Long-line brassiere

Claim 1

IN A LONG-LINE BRASSIERE OF THE TYPE HAVING A FRONT SECTION, REAR PANELS, AND REAR CLOSURE MEANS WITH A DORSAL BAND ARRANGEMENT AND SHOULDER STRAPS EACH RESPECTIVELY SECURED THERETO FOR PERMITTING BARRIERE ACCOMMODATION TO CHEST CAVITY EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION AND FOR SUPPORTING AND CONTROLLING THE CENTER ABDOMINAL REGION OF THE WEARER, SAID FRONT SECTION COMPRISING: (A) TWO CUPS; (B) AN UNDERBUST SECTION INCLUDING A GENERALLY, DIAMOND-SHAPED, CENTER GUSSET, A CENTER PANEL AND A PAIR OF SAID PANELS; WHEREIN (C) SAID CENTER PANEL HAS A GENERALLY, V-SHAPED INDENTATION AT THE UPPER CENTER THEREOF; AND WHEREIN (D) SAID GUSSET IS SECURED ALONG ITS UPPER EDGES TO THE LOWER-INNER EDGES OF SAID CUPS AND ALONG ITS LOWER EDGES TO THE EDGES OF SAID INDENTATION; AND WHEREIN (E) SAID CUPS ARE RESPECTIVELY SECURED ALONG THEIR INNER EDGES TO THE UPPER EDGES OF SAID CENTER PANEL AND TO THE UPPER EDGE OF THEIR CORRESPONDING SIDE PANEL; AND WHEREIN (F) SAID SIDE SECTIONS ARE RESPECTIVELY SECURED ALONG THEIR OUTER EDGES TO THE INNER EDGES OF SAID REAR PANELS AND RESPECTIVELY SECURED ALONG THEIR INNER EDGES TO THE OUTER EDGES OF SAID CENTER PANEL; AND WHEREIN (G) THE LOWER EDGES OF SAID CENTER PANEL, REAR PANELS, AND SIDE SECTION FORM THE LOWER EDGES OF THE BRASSIERE; AND WHEREBY (H) GIRTHWISE EXPANSION OF THE CHEST CAVITY OF THE WEARER PRODUCES A GIRTHWISE STRETCH WITHIN THE BRASSIERE AND PERMITS SAID BRASSIERS TO ACCOMMODATE TO SAID EXPANSIONS AND TO MAINTAIN ITS PROPER POSITION ON THE BODY DURING USE; AND WHEREBY (I) SAID CENTER GUSSET, CENTER PANEL AND SIDE PANELS OF SAID FRONT SECTION PROVIDE SUPPORT AND CONTROL OF THE CENTER ABDOMINAL REGION OF THE WEARER.