Removable bra pads incorporating a support structure

Abstract

A garment in the form of a removable bra pad incorporating a support structure is disclosed. A garment designed to be placed inside the cups of a bra to provide additional coverage, support, or shaping and to be easily removed and reinserted in the bra includes a bra pad and a support structure having a cord-like material attached to the perimeter of the bra pad.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A garment designed to be placed inside the cups of a bra to provide additional coverage, support, or shaping and to be easily removed and reinserted in the bra comprising:
 a bra pad; and   a support structure comprising a cord-like material attached to the perimeter of the bra pad.   
     
     
         2 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the length of the cord-like material is substantially equal to the perimeter of the pad such that the cord-like material runs on the perimeter of the pad creating a substantially closed loop around the perimeter of the pad. 
     
     
         3 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the cord-like material is attached to the outer surface of the pad. 
     
     
         4 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the cord-like material is attached to the inner surface of the pad. 
     
     
         5 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the bra pad comprises a first layer and a second layer and the cord-like material is sandwiched between the first layer and the second layer. 
     
     
         6 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the support structure further comprises a casing having a channel for holding the cord-like material therein. 
     
     
         7 . The garment of  claim 6 , wherein the casing is attached to the outer surface of the pad. 
     
     
         8 . The garment of  claim 6 , wherein the casing is attached to the inner surface of the pad. 
     
     
         9 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the cord-like material comprises a wire substantially round or cylindrical in shape. 
     
     
         10 . The garment of  claim 9 , wherein the wire is a heat-resistant plastic wire that possesses spring-like properties, thereby enabling it to return to the shape into which it was originally formed after being subjected to deformation. 
     
     
         11 . The garment of  claim 9 , wherein the wire is a heat-resistant metal wire that possesses spring-like properties, thereby enabling it to return to the shape into which it was originally formed after being subjected to deformation. 
     
     
         12 . The garment of  claim 9 , wherein the diameter of the wire is ranging from 0.5 mm to 1.5 mm. 
     
     
         13 . The garment of  claim 9 , wherein the diameter of the wire is ranging from 0.7 mm to 1 mm. 
     
     
         14 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the cord-like material comprises a wire having a flat shape and having a thickness ranging from 0.5 mm to 1.2 mm. 
     
     
         15 . The garment of  claim 6 , wherein the casing is made of cloth or fabric material. 
     
     
         16 . The garment of  claim 6 , wherein the casing is sandwiched between a first layer and a second layer of the pad. 
     
     
         17 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the cord-like material runs on the perimeter of the pad as one integral continuous piece. 
     
     
         18 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the cord-like material is comprised of plurality of pieces that are not touching each other, thereby forming a set of disconnected cord segments. 
     
     
         19 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the length of the cord-like material is ranging from 70% to 95% of the perimeter of the pad such that the cord-like material runs on the perimeter of the pad creating a partially closed loop around the perimeter of the pad. 
     
     
         20 . The garment of  claim 6 , wherein the casing is detachably attached to the perimeter of the pad.