US5823852A
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Water bag type brassiere padding with a valve
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1997-05-29
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Granted: 1998-10-20
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Expires: 2017-05-29
Abstract
Abstract A water bag type brassiere mounted in one cup of a brassiere and having a valve partially projecting to the outside through which the volume of contained fluid in the padding can be adjusted with a syringe, the valve including a rubber valve body and a rubber binding sleeve sleeved onto the rubber valve body, the valve body having longitudinal center hole at its heat outside the padding, and a split forced to close by the binding sleeve, the split being opened to let fluid pass when a needle of a syringe is inserted into the longitudinal center hole of the valve body.
Inventors
- 👤 Chia-Hui Chu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 08:04
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41C; A41C3/00; A41C3/12; A41C3/14; A41C3/144; A41C3/10; A41C3/105; F; F16; F16K; F16K15/00; F16K15/14; F16K15/144; F16K15/147; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/7722; Y10T137/7837; Y10T137/7879; Y10T137/788; Y10T137/7882; Y10T137/7883
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
309 words
A water bag type brassiere, comprising: a brassiere having a pair of fabric covered cup portions; a pair of chambers respectively secured in each said cup portion of said brassiere, each of said chambers being formed by a pair of flexible watertight panels secured each to the other along respective peripheral edges thereof; a liquid within said chamber; a valve secured between said pair of panels of each said chamber at a location overlayed by said fabric covering a respective cup portion of said brassiere, said valve having a close state for preventing passage of fluid and an open state for passage of fluid, said valve including (a) a cylindrical valve body having an outer end and an inner end thereof, said valve body having a countersunk head disposed at said outer end thereof and disposed external said pair of panels of a respective chamber for tactile location of said valve through said fabric covering said cup portions of said brassiere, said valve body having a central hole extending longitudinally a predetermined distance from said outer end thereof, said central hole having a bottom, said valve body having a slit extending longitudinally between said bottom of said central hole and said inner end thereof, and (b) a binding sleeve disposed on an external surface of said cylindrical valve body, said binding sleeve imparting a compressive force on said cylindrical valve body to thereby maintain opposing wall portions of said cylindrical valve body as defined by said slit in contiguous contact for maintaining said valve in said closed state and, a syringe having a needle for piercing said fabric covering a respective cup portion of said brassiere for introduction into said central hole, said needle overcoming said compressive force applied to said cylindrical valve body to pass through said slit and adjust a volume of said liquid within said chamber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
309 words
A water bag type brassiere, comprising: a brassiere having a pair of fabric covered cup portions; a pair of chambers respectively secured in each said cup portion of said brassiere, each of said chambers being formed by a pair of flexible watertight panels secured each to the other along respective peripheral edges thereof; a liquid within said chamber; a valve secured between said pair of panels of each said chamber at a location overlayed by said fabric covering a respective cup portion of said brassiere, said valve having a close state for preventing passage of fluid and an open state for passage of fluid, said valve including (a) a cylindrical valve body having an outer end and an inner end thereof, said valve body having a countersunk head disposed at said outer end thereof and disposed external said pair of panels of a respective chamber for tactile location of said valve through said fabric covering said cup portions of said brassiere, said valve body having a central hole extending longitudinally a predetermined distance from said outer end thereof, said central hole having a bottom, said valve body having a slit extending longitudinally between said bottom of said central hole and said inner end thereof, and (b) a binding sleeve disposed on an external surface of said cylindrical valve body, said binding sleeve imparting a compressive force on said cylindrical valve body to thereby maintain opposing wall portions of said cylindrical valve body as defined by said slit in contiguous contact for maintaining said valve in said closed state and, a syringe having a needle for piercing said fabric covering a respective cup portion of said brassiere for introduction into said central hole, said needle overcoming said compressive force applied to said cylindrical valve body to pass through said slit and adjust a volume of said liquid within said chamber.
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