Whirlpool Corporation

Nike, Inc.

The Dial Corporation

Dana Reinisch

James S Owen

Charles L Jones

Jonathan M Dalton

Aaron Hayes

Ildefonso Resuello

Rafael Massei

Mark W Baldwin

Philip M Thompson

Tania L Aldous

Daniel Henry Quinlan

I-Chiang Sun

Allen D Wong

Paul W DeKoning

Timothy Edward McKeown

Raffaele Mazzei

Susan L Sokolowski

Dave R Knaub

Jorge Emilio Carbo, Jr

Dobriana Gheneva

A seamless athletic bra includes different regions with different levels of support. The bra is formed from layers of material adhered together. Altering the types of materials comprising the layers in a region changes the level of support in that region as compared with other regions of the bra. A first region having the lowest level of support is found in a back panel and in the molded cups. A second region having a medium level of support is found in the front portion of the strap. A third region having a high level of support is found in a framework that follows the contours of the molded cups and in a back portion of the strap.

Athletic bra

Sports bra

An athletic bra having a unitary, contiguous framework made of engineered laminated material and molded cups provides lightweight, breathable support and motion control. The framework comprises stretch, non-stretch and reinforcement zones in different areas of the bra and includes an integrated chest band, shoulder straps and a front exoskeleton onto which the molded cups are attached. The exoskeleton comprises an adjustable compression strap extending across the front and downward to a front central point of the chest band. The compression band provides adjustable compression and support and full separation of the breasts. The molded cups and exoskeleton achieve both encapsulation of each breast and compression of the breasts for motion control. The adjustment areas of the compression strap, the shoulder straps, and the back closure area provided with a robust hook which is selectively received into a series of adjustment slots or aligned perforations.

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Dana Reinisch