Medical bra having extra base support

Abstract

Disclosed is a medical bra having extra base support which includes a first cup area having a first flap affixed to the first cup area at a first base of the first cup area. The medical bra also includes a second cup area having a second flap affixed to the second cup area at a second base of the second cup area. The medical bra has a first set of hooks on a first shoulder area of a wearer. The medical bra further includes a second set of hooks on a second shoulder area of the wearer. An ice pack is securable between any one of the first cup area and the first flap and the second cup area and the second flap, so that the ice pack does not need to directly touch a skin and result in an ice burn.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A medical bra, comprising:
 a first cup area having a first flap that is affixed to the first cup area at a first base of the first cup area through a first support strip created from a spacer fabric;   a second cup area having a second flap that is affixed to the second cup area at a second base of the second cup area through a second support strip created from the spacer fabric;   a first set of hooks on a first shoulder area of a wearer that is nearest to the first cup area through which the first flap affixes to the first cup area of the medical bra, wherein the first set of hooks are spaced apart to provide different pressures at which a first breast covered by the first cup area is lifted upwards when the first flap folds over the first cup area and is attached to any one of the first set of hooks; and   a second set of hooks on a second shoulder area of the wearer that is nearest to the second cup area through which the second flap affixes to the second cup area of the medical bra, wherein the second set of hooks are spaced apart to provide the different pressures at which a second breast covered by the second cup area is lifted upwards when the second flap folds over the second cup area and is attached to any one of the second set of hooks, and
 wherein an ice pack is securable between any one of the first cup area and the first flap and the second cup area and the second flap, so that the ice pack does not need to directly touch a skin and result in an ice burn. 
   
     
     
         2 . The medical bra of  claim 1 :
 wherein the spacer fabric has three layers of monofilament yarns standing between an upper fabric and a backing fabric.   
     
     
         3 . The medical bra of  claim 2  wherein the spacer fabric is woven together on a knitting machine without requiring any gluing. 
     
     
         4 . The medical bra of  claim 3  wherein the spacer fabric has an air-spaced interior core to provide breathability to a breast area of a female wearer. 
     
     
         5 . The medical bra of  claim 4 :
 wherein the spacer fabric includes a resiliently compressible monofilament yarn in a middle layer to provide for ventilation and to move moisture away from a body of the female wearer, and   wherein the middle layer is created from a polyester material.   
     
     
         6 . The medical bra of  claim 5  wherein the spacer fabric to simulate a stretchability, a compressibility, and a resiliency of a conventional foam material while providing enhanced air and moisture permeability. 
     
     
         7 . The medical bra of  claim 6 :
 wherein a spacer material to protect the breast area of the wearer,   wherein the spacer material to mask an outline of a bottom of a breast when viewed externally from the medical bra to prevent an appearance of a dissymmetry caused by a surgical procedure,   wherein the spacer material is permanently woven into the medical bra, and   wherein the medical bra having the spacer material to provide a lifting support to the wearer of their breasts.   
     
     
         8 . A medical bra, comprising:
 a first cup area having a first flap that is affixed to the first cup area at a first base of the first cup area through a first support strip created from a spacer fabric;   a second cup area having a second flap that is affixed to the second cup area at a second base of the second cup area through a second support strip created from the spacer fabric;   a first set of hooks on a first shoulder area of a wearer that is nearest to the first cup area through which the first flap affixes to the first cup area of the medical bra, wherein the first set of hooks are spaced apart to provide different pressures at which a first breast covered by the first cup area is lifted upwards when the first flap folds over the first cup area and is attached to any one of the first set of hooks; and   a second set of hooks on a second shoulder area of the wearer that is nearest to the second cup area through which the second flap affixes to the second cup area of the medical bra, wherein the second set of hooks are spaced apart to provide the different pressures at which a second breast covered by the second cup area is lifted upwards when the second flap folds over the second cup area and is attached to any one of the second set of hooks,
 wherein a spacer material to mask an outline of a bottom of a breast when viewed externally from the medical bra to prevent an appearance of a dissymmetry caused by a surgical procedure, 
 wherein the spacer material is permanently woven into the medical bra, and 
 wherein the medical bra having the spacer material to provide lifting support to the wearer of their breasts. 
   
