US20030013379A1 - Fall-away brassiere - Google Patents
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A full-support brassiere that can be removed without the need to first remove outer garments such as a blouse. The Fall-Away Brassiere is designed with shoulder straps for support and comfort. The release of a single fastener, releases both the back band and the shoulder straps, allowing the brassiere to fall-away from the wearer's body. The wearer can then slip the brassiere out from under her blouse.
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- This application is a Continuation-In-Part of application Ser. No. 09/615,885 filed Jul. 14, 2000.
- The invention relates to brassieres, specifically to the attachment and to means which enable the simultaneous release of the shoulder straps and either the breast receptor cups or the back band.
- Brassieres are generally worn to provide support for the breast. The full-support brassiere (brassiere with shoulder straps) is designed specifically for this purpose. While the full-support brassiere serves its intended purpose, it is difficult to remove quickly, either for practical purposes or in moments of passion, and nearly impossible to remove without first removing the outer garments.
- Several prior inventions have attempted to address this limitation. U.S. Pat. No. 2,954,031 to Froehlich describes a front-opening strapless brassiere. While the front-opening strapless brassiere described by Froelich can be removed quickly without the need to first remove outer garments, the strapless brassiere does not provide the same level of support and comfort found in brassieres with shoulder straps. Likewise, U.S. Pat. No. 4,418,696 to Delet describes a backless brassiere for use with low cut dresses. The Delet invention does not solve the removal issue, since the backless brassiere described still employs shoulder straps. Rapid removal of the brassiere described by Delet would still be problematic, and require the removal of outer garments to slide the brassiere off the shoulders. U.S. Pat. No. 3,204,638 to Winkler describes a backless-strapless brassiere. While removal may be simple, the backless-strapless brassiere provides inadequate support, and is generally reserved for formal dresses with both low cut backs and exposed shoulders.
- The desire for a full support brassiere that can be quickly and easily removed is evidenced by the popularity of the front-opening brassiere. However, as with any full-support brassiere commercially available that employs shoulder straps, the front-opening brassiere can not be removed from the shoulders without first removing the outer garments.
- Accordingly, objects and advantages of the present invention are:
- (a) to provide a full-support brassiere that employs shoulder straps for comfort and support; and
- (b) to provide a full-support brassiere that can be quickly, simply and easily removed without the necessity of first removing the outer garment such as a blouse.
- Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent through consideration of the drawings and ensuing description.
- Unlike the prior art, which sacrificed function for form or visa versa, the Fall-Away Brassiere disclosed below incorporates both comfort and support with ease of removal. The use of either a common attachment point for both the back band and the shoulder straps, a remote coupling device for the shoulder straps that releases when the back band or the pair of breast receptor cups is unfastened. A remotely controlled device that uncouples at the shoulder straps and either the back band or the pair of breast receptor cups is also within the concept of the invention.
- FIGS. 1A and 1B show perspective views of the rear-opening Fall-Away Brassiere of the invention in the unfastened and fastened conditions respectively.
- FIGS. 2A and 2B show an enlarged, fragmentary, detailed view of the back bands and shoulder straps for the rear-opening Fall-Away Brassiere in the fastened and unfastened conditions respectively.
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view, indicated by the section lines3-3 in FIG. 1A, of the back band for the rear-opening Fall-Away Brassiere showing the rigid member that spans the back band to prevent bunching of the back band.
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view that shows the detail for a low-snag hook for use with the rear-opening Fall-Away Brassiere.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view that shows the detail for a low-snag eye for use in conjunction with the low-snag hook of FIG. 4 with the rear-opening Fall-Away Brassiere.
- FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of an alternative crossover strap arrangement for the rear-opening Fall-Away Brassiere.
- FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of an alternative rear strap arrangement with the shoulder straps connecting directly to the closure in the center of the back band.
- FIG. 8 shows an enlarged, fragmentary, detail view of the closure for the alternative rear strap arrangement shown in FIG. 7 with the shoulder straps connecting directly to the closure in the center of the back band.
- FIG. 9 is an enlarged, fragmentary detail view showing the use of rigid rings in a back closure arrangement.
- FIG. 10 shows a side view of a hook employing an anti-snag feature.
- FIG. 11 shows a plan view of an alternative hook employing an anti-snag feature.
- FIG. 12 shows a plan view of an eye for use with the hook of FIG. 11 and employing an anti-snag feature.
- FIG. 13 is an enlarged, fragmentary, detail view showing an alternative arrangement with hook and eye fasteners sewn to the back band and rings attached to the ends of the shoulder straps.
- FIG. 14 shows an alternative rear-opening Fall-Away Brassiere that relies on tension in the back band to release the shoulder straps.
- FIGS. 15A through 15C show the latch box detail in various states.
- FIGS. 16A and 16B show a front-opening Fall-Away Brassiere in the fastened and unfastened conditions respectively that relies on tension in the back band to release the shoulder straps.
