Brassiere for supporting prosthesis

Claim 1

A brassier for supporting a prosthesis on a woman after she has had breast surgery; the brassier comprising in combination: a pair of front panels each having a bottom seam, a top seam and a free edge with a seam thereon forming the top and bottom seams wherein the top seam is spaced from the bottom seam by a distance sufficiently great for the front panel to overlie surgical scars high on the chest of the woman wearing the brassiere by extending substantially straight across the woman's chest substantially above the natural cleavage line; back panel means, contiguous with the front panels, for connecting the front panels together and for extending under the arms and around the back of the woman wearing the brassiere; said back panel means being continuous and having a top and bottom seam, the top seam converging steeply toward the bottom seam whereby the back panel means is cut low with respect to the woman's arms to avoid any surgical incisions under the woman's arms; cup means in each front panel for supporting either one of the woman's breasts or a prosthesis; pocket means behind at least one of the cup means for containing a prosthesis, said pocket means being positioned substantially lower than the point at which the top seam joins the free edge of the front panel wherein the front panel is cut to fit with the top seam relatively high on the woman's chest relative to the pocket to cover any surgical scars on the woman's chest, fastening means disposed adjacent to the free edges of the front panels for connecting the edges together whereby the brassiere fastens in the front, and a flesh-toned, cotton cover for the prosthesis, the cover having a convex front surface and a pair of overlapping back flaps providing a closure through which the prosthesis is easily inserted and removed, the cover being used when wearing the prosthesis to prevent contact between the prosthesis and the woman's skin.