IP Library Granted Patent US 7,549,302
Granted Patent B2
US 7,549,302 · App. 11/985,450 · Granted Jun 23, 2009

Tubular knit bra

Assignee: Spanx, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,549,302
App. No.
11/985,450
Granted
Jun 23, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bra formed of a length of tubular knit material flattened into a double ply fabric having rounded top and bottom edges with ends secured to breast pockets to form a torso encircling main body portion. A pair of lengths of tubular knit material flattened into double ply fabrics have ends secured to the main body portion to form shoulder straps having rounded side edges.

Claims (8)

1. A bra comprising a pair of breast pockets, a body strap connected to said breast pockets, said body strap and breast pockets forming a torso encircling main body portion, and shoulder straps connected to said breast pockets and said body strap, said body strap and said shoulder straps being formed of tubular knit material flattened into double ply fabric having rounded edges, said breast pockets being of a material different from the material of said body straps, said body straps having relatively tightly knit, relatively non-stretchable side sections extending from said breast pockets, and said side sections formed of ribbed fabric.

2. The bra of claim 1 characterized by said ribbed fabric side sections extend to a back section at relatively lesser tightly knit ribbed fabric.

3. The bra of claim 2 characterized by the back section being of moderately loosely knit, moderately resiliently stretchable material.

4. The bra of claim 3 characterized by said back section having short transition portions adjacent said side sections, intermediate portions adjacent said transition portions, and a middle portion between said intermediate portions.

5. A bra comprising a pair of breast pockets, a body strap connected to said breast pockets, said body strap and breast pockets forming a torso encircling main body portion, and shoulder straps connected to said breast pockets and said body strap, said body strap and said shoulder straps being formed of tubular knit material flattened into double ply fabric having rounded edges, said body straps having relatively tightly knit, relatively non-stretchable side sections extending from said breast pockets, and said side sections formed of ribbed fabric.

6. The bra of claim 5 characterized by said ribbed fabric side sections extend to a back section at relatively lesser tightly knit ribbed fabric.

7. The bra of claim 6 characterized by the back section being of moderately loosely knit, moderately resiliently stretchable material.

8. The bra of claim 7 characterized by said back section having short transition portions adjacent said side sections, intermediate portions adjacent said transition portions, and a middle portion between said intermediate portions.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2021
From: SPANX, LLC
To: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 058386/0224 →
CERTIFICATE OF CONVERSION Recorded Dec 2, 2021
From: SPANX, INC.
To: SPANX, LLC
Reel/Frame 058299/0377 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2008
From: DUCKHAM, JADIDEAH; ADAMS, BRIAN S.; WILLIS, BILLIE J.
To: SPANX, INC.
Reel/Frame 020516/0421 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 1093608900 · Sep 8, 2004
Related Publication 20080127683A1 · Jun 5, 2008