AIR BRA

Abstract

A brassiere for breast enhancement and breast safety in women is disclosed. The brassiere has two cups which are at least partially comprised of stretchable material and house an air-tight chamber inserted into either one or both of the cups, a pump or tube for inflating and deflating air in the chambers using an air valve and a press button. The brassiere of the present invention uses the air chamber(s) to protect the chest area of a woman from impact and is used for enlarging and beautifying the breast of women.

Claims

1. A brassiere for breast enhancement and breast safety for the chest area of a woman comprising: a brassiere having two cups which are at least partially comprised of stretchable material, an airtight chamber inserted into either one or both of said cups, the airtight chamber being pocket-shaped and located at the top of the brassiere cup adjacent to a strap portion of the brassiere, a pump and air valve having a press button for inflating and deflating said airtight chamber; wherein said airtight chamber protects the chest area of the woman from impact and is used for enlarging and beautifying the breast of the woman.

2. The brassiere as claimed in claim 1 wherein said air valve is for controlling an amount of air in said airtight chamber.

3. The brassiere as claimed in claim 1[[,]] wherein said brassiere is a sports bra.

4-5. (canceled)

6. The brassiere as claimed in claim 1 wherein said air valve for inflating and deflating air is a tube.

7. The brassiere as claimed in claim 1 wherein said pump is configured to be located under the arm pits of the woman.

8. The brassiere as claimed in claim 1 wherein said pump is configured for operating by a flapping movement of the wearer's arm.

9. The brassiere as claimed in claim 1 wherein said press button is pressed to release ambient air to discharge air from said chambers thereby adjusting a size of said cups.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011] The following description should be read with reference to the drawings, in which like elements in different drawings are numbered in like fashion. The drawings, which are not necessarily to scale, depict selected embodiments and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure. The disclosure may be more completely understood in consideration of the following detailed description of various embodiments in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0012] FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a brassiere having air chambers and pump according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0013] Referring now to FIG. 1 there is shown and illustrated a brassiere 10 having airtight chambers 20 and a pump 30 in accordance with the present invention. By way opf example, but not of limitation, the brassiere shown and described will be a sports bra 12. In a preferred embodiment the airtight chambers 20 are embedded in two cups 14, 16, respectively, of the sports bra 12 wherein each of the air-collecting pockets or chambers 20 is provided with an air valve 22 being internally connected to a pump 30 as a means of inflating and deflating air located under the arm pits. Further, in the sports bra 12 the airtight pockets 20 are inflated with flapping action of arms of the wearer of the bra 12, which leads to pumping of air inside the chamber or pocket 20 according to the desired amount by the wearer. The pockets or air tight chambers 20 may be fabricated from stretchable material such as spandex, nylon, cotton and/or a mixture thereof. Lastly, chambers 20 are located preferably at the top of either of the cups of the bra 12. The press button provided in the bra is pressed and released to push the air valve and discharge the air in the air-tight chamber thereby deflating the cups; thereby, adjusting a size of said brassiere.

[0014] Turning once again to FIG. 1, the pump 30 is pre-mounted on an inner face of the bra 12 around or under the armpit thereby facilitating the air filling by simple manual up and down motion of wearer's hands, similar to the flapping of hands thereby making the pump 30 being hand-operated. The pump 30 includes a first one-way inlet valve which also acts as a second one-way outlet valve, an air inlet communicated with the air chambers 20, an air outlet communicated with the air chambers 20 and a normally closed air outlet valve 23. The pump 30 allows inflation of air into and deflation of air out of the air chambers 20 through manual operation.

[0015] In another preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, an airtight chamber 20 is embedded in two cups 14 and 16 thereof, each of said air-collecting pockets or chambers 20 are provided with an air valve 23 being internally connected to a tube 22 as a means for inflating and deflating air located under the arm pits. Further in the bra 12 the air tight pockets or chambers 20 are inflated with the tube 22 and air is filled manually inside the chamber or pocket 20 according to the desired amount by the wearer. The chamber 20 is located preferably at the top of either of the cups of the bra 12. The press button 32 provided in the bra is pressed and released to push the air valve 23 and discharge the air in the airtight chambers 20 thereby deflating the cups 14, 16 therewith; thereby, adjusting a size of the brassiere 10.

[0016] In another preferred embodiment the chamber or pockets that are provided in the bra are located in the entire cups. Further the air chambers may also be placed in the entire front region of a shirt of a sportsman for full protection against the frontal impact from a ball during play. Further the chamber is designed to be made in an inner layer lying adjacent to the skin surface of the wearer and an outer layer lying further away from the skin surface with the inner layer being stiffer than the outer layer such that the chamber is capable of holding the air filled in without poising any pressure on the skin of the user. The material used for the chamber construction is of stretchable material to accommodate the amount of air filled inside the chamber without tearing apart. In another preferred embodiment the brassiere there are other possible replacements to the valve is used for controlling an amount of air in the air chamber. The normally closed valve is mounted in the bra, allowing inflation of air into the air chamber or release of air out of the air chamber. The valve includes a valve seat, a valve stem, a valve plug, and a spring.

[0017] It is contemplated within the scope of the disclosure described herein that any other type of bra may also be incorporated with the air filled chamber or pocket, including but not limited to sports bra, regular bra with the location of chamber at the top of the cups and/or any other suitable location as per the requirement of the user.

[0018] In summary, the present invention is directed to a brassiere for breast enhancement and breast safety in women by providing a brassiere having two cups which are at least partially comprised of stretchable material, an airtight chamber inserted into either one or both of the cups, a means for inflating and deflating air; an air valve and a a press button. The brassiere as disclosed in the present invention is embodied with air chambers for protecting the chest area from impact and is used for enlarging and beautifying the breast of women. The advantages of the brassiere is that it protects the chest area from frontal forcefull impact from ball during playing sports like rugby, football, and the like. The air chamber technique as used herein can be successfully employed for men shirts and the protection from impact for sportsman.

[0019] Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.