| CPC A41C 3/0057 (2013.01) [A41C 3/0007 (2013.01); A41C 3/0021 (2013.01); A41C 3/10 (2013.01); A41C 3/128 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
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1. An undergarment comprising:
an underband comprising:
a left underband portion, and
a right underband portion,
wherein each of the left underband portion and the right underband portion has a gore end and a closure end, and
wherein the gore end of the left underband portion and the gore end of the right underband portion meet at a gore area of the undergarment;
left and right shoulder straps,
wherein each of the left and right shoulder straps has a back end and a chest portion; and
left and right cups, each of the left and right cups having a bottom edge, a side edge, and a neckline edge,
wherein the bottom edge of the left cup is attached to a top edge of the left underband portion,
wherein the bottom edge of the right cup is attached to a top edge of the right underband portion,
wherein the neckline edge of the left cup is attached to the chest portion of the left shoulder strap,
wherein the neckline edge of the right cup is attached to the chest portion of the right shoulder strap,
wherein the left and right cups are configured as socks for the breasts of the wearer, such that each of the left and right cups defines a stretchable sling or pocket into which one of the breasts of the wearer can be received inserted; and
wherein each of the socks is formed from an elastic fabric that, prior to sewing, comprises:
a first outwardly curved edge,
a second outwardly curved edge extending at an angle less than 180 degrees from the first outwardly curved edge,
a third outwardly curved edge extending at an angle greater than 180 degrees from the second outwardly curved edge, and
one or more substantially straight edges connecting the third outwardly curved edge to the first outwardly curved edge.
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