- FIGS. 17A and 17B show perspective views of a front-opening Fall-Away Brassiere in the fastened and unfastened conditions respectively.
- FIGS. 18A and 18B show perspective views of a front-opening Fall-Away Brassiere that relies on a remote release device to release the front of the shoulder straps.
- FIGS. 19A through 19E show detailed drawings of the remote release mechanism in various states of operation.
- FIGS. 20A and 20B show perspective views of an alternative rear-opening Fall-Away Brassiere that relies on release of the back band clip to release the shoulder straps.
- FIGS. 21A and 21B show perspective views of an alternative front-opening Fall-Away Brassiere that relies on release of the breast receptor cup clip to release the shoulder straps.
- FIGS. 22A through 22E show detailed drawings of a remote release mechanism in various states of operation.
- FIGS. 23A and 23B show perspective views of an alternative rear-opening Fall-Away Brassiere that relies on release of the back band clip to remotely release the shoulder straps.
- FIGS. 24A and 24B show perspective views of an alternative front-opening Fall-Away Brassiere that relies on release of the breast receptor cup clip to remotely release the shoulder straps.
- FIGS. 25A through 25E show detailed drawings of a remote release mechanism in various states of operation.
- FIGS. 26A and 26B show perspective views of a front-opening Fall-Away Brassiere in the unfastened and fastened conditions respectively with the shoulder strap connecting directly to the closure between the breast receptor cups.
- FIGS. 27A and 27B show perspective views of a front-opening Fall-Away Brassiere in the unfastened and fastened conditions respectively with one end of the shoulder strap sewn to the inside edge of the breast receptor cup and the other connecting directly to the closure between the breast receptor cups.
- FIG. 28 show a front-opening Fall-Away Brassiere incorporated into a “Baby Doll”piece of lingerie.
- The first embodiment of the rear-opening Fall-Away Brassiere is illustrated in FIG. 1A (unfastened view) and FIG. 1B (fastened view). The Fall-Away Brassiere has two
shoulder strap assemblies rings Shoulder strap assembly 102 has a low-snag hook 100 sewn to its opposite end.Shoulder strap assembly 103 has a low-snag eye 101 sewn to its opposite end. The term “low-snag” is used herein to describe closure units formed as fully closed shapes so as not to damage fabrics. As will be evident to those skilled in the art, the shoulder straps are intended to be provided with means to adjust their lengths, although not illustrated as such. - Back
bands cloth loops cloth loop 110 is sewn to the end ofback band 106.Cloth loops back band 107. - FIG. 2A (fastened view) and FIG. 2B (unfastened view) show the detail of
shoulder strap assemblies bands snag hook 100 from passing throughcloth loop 110 when being pulled to connect to low-snag loop 101, the height H (FIG. 2A) of the wide end of low-snag hook 100 is significantly greater than the open portion height H′ ofcloth loop 110. A similar relationship exists between low-snag hook 100 and cloth hooks 111, 112, and 113. FIG. 2B shows how low-snag hook 100 and low-snag eye 101 are free to slide out ofcloth loops - FIG. 3 shows section3-3 called out in FIG. 1A of
back band 107. A rigid orsemi-rigid member 114, designed to prevent backband 107 from bunching up from the tension oncloth loop 109, is stitched intoback band 107 directly undercloth loop 109.Back band 106 has an identical rigid member to rigid member 114 (not shown). - FIG. 4 shows an enlarged, detailed, perspective view of low-
snag hook 100. - FIG. 5 shows an enlarged, detailed, perspective view of the low-
snag eye 101. - FIG. 6 illustrates an alternative manner of wearing the Fall-Away Brassiere described in respect to FIGS. 1A, 1B,2A, and 2B with
shoulder strap assemblies - FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 illustrate a brassiere employing the conventional front shoulder strap arrangement with
shoulder strap assemblies rings rings shoulder strap assemblies conventional hook 124 is sewn toleft back band 122 and aneye 125 is sewn toright back band 123. When the brassiere of FIG. 7 is worn, rings 126 and 127 are placed overeye 125 andhook 124 is connected thereto. Whenhook 124 andeye 125 are disengaged, rings 126 and 127 simultaneously are released, freeingstraps - FIGS.9 to 12 show an alternative method and hardware for fastening
shoulder strap assemblies bands eye 135 is passed through aring 137 made of metal, plastic, cloth or some other suitable material that has been sewn to backband 130. In asimilar manner hook 134 employing ananti-snag feature 138 is passed through aring 136 sewn to backband 131 and then hook 134 is fastened to eye 135.Rings cloth loops - FIG. 13 shows yet an alternative arrangement where a
