Improvements to brassieres

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EP 2 087 799 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	21.10.2009 Bulletin 2009/43

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	12.08.2009 Bulletin 2009/33

(21)	Application number: 09075168.6

(22)	Date of filing: 16.02.2007

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A41C 3/00^(2006.01)

A41C 3/12^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

21.12.2006 US 614313
14.02.2007 US 674834

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	07250664.5 / 1935263

(71)	Applicant: Regina Miracle International Enterprises Limited
	Kwai Chung, N. T. (HK)

(72)	Inventor:
	Liu, Zhen Qiang Kwai Chung, N.T. (HK)

(74)	Representative: Jackson, Richard Eric et al
	Carpmaels & Ransford 43-45 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA London WC1A 2RA (GB)

(54)	Improvements to brassieres

(57) A bra that includes two breast cups that each include an outer fabric layer and an inner fabric layer and wherein a neckline perimeter of each breast cup is defined at least by one of the outer fabric layer and inner fabric layer, wherein at each breast cup, a core pad is captured between the inner fabric layer and the outer fabric layer that includes a tapered perimeter region to define a thin perimeter region, said thin perimeter region located inward of the neckline perimeter.

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