A strap assembly includes a chest strap and shoulder straps. Similarly configured left and right cups are provided. The strap assembly is attached to the cups whereby the strap assembly adheres the cups to a wearer. Each cup has curved upper, lower, interior and exterior edges. Each cup has inside and outside surfaces. A patch is operatively associated with each cup. Each patch has a linear upper edge and curved lower, interior and exterior edges. Each patch has inside and outside surfaces. Stitching couples the lower, interior and exterior edges of each patch to the lower, interior and exterior edges of an associated cup. A linear opening is formed along the upper edge of each patch. Piping covers the upper edge of each patch. The piping is adapted to allow the patch to move away from and back toward the cup between open and closed orientations.

A velvet sheath for bra wire rings and a bra using the velvet sheath, the sheath comprises a main body holding a hollow part and formed by an upper fabric and a lower fabric, both sides of the hollow part of main body interweave and connect the upper fabric and the lower fabric to form velvet woven grid surfaces by velvet warp threads crossed up and down, respectively, and the sheath is sewn under the bra cup. The velvet sheath for bra wire rings according to the present invention will not appear rough surface and uneven elasticity caused by wire rings pulling the sheath after wire rings inserted into the curvedly sewn sheath or when users wear such bras later, and may ameliorate deformation, wrinkles and tightness of the sheath caused by the uneven tension formed by bending of wire rings and can cushion the compression induced by bending of wire rings without affecting the effect of the sheath on fixing the wire rings.

A bra to enable monitoring of a wearer's heart rate. There is provided a bra comprising a left breast cup; a right breast cup; and a center gore attached between the left and right breast cups. Each of the left and right breast cups comprises a lower edge region which is shaped to follow the shape of a wearer's breast and is shaped to be positioned below a wearer's breast to support the breast, and wherein the lower edge region comprises an electrically conductive fabric layer on the inner surface for contact with the user's skin. The center gore comprises an attachment area for attachment of a transmitter and an electrically conductive pathway from the electrically conductive fabric of the lower regions of the breast cups to the attachment area. Bra components for providing electrical pathways are also provided.

The present invention provides a garment with cups, which includes a garment body, a cup part and an elastic support structure. The cup part is located at the position of the garment body corresponding to the breasts of a wearer, and has a cladding portion, a cup neck portion and an underwire portion. The cup neck portion and the underwire portion are respectively arranged on both sides of the cladding portion. The elastic support structure is set on the cladding portion of the cup part and provides a supporting force from the underwire portion to the cup neck portion.

The invention discloses a sheath for bra wire ring. It includes a hollow sheath body made of cloth, and there is a hollow part for holding the wire ring to be inserted in the hollow sheath body; it also comprises a core wire inserted in the hollow part, and the core wire slides relative to the hollow sheath body. Such design solves the problem of resistance when the wire rings are inserted into a flat bra wire ring sheath, resulting in that in the process of manufacturing bra, the phenomena of wrinkles and holes left on the surface of the sheath and the tightness of the sheath caused by inserting wire rings can be obviously improved, and making the product more beautiful and simultaneously enhancing the comfort of wearing the bra for females.

A brassiere steel ring having an irregular cross section that is comfortable to wear and has a long life is provided. The steel ring has an overall arc shape comprising an arc-shaped inner edge and an arc-shaped outer edge. A reduced neck section is provided in the middle part of the cross section of the steel ring. The reduced neck section divides the cross section of the steel ring into a upper section and a lower section, and has a width smaller than those of the upper section and the lower section. The upper section forms the arc-shaped inner edge of the steel ring, and the lower section forms the arc-shaped outer edge of the steel ring. By this way, the anti-fatigue ability of the steel ring will not be decreased when its cross section is enlarged, which increases the life of the steel ring.

A brassiere formed of an inner garment base, memory foam, a pair of under supports, and an outer fabric cover. The under support is rigid and has varying width and differing radii to accommodate the bottom portion shape of a natural breast or a breast implant, which is not a perfect semi-circle. The under support is positioned such that the foam encapsulates the under support keeping the proximal edge in proximity with bottom portion of the breast tissues or implant and the ribs. The under support has its largest width, thereby the largest contact surface with the implant or breast tissues, closest to the lateral end causing the breast tissues or implant to be supported upward and medially. The under support has openings or anchors extending thereform with openings to allow the foam to surround and go through the under support to secure it in place in the brassiere.

A support stay for an article of clothing includes an elongated body with first and second ends, first and second generally parallel outer edges and a longitudinal axis disposed midway between the outer edges, and tabs extending longitudinally from each of the first and second ends. A series of generally v-shaped notches defined by an angle no greater than 30 are formed along each of the first and second generally parallel outer edges and extend from one outer edge past the longitudinal axis towards the other outer edge. The projected surface area of the elongated body excluding the areas formed by the notches may be between 80% and 95% of a first generally rectangular projected surface area bounded by the first and second ends and the first and second outer edges of the elongated member. This support stay is less visible through fabric in which it is inserted.

An article of apparel providing dynamic support for an appendage of a person is discussed herein. The article of apparel can include a support garment control device configured to provide dynamic support. The support garment control device can include a control lace coupled to a support portion of the article of apparel. In an example, the support garment control device configured to apply a first tension on the control lace, lock the support garment control device at the first tension to inhibit movement of the control lace in response to detecting a change in movement of the person, and unlock the support garment control device after a pre-determined event subsequent to the change in movement of the person.

The invention relates to a brassiere 40 customized for a user comprising two cups 41, 42 for each receiving a breast of the user, each cup 41, 42 being made of an elastic material, characterized in that each cup 41 42 is detachable and in that the brassiere comprises for each cup 41, 42 an element 26 for fitting the cup to the shape of the breast in the form of a 3D curved rod 20 produced according to the measurements of the user said that 3D curved rod being designed to contour the entire length of the shape of the inflammatory fold of the user, and extending from the vicinity of the sternum of the user to the vicinity of the armpit of the user such that said 3D curved rod 20 stretches the cup 41, 42 in such a way that it molds the shape of the breast.