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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151372 | Breast feeding cover Presented is a nursing cover with a neck strap which attaches the cover to a nursing mother's neck. The cover body of the device covers the nursing mother's front torso, and specifically covers a nursing infant. The cover includes structure which holds the cover sli... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8091145 | Nursing cover Examples of a nursing cover are described, including a sheet having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a first side edge and a second side edge, wherein a strap is coupled to the top edge of the sheet and a plurality of D-rings are coupled using another strap to the top... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7895668 | Nursing apron A nursing apron for a breastfeeding mother is disclosed. The apron comprises a blanket of sufficiently large size to wrap around an upper portion of the mother's torso, and fixing means arranged so as to retain the blanket around the mother's torso. The fixing means... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7810171 | Nursing garment A T-shirt style nursing garment is described. A T-shirt or other type of torso garment has an opening along the sides of the garment starting from under the arm to approximately half-way down the length of the garment. The opening is not apparent or obvious to someo... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7805771 | Nursing cover A nursing cover including a sheet, where a stiffener pocket, a first strap and a second strap are disposed along a top edge of the sheet, the first strap and the second strap being configured to detachably couple together, and a stiffener housed within the stiffener... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7805770 | Nursing cover A nursing cover including a sheet with a stiffener pocket, a first strap, and a second strap disposed