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A brassiere includes a multifunction brassiere cup that includes multiple layers partially overlapping one another. A first layer, second layer, and third layer each have unattached edges. The unattached edges of the first and second layers cross to define a nook, which nook is covered by the overla

A brassiere includes a multifunction brassiere cup that includes multiple layers partially overlapping one another. A first layer, second layer, and third layer each have unattached edges. The unattached edges of the first and second layers cross to define a nook, which nook is covered by the overlapping third layer. The multifunction brassiere cup is configured to selectively receive a funnel of a breast pump behind the third layer of the cup and within the nook such that the funnel is supported against a nipple by the unattached edges of the first, second, and third layers.

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1. A brassiere comprising a cup configured to support a funnel of a breast pump against a nipple of a breast, the cup comprising: a first layer comprising a first layer unattached edge extending to a periphery of the cup;a second layer partially overlapping the first layer and connecting to the firs

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A brassiere comprising a cup configured to support a funnel of a breast pump against a nipple of a breast, the cup comprising: a first layer comprising a first layer unattached edge extending to a periphery of the cup;a second layer partially overlapping the first layer and connecting to the first layer, the second layer comprising a second layer unattached edge extending to the periphery of the cup, the second layer unattached edge crossing over the first layer unattached edge to define a nook; anda third layer partially overlapping the second layer and the first layer and covering the nook, the third layer connecting to the second layer and the first layer, the third layer comprising a third layer unattached edge;the cup configured to selectively receive the funnel behind the third layer unattached edge and within the nook behind the second layer unattached edge and the first layer unattached edge; andeach of the third layer unattached edge, the second layer unattached edge, and the first layer unattached edge configured to engage at least one area of a funnel when received in the cup to support the funnel against the nipple. 2. The brassiere of claim 1, wherein the first layer and the third layer each comprise a stretchable material. 3. The brassiere of claim 2, wherein the first layer is configured to cover the nipple of the breast and a majority of the breast when the first layer is not stretched for engaging the at least one area of the funnel. 4. The brassiere of claim 2, wherein the third layer is configured to cover the nipple of the breast and a majority of the breast when the third layer is not stretched for engaging the at least one area of the funnel. 5. The brassiere of claim 1, wherein the first layer unattached edge and the third layer unattached edge are stretchable. 6. The brassiere of claim 5, wherein the first layer is configured to cover the nipple of the breast and a majority of breast when the first layer unattached edge is not stretched for engaging the at least one area of the funnel. 7. The brassiere of claim 5, wherein the third layer is configured to cover the nipple of the breast and a majority of the breast when the third layer unattached edge is not stretched for engaging the at least one area of the funnel. 8. The brassiere of claim 1, further comprising a frame support connected to the first layer and the second layer along a cup lower edge. 9. A brassiere for supporting a funnel of a breast pump against a nipple of a breast, the brassiere comprising: a pair of cups, each cup of the pair of cups comprising: a bottom layer comprising a bottom layer unattached edge;a middle layer partially overlapping the bottom layer and connecting to the bottom layer, the middle layer comprising a middle layer unattached edge crossing over the bottom layer unattached edge to define a V-shaped nook; anda top layer partially overlapping the middle layer and the bottom layer and covering the V-shaped nook, the top layer connecting to the middle layer and the bottom layer, the top layer comprising a top layer unattached edge;each cup of the pair of cups configured to selectively receive the funnel behind the top layer unattached edge and within the V-shaped nook behind the middle layer unattached edge and the bottom layer unattached edge; andthe top layer unattached edge, the middle layer unattached edge, and the bottom layer unattached edge contacting the funnel at different areas of the funnel when the funnel is received in a cup of the pair of cups. 10. The brassiere of claim 9, wherein the bottom layer and the top layer comprise a stretchable material. 11. The brassiere of claim 10, wherein the bottom layer covers the nipple of the breast and a majority of the breast when the bottom layer is not stretched for receiving the funnel. 12. The brassiere of claim 10, wherein the top layer covers the nipple of the breast and a majority of the breast when the top layer is not stretched for receiving the funnel. 13. The brassiere of claim 9, wherein the bottom layer unattached edge and the top layer unattached edge are stretchable. 14. The brassiere of claim 13, wherein the bottom layer covers the nipple of the breast and a majority of the breast when the bottom layer unattached edge is not stretched for receiving the funnel. 