Garment for supporting breasts and decreasing tension forces

Abstract

An undergarment for supporting breasts while decreasing tension and compression forces caused by the inner interaction between the undergarment components, the wearer's breasts, and torso may include a wider elastic center gore to which the cups are attached. As the wearer secures the undergarment around their torso, tension and compression forces, causing décolletage skin wrinkling may be dispersed by positioning the breasts away from the body's midline and creating a separation between the breasts.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An undergarment comprising:
 a support band comprising a gore element positioned between a first wing element on one side and a second wing element on another side;   the gore element comprising a first and second lateral portions defined by a first height, and a middle portion located between the first and second lateral portions, the middle portion being defined by a second height;   a pair of cups, a first cup affixed to the first wing element and the first lateral portion of the gore element, and a second cup affixed to the second wing and second lateral portion of the gore element;   each cup comprising an outer contour, the outer contour being defined by an outer perimeter; and   a wire substantially lining the outer perimeter of the outer contour of cup;   wherein the first height of the first and second lateral portions is greater than the second height of the middle portion of the center gore.   
     
     
         2 . The undergarment of  claim 1 , wherein the center support element comprises elastic material. 
     
     
         3 . The undergarment of  claim 1 , wherein the first height of the first side end and second side ends of the gore element is approximately 3½″. 
     
     
         4 . The undergarment of  claim 1 , wherein the second height of the middle portion of the gore element is approximately 1½″. 
     
     
         5 . The undergarment of  claim 1 , wherein the gore element is U-shaped. 
     
     
         6 . The undergarment of  claim 1 , wherein the support band comprises is defined by a length, wherein the length is approximately 27¾″. 
     
     
         7 . The undergarment of  claim 1 , wherein the support band is defined by a length. 
     
     
         8 . The undergarment of  claim 7 , wherein the length of the support band is approximately 27¾″. 
     
     
         9 . The undergarment of  claim 1 , wherein the support band comprises a fastening mechanism configured to fasten the support band around a wearer's torso. 
     
     
         10 . The undergarment of  claim 1 , wherein each cup is configured to substantially encase each of the wearer's breasts wherein the support band is fastened around the wearer's torso. 
     
     
         11 . The undergarment of  claim 10 , wherein the center gore comprises a material having elastomeric properties. 
     
     
         12 . The undergarment of  claim 11 , wherein the center gore is configured to expand and cause each cup to shift upwardly and outwardly and reduce tension forces acting upon the cups when the undergarment is worn by the wearer. 
     
     
         13 . The undergarment of  claim 12 , wherein the reduction in tension forces causes a reduction in compression forces acting upon the breast encased by each cup.