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`POCKET BRA SYSTEM
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`APPLICATION
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`FOR UNIT
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`SPECIFICATION
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`TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
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`BE
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`IT KNOWN THAT I,
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`STATES OF AMERICA, have invented new and useful
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`a POCKET BRA SYSTEM of which the following is a specification:
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`SHARON J. GOFF,
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`BRA SYSTEM
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`OF THE
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`BACKGROUND
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`Field of
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`the
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`The present
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`inve
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`ntion relates to a pocket bra syst
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`em and
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`more particularly pert
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`tains to removably receiving a handheld
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`electronic
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`device while providing support and shape to the
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`breasts of
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`a wearer,
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`the receiving and supporting and shaping
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`SUMMARY OF
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`In view of the disadvantages inherent
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`bra systems of known designs and configurations now present
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`in
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`the prior art,
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`the present
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`invention provides an improved pocket
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`bra system.
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`As such,
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`the general purpose of the present
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`invention,
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`which will be described subsequently in greater
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`is to provide a new and improved pocket bra system and
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`detail,
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` me thod which has all the advantages of
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`the prior art and none of
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`the disadvantages.
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`To attain this,
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`the present
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`invention essentially comprises
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`a pocket bra system.
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`First provided is a strap assembly which
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`includes a
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`chest strap and shoulder straps. Similarly
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` left and right cups are provided.
`configured
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`The strap
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`assembly
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`is attached to the cups whereby the strap assembly adheres the
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`cups to a wearer.
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`Each cup has curved upper,
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`lower,
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`interior
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`and exterior edges.
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`Fach cup has inside and outside surfaces.
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`A patch is operatively associated with each cup.
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` Each patch
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`has a li
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`edges.
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`near upper edge and curved lower,
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`interior and exterior
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`Fach patch has inside and outside surfaces.
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`Stitching
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`couples the lower,
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` each patch to
`interior and exterior edges of
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`the lower,
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`interior and exterior edges of an associated cup.
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`A
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`linear opening is formed along th
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`Piping covers the
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`ach patch.
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`ach patch.
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`The piping is
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`adapted to allow the patch to move away
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`back toward the
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`cup between open and closed orientations.
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` In other embodiments,
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`any of the
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`pockets disclosed herein
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`may have a closure structure,
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`such as
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`a hook and loop connector,
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`zipper,
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`a