15. The brassiere of claim 13, wherein the top layer covers the nipple of the breast and a majority of the breast when the top layer unattached edge is not stretched for receiving the funnel. 16. The brassiere of claim 9, further comprising a pair of shoulder straps each connected to one cup of the pair of cups. 17. The brassiere of claim 16, further comprising a pair of selectively releasable clasps each configured to selectively connect one shoulder strap of the pair of shoulder straps to one cup of the pair of cups, wherein selective release of one selectively releasable clasp of the pair of selectively releasable clasps accommodates uncovering of the breast to accommodate nursing of an infant directly from the breast. 18. The brassiere of claim 17, further comprising a pair of side support straps each connecting one selectively releasable clasp of the pair of selectively releasable clasps to a cup lower edge, wherein, following selective release of the one selectively releasable clasp, the one shoulder strap of the pair of shoulder straps remain in place. 19. A brassiere for supporting a funnel of a breast pump against a nipple of a breast expressing milk, the brassiere comprising: a pair of cups, each cup of the pair of cups having a cup lower edge, a cup side central edge, a cup side outer edge, a cup upper central edge, and a cup upper outer edge; each cup of the pair of cups comprising: a bottom layer comprising: a bottom layer lower edge aligning along the cup lower edge;a bottom layer side central edge extending from the bottom layer lower edge and aligning along the cup side central edge;a bottom layer upper central edge extending from the bottom layer side central edge and aligning along the cup upper central edge;a bottom layer side outer edge extending from the bottom layer lower edge and aligning along part of the cup side outer edge;a bottom layer upper outer edge extending from the bottom layer side outer edge; anda bottom layer upper clasp edge extending from the bottom layer upper outer edge and aligning along part of the cup upper outer edge;a middle layer partially overlapping the bottom layer and comprising: a middle layer lower edge aligning along the cup lower edge;a middle layer side central edge extending from the middle layer lower edge and aligning along part of the cup side central edge;a middle layer upper central edge extending from the middle layer side central edge;a middle layer upper outer edge extending from the middle layer upper central edge and aligning along part of the cup upper outer edge; anda middle layer side outer edge extending from the middle layer upper outer edge to the middle layer lower edge and aligning along the cup side outer edge;the middle layer upper central edge arranged so as to cross over the bottom layer upper outer edge to define a nook; anda top layer partially overlapping the middle layer and the bottom layer and covering the nook, the top layer comprising: a top layer lower edge;a top layer side central edge extending from the top layer lower edge and aligning along part of the cup side central edge;a top layer upper central edge extending from the top layer side central edge and aligning along the cup upper central edge;a top layer side outer edge extending from the top layer lower edge and aligning along the cup side outer edge; anda top layer upper outer edge extending from the top layer side outer edge and aligning along the cup upper outer edge;the bottom layer and the middle layer connecting at the cup lower edge along the bottom layer lower edge and the middle layer lower edge;the bottom layer, the middle layer, and the top layer connecting at the cup side central edge along the bottom layer side central edge, the middle layer side central edge, and the top layer side central edge;the bottom layer and the top layer connecting at the cup upper central edge along the bottom layer upper central edge and the top layer upper central edge;the bottom layer and the top layer connecting at part of the cup upper outer edge along the bottom layer upper clasp edge and part of the top layer upper outer edge;the middle layer and the top layer connecting at part of the cup upper outer edge along the middle layer upper outer edge and part of the top layer upper outer edge;the bottom layer, the middle layer, and the top layer connecting at the cup side outer edge along the bottom layer side outer edge, the middle layer side outer edge, and the top layer side outer edge;the bottom layer upper outer edge being unattached to the middle layer and the top layer;the middle layer upper central edge being unattached to the bottom layer and the top layer;the top layer lower edge being unattached to the middle layer and the bottom layer; andeach cup of the pair of cups configured to selectively receive the funnel behind the top layer lower edge and within the nook behind the middle layer upper central edge and the bottom layer upper outer edge such that the funnel is supported against the nipple each of the top layer lower edge, the middle layer upper central edge, and the bottom layer upper outer edge. 20. The brassiere of claim 19, wherein: the bottom layer upper outer edge and the top layer lower edge are stretchable;the bottom layer is configured to cover the nipple of the breast and a majority of the breast when the bottom layer upper outer edge is not stretched for receiving the funnel within the nook; andthe top layer is configured to cover the nipple of the breast and the majority of the breast when the top layer lower edge is not stretched for receiving the funnel behind the top layer lower edge.