Self-inflating brassiere padding made of a spongy material

Abstract

The invention relates to a self-inflating brassiere padding for insertion in a pocket of a cup or into a cup of a brassiere to grant the user the desired appearance of enlarged breasts in a wide range of volume and shape, comprising; (a) a deflatable, preferably monoblock part made of spongy material for giving the breast any desired form, size and support; (b) an air-hermetic coating for the monoblock part making the padding airtight, which allows wide-range regulation of self-inflation volume of the padding, the coating being an integral part of the monoblock part and resulting from the property of self-skinning or a separate coating of the padding; (c) a venting opening/hole made in the coating to let atmospheric air into the padding, the opening/hole either being closed by an hermetic or air-hermetic cork or any other hermetic or air-hermetic closure means for stopping the self-inflation at any stage, or including a hermetic or air-hermetic valve, the valve providing a possibility of regulation of self-inflation volume of said padding by the user according to her needs.

1 . A self-inflating brassiere padding for insertion in a pocket of a cup or into a cup of a brassiere to grant the user the desired appearance of enlarged breasts in a wide range of volume and shape, comprising; 
 a) a deflatable, preferably monoblock, part ( 1 ) made of spongy material for giving the breast any desired form, size and support;    b) an air-hermetic coating ( 2 ) for said monoblock part ( 1 ) making said padding airtight, which allows wide-range regulation of self-inflation volume of said padding, said coating ( 2 ) being an integral part of said monoblock part ( 1 ) and resulting from the property of self-skinning or a separate coating of said padding;    c) a venting opening/hole ( 3 ) made in said coating ( 2 ) to let atmospheric air into said padding, said opening/hole ( 3 ) either being closed by an hermetic or air-hermetic cork or any other hermetic or air-hermetic closure means for stopping the self-inflation at any stage, or including a hermetic or air-hermetic valve ( 11 ), said valve ( 11 ) providing a possibility of regulation of self-inflation volume of said padding by the user according to her needs.    
     
     
         2 . A self-inflating padding according to  claim 1  wherein said deflatable monoblock part ( 1 ) is formed in any predetermined shape and size.  
     
     
         3 . A self-inflating padding according to claims  1 ,  2  wherein said deflatable monoblock part ( 1 ) is shaped as a cup or triangle or otherwise;  
     
     
         4 . A self-inflating padding according to claims  1 - 3 , which does not have said coating ( 2 ), but is inserted into an airtight structure.  
     
     
         5 . A self-inflating padding according to any of the preceding claims, which is an internal integral part of the brassiere.  
     
     
         6 . A self-inflating padding according to claims  1 - 3 , which is an independent add-on part of a brassiere.  
     
     
         7 . A self-inflating padding according to any of the preceding claims wherein said monoblock part ( 1 ) is made of open-cell foam.  
     
     
         8 . A self-inflating padding according to any of the preceding claims wherein said coating ( 2 ) is made of flexible material or resulting from the property of self-skin-forming of the foam.  
     
     
         9 . A self-inflating padding according to any of the preceding claims wherein said hermetic valve ( 11 ) is a valve having an orifice and a movable seal ( 4 ) providing hermetic closure of said monoblock part, said movable seal ( 4 ) being fixed through specific connections to a string ( 6 ) which is the only external visible part of said padding and is passed to the outside to be pulled by hand from outside in order to move said seal ( 4 ) away from said orifice to let the atmospheric air in said monoblock part, thus providing self-inflation of said padding; said string ( 6 ) being passed through a spring ( 8 ) fixed to said connections so as said spring ( 8 ) returns said seal ( 4 ) to the normal position thereof in which said seal ( 4 ) hermetically closes said orifice; said orifice being made in a valve body ( 9 ) containing said seal ( 4 ), said connections, said spring ( 8 ) and said “tap” ( 5 ); said valve body ( 9 ) being permanently fixed in a cavity of the padding.  
     
     
         10 . A brassiere with two self-inflating paddings according to any of the preceding claims, including a short pipe located between the cup portions of the brassiere and having an opening that can be closed by any closure means, said pipe linking said paddings placed in both cups of the brassiere with each other, thus providing the possibility of simultaneous self-inflation of said paddings.  
     
     
         11 . A self-inflating padding according to claims  1 - 9 , wherein said deflatable part of the padding consists of two or more monoblock parts ( 1 ), each of said parts ( 1 ) having a hole ( 3 ) with a valve ( 11 ), which allows self-inflation of a desired part of the padding so as the volume of the rest of the padding does not change.