panel is of a uniform thickness save for at said zone of greater thickness. 18. A molded breast cup as claimed in claim 17, wherein a transition of thickness between said zone of greater thickness and said uniform thickness region of said first panel of flexible foam material is without sudden thickness change. 19. A molded breast cup as claimed in claim 18, wherein said transition of thickness between said zone of greater thickness and said uniform thickness region of said first panel of flexible foam material is with of a smooth transition. 20. A molded breast cup as claimed in claim 13, wherein said first panel is of a uniform thickness save for at said zone of greater thickness, the zone of greater thickness having a maximum thickness at the center of said zone and being of a gradually reducing thickness towards the perimeter or the zone. 21. A molded breast cup as claimed in claim 13, wherein said first major side of said first panel is disposed to the second panel. 22. A molded breast cup as claimed in claim 13, wherein said first major side of said first panel is engaged to the second panel. 23. A molded breast cup as claimed in claim 13, wherein said first panel is engaged to the second panel. 24. A molded breast cup as claimed in claim 13, wherein said first panel is a unitary panel. 25. A molded breast cup for a brassiere including a molded cup form and laminated structure of a first panel of a flexible foam material and a second panel of a flexible material, said first and second panels being substantially coextensive to each other and define a breast cup perimeter shape, wherein said first panel of flexible foam material is of varying thickness, providing a zone of greater thickness at a region or regions away from said perimeter more than regions of lesser thickness more proximate to said perimeter, said first panel consisting of a first ply of foam material uniform thickness and a second ply of material engaged therewith in a manner to create said zone of greater thickness. 26. A molded breast cup as claimed in claim 25, wherein said second ply is of a foam material. 27. A molded breast cup as claimed in claim 13, wherein a first panel of fabric material overlies said assembly to the concave side of its said cup shape. 28. A molded breast cup as claimed in claim 27, wherein said first panel of fabric material is laminated to one of said first panel of flexible foam material and second panel. 29. A molded breast cup as claimed in claim 13, wherein a second panel of fabric material overlies said assembly to a convex side of said cup shape. 30. A molded breast cup as claimed in claim 28, wherein said second panel of fabric material is laminated to the other of said first flexible foam material and said second panel. 31. A molded breast cup as claimed in claim in 13, wherein said first panel is disposed at the concave side of said cup shape and said second panel is disposed at the convex side of said cup shape. 32. A molded breast cup as claimed in claim in 13, wherein said first panel is disposed at the convex side of said cup shape anti said second panel is disposed to concave side of said cup shape. 33. A molded breast cup as claimed in claim in 13, wherein said first and second panels contain no seams, lines of stitching inward of a region immediately adjacent said perimeter. 34. A molded breast cup as claimed in claim in 13, containing no seams lines or stitching inward of a region immediately adjacent said perimeter. 35. A brassiere incorporating a breast cup as claimed in claim 13. 36. A method of forming a molded breast cup comprising: laminating (a) a first planar panel of a first ply of flexible foam material end a second ply of flexible Foam material engaged to a first major side of said first ply said first panel is of varying thickness such having been defined by the provision of said second ply to said first ply to create a zone which is of greater thickness at a region or regions away from the perimeter more, than at regions of lesser thickness more proximate to said perimeter, with (b) a second panel of flexible material wherein said second panel is disposed to the first major side of said first panel, to form a coextensive planar assembly; molding said planar assembly to define a cup shape into said planar assembly; and removing any excess non cup shape defined regions from said assembly.
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