hook 146 and aneye 147 are sewn to backbands Rings shoulder strap assemblies - FIGS. 14, 15A,15B, and 15C illustrate yet another means of constructing the Fall-Away Brassiere. In FIG. 14, two
shoulder strap assemblies rings shoulder strap assembly Back bands hook 162 is sewn to backband 160 and aneye 163 is sewn to backband 161.Latch boxes band flanges Protrusions 164 are molded into the wall oflatch box 154 as shown in FIGs. 15A, 15B and 15C.Protrusions 164 are used to secure shoulder strap clips 152, 153 untilback bands respective back bands flanges 158′ and 159′ as illustrated in FIG. 14. - FIGS. 16A and 16B illustrate a front-opening Fall-Away Brassiere similar to the rear-opening brassiere shown in FIG. 14. In FIGS. 16A and 16B
shoulder strap assemblies rings shoulder strap assembly Back band 165 is a conventional elastic back band found on commercially available front-opening brassieres. Ahook 162 and aneye 163 are sewn to juxtaposed central portions of breast receptor cups 166 and 167.Latch boxes band 165 throughflanges band 165 as illustrated in FIGS. 16A and 16B. - FIGS. 17A and 17B show the embodiment of the front-opening Fall-Away Brassiere where both the back band and shoulder straps release in the front. In FIG. 17A
shoulder strap assemblies back band 180 in the rear.Shoulder strap assembly 171 has a shoulder strap slit 181 (see FIG. 17B) near its free end. Breast receptor cups 174 and 175 are sewn to either end ofback band 180. Aneye 176 is sewn tobreast receptor cup 174. Ahook 177 is sewn tobreast receptor cup 175. Shoulder strap rings 178 and 179 are attached to the free ends ofshoulder straps - FIGS. 18A, 18B and19A to 19E illustrate a front-opening Fall-Away Brassiere with a remote-
release mechanism 200. Twoshoulder strap assemblies back band 198. Two shoulder strap clips 192 and 193 are connected to the free ends ofshoulder strap assemblies back band 198. Ahook 162 is sewn to the front ofbreast receptor cup 197. Aneye 163 is sewn to the front ofbreast receptor cup 196. Remote-release mechanism 200 is comprised of alatch box 194 sewn to the front ofbreast receptor cup 196, aflexible tube 202 made of plastic or some other semi-rigid material, and acord 199.Latch box 194, seen in detail in FIGS. 19A-19E, is comprised of awedge 204, aspring 203, acatch 205 and aprotrusion 206.Wedge 204 is attached to one end ofcord 199. The other end ofcord 199 is attached to the elastic portion ofback band 198. In a like manner, alatch box 195 is attached tobreast receptor cup 197. - To remove the Fall-Away Brassiere shown in FIGS. 18A and 18B, the wearer reaches up under the front of her blouse and unfastens
hook 162 fromeye 163 thereby releasing the tension in the back band.Cord 199 is no longer under tension and can no longer holdwedge 204 in the down position.Spring 203 pushes wedge 204 up, allowingcatch 205 to return to the released position as illustrated in FIG. 19E. Shoulder strap clips 192 and 193 are free to slide out oflatch boxes - FIGS. 20A and 20B illustrate a rear-opening Fall-Away Brassiere with a remote-
release mechanism 250. Twoshoulder strap assemblies rings shoulder strap assemblies Back bands release mechanism 250 is comprised oflatch boxes bands flexible tubes cords 256 and 257 (see FIGS. 22A-22E), and male andfemale clasp release mechanism 250 is shown in more detail in FIGS. 22A-22E. - FIGS. 21A and 21B illustrate a front-opening Fall-Away Brassiere with a remote-
release mechanism 250. Twoshoulder strap assemblies back band 198. Two shoulder strap clips 152 and 153 are connected to the free ends ofshoulder strap assemblies back band 198. A remote-release mechanism 250 is sewn to breast receptor cups 196 and 197. Remote-release mechanism 250 is comprised oflatch boxes flexible tubes cords 256 and 257 (see FIGS. 22A-22E), and male andfemale clasp release mechanism 250 is shown in more detail in FIGS. 22A-22E. - FIGS. 22A through 22E show remote-
release mechanism 250 in detail. Remote-release mechanism 250 is comprised of male andfemale clasp flexible tubes boxes Latch boxes springs protrusions - FIGS. 23A and 23B illustrate a rear-opening Fall-Away Brassiere with a remote-
release mechanism 350. Twoshoulder strap assemblies rings shoulder strap assemblies Back bands release mechanism 350 is comprised oflatch boxes bands female clasp switch 309, pulse-transmitter 308,receivers solenoids release mechanism 350 is shown in more detail in FIGS. 25A-25E. - FIGS. 24A and 24B illustrate a front-opening Fall-Away Brassiere with a remote-
