| US 7,591,706 B2 | ||
| Reversible sport bra | ||
| Dawn Barbour, Baltimore, Md. (US); and Colleen McCann, Baltimore, Md. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, Md. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 12, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/938,589. | ||
| Application 11/938589 is a continuation of application No. 10/901231, filed on Jul. 29, 2004, granted, now 7,306,505. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0070477 A1, Mar. 20, 2008 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. A41C 3/08 (2006.01); A41C 3/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 450—23 [450/30; 450/31; 2/106; 2/DIG. 2] | 24 Claims |
| 1. An upper torso breast support garment that is reversible from a first position to a second position, the garment comprising:
a first front section which is visible when the support garment is in the first position, the first front section having a
fabric outer panel, a fabric middle panel and a fabric inner panel, the outer panel having an edge that overlaps an edge of
the middle panel in a crisscross manner, the middle panel overlapping at least a portion of the inner panel, such that the
inner panel is overlapped by the outer and middle panels; wherein the inner panel is adapted to be closer to a user's skin
than the middle panel and the outer panel when the support garment is in the first position,
a second front section which is visible when the support garment is reversed so as to be turned inside out in the second position,
the second front section comprising the inner panel which faces outwardly and covers the middle and outer panels when the
support garment is in the second position; wherein the outer panel is adapted to be closer to the user's skin than the middle
panel and the inner panel when the support garment is in the second position,
a bust band attached to a bottom periphery of the outer panel, the middle panel, and the inner panel to provide support for
the user's breasts;
a set of shoulder straps respectively comprising a first wall including a periphery and a second wall including a periphery,
wherein the periphery of the first wall is fastened to the periphery of the second wall so that the first and second walls
are free to separate from each other except at the periphery where they are fastened to each other, the first wall of one
of the shoulder straps extends from the outer panel, and the first wall of the other strap extends from the middle panel,
the second wall of both of the shoulder straps extends from the inner panel, the first and second walls being anchored at
a seam on the shoulder straps respectively, and
the set of shoulder straps respectively have a rear portion that extends from the seam to the back section.
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