Brassiere with adjustable spacing between cups
View Patent ↗The brassiere with adjustable spacing between cups includes an elastic band adapted for releasable mounting about a user's torso and a pair of shoulder straps secured thereto. A pair of fabric cups are secured to the elastic band for supporting the user's breasts. A lower portion of each cup has a channel defined therein and an open end. Each end of an elongate, flexible support wire or member is slidably disposed within a respective one of the channels. Additionally, a pair of flaps are respectively secured to the pair of fabric cups. Each of the flaps has a free end for selective positioning adjacent a respective open end of each of the channels. The free ends may be secured together such that when the flaps are secured, the support wire allows the spacing between the cups to decrease, thus providing additional inward and upward support for the user's breasts.
1. A brassiere with adjustable spacing between cups to enhance a user's cleavage, comprising:
an elastic torso band adapted for releasable mounting about a user's torso;
a pair of fabric cups attached to the elastic band and being opposed to each other in a spaced horizontal alignment, each of the cups having a lower portion and a channel defined in the lower portion of the cup, each of the channels defining an open end, wherein the open ends are opposed to each other; and
an elongate connecting member having opposed ends, each of the opposed ends extending through a respective one of the open ends defined in the pair of fabric cups, the connecting member being slidable within the channels so that the pair of fabric cups may be brought together thereby bringing the breasts together over the breast bone to create cleavage.
2. The brassiere with adjustable spacing as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a stop mounted on each end of the elongate connecting member to prevent removal of the opposed ends thereof from their respective open ends of the channels.
3. The brassiere with adjustable spacing as recited in claim 2 , wherein the elongate connecting member is flexible.
4. The brassiere with adjustable spacing as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a pair of flaps, each of said cups having a respective one of the flaps attached thereto, each of the flaps having a free end for selective positioning adjacent a respective open end of each of the channels.
5. The brassiere with adjustable spacing as recited in claim 4 , further comprising a central releasable fastener mounted on the flaps for releasably fastening the free ends of the flaps to one another, whereby the flaps may be drawn together and fastened to one another to push the user's breasts together and lift the breasts, thereby forming cleavage, the flaps covering a portion of the breasts otherwise exposed above the cups.
6. The brassiere with adjustable spacing as recited in claim 5 , further comprising:
a pair of side panels extending from the torso band; and
a pair of side releasable fasteners attached to the side panels for releasably fastening the free ends of the flaps to the respective pair of side panels when the flaps are not in use.
7. The brassiere with adjustable spacing as recited in claim 5 , wherein the central releasable fastener comprises at least one hook secured to the free end of one of the flaps and at least one eye secured to the free end of the other one of the flaps.
8. The brassiere with adjustable spacing as recited in claim 1 , wherein the elongate connecting member is substantially linear.
9. The brassiere with adjustable spacing as recited in claim 1 , wherein the elongate connecting member is a support wire.
10. The brassiere with adjustable spacing as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a pair of shoulder straps extending from the torso band, each of the straps being adapted for receiving a respective shoulder of the user.
11. The brassiere with adjustable spacing as recited in claim 1 , wherein the connecting member is covered with a material selected from the group consisting of silk and satin.
12. The brassiere with adjustable spacing as recited in claim 9 , wherein the support wire is formed of a material selected from the group consisting of plastic and metal.
13. A brassiere with adjustable spacing between cups to enhance a user's cleavage, comprising:
an elastic torso band adapted for releasable mounting about a user's torso;
a pair of shoulder straps extending from the torso band, each of the straps being adapted for receiving a respective shoulder of the user;
a pair of fabric cups attached to the elastic band and being opposed to each other in a spaced horizontal alignment, each of the cups having a lower portion and a channel defined in the lower portion of the cup, each of the channels defining an open end, wherein the open ends are opposed to each other; and
an elongate, flexible connecting member having opposed ends, each of the opposed ends extending through a respective one of the open ends defined in the pair of fabric cups, the pair of fabric cups being slidable upon their respective connecting member so that the pair of fabric cups may be selectively adjusted upon the connecting member to a user-selectable spacing,
whereby the cups may be drawn toward one another to push the user's breasts together and lift the breasts, thereby enhancing a user's cleavage.