release mechanism 350. Twoshoulder strap assemblies back band 198. Two shoulder strap clips 152 and 153 are connected to the free ends ofshoulder strap assemblies back band 198. A remote-release mechanism 350 is sewn to breast receptor cups 196 and 197. Remote-release mechanism 350 is comprised oflatch boxes female clasp switch 309, pulse-transmitter 308,receivers solenoids release mechanism 350 is shown in more detail in FIGS. 25A-25E. - FIGS. 25A through 25E show remote-
release mechanism 350 in detail. Remote-release mechanism 350 is comprised of male andfemale clasp switch 309, pulse-transmitter 308,receivers solenoids boxes Latch boxes spring protrusion - FIGS. 26A and 26B illustrate a front-opening Fall-Away Brassiere employing only one
shoulder strap 400.Shoulder strap 400 has aloop back band 402. Aneye 408 is sewn to the inside edge ofbreast receptor cup 404. Ahook 409 is sewn to the inside edge ofbreast receptor cup 405. It is obvious from this embodiment that other configurations and embodiments using a single strap are contemplated. - FIGS. 27A and 27B illustrate a front-opening Fall-Away Brassiere employing only one
shoulder strap 420.Shoulder strap 420 has aloop 422 sewn into the free end and the other end is sewn to the inside edge ofbreast receptor cup 405. A pair of breast receptor cups 404 and 405 are sewn to either end of theback band 402. Aneye 408 is sewn to the inside edge ofbreast receptor cup 404. Ahook 409 is sewn to the inside edge ofbreast receptor cup 405. - FIG. 28 illustrates the front-opening Fall-Away Brassiere shown in FIGS. 27A and 27B with a sheer or net “skirt”424 attached to the lower edge of
back band 402 to form a piece of “Baby Doll” lingerie. - FIGS. 1A, 1B,2A, 2B, 3, 4, 5, and 6
- An embodiment of the rear-opening Fall-Away Brassiere is illustrated in FIG. 1A (unfastened view) and FIG. 1B (fastened view). To don the brassiere, the wearer laces
shoulder strap assembly 102 throughloop 108. Low-snag hook 100 is then slid part way throughcloth loop 110. In a like mannershoulder strap assembly 103 is laced throughcloth loop 109. Low-snag eye 101 is then slid part way throughcloth loop snag hook 100 to low-snag eye 101. The brassiere is now securely fastened around the back of the wearer.Shoulder strap assemblies - Alternatively, the wearer may elect to cross
shoulder strap assemblies shoulder strap assemblies snag hook 100 is now slid throughcloth loop 109 andcloth loops snag eye 101 is slid throughcloth loop 108 andcloth loop 110. - The advantage of the Fall-Away Brassiere is apparent when the wearer wishes to remove the brassiere without having to first remove outer garments. To remove the Fall-Away Brassiere shown in FIGS. 1A to6, the wearer reaches up and unfastens low-
snag hook 100 from low-snag eye 101.Back bands shoulder strap assemblies respective cloth loops - FIGS. 7 and 8
- An alternative version of a rear-opening Fall-Away Brassiere is shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 whereby
shoulder strap assemblies back bands eye 125 throughrings hook 124 toeye 125, securingshoulder strap assemblies bands Shoulder strap assemblies - The Fall-Away Brassiere shown in FIG. 7 is removed in a similar manner to the Fall-Away Brassiere in FIGS. 1A and 1B. The wearer reaches up and unfastens hook124 from
eye 125.Shoulder straps - FIGS.9 to 12
- FIG. 9 illustrates a version of the invention that operates in the same manner as the brassiere described in FIGS. 1A and 1B. The differences are in the details of the fastener design and the materials used for the fasteners. FIG. 9 shows the use of
rings cloth loops hook 134 with theanti-snag feature 138 in place of low-snag hook 100 and low-snag eye 101. - FIG. 13
- The brassiere closure of FIG. 13 differs slightly from that of FIG. 9 in that
hook 146 andeye 147 are sewn to backbands Rings shoulder strap assemblies eye 147 is slid throughring 145.Hook 146 is slid throughring 144 and fastened to eye 147 securing the brassiere around the wearer. - To remove the brassiere, the wearer unfastens
hook 146 fromeye 147.Rings hook 146 andeye 147 respectively; thus releasing the shoulder straps so the brassiere can be readily removed. - FIGS. 14, 15A,15B, 15C, 16A, 16B
- To don the Fall-Away Brassiere in FIG. 14, the wearer inserts shoulder strap clips152 and 153 into
latch boxes past protrusions 164 shown in FIG. 15B, temporarily holdingshoulder strap assemblies back bands bands slide dogs shoulder strap assemblies past protrusions 164. At this point shoulder strap clips 152 and 153 are secured byslide dogs - To remove the brassiere, the wearer unfastens
hook 162 fromeye 163. When the tension inback bands slide dogs respective latch boxes - The Fall-Away Brassiere illustrated in FIGS. 16A and 16B operates in a similar manner to the embodiment shown in FIG. 14. The difference is that FIG. 14 shows a rear-opening brassiere while the brassiere illustrated in FIGS. 16A and 16B is a front-opening brassiere.
