Breast supporting garment utilizing slip resistant materials to control position of garment

Abstract

A torso encircling garment that has a front portion 11 attached to a back portion 12 . The front portion has a breast supporting area 16 with non-slip, that is, frictionally adhesive material 15 on the inner surface, or breast supporting area 22 of conventional construction, or supporting area of molded cups that may be padded. The garment may have a front hook and eye closure 24 or back hook and eye closure 33 , or be continuous around the torso. The garment may have straps continuous with the front and back 17 , conventional straps, or be strapless 30 . Non-slip material 15 may be in the straps 10 , the cup area 16 or 31 , in the front torso area 18 , or in the back torso area 12.

1 . A breast supporting garment including a torso portion, with a breast supporting front portion and a back portion: 
 said garment comprising stretch or non-stretch fabric and having areas of non-slipping material on surface of said fabric; said areas being of sufficient size and location to counter the tendency of said garment to slide out of place on the wearer's body; 
 (a) said areas of non-slipping material comprising soft plastics or a mixture of said soft plastics and silicone or latex rubber or both;  
 (b) said areas of non-slipping material having a thickness in the range of 0.001 mm to 0.5 mm;  
 (c) said areas of non-slipping material being permanently affixed to said garment;  
 (d) said garment being of construction including said stretch or non-stretch materials so as to be under sufficient tension on the said wearer's body to maintain contact between said areas of non-slipping material with said wearer's skin;  
 (e) said areas of non-slipping material being on an inner surface of said garment and being the surface of said garment in contact with said wearer's skin;  
 (f) said areas of non-slipping material being located on said garment inner surface in at least any one of the following garment locations or any combination thereof including on straps, cup areas or the torso encircling portion.  
   
   
   
       2 . A breast supporting garment including a torso portion, a breast supporting front portion and a back portion: 
 said garment comprising stretch or non-stretch fabric and having areas of non-slipping material on a surface of said fabric; said areas being of sufficient size and location to counter the tendency of said garment to slide out of place on the wearer's body; 
 (a) said areas of non-slipping material comprising silicone, latex rubber or soft plastics, or a mixture thereof;  
 (b) said areas of non-slipping material having a thickness in the range of greater than 0.5 mm to 2 mm;  
 (c) said areas of non-slipping material being permanently affixed to said garment;  
 (d) said garment being of construction including said stretch or non-stretch materials so as to be under sufficient tension on the said wearer's body to maintain contact between said areas of non-slipping material with said wearer's skin;  
 (e) said areas of non-slipping material being on the inner surface of said garment and being the surface of said garment in contact with said wearer's skin;  
 (f) said areas of non-slipping material being located on said garment inner surface in at least any one of the following garment locations or any combination thereof including on straps, cup areas or the torso encircling portion.