ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,402,667, issued on Sept. 2.
"Bungee bra" was invented by Gary Dean Ragner (Gainesville, Fla.) and Louise Ann Dapoz (Akron, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support bra made with an elastic fabric and having an under band that displays a variable elasticity from top to bottom with a top portion of the under band having a larger elastic tension than a bottom portion of the under band during use. The support bra may also define relaxed elastic zones in the cup area of the support bra where the elastic fabric is deformed by varying amounts across its surface."
The patent was filed on March 31, 2022, under Application No. 17/710,892.
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