- FIGS. 17A and 17B
- To don the front-opening Fall-Away Brassiere shown in FIGS. 17A and 17B the wearer first laces
shoulder strap assembly 171 throughring 173. Nextshoulder strap assembly 170 is laced throughring 172. The wearer then slides backband 180 around her back and slidesshoulder strap assembly 170 through shoulder strap slit 181.Eye 176 is then passed through shoulder strap rings 179 and 178 and attached to hook 177; thus securing the brassiere.Shoulder strap assemblies - Like all the previous Fall-Away Brassieres disclosed herein, this one can also be removed without having to first remove any outer garments. To remove the Fall-Away Brassiere shown in FIGS. 17A and 17B, the wearer reaches up and unfastens hook177 from
eye 176. Shoulder strap rings 178 and 179 are free to slide offhook 176 and throughrings - FIGS. 18A, 18B,19A, 19B, 19C, 19D, 19E
- To don the front-opening Fall-Away Brassiere illustrated in FIGS. 18A and 18B, the wearer first inserts
shoulder strap clip 192 intolatch box 194.Shoulder strap clip 192 is held temporarily in place byprotrusion 206 as illustrated in FIG. 19B. In a similar manner,shoulder strap clip 193 is inserted intolatch box 195. The wearer now slips the brassiere on like a vest and fastenshook 162 intoeye 163 with the back band around her back. This tensioning of the back band causescord 199 to pullwedge 204 down, compressingspring 203 and forcingcatch 205 out of its relaxed position into the closed position as illustrated in FIG. 19C. The wearer now slipsshoulder strap assemblies past protrusion 206 and be held securely only bycatch 205 as illustrated in FIG. 19D. - FIGS. 20A, 20B,22A, 22B, 22C, 22D, 22E
- To don the rear-opening Fall-Away Brassiere illustrated in FIGS. 20A and 20B, the wearer first inserts
shoulder strap clip 152 intolatch box 264.Shoulder strap clip 152 is held temporarily in place byprotrusion 268 as illustrated in FIG. 22B. In a similar manner,shoulder strap clip 153 is inserted intolatch box 265. The wearer now slips the back band around her back and fastens male andfemale clasps forces cords springs shoulder strap assemblies past protrusions springs - To remove the Fall-Away Brassiere shown in FIGS. 20A and 20B, the wearer reaches up and unfastens male and
female clasps springs latch boxes band shoulder strap assemblies - FIGS. 21A, 21B
- To don the front-opening Fall-Away Brassiere illustrated in FIGS. 21A and 21B, the wearer first inserts
shoulder strap clip 152 intolatch box 264.Shoulder strap clip 152 is held temporarily in place byprotrusion 268 as illustrated in FIG. 22B. In a similar manner,shoulder strap clip 153 is inserted intolatch box 265. The wearer now slips the brassiere on like a vest and fastens male andfemale clasps forces cords springs shoulder strap assemblies springs - To remove the Fall-Away Brassiere shown in FIGS. 21A and 21B, the wearer reaches up and unfastens male and
female clasps springs latch boxes shoulder strap assemblies - FIGS. 23A, 23B,25A, 25B, 25C, 25D, 25E
- To don the rear-opening Fall-Away Brassiere illustrated in FIGS. 23A and 23B, the wearer first inserts
shoulder strap clip 152 intolatch box 312.Shoulder strap clip 152 is held temporarily in place byprotrusion 268 as illustrated in FIG. 25B. In a similar manner,shoulder strap clip 153 is inserted intolatch box 313. The wearer now slips the back band around her back and fastens male andfemale clasps Switch 309 may be a limit switch, reed switch or any other suitable switch.Closing switch 309 causes pulse-transmitter 308 to send a pulse signal toreceivers solenoids springs shoulder strap assemblies springs - To remove the Fall-Away Brassiere shown in FIGS. 23A and 23B, the wearer reaches up and unfastens male and
female clasps switch 309 to open. The opening ofswitch 309 causes pulse-transmitter 308 to send a pulse signal toreceivers solenoids springs latch boxes band shoulder strap assemblies - FIGS. 24A, 24B,23A, 23B
- To don the front-opening Fall-Away Brassiere illustrated in FIGS. 24A and 24B, the wearer first inserts
shoulder strap clip 152 intolatch box 312.Shoulder strap clip 152 is held temporarily in place byprotrusion 268 as illustrated in FIG. 25B. In a similar manner,shoulder strap clip 153 is inserted intolatch box 313. The wearer now slips the brassiere on like a vest and fastens male andfemale clasps Switch 309 may be a limit switch, reed switch or any other suitable switch.Closing switch 309 causestransmitter 308 to send a signal toreceivers solenoids shoulder strap assemblies springs - To remove the Fall-Away Brassiere shown in FIGS. 23A and 23B, the wearer reaches up and unfastens male and
female clasps switch 309 to open. The opening ofswitch 309 causestransmitter 308 to send a signal toreceivers solenoids springs latch boxes shoulder strap assemblies - FIGS. 26A and 26B
- To don the front-opening Fall-Away Brassiere illustrated in FIGS. 26A and 26B, the wearer first places
shoulder strap 400 around her neck. The wearer then slides backband 402 around her back. Next,eye 408 is slid throughloops - Like all the previous Fall-Away Brassieres disclosed herein, this one can also be removed without having to first remove any outer garments. To remove the Fall-Away Brassiere shown in FIGS. 26A and 26B, the wearer reaches up and unfastens hook409 from
