Quick-drying lightweight bra

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11849775-B2
Application number	US-202117152206-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 19, 2021
Priority date	Jan 21, 2020
Publication date	Dec 26, 2023
Grant date	Dec 26, 2023

Abstract

Aspects herein are directed to a bra having a front portion formed with multiple layers of mesh to provide a supportive, modest bra that is breathable, lightweight, and quick drying. The front portion includes an interior support panel assembly having a first panel made of a mesh material and a second panel made of a spacer mesh material that is adjacent and external to the first panel. The front portion also includes an upper support panel made of a spacer mesh material and a lower support panel made of a mesh material that each are positioned adjacent and external to the interior support panel assembly. The upper support panel and the lower support panel are each defined by a top edge and a bottom edge, and at least a portion of the upper support panel bottom edge may be positioned superior to the lower support panel bottom edge.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bra with a front portion having a right side and a left side, the bra comprising:
an interior support panel assembly having a first panel comprising a mesh material and extending between the right side and the left side of the front portion, and a second panel comprising a spacer mesh material and extending between the right side and the left side of the front portion, wherein the second panel is positioned adjacent and external to the first panel;
an upper support panel comprising a spacer mesh material and extending between the right side and the left side of an upper part of the front portion, wherein the upper support panel is positioned adjacent and external to the interior support panel assembly, and wherein the spacer mesh comprises an outermost surface of the upper support panel; and
a lower support panel comprising a mesh material and extending between the right side and the left side of a lower part of the front portion, wherein the lower support panel is positioned adjacent and external to the interior support panel assembly.

2. The bra of claim 1 , wherein the upper support panel includes an upper support panel top edge and an upper support panel bottom edge, and wherein the upper support panel top edge comprises an upper margin of the front portion of the bra.

3. The bra of claim 2 , wherein the lower support panel includes a lower support panel top edge and a lower support panel bottom edge, and wherein the lower support panel bottom edge comprises a lower margin of the front portion of the bra.

4. The bra of claim 3 , wherein, in a central region of the front portion, at least a portion of the upper support panel bottom edge is positioned superior to, and spaced above, at least a portion of the lower support panel top edge, creating an opening exposing the interior support panel between the upper support panel bottom edge and the lower support panel top edge.

5. The bra of claim 4 , wherein the interior support panel comprises an outermost face of the bra in the central region.

6. The bra of claim 1 , wherein the first panel of the interior support panel assembly extends seamlessly between the right side and the left side of the front portion of the bra.

7. The bra of claim 1 , wherein the second panel of the interior support panel assembly includes a third panel affixed to a right side of the second panel and configured to at least partially cover a right breast of a wearer, and a fourth panel affixed to a left side of the second panel and configured to at least partially cover a left breast of the wearer, wherein the third panel and the fourth panel are comprising a low stretch material.

8. The bra of claim 7 , wherein each of the third panel and the fourth panel are affixed to an exterior-facing surface of the second panel.

9. The bra of claim 1 , further comprising a back portion extending from the front portion, the back portion comprising a mesh material.

10. The bra of claim 9 , further comprising a pair of shoulder straps extending between the front portion and the back portion, the pair of shoulder straps comprising a spacer mesh material.

11. A bra with a front portion having a right side, a left side, an upper margin, and a lower margin, the bra comprising:
an interior support panel assembly extending between the right side and the left side of the front portion, the interior support panel comprising a first panel and a second panel, wherein the second panel comprises a third panel affixed to a right side of the second panel and a fourth panel affixed to a left side of the second panel;
an upper support panel positioned adjacent and external to the interior support panel assembly, the upper support panel having an upper support panel top edge that comprises at least a portion of the upper margin of the front portion and an upper support panel bottom edge that is positioned superior to the lower margin of the front portion; and
a lower support panel positioned adjacent and external to the interior support panel assembly, the lower support panel including a lower support panel top edge that is positioned inferior to the upper margin of the front portion and a lower support panel bottom edge that comprises the lower margin of the front portion.

12. The bra of claim 11 , wherein, in a central region of the front portion, at least a portion of the upper support panel bottom edge is positioned superior to, and spaced above, at least a portion of the lower support panel top edge, and wherein at least another portion of the upper support panel overlaps with the lower support panel.

13. The bra of claim 11 , wherein at least a portion of the lower support panel top edge is unaffixed from the interior support panel assembly, wherein a pocket opening is between the lower support panel top edge and the interior support panel assembly, and wherein the pocket opening is in communication with a pocket space between the lower support panel and the interior support panel assembly.

14. The bra of claim 11 , wherein the first panel extends between the right side and the left side of the front portion, and the second panel extends between the right side and the left side of the front portion, wherein the second panel is positioned adjacent and external to the first panel.

15. The bra of claim 14 , wherein the third panel is configured to at least partially cover a right breast of a wearer, and the fourth panel is configured to at least partially cover a left breast of the wearer.

16. The bra of claim 15 , wherein the third panel and the fourth panel comprise a low stretch material.

17. The bra of claim 14 , wherein the first panel comprises a mesh material, the second panel comprises a spacer mesh material, the upper support panel comprises a spacer mesh material, and the lower support panel comprises a mesh material.

18. The bra of claim 17 , wherein the first panel has a greater modulus of elasticity than the second panel, and wherein the lower support panel has a greater modulus of elasticity than the upper support panel.

19. The bra of claim 11 , further comprising a back portion extending from the front portion, the back portion comprising a mesh material.

Assignees

• Nike Inc

Inventors

• Rendone Nicole

Classifications

• A41C3/0057 Primary

  for sport activities · CPC title

• A41C3/0014

  made from one piece with one or several layers · CPC title

• A41C3/0035

  with pockets · CPC title

• A41C3/0085

  with ventilation feature · CPC title

• A41C3/12

  Component parts · CPC title