Brassiere with elastic support straps

Claim 1

A BRASSIERE COMPRISING A FRONT BODY BAND SECTION, A PAIR OF BREAST POCKETS SECURED AT THEIR LOWER EDGES TO THE ADJACENT UPPER EDGE OF THE FRONT BODY BAND SECTION, AND A PAIR OF SIDE PANELS SECURED AT THEIR FRONT ENDS OF THE ADJACENT EDGES OF SAID FRONT BODY AND BAND SECTION AND TO THE ADJACENT EDGES OF SAID BREAST POCKETS, AND A PAIR OF STRAPS OF ELASTIC MATERIAL, EACH OF SAID PAIR OF STRAPS HAVING ONE EDGE THEREOF SECURED ALONG ONE END PORTION OF ITS LENGTH TO AN UPPER LONGITUDINAL EDGE PORTION OF EACH OF SAID SIDE PANELS AND ALONG AN UPPER AND INWARDLY FACING EDGE PORTION OF THE BREAST POCKET ADJACENT TO THE SIDE PANEL TO WHICH THE STRAP IS ATTACHED, THE PORTION OF EACH STRAP BETWEEN ITS ATTACHMENT TO THE SIDE PANEL AND BREAST POCKET BEING LOOPED FREE TO FORM SHOULDER STRAPS, EACH OF SAID STRAPS CONTINUING PAST THE MEDIAL CENTERLINE OF THE BRASSIERE IN CROSS-OVER RELATION AND UNDER THE LOWER PORTION OF THE OPPOSITE BREAST POCKET TOWARDS THE ADJACENT SIDE PANEL TO WHICH THE SAID LATTER BREAST POCKET IS ATTACHED, THE SAID STRAPS AT THEIR POINT OF CROSS-OVER BEING FREE TO MOVE INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER, EACH PORTION ONLY TO THE LOWER SECURED ALONG ITS LOWER EDGE PORTION ONLY TO THE LOWER EDGE PORTION OF THE BREAST POCKET TO WHICH IT IS PASSED UNDER AND TO THE ADJACENT UPPER EDGE PORTION OF THE SAID FRONT BODY BAND SECTION, THE UNATTACHED PORTION OF THE STRAP BELOW EACH BREAST POCKET FORMING AN UPSTANDING FLEXIBLE SUPPORT TO THE UNDER PORTION OF THE BREAST POCKETS.