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Granted Patent B1
US 11,425,941 · App. 16/678,313 · Granted Aug 30, 2022

Comfort fit natural breast shaping nipple concealer

Inventor: Mary R. Mcleod Connelly (Mount Pleasant, SC)
A41C3/144A41C3/065
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Patent No.
US 11,425,941
App. No.
16/678,313
Granted
Aug 30, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

Comfort fit natural breast shape revealing nipple concealer having concealer stack with multiple tapered layers of selected materials, diameters, and rigidities positioned in between inner and outer layers of a bra or other garment functioning to depress and conceal a women's nipple in a manner that reveals her natural breast shape and is comfortable to wear.

Claims (10)

1. A nipple concealing bra comprising:

a bra having an inner bra layer and an outer bra layer; and

a concealer stack; the concealer stack comprising at least three concentric circular layers of decreasing material rigidity and thickness and increasing flexibility, the at least three concentric circular layers including a smallest circular layer, a second smallest circular layer, and a largest circular layer, wherein the smallest circular layer is the most rigid, thickest, and least flexible of the at least three concentric circular layers, and the largest circular layer is the least rigid, thinnest, and most flexible of the at least three concentric circular layers;

wherein the concealer stack is positioned between the inner bra layer and the outer bra layer and oriented such that the smallest circular layer is directly adjacent to the inner bra layer;

wherein the smallest circular layer in the concealer stack comprises a polyester twill fabric backed with co-polyester heat melt adhesive film, the second smallest circular layer in the concealer stack comprises a cotton woven interfacing backed with fusible adhesive, and the largest circular layer in the concealer stack comprises a polyester tricot knit interfacing backed with fusible adhesive.

2. The nipple concealing bra of claim 1 , wherein the smallest circular layer in the concealer stack has a diameter of approximately 1.375 inches, the second smallest circular layer in the concealer stack has a diameter of approximately 2.0 inches, and the largest circular layer in the concealer stack has a diameter of approximately 3.5 inches in diameter.

3. The nipple concealing bra of claim 1 , wherein the smallest circular layer in the concealer stack has a diameter of approximately 1.5 inches, the second smallest circular layer in the concealer stack has a diameter of approximately 2.25 inches, and the largest circular layer in the concealer stack has a diameter of approximately 3.75 inches in diameter.

4. The nipple concealing bra of claim 1 , wherein the smallest circular layer in the concealer stack has a diameter of approximately 1.75 inches, the second smallest circular layer in the concealer stack has a diameter of approximately 2.50 inches, and the largest circular layer in the concealer stack has a diameter of approximately 4.0 inches in diameter.

5. The nipple concealing bra of claim 1 , wherein the at least three concentric circular layers of the concealer stack are attached to each other by application of heat.

6. The nipple concealing bra of claim 1 , wherein the concealer stack is attached to the inner bra layer by application of heat.

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