Foundation garments – Breast or chest – e.g. – brassieres – Shoulder strap arrangements and connecting features
Patent
1995-06-05
1997-06-10
Chapman, Jeanette E.
Foundation garments
Breast or chest, e.g., brassieres
Shoulder strap arrangements and connecting features
2268, A41D 2726
Patent
active
056370261
ABSTRACT:
An orthotic epaulet adapted to be worn on the shoulder to alleviate discomfort caused by brassiere straps. The epaulet comprises a panel of a flexible materials having a smoothly contoured perimeter, the panel being smoothly curved across a transverse ridge line to form a concave contact surface on the underside of the panel adapted to fit over the user's shoulder, and a convex bearing surface on the top surface of the panel, with the ridge line extending along the ridge of the wearer's shoulder. A strip of a pile material extending transversely across the ridge line on convex bearing surface of the panel, to engage a brassiere strap worn over the shoulder. The panel has an anterior flange adapted to overlie the anterior portion of the shoulder on which the epaulet is worn, and a posterior flange adapted to overlie the posterior portion of the shoulder on which the epaulet is worn. The anterior flange includes a lateral lobe, extending anteriorly and laterally, and the posterior flange includes a medial lobe, extending posteriorly and medially.
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