Chadwick, Douglas Owen; Brindisi, Mala Kathleen;

Brassiere sizer

A brassiere sizer includes a housing having a front, side, and rear walls. A first set of indicia is provided on the front wall and comprises length increments equally spaced apart and disposed in a circular array on the side wall and a second indicia is provided on the front wall and comprises brassiere cup size indicia equally spaced apart and in an arcuate array concentric with the first set of indicia. A dial mounted on the first member for rotation about a rotation axis concentric with the first set of indicia, and a third set of indicia is provided on the dial in a spaced apart circular array and denominating length increments and disposed adjacent to the first set of indicia. A window in the dial is positioned to be adjacent to the cup size indicia on the front housing face. First and second measurement tapes are mounted on the housing for sliding movement. The length measurement indicia on the first member corresponds to the length increment on the first tape and the length measurement indicia on the second member corresponds to the length measurement indicia on the second tape.

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I claim:

1. A brassiere sizer comprising:

a first member having first and second sides, a first set of indicia on the first member and comprising length increments equally spaced apart and disposed in a circular array,

a connector mounted on one side of the first member for mounting the first member on a brassiere band,

a second member mounted on the first member for rotation about a rotation axis concentric with the first set of indicia, a second set of indicia on the second member spaced apart in a circular array and comprising length increments and disposed adjacent to the first set of indicia,

a third set of indicia on one of the first and second members and comprising brassiere cup size indicia equally spaced apart and in an arcuate array concentric with the first set of indicia,

an indicator provided on the other of the first and second members and positioned to be adjacent to the cup size indicia on the one of the first and second members,

first and second measurement tapes mounted on the first member for sliding movement relative thereto, and each including length increment indicia,

the length measurement indicia on the first member corresponding to the length increment indicia on the first tape and the length measurement indicia on the second member corresponding to the length increment indicia on the second tape,

whereby when the length increment indicia on the second member corresponding with the measurement around the torso of a person wearing a brassiere along the lower brassiere band is aligned with the length increment indicia on the periphery of the first member corresponding with the measurement made by the second tape around the torso of the person and across the person's breasts, the indicator indicates the breast cup size in the third indicia.

2. The brassiere sizer set forth in claim 1 wherein said third set of indicia is on the front face of the first member and the indicator is on said second member.

3. The brassiere sizer set forth in claim 1 wherein said first member comprises a housing having a front face and a rear face, said housing having a generally annular sidewall, the first indicia being disposed on the sidewall of the housing, said third indicia being on the front face of said housing, said second member comprising a dial rotatably mounted on the front face of said housing, said second indicia being disposed on the outer periphery of the second member.

4. The brassiere sizer set forth in claim 3 wherein said indicator comprises a window on the dial and spaced from the rotational axis of the dial a distance equal to the radius of the arc formed by the second indicia so that one of the third indicia will appear in said window for various rotational positions of the dial.

5. The brassiere sizer set forth in claim 4 and including a pair of openings spaced apart in the sidewall of the housing for slidably supporting the first tape and a second pair of spaced apart openings in the housing for slidably supporting the second tape.

6. The brassiere sizer set forth in claim 5 wherein said connector comprises a clip on the rear face of the housing.

7. The brassiere sizer set forth in claim 3 and including a pair of openings spaced apart in the sidewall of the housing for slidably supporting the first tape a second pair of spaced apart openings in the housing for slidably supporting the second tape.

8. The brassiere sizer set forth in claim 2 wherein said indicator comprises a window on the second member and spaced from the rotational axis of the second member a distance equal to the radius of the arc formed by the second indicia so that one of the third indicia will appear in said window for various rotational positions of the second member.

9. The brassiere sizer set forth in claim 1 wherein said connector comprises a clip on the rear face of the housing.

10. A brassiere sizer comprising:

a first member having thereon a first set of indicia representing length increments disposed in an arcuate array;

a connector mounted on said first member for mounting said sizer to a brassiere band;

a second member mounted to said first member and having thereon a second set of indicia representing length increments disposed in an arcuate array adjacent to and concentric with said first set of indicia;

a third set of indicia on one of said first and second members representing brassiere cup sizes and disposed in an arcuate array;

a indicator provided on the other of said first and second members and positioned adjacent said third set of indicia; and

a first and a second tape supported by one of said first and second members and including length increment indicia, said first tape adapted to measure the length around the torso of a person wearing a brassiere along the lower brassiere band, said second tape adapted to measure the length around the torso and across the breasts of a person wearing a brassiere;

whereby when the length increment from said first tape on said first set of indicia is aligned with the length increment from said second tape on said second set of indicia, said indicator aligns with said third set of indicia to indicate the breast cup size of the person.

11. The brassiere sizer of claim 10, wherein said second member is pivotally moveable relative to said first member.

12. The brassiere sizer of claim 10, wherein said first member is a housing and wherein said second member is a dial.

13. The brassiere sizer of claim 10, wherein said connector is a clip.

14. The brassiere sizer of claim 10, wherein said first and second tapes are slidably supported by said on first and second members.