eye 408.Shoulder strap loops eye 408, thus allowing the brassiere to fall away from the body of the wearer. - FIGS. 27A and 27B
- The brassiere illustrated in FIGS. 27A and 27B differs slightly from that of FIGS. 26A and 26B in that one end of
shoulder strap 420 is fixedly attached to the inside ofbreast receptor cup 405. To don the front-opening Fall-Away Brassiere illustrated in FIGS. 27A and 27B, the wearer first slides backband 402 around her back. Next, the wearer placesshoulder strap 420 around her neck and insertseye 408 throughloop 422. The wearer then fastenseye 408 to hook 409. The brassiere is now securely fastened to the wearer's body. - Like all the previous Fall-Away Brassieres disclosed herein, this one can also be removed without having to first remove any outer garments. To remove the brassiere, the wearer unfastens
hook 409 fromeye 408.Shoulder strap loop 422 is free to slide offeye 408; thus releasing one end of the shoulder strap so the brassiere can be readily removed. - FIG. 28
- FIG. 28 shows the Fall-Away Brassiere illustrates in FIGS. 27A and 27B incorporated into a piece of “Baby Doll” lingerie by attaching the sheer or net “Skirt”424 to the lower edge of
back band 402. The operation is same as the brassiere illustrated in FIGS. 27A and 27B. - Thus the reader can see that the Fall-Away Brassiere described in the above specification provides a full-support brassiere that offers the convenience of removal previously available only in strapless brassieres. Furthermore, the Fall-Away Brassiere has the additional advantages in that:
- (a) it provides full support for the breasts through the use of shoulder straps, avoiding the need for underwires;
- (b) it allows the wearer the option of removing the brassiere without the need to first remove the outer garment;
- (c) it permits the wearer to selectively cross the straps in back when wearing a sleeveless top; and
- (d) it employs fasteners that fasten and unfasten in a conventional manner.
- While my above description contains many features, these should not be construed as limitations on the scope of the invention, but rather as an exemplification of embodiments thereof. Many other variations are possible. For example, the fasteners can be made of many different materials such as steel, brass, plastic, VELCRO®, etc. and can take many different shapes to prevent snagging. Low-
snag hook 100 and low-snag eye 101, illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6, are meant to show just one method of fastening the brassiere and not an attempt to show all the countless possible variations.Cloth loops cloth loops bands Cloth loops back bands - Accordingly, the scope of the invention should be determined not by the embodiments illustrated, but by the appended claims and their legal equivalents.
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1. a fall-away brassiere, comprising:
(a) a pair of breast receptor cups;
(b) a back band attached to each of the breast receptor cups;
(c) a pair of shoulder straps each shoulder strap having a first end and a second end wherein both first ends are attached to the back band and both second ends are attached to one of the pair of breast receptor cups; and
(d) means wherein the back band or pair of breast receptor cups and at least one end of each of the shoulder straps can be simultaneously released.
2. A brassiere according to claim 1 which further comprises a releasable clasp connecting at least one end of each of the shoulder straps to the back band or the pair of breast receptor cups so that when the releasable clasp is released, the back band or pair of breast receptor cups, and the at least one end of each of the shoulder straps are simultaneously released.
3. A brassiere according to claim 2 wherein the back band is releaseable.
4. A fall-away brassiere according to claim 3 , comprising:
(a) a first breast receptor cup;
(b) a first back band portion connected to an outer edge of the first breast receptor cup;
(c) a second breast receptor cup connected at an inner edge thereof to an inner edge of the first breast receptor cup;
(d) a second back band portion connected to an outer edge of the second breast receptor cup;
(e) a first strap connected at the second end thereof to an upper edge of the first breast receptor cup;
(f) a second strap connected at the second end thereof to an upper edge of the second breast receptor cup;
(g) a first loop connected to the first back band portion and being configured to receive the first strap therethrough;
(h) a second loop connected to the second back band portion and being configured to receive the second strap therethrough;
(i) a first releasable clasp portion connected to the first end of the first strap; and
(j) a second releasable clasp connected to the first end of the second strap and being configured to releasably engage the first releasable clasp.
5. The fall-away brassiere according to claim 4 , wherein the first releasable clasp portion is a hook and the second releasable clasp is an eye.
6. The fall-away brassiere according to claim 4 , wherein the first strap is passed through the first loop and the second strap is passed through the second loop when the brassiere is worn.
7. The fall-away according to claim 4 , wherein the first strap is passed through the second loop and the second strap is passed through the first loop when the brassiere is worn.
