Abstrict A functional bra with a silicone gum cup padding in a design consistent
with human body engineering. The silicone gum cup padding includes
a silicone gum body, a polyurethane (PU) film, and a seaming cloth.
The silicone gum body is thin in an upper part and thick toward
the lower part. The silicone gum cup padding is made by covering
the silicone gum body with said PU film, evacuating the inside of
the PU film, sealing said PU film, and securing the seaming cloth
on the sealed silicone gum body.
Claims What is claimed is:
1. A functional bra comprising:
two cups, each said cup is formed with a silicone gum cup padding
attached to a bra cup, said silicone gum cup padding comprises a
silicone gum body, a polyurethane film, and a seaming cloth; wherein
said silicone gum body is covered by said polyurethane film, an
interior of said polyurethane film is evacuated, edges of said polyurethane
film are sealed, and said silicone gum body covered with polyurethane
film is covered by said seaming cloth,
said silicone gum body is thin at an upper part thereof and thick
at a lower part thereof, and
a groove is provided at a lower edge of the cup.
2. The functional bra as recited in claim 1 wherein:
said silicone gum body comprises polystyrene foam beads incorporated
therein.
3. The functional bra as recited in claim 1 wherein:
a layer of non-woven cotton cloth is attached at a contact interface
of said silicone gum cup padding and a user's breast skin, and a
layer of cloth is then attached to said non-woven cotton cloth to
facilitate gas venting and sweat absorbing.
Description BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a functional bra, and in particular, to
a functional bra having a silicone gum pad inserted inside the bra,
which is characterized in that, by virtue of the silicone gum cup
padding being designed based on body engineering, the feeling, softness,
comfort, elasticity, specific gravity and rhythmic movement thereof
conforms to the body.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Conventional bras such as that disclosed in R.O.C. Pat. No. 344950
have the following main features: a long adjusting gap is formed
between the top end of the cup padding and the opposite breast peak
to leave a transverse space for auto-adjusting. Gas permeating holes
are formed at positions away from the adjusting gap to provide gas
permeability while not allowing liquid to escape. The cup padding
is a containing bag having liquid therein. Another prior art functional
bra was disclosed in R.O.C. Pat. No. 319971 which has the following
main features: a flexible padding with a liquid filler sealed therein
was included.
These prior art bras have the disadvantages described below. Referring
to FIG. 1 which shows a conventional functional bra in use, it can
be seen that the functional bra 2 worn by the user 1 is formed by
inserting a water bag 11 in the bra 10. The contents of the water
bag 1 can be either water, oil, or other liquids. These liquids
might be harmful to the human body. Since the process for preparing
a water bag comprises filling an aqueous solution in a press-sealed
plastic film, the edge of the press-sealed seam must be completely
sealed. Fine holes that are difficult to detect are frequently produced,
resulting in the slow leaking of the aqueous solution. Moreover,
the water bag 11 is flat and has liquid filled therein, which can
lead the bra 10 to sag downward due to the gravity, and thereby
causes the back-hook closure to move upward.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
One object of the invention is to provide a novel functional bra
by combining a body-engineered silicone gum cup padding that is
thin in an upper part but thick toward the lower part. The breast
point of the user can conform comfortably to the silicone gum cup
padding. By lifting and supporting the breast, the natural curvature
of the breast is shown.
Another object of the invention is to provide a functional bra
comprising a silicone gum cup padding that has superior safety,
is soft and comfortable, and its elasticity, specific gravity and
rhythmic movement sensation can give an especially comfortable feeling.
Still another object of the invention is to provide a functional
bra comprising a silicone gum cup padding that contains an appropriate
amount of polystyrene foam beads so as to reduce the weight of the
bra.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 shows a conventional functional bra in use.
FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the functional bra according
to the invention,
FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C show the silicone gum cup padding used in
the functional bra according to the invention.
FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4C show the silicone gum cup padding used in
the functional bra according to the invention,
FIG. 5 is a cross-section view of the silicone gum cup padding;
and
FIG. 6 shows the functional bra according to the invention in use.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Accordingly, the invention provides a functional bra with a silicone
gum cup padding in a design consistent with human body engineering.
The silicone gum cup padding comprises a silicone gum body, a polyurethane
(PU) film and a seaming cloth. The padding is made by covering said
silicone gum body with said PU film, evacuating the inside of said
PU film, sealing said PU film, and finally, sticking said seaming
cloth on the sealed silicone gum body.
Referring to FIG. 2 it can be seen that the functional bra 2 of
the invention comprises a silicone gum cup padding 12 that is seamed
between an outer layer and an inner layer of cloth at the cup padding
area of the bra 10. The silicone gum cup padding 12 has a soft and
comfortable texture. The silicone gum cup padding 12 if not affixed
to the bra 10 can be used separately in conjunction with various
types of bra 10 by placing the padding at the lower edge of a breast.
Referring now to FIGS. 3A-C, it can be seen from FIG. 3A that the
interface between the silicone gum cup padding 12 and the bra comprises
a silicone gum body 121 a PU film 122 and a seaming cloth 123.
The PU film 122 is used to cover the silicone gum body 121. The
air within the PU film 122 is evacuated. After sealing the outer
seaming cloth 123 can be attached to the sealed silicone gum body
121 to facilitate a secure joining of the silicone gum cup padding
12 and the bra. FIGS. 3B and 3C show that the interface between
the silicone gum cup padding 12 and the contact area on the breast
skin contains further a non-woven cotton layer 125 and a cloth 126
in addition to the PU film 122. The silicone gum cup padding 12
is thin in an upper part but thick toward the lower part, and there
is a groove 124 provided at a thicker area of the lower part. The
groove 124 is used to allow bending of the silicone gum cup padding
12 more naturally, and conform better to a breast of the human body.
The non-woven cotton layer 125 and cloth 126 secured therein have
an effect of gas venting and sweat absorbing.
Referring to FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4C, the silicone gum cup padding
15 shown therein is different from the silicone gum cup padding
shown in FIG. 3 in that, since the silicone gum cup padding 15 is
joined with the bra, in order to reduce the weight of the bra, polystyrene
foam beads 14 are incorporated in the silicone gum body 151.
Referring now to FIG. 5 the silicone gum cup padding 12 of the
invention can have a variety of size that can be classified from
small to large as A, B, C, D, E. etc. Thus, the user can select
a proper size according to the size of the breast 3. When the size
is larger, the length of the silicone gum cup padding 12 extends
to both sides correspondingly. No matter how large the size is,
the padding 12 will cover the breast point 31 on the breast 3.
Referring to FIG. 6 it is apparent that when the user 1 wears
the functional bra 2 the silicone gum cup padding 12 in the bra
10 can lift the breast of the user 1 to achieve a plumping of the
breast.
Features and Effectiveness
The functional bra provided by the invention, when compared with
the above-mentioned patents and other conventional techniques, has
the following advantages.
1. The silicone gum cup padding used in the functional bra according
to the invention is designed based on the principle of human body
engineering. The configuration of thin in the upper part but thick
toward the lower part can lift the breast upward with a uniform
supporting force. Moreover, it can massage the breast at all times.
2. The silicone gum cup padding according to the invention is safe
and has a soft and comfortable texture.
3. The silicone gum cup padding according to the invention can
have polystyrene beads incorporated therein to reduce the weight
of the bra.
4. The silicone gum cup padding used in the functional bra according
to the invention comprises further a layer of seaming cloth attached
to the outer layer.
5. The silicone gum cup padding according to the invention, when
not attached to the bra, can be used alone as a cup padding.
Many changes and modifications in the above-described embodiment
of the invention can, of course, be carried out without departing
from the scope thereof. Accordingly to promote progress in science
and the useful arts, the invention is disclosed and is intended
to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.
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