Athletic bra

Abstract

A sports garment includes a cup portion that receives and conforms to a user's breasts, a base portion disposed along a bottom edge of the cup portion, a first strap portion disposed along a first side edge of the base portion, and a second strap portion disposed along a second side edge of the base portion. The first and second strap portions each include a shoulder strap that may be removably coupled to the cup portion to adjust the tension of the sports garment and a side strap that may be removably coupled to a front surface of the base portion to adjust the tension of the sports garment. The first and second side straps may flex between an open position and a wrapped position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A sports bra, comprising:
 a cup portion configured to receive and conform to breasts of a user;   a base portion disposed along a bottom edge of the cup portion;   a first strap portion disposed along a first side edge of the base portion, the first strap portion comprising:
 a first side strap configured to be removably fastened to a front surface of the base portion to adjust tension of the sports bra, and 
 a first shoulder strap; 
   a second strap portion disposed along a second side edge of the base portion, the second strap portion comprising:
 a second side strap configured to be removably fastened to the front surface of the base portion to adjust tension of the sports bra, and 
 a second shoulder strap; 
   a first slot configured to receive one of the first and second side straps such when the sports bra is in a wrapped position, the first and second strap portions are configured to overlap each other to wrap around a torso of the user; and   a second slot on the cup portion configured to receive one of the first shoulder strap and the second shoulder strap to adjust a tension of the sports bra.   
     
     
         2 . The sports bra of  claim 1 , wherein the second slot is spaced apart from an edge of the cup portion. 
     
     
         3 . The sports bra of  claim 1 , further comprising a third slot on the cup portion configured to receive the other of the first shoulder strap and second shoulder strap. 
     
     
         4 . The sports bra of  claim 1 , wherein the first slot is on the base portion. 
     
     
         5 . The sports bra of  claim 1 , wherein the first slot is on one of the first strap portion or the second strap portion. 
     
     
         6 . The sports bra of  claim 1 , wherein when the first and second side straps are set in an open position, the first and second strap portions do not overlap each other such that a back surface of the base portion is exposed to receive the torso of the user. 
     
     
         7 . The sports bra of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first shoulder strap and the second shoulder strap comprise a first fastener portion disposed at a distal end of the at least one of the first and second shoulder straps and a second fastener portion disposed adjacent to the first fastener portion and configured to removably couple with the first fastener portion. 
     
     
         8 . The sport bra of  claim 7 , wherein the first fastener portion comprises a hook strap and second fastener portion comprises a loop strap. 
     
     
         9 . The sport bra of  claim 7 , wherein the first fastener portion comprises a hook and the second fastener portion comprises a plurality of holes formed in the at least one of the first and second shoulder straps. 
     
     
         10 . The sports bra of  claim 1 , wherein the base portion comprises a first fastening section disposed on the front surface of the base portion and a second fastening section disposed on the front surface of the base portion and spatially separated from the first fastening section, and
 wherein the first strap portion comprises a first fastening member disposed on the first side strap and configured to be removably fastened to the second fastening section of the base portion, and the second strap portion comprises a second fastening member disposed on the second side strap and configured to be removably fastened to the first fastening section of the base.   
     
     
         11 . The sports bra of  claim 10 , wherein the first and second fastening members and the first and second fastening sections are hook-and-loop fasteners. 
     
     
         12 . The sports bra of  claim 10 , wherein the first slot is on the base portion and between: (i) the first fastening section and the first side edge or (ii) the second fastening section and the second side edge. 
     
     
         13 . The sports bra of  claim 1 , wherein the cup portion comprises a first frontal seamless layer comprised of an elastic material, the base portion comprises a second frontal seamless layer comprised of an elastic material, the first strap portion comprises a third frontal seamless layer comprised of an elastic material, and the second strap portion comprises a fourth frontal seamless layer comprised of an elastic material. 
     
     
         14 . The sports bra of  claim 13 , wherein the cup portion comprises a first interior layer comprised of a mesh material and a second interior layer comprised of a rigid material. 
     
     
         15 . The sports bra of  claim 1 , wherein the first strap portion comprises a first back panel extending from the first side edge of the base portion, and the first side and shoulder straps merge at the first back panel; and
 wherein the second strap portion comprises a second back panel extending from the second side edge of the base portion, and the second side and shoulder straps merge at the second back panel.   
     
     
         16 . The sport bra of  claim 1 , wherein the cup portion comprises a first flap, a second flap, and a coupling assembly configured to removably couple mating edges of the first and second flaps together. 
     
     
         17 . The sport bra of  claim 16 , wherein the coupling assembly comprises a zipper. 
     
     
         18 . The sports bra of  claim 1 , wherein the first shoulder strap and the second shoulder strap are configured to cross over each other along a back of the user. 
     
     
         19 . The sports bra of  claim 1 , wherein the first side edge of the base portion is on a first side of the sports bra, and wherein the second side strap and the second shoulder strap are configured to removably fasten to the first side of the sports bra. 
     
     
         20 . A sports bra, comprising:
 a cup portion configured to receive and conform to breasts of a user;   a base portion disposed along a bottom edge of the cup portion;   a first strap portion coupled to the base portion, the first strap portion comprising a first side strap and a first shoulder strap;   a second strap portion coupled to the base portion, the second strap portion comprising a second side strap and a second shoulder strap;   a first slot configured to receive one of the first and second side straps; and   a second slot on the cup portion configured to receive one of the first and second shoulder straps.