IP Library Patent Application 14005859
Patent Application
App. No. 14/005,859

BRA CUP STRUCTURE

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App. No.
14/005,859
Abstract

The bra cup structure of the present disclosure comprises two laminated flexible layers 2, 3 enclosing between them a pouch 4 containing a malleable material made of silicone gel filled with polymer microspheres; the pouch 4 is formed by two thin polymer films 5, 6 sealed to one another, for example made of polyurethane. The inner layer 3 is made of viscoelastic foam.

Claims (9)

1 . A bra cup structure including two flexible, interior and exterior, layers stuck together, enclosing between them a pouch containing a malleable material, characterized in that the malleable material is a silicone gel charged with polymer microspheres and in that the interior layer is a visco-elastic foam layer while the exterior layer is made of flexible material chosen from non-visco-elastic foams and textile filling materials.

2 . The structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the malleable material is disposed in a pouch constituted by two polymer, for example polyurethane, films sealed to each other.

3 . The structure as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the thickness of the films is less than 40 μm.

4 . The structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the malleable material of the pouch has a mass per unit volume between 0.60 and 0.75 g/cm 3 .

5 . The structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least the interior layer of visco-elastic foam is stuck to a textile material.

6 . The structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the weight of silicone gel in the pouch is substantially between 7 and 9 grams.

7 . The structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the shape of the pouch is substantially elliptical, with a major axis between 8 and 15 cm and a minor axis between 4.5 and 7 cm.

8 . The structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mean thickness of the pouch is between 2 and 3 mm.

9 . The structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein in the cup of the invention, in the part in which the pouch is situated, the normalized 25% depression force is between approximately 2 and 3.5 N and the normalized 65% depression force at the same location is between approximately 15 and 40 N.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 28, 2016
From: DBAPPAREL OPERATIONS SAS
To: HANES OPERATIONS EUROPE SAS
Reel/Frame 039504/0168 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2013
From: TURLAN-VAN DER HOEVEN, MANON; PILAWA, GILLES ROGER
To: DBAPPAREL OPERATIONS
Reel/Frame 031647/0167 →