8. The fall-away brassiere as described in claim 4 , wherein the first and second loops are connected to the first and second back portions at positions distal from a juncture between the first and second back portions and further comprising a third loop positioned on the first back portion adjacent the juncture and a fourth loop positioned on the second back portion adjacent the juncture.
9. The fall-away brassiere as described in claim 8 , wherein the hook and the eye are each connected to a respective strap and a narrow end and the first and second loops are sized to allow the hook and the eye to pass completely therethrough and the third and fourth loops are sized to allow a narrow end to pass and to prevent a wide end of the hook and eye from passing therethrough.
10. The fall-away brassiere as described in claim 5 , further comprising a rigid member assembled to each back band adjacent each of the first, second, third, and fourth loops.
11. A fall-away brassiere according to claim 3 , comprising:
(a) a first breast receptor cup;
(b) a first back band portion connected to an outer edge of the first breast receptor cup;
(c) a second breast receptor cup connected at an inner edge thereof to an inner edge of the first breast receptor cup;
(d) a second back band portion connected to an outer edge of the second breast receptor cup;
(e) a first strap connected at the second end thereof to an upper edge of the first breast receptor cup;
(f) a second strap connected at the second end thereof to an upper edge of the second breast receptor cup;
(g) a first connector ring connected to the first end of the first strap;
(h) a second connector ring connected to the first end of the second strap;
(i) a releasable clasp comprising a hook attached to the first back portion;
(j) a loop attached to the second; and
(k) wherein the first and second connector rings are configured to be entrained on the hook and eye when engaged.
12. A brassiere according to claim 2 wherein a pair of breast receptor cups are releasable.
13. A fall-away brassiere according to claim 12 , comprising:
(a) a first breast receptor cup;
(b) a back band portion connected at a first end thereof to an outer edge of the first breast receptor cup;
(c) a second breast receptor cup connected at an outer end thereof to a second end of the back band portion;
(d) a first strap connected at the first end thereof to an upper edge of the back band portion;
(e) a second strap connected at the first end thereof to an upper edge of the back band portion;
(f) a first connector ring connected to the second end of the first strap;
(g) a second connector ring connected to the second end of the second strap;
(h) a releasable clasp comprising a hook attached to the first breast receptor cup;
(i) a loop attached to the second breast receptor cup and adapted to be engaged by the hook; and
(j) wherein the first and second connector rings are configured to be entrained on the hook and eye when engaged.
14. A brassiere according to claim 1 comprising:
(a) a first releasable clasp connecting either the pair of breast receptor cups or a divided back band and;
(b) a pair of releasable clasps connecting the pair of shoulder straps to the back band or to the pair of breast receptor cups so that when the tension is released in the back band, the back band or pair of breast receptor cups, and at least one end of each of the shoulder straps are simultaneously released.
15. A brassiere according to claim 14 wherein the back band is releasable.
16. A fall-away brassiere according to claim 15 and, comprising:
(a) a first breast receptor cup;
(b) a back band portion connected at a first end thereof to an outer edge of the first breast receptor cup;
(c) a second breast receptor cup connected at an outer edge thereof to a second end of the back band portion;
(d) a first strap connected at the second end thereof to an upper edge of the first breast receptor cup;
(e) a second strap connected at the second end thereof to an upper edge of the second breast receptor cup;
(f) a first releasable clasp portion connected to the first end of the first strap;
(g) a second releasable clasp portion connected to the first end of the second strap;
(h) a third releasable clasp portion member attached to the back band first end portion;
(i) a fourth releasable clasp portion attached to the back band portion second end; and
(j) wherein the first and second releasable clasp portion are configured to being releasably connected to said third and fourth releasable clasp portion.
17. A fall-away brassiere as described in claim 16 , wherein the first breast receptor cup and the second breast receptor cup are connected at an inner edge of each and the back band portion comprises a first half back band portion and a second half back band portion that each have interengageable closure means for releasably connecting to each other.
18. A fall-away brassiere according to claim 15 , comprising:
(a) a first breast receptor cup;
(b) a back band portion connected at a first end thereof to an outer edge of the first breast receptor cup;
(c) a second breast receptor cup connected at an outer edge thereof to a second end of the back band portion;
(d) a first strap connected at the first end thereof to an upper edge of the back band portion;
(e) a second strap connected at the first end thereof to an upper edge of the back band portion;
(f) a first connector member connected to the second end of the first strap;
(g) a second connector member connected to the second end of the second strap;
(h) a third connector member attached to the first breast receptor cup;
(i) a fourth connector member attached to the second breast receptor cup; and
(j) wherein the first and second connector members are configured to being releasably connected to said third and fourth connector members.
19. A fall-away brassiere as described in claim 18 , wherein the first breast receptor cup and the second breast receptor cup are connected to an inner edge of each and the back band portion comprises a first half back band portion and a second half back band portion that each have interengageable closure means for releasably connecting to each other.