     
     
         9 . The medical bra of  claim 8 :
 wherein an ice pack is securable between any one of the first cup area and the first flap and the second cup area and the second flap, so that the ice pack does not need to directly touch a skin and result in an ice burn, and   wherein the spacer fabric has three layers of monofilament yarns standing between an upper fabric and a backing fabric.   
     
     
         10 . The medical bra of  claim 9  wherein the spacer fabric is woven together on a knitting machine without requiring any gluing. 
     
     
         11 . The medical bra of  claim 10  wherein the spacer fabric has an air-spaced interior core to provide breathability to a breast area of a female wearer. 
     
     
         12 . The medical bra of  claim 11 :
 wherein the spacer fabric includes a resiliently compressible monofilament yarn in a middle layer to provide for ventilation and to move moisture away from a body of the female wearer, and   wherein the middle layer is created from a polyester material.   
     
     
         13 . The medical bra of  claim 12  wherein the spacer fabric to simulate a stretchability, a compressibility, and a resiliency of a conventional foam material while providing enhanced air and moisture permeability. 
     
     
         14 . The medical bra of  claim 13 :
 wherein the spacer material to protect the breast area of the wearer.   
     
     
         15 . A medical bra, comprising:
 a first cup area having a first flap that is affixed to the first cup area at a first base of the first cup area through a first support strip created from a spacer fabric;   a second cup area having a second flap that is affixed to the second cup area at a second base of the second cup area through a second support strip created from the spacer fabric;   a first set of hooks on a first shoulder area of a wearer that is nearest to the first cup area through which the first flap affixes to the first cup area of the medical bra, wherein the first set of hooks are spaced apart to provide different pressures at which a first breast covered by the first cup area is lifted upwards when the first flap folds over the first cup area and is attached to any one of the first set of hooks; and   a second set of hooks on a second shoulder area of the wearer that is nearest to the second cup area through which the second flap affixes to the second cup area of the medical bra, wherein the second set of hooks are spaced apart to provide the different pressures at which a second breast covered by the second cup area is lifted upwards when the second flap folds over the second cup area and is attached to any one of the second set of hooks,   wherein an ice pack is securable between any one of the first cup area and the first flap and the second cup area and the second flap, so that the ice pack does not need to directly touch a skin and result in an ice burn,   wherein the spacer fabric includes a resiliently compressible monofilament yarn in a middle layer to provide for ventilation and to move moisture away from a body of a female wearer, and   wherein the middle layer is created from a polyester material.   
     
     
         16 . The medical bra of  claim 15 :
 wherein the spacer fabric has three layers of monofilament yarns standing between an upper fabric and a backing fabric.   
     
     
         17 . The medical bra of  claim 16  wherein the spacer fabric is woven together on a knitting machine without requiring any gluing. 
     
     
         18 . The medical bra of  claim 17  wherein the spacer fabric has an air-spaced interior core to provide breathability to a breast area of the female wearer. 
     
     
         19 . The medical bra of  claim 18 :
 wherein the spacer fabric includes the resiliently compressible monofilament yarn in the middle layer to provide for ventilation and to move moisture away from the body of the female wearer, and   wherein the middle layer is created from the polyester material.   
     
     
         20 . The medical bra of  claim 19 :
 wherein the spacer fabric to simulate a stretchability, a compressibility, and a resiliency of a conventional foam material while providing enhanced air and moisture permeability,   wherein a spacer material to protect the breast area of the wearer,   wherein the spacer material to mask an outline of a bottom of a breast when viewed externally from the medical bra to prevent an appearance of a dissymmetry caused by a surgical procedure,   wherein the spacer material is permanently woven into the medical bra, and   wherein the medical bra having the spacer material to provide lifting support to the wearer of their breasts.