Bra cup structure

Abstract

The present invention provides a bra cup structure, which includes: two cup sections, each of which comprises: a cup body, which has an outside surface and an inside surface, the cup body including a C-shaped padding section, the C-shaped padding section having a thickness that is gradually increased from an edge of the C-shaped padding section toward a central portion so that the inside surface shows a raised C-shaped area; an outer covering layer, which is set on and covers the outside surface of the cup body; and an inner lining layer, which is set on and covers the inside surface of the cup body, the inner lining layer having a skin contact surface. The C-shaped padding section helps push inwardly the breasts for concentrating toward the middle and pushing up the breasts.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A bra cup structure, comprising:
 two cup sections, each of which comprises:   a cup body, which has an outside surface and an inside surface, the cup body including a C-shaped padding section, the C-shaped padding section having a thickness that is gradually increased from an edge of the C-shaped padding section toward a central portion so that the inside surface shows a raised C-shaped area;   an outer covering layer, which is set on and covers the outside surface of the cup body; and   an inner lining layer, which is set on and covers the inside surface of the cup body, the inner lining layer having a skin contact surface.   
     
     
         2 . The bra cup structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the cup body includes an outer edge, an inner edge, and a bottom edge, the C-shaped padding section being formed of a first end section and a second end section that are connected to each other, the second end section having a width and a length that are greater than the first end section, the first end section being arranged to generally extend along the outer edge, the second end section being arranged to generally extend along the bottom edge, the first end section and the second end section defining an opening that faces toward the inner edge. 
     
     
         3 . The bra cup structure according to  claim 2 , wherein the first end section has an end that is not connected to the second end section and is curved towards an inward side of the cup body to form a curved section. 
     
     
         4 . The bra cup structure according to  claim 3 , wherein the skin contact surface includes a plurality of embossed pattern sections. 
     
     
         5 . The bra cup structure according to  claim 4 , wherein the embossed pattern sections are uniformly distributed on the skin contact surface. 
     
     
         6 . The bra cup structure according to  claim 5 , wherein the embossed pattern sections are made of silicon rubber. 
     
     
         7 . The bra cup structure according to  claim 6 , wherein the embossed pattern sections are formed through stamping. 
     
     
         8 . The bra cup structure according to  claim 1 , wherein an edge covering strip is arranged along a lower edge of the two cup sections, the edge covering strip being connected to and fixed on the two cup sections by a first sewing section, the first sewing section including stitching formed on the lower edge of the two cup sections 
     
     
         9 . The bra cup structure according to  claim 8 , wherein a second sewing section is arranged on the lower edge at a site where the two cup sections are adjacent to each other to connect and fix the two cup sections and the edge covering strip together, the second sewing section having an area that is smaller than the first sewing section. 
     
     
         10 . The bra cup structure according to  claim 9 , wherein the second sewing section is narrower and shorter and denser than the first sewing section. 
     
     
         11 . The bra cup structure according to  claim 10 , wherein the second sewing section has a length that is around 0.5-2 centimeters and a width that is around 0.05-0.5 centimeters. 
     
     
         12 . The bra cup structure according to  claim 11 , wherein the length of the second sewing section is around 1 centimeter and the width is around 0.1 centimeters. 
     
     
         13 . The bra cup structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the cup body, the outer covering layer, and the inner lining layer are combined through press-bonding and include no stitching. 
     
     
         14 . The bra cup structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the inner lining layer comprises elastic fabric. 
     
     
         15 . The bra cup structure according to  claim 3 , wherein the C-shaped padding section has the thickest portion having a thickness of 2 centimeters.