Framework for the rigidification of a part of garment, made of a thermoplastic or thermosetting material with rigidification longitudinal fibres
US6053800A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 6, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA41C3/128
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A framework is disclosed for the rigidification of a part of a garment, which may typically be the curved underwire support of a brassiere. The framework is formed of a molded plastic, which may be thermoplastic or thermosetting and includes short rigidified fibers embedded therein. The fibers are oriented along curvatures which are parallel to the curvature of the framework. The fibers which can be glass, carbon or aromatic polyamides, are preferably a polyamide in which one aromatic group is substituted for an aliphatic group in an aliphatic chain, or a combination of these materials.
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