Patent attributes
An abdominal support article is disclosed for providing support to a user's abdomen. The abdominal support article includes a continuous tubular support band which encircles a user's abdomen, at least one left-front attachment component and at least one right-front attachment component on the continuous tubular support band, and a plurality of left support straps and right support straps which are to be wrapped around a user and attached to the attachment components of the continuous tubular support band. The at least one left-front attachment component and at least one right-front attachment component are specifically placed such that, in use, the abdominal support article is properly positioned to effectively simulate the bodily support normally provided by the transverse abdominis muscle. The abdominal support article may be incorporated into various support garments such as postpartum and post-surgical support garments and undergarments.
