A brassiere garment and associated method for dressing is provided contemplating a strap that is operably trained around a user's back and sides, a cup attached at each end of the strap, and an adjustable attachment feature connecting the cups together.
1. A brassiere, comprising:
a torso strap that is operably trained around a user's back and sides;
a first cup attached at one end of the torso strap and a second cup attached at the other end of the torso strap;
a closure tab extending from the first cup; and
an annular front closure member operably attached to the second cup and through which the closure tab is operably insertable and then adjustably connectable to maintain a hooked engagement of the closure tab to the annular front closure member connecting the cups together on the user's torso, the annular front closure member sized to also be connectable to a neck strap that is operably trained around the user's neck to support the cups.
2. The brassiere of claim 1 wherein the closure tab is operably selectively adjustably connectable in relation to a force applied to the closure tab in a direction substantially away from the second cup.
3. The brassiere of claim 1 wherein the closure tab is operably adjustably connectable via a hook-and-loop type fastener.
4. The brassiere of claim 1 wherein the annular front closure member is characterized as a ring.
5. The brassiere of claim 1 wherein the closure tab is characterized as a first closure tab, further comprising a second closure tab extending from the second cup, each closure tab being individually insertable through the annular front closure member and then adjustably connectable to maintain respective hooked engagements of the closure tabs to the annular front closure member.
6. The brassiere of claim 5 wherein both closure tabs are operably adjustably connectable via hook-and-loop type fasteners.
7. The brassiere of claim 6 wherein both closure tabs are operably insertable and adjustably connectable without contacting each other.
8. The brassiere of claim 1 wherein the neck strap comprises an adjustment feature operably connecting to the annular front closure member.
9. The brassiere of claim 8 wherein the adjustment feature comprises a tab portion of the neck strap that is selectively positionable and operably attachable to another portion of the neck strap.
10. The brassiere of claim 9 wherein the tab portion of the neck strap is operably attachable to the other portion of the neck strap via a hook-and-loop type fastener.
11. The brassiere of claim 1 wherein the neck strap operably connects to the annular front closure member via a clasp.
12. The brassiere of claim 11 wherein the neck strap supports a second annular front closure member and the clasp operably joins the first and second annular front closure members together.
13. The brassiere of claim 1 wherein the torso strap comprises a torso strap adjustment feature to operably vary a separation between the cups opposite the separation provided by the annular first closure member.
14. The brassiere of claim 13 wherein the strap adjustment feature comprises segmented portions of the torso strap operably joined by a fastener.
15. The brassiere of claim 14 wherein the fastener comprises a hook-and-loop type fastener.
16. A method enabling a user having only one useable arm/hand to put on a brassiere, comprising:
obtaining a brassiere that has a torso strap that is sized to fit around a user's back and sides, a first cup attached at one end of the torso strap and a second cup attached at the other end of the torso strap, a closure tab extending from the first cup, and an annular front closure member;
folding the brassiere over the user's torso with the user's one arm/hand;
after the folding, inserting the closure tab through the annular front closure member and then pulling the closure tab away from the second cup, hooking the closure tab to the annular front closure member with the user's one arm/hand;
after the inserting and pulling, attaching the closure tab in a selected position to maintain the hooking engagement of the closure tab to the annular front closure member with the user's one arm/hand; and
selectively training a neck strap around the user's neck and attaching the neck strap to the annular front closure member.
17. The method of claim 16 wherein the obtaining step is characterized by the closure tab being a first closure tab and further having a second closure tab extending from the second cup, and wherein the attaching step is characterized by attaching both tabs via respective hook-and-loop type fasteners.