Granted Patent B2

US 12,193,525 · App. 17/338,801 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Inventors: Lauren Mastrella (Floral Park, NY); Lyndsey Stocker (Brooklyn, NY); Andrea Jagaric (Greenwich, CT); Lora Levi (Brooklyn, NY)

Assignee: Retail Royalty Company

A41C3/12A41C3/0014

Abstract

Claims (70)

1. A bra wing, comprising:

a base material;

a fold edge;

a bonding material;

a top edge along an upper perimeter of the bra wing;

a bottom edge along a lower perimeter of the bra wing;

a back edge along side perimeters of the bra wing;

an overhang along the bottom edge; and

an overhang along the back edge,

wherein the fold edge is the top edge,

wherein a fold in the base material creates the fold edge, an inner base material layer having an internal surface, and an outer base material layer having an internal surface,

wherein the internal surface of the inner base material layer is joined directly to the internal surface of the outer base material layer with the bonding material,

wherein the bonding material covers substantially all of the internal surface of the inner base material layer and substantially all of the internal surface of the outer base material layer,

wherein the overhang along the bottom edge is a portion of the outer base material layer extending beyond the inner base material layer at the bottom edge, and

wherein the overhang along the back edge is a portion of the outer base material layer extending beyond the inner base material layer at the back edge.

2. The bra wing of claim 1 , wherein the bottom edge is hemmed using the overhang along the bottom edge; and

wherein the back edge is hemmed using the overhang along the back edge.

3. The bra wing of claim 1 , wherein the base material is a fabric.

4. The bra wing of claim 1 , wherein the bonding material is a film adhesive.

5. The bra wing of claim 1 , further comprising a fastening mechanism for securing the bra wing.

6. The bra wing of claim 5 , wherein the fastening mechanism is a hook and eye fastener.

7. A bra, comprising:

the bra wing of claim 1 ;

a first cup; and

a second cup.

8. The bra of claim 7 , further comprising two straps.

9. A method of constructing a bra wing from a base material and a bonding material, the method comprising:

folding the base material to create a fold edge, a top edge along an upper perimeter, a bottom edge along a lower perimeter, a back edge along side perimeters, an overhang along the bottom edge, an overhang along the back edge, an inner base material layer having an internal surface, and outer base material layer having an internal surface, wherein the fold edge is the top edge; and

joining the internal surface of the inner base material layer directly to the internal surface of the outer base material layer with the bonding material to create a 2-ply structure,

wherein the bonding material covers substantially all of the internal surface of the inner base material layer and substantially all of the internal surface of the outer base material layer,

wherein the overhang along the bottom edge is a portion of the outer base material layer extending beyond the inner base material layer at the bottom edge, and

wherein the overhang along the back edge is a portion of the outer base material layer extending beyond the inner base material layer at the back edge.

10. The method of constructing the bra wing from claim 9 , the method further comprising:

removing a first portion of the 2-ply structure along the fold edge sized to receive a first cup; and

removing a second portion of the 2-ply structure along the fold edge sized to receive a second cup.

11. The method of constructing the bra wing from claim 10 , the method further comprising:

hemming the bottom edge and the back edge; and

attaching a fastening mechanism.

12. A bra wing, comprising:

a base material;

a fold edge;

a bonding material;

a top edge along an upper perimeter of the bra wing;

a bottom edge along a lower perimeter of the bra wing;

a back edge along side perimeters of the bra wing;

an overhang along the bottom edge; and

an overhang along the back edge,

wherein the fold edge is the top edge,

wherein a fold in the base material creates the fold edge, an inner base material layer having an internal surface, and an outer base material layer having an internal surface,

wherein the internal surface of the inner base material layer is joined directly to the internal surface of the outer base material layer with the bonding material,

wherein the bonding material covers substantially all of the internal surface of the inner base material layer and substantially all of the internal surface of the outer base material layer,

wherein the overhang along the bottom edge is a portion of the inner base material layer extending beyond the outer base material layer at the bottom edge, and

wherein the overhang along the back edge is a portion of the inner base material layer extending beyond the outer base material layer at the back edge.

13. The bra wing of claim 12 , wherein the bottom edge is hemmed using the overhang along the bottom edge; and

wherein the back edge is hemmed using the overhang along the back edge.

14. The bra wing of claim 12 , wherein the base material is a fabric.

15. The bra wing of claim 12 , wherein the bonding material is a film adhesive.

16. The bra wing of claim 12 , further comprising a fastening mechanism for securing the bra wing.

17. The bra wing of claim 16 , wherein the fastening mechanism is a hook and eye fastener.

18. A bra, comprising:

the bra wing of claim 12 ;

a first cup; and

a second cup.

19. The bra of claim 18 , further comprising two straps.

20. A method of constructing a bra wing from a base material and a bonding material, the method comprising:

folding the base material to create a fold edge, a top edge along an upper perimeter, a bottom edge along a lower perimeter, a back edge along side perimeters, an overhang along the bottom edge, an overhang along the back edge, an inner base material layer having an internal surface, and outer base material layer having an internal surface, wherein the fold edge is the top edge; and

joining the internal surface of the inner base material layer directly to the internal surface of the outer base material layer with the bonding material to create a 2-ply structure,

wherein the bonding material covers substantially all of the internal surface of the inner base material layer and substantially all of the internal surface of the outer base material layer,

wherein the overhang along the bottom edge is a portion of the inner base material layer extending beyond the outer base material layer at the bottom edge, and

wherein the overhang along the back edge is a portion of the inner base material layer extending beyond the outer base material layer at the back edge.

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