20. A brassiere according to claim 14 wherein the pair of breast receptor cups are releasable.
21. A fall-away brassiere according to claim 20 , comprising:
(a) a first breast receptor cup;
(b) a back band portion connected at a first end thereof to an outer edge of the first breast receptor cup;
(c) a second breast receptor cup connected at an outer edge thereof to a second end of the back band portion;
(d) a first strap connected at the second end thereof to an upper edge of the first breast receptor cup;
(e) a second strap connected at the second end thereof to an upper edge of the second breast receptor cup;
(f) a first releasable clasp portion connected to the first end of the first strap;
(g) a second releasable clasp portion connected to the first end of the second strap;
(h) a third releasable clasp portion member attached to the back band portion;
(i) a fourth releasable clasp portion attached to the back band portion; and
(j) wherein the first and second releasable clasp portion are configured to be releasably connected to said third and fourth releasable clasp portion.
22. A fall-away brassiere as described in claim 21 , wherein the first breast receptor cup and the second breast receptor cup each have interengageable closure means at an inner edge thereof for being releasably connected to each other.
23. A fall-away brassiere according to claim 20 , comprising:
(a) a first breast receptor cup;
(b) a back band portion connected at a first end thereof to an outer edge of the first breast receptor cup;
(c) a second breast receptor cup connected at an outer edge thereof to a second end of the back band portion;
(d) a first strap connected at the first end thereof to an upper edge of the back band portion;
(e) a second strap connected at the first end thereof to an upper edge of the back band portion;
(f) a first connector member connected to the second end of the first strap;
(g) a second connector member connected to the second end of the second strap;
(h) a third connector member attached to the first breast receptor cup;
(i) a fourth connector member attached to the second breast receptor cup; and
(j) wherein the first and second connector members are configured to being releasably connected to said third and fourth connector members.
24. A fall-away brassiere as described in claim 23 , wherein the first breast receptor cup and the second breast receptor cup each have interengageable closure means at an inner edge thereof for being releasably connected to each other.
25. A brassiere according to claim 1 comprising:
(a) first releasable clasp connecting either the pair of breast receptor cups or a divided back band;
(b) a second and third releasable clasp connecting the pair of shoulder straps to the back band or to the pair of breast receptor cups; and
(c) wherein the second and third releasable clasps are connected to the first releasable clasp, so that when any one of the releasable clasps is released, the back band or pair of breast receptor cups, and at least one end of each of the shoulder straps are simultaneously released.
26. A brassiere according to claim 25 , wherein first, second and third releasable clasp are physically interconnected by a cable, wire, string or other suitable means.
27. A brassiere according to claim 25 , wherein first, second and third releasable clasp are remotely interconnected by radio control, fiber optic, electrical signal, or other remote means.
28. A brassiere according to claim 25 comprising:
(a) a divided back band attached to each of the breast receptor cups;
(b) a first releasable clasp connecting the divided back band;
(c) wherein the first end is attached to the breast receptor cup; and the second end is connect by a releasable clasp to the back band;
(d) wherein the second and third releasable clasps are connected to the first releasable clasp, so that when any one of the releasable clasps is released, the back band, and one end of each of the shoulder straps are simultaneously released.
29. A brassiere according to claim 25 , comprising:
(a) a back band attached to each of the breast receptor cups;
(b) a first releasable clasp connecting the breast receptor cups;
(c) wherein the first end is attached to the back band; and the second end is connect by a releasable clasp to the breast receptor cup; and
(d) wherein the second and third releasable clasps are connected to the first releasable clasp, so that when any one of the releasable clasps is released, the breast receptor cups, and one end of each of the shoulder straps are simultaneously released.
30. A brassiere according to claim 25 wherein the first releasable clasp is connected to the second and third releasable clasp by remote means.
31. A brassiere according to claim 30 wherein the remote means is a transmitter which sends a signal to the releasable clasps to release and said releasable clasps are remote control operated solenoids.
32. A fall-away brassiere, comprising:
(a) a first breast receptor cup;
(b) a back band portion connected at a first end thereof to an outer edge of the first breast receptor cup;
(c) a second breast receptor cup connected at an outer edge thereof to a second end of the back band portion;
(d) a shoulder strap having a first end and a second end;
(e) a releasable clasp connecting the pair of breast receptor cups and at least one end of the shoulder strap to the pair of breast receptor cups
(e) wherein the pair of breast receptor cups and at least one end of the shoulder strap can be simultaneously released.
33. A brassiere according to claim 32 comprising:
(a) the first end releasable connected to the releasable clasp;
(b) the second end releasable connected to the releasable clasp;
(c) wherein the pair of breast receptor cups and the first and second end of the shoulder strap can be simultaneously released.
34. A brassiere according to claim 32 comprising:
(a) the first end fixedly attached to the inner edge of the first breast receptor cup;
(b) the second end releasable connected to the releasable clasp;
(c) wherein the pair of breast receptor cups and the second end of the shoulder strap can be simultaneously released.
35. A fall-away brassiere as described in claim 32 , wherein the brassiere is incorporated into lingerie.
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