Brassiere

Claim 1

IN A BRASSIERE HAVING A PAIR OF BUST-SUPPORTING CUPS EACH INCLUDING AN UPPER OUTER GUADRANT, (A) A LONGIDUDINALLY RESILIENT WAISTBAND SECURED TO THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID CUPS AND HAVING INTERENGAGEABLE TERMINAL MEMBERS NORMALLY POSITIONABLE AT THE BACK OF THE WEARER, (B) A MIDRIFF SECTION DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID CUPS AND SECURED THERETO AND TO THE WAISTBAND, (C) A LONGITUDINALLY RESILIENT, RELATIVELY LONG BAND EXTENDING ACROSS AND SECURED TO THE TOP OF EACH CUP AND TO THE MIDRIFF SECTION, ADAPTED TO EXTEND OVER THE WEARER''S SHOULDERS AND THENCE DOWN TOWARD AND ATTACHED TO SAID TERMINAL MEMBERS, AND (D) A LONGITUDINALLY RESILIENT, RELATIVELY SHORT TRANSVERSE BAND SECURED ALONG ONE LONGITUDINAL EDGE TO THE UPPER-OUTER QUADRANT OF EACH CUP AT LEAST A PORTION OF ITS OTHER LONGITUDINAL EDGE BEING FREE, AND HAVING ITS UPPER END ATTACHED TO THE LONG BAND AND EXTENDING GENERALLY TRANSVERSELY THEREFROM TOWARD THE WAISTBAND AND HAVING ITS LOWER END SECURED TO THE LOWER PORTION OF THE BRASSIERE, (E) SAID LONG AND SHORT BANDS BEING LONGITUDINALLY ELONGATABLE IN DIRECTIONS GENERALNORMAL TO EACH OTHER, WHEREBY THEY WILL SERVE AS TRANSVERSE SUPPORTING TRUSSES TO MAINTAIN SAID CUPS SUBSTANTIALLY IN POSITION UPON STRENUOUS ARM AND SHOULDER MOVEMENTS OF THE WEARER.