Pre-encased underwire assembly

摘要

Disclosed herein are encased underwire assemblies and methods of manufacturing such assemblies for attachment to an article of clothing. An encased underwire assembly may comprise an underwire having an inner radius, an outer radius, a first end and a second end, and a fabric enclosure having a first fastened side adjacent the inner radius, a first sealed end adjacent the first end, and a second sealed end adjacent the second end of the underwire. In a method of manufacturing such assembly, a fabric enclosure may be created by bringing together opposite side edges of a fabric layer and fastening the opposite side edges to one another, inserting an underwire into a first open end of the fabric enclosure until a first end and a second end of the underwire are housed within the fabric enclosure, and sealing the first open end and a second open end of the fabric enclosure.

主权项

1. A method of manufacturing an encased underwire assembly for attachment to an article of clothing, comprising:
creating a fabric enclosure by bringing together opposite side edges of a fabric layer and fastening the opposite side edges to one another substantially along a length thereof; inserting an underwire into a first open end of the fabric enclosure and continuing to pass the underwire through the fabric enclosure until a first end and a second end of the underwire are housed within the fabric enclosure, an outer convex surface of the underwire located adjacent the fastened opposite side edges; and sealing the first open end and a second open end of the fabric enclosure, wherein sealing the first and second open ends of the fabric enclosure creates first and second sealed ends and first and second extension ends extending outwardly from the first and second sealed ends of the fabric enclosure respectively.