Brassiere

Abstract

The present application discloses a brassiere comprising: a housing forming an accommodation space therein, the housing having an opening communicating between interior and exterior of the accommodation space; a molded cup disposed within the accommodation space; and an elastic adhesive film and a reinforcement strip, wherein the reinforcement strip is bonded via the elastic adhesive film to a peripheral region of the opening.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A brassiere comprising:
 a housing forming an accommodation space therein, the housing having an opening communicating between interior and exterior of the accommodation space;   a molded cup disposed within the accommodation space; and   an elastic adhesive film and a reinforcement strip, wherein the reinforcement strip is bonded via the elastic adhesive film to a peripheral region of the opening.   
     
     
         2 . The brassiere according to  claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement strip is continuously arranged along a circumferential direction of the peripheral region of the opening. 
     
     
         3 . The brassiere according to  claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises an inner layer and an outer layer stacked together, the inner and outer layers being unbonded in a region corresponding to the accommodation space and at least partially bonded together in overlapping regions outside the accommodation space to form the accommodation space between the inner and outer layers. 
     
     
         4 . The brassiere according to  claim 3 , wherein the opening is disposed on the inner layer. 
     
     
         5 . The brassiere according to  claim 4 , wherein the reinforcement strip is bonded via the elastic adhesive film to a surface of the inner layer facing the outer layer. 
     
     
         6 . The brassiere according to  claim 1 , wherein the molded cup is fixed to the housing at fixation regions comprising an upper fixation region positioned above a wearer's nipple during use and a lower fixation region positioned below the wearer's nipple during use. 
     
     
         7 . The brassiere according to  claim 6 , wherein the molded cup is adhesively fixed to the housing at the fixation regions. 
     
     
         8 . The brassiere according to  claim 6 , wherein the upper fixation region has an extension length smaller than that of the lower fixation region. 
     
     
         9 . The brassiere according to  claim 1 , wherein the opening has an elongated shape with edge portions comprising two side edges and two end edges, the end edges being arcuate and the side edges being linear. 
     
     
         10 . The brassiere according to  claim 9 , wherein the end edges are circular arcs having, in a non-stretched state of the brassiere, a diameter greater than a spacing between the side edges. 
     
     
         11 . A brassiere comprising:
 a housing forming an accommodation space therein, the housing having an elongated opening communicating between interior and exterior of the accommodation space, the opening having edge portions comprising two linear side edges and two arcuate end edges;   a molded cup disposed within the accommodation space; and   an elastic adhesive film and a reinforcement strip continuously bonded via the elastic adhesive film along a circumferential direction of the peripheral region of the opening.   
     
     
         12 . The brassiere according to  claim 11 , wherein the housing comprises an inner layer and an outer layer stacked together, the inner and outer layers being unbonded in a region corresponding to the accommodation space and at least partially bonded together in overlapping regions outside the accommodation space to form the accommodation space between the inner and outer layers. 
     
     
         13 . The brassiere according to  claim 12 , wherein the opening is disposed on the inner layer. 
     
     
         14 . The brassiere according to  claim 13 , wherein the reinforcement strip is bonded via the elastic adhesive film to a surface of the inner layer facing the outer layer. 
     
     
         15 . The brassiere according to  claim 11 , wherein the molded cup is fixed to the housing at fixation regions comprising an upper fixation region positioned above a wearer's nipple during use and a lower fixation region positioned below the wearer's nipple during use. 
     
     
         16 . The brassiere according to  claim 15 , wherein the molded cup is adhesively fixed to the housing at the fixation regions. 
     
     
         17 . The brassiere according to  claim 15 , wherein the upper fixation region has an extension length smaller than that of the lower fixation region. 
     
     
         18 . A brassiere comprising:
 a housing forming an accommodation space therein, the housing having an opening communicating between interior and exterior of the accommodation space;   a molded cup disposed within the accommodation space and fixed to the housing at fixation regions comprising an upper fixation region positioned above a wearer's nipple during use and a lower fixation region positioned below the wearer's nipple during use; and   an elastic adhesive film and a reinforcement strip continuously bonded via the elastic adhesive film along a circumferential direction of the peripheral region of the opening.   
     
     
         19 . The brassiere according to  claim 18 , wherein the molded cup is adhesively fixed to the housing at the fixation regions. 
     
     
         20 . The brassiere according to  claim 18 , wherein the upper fixation region has an extension length smaller than that of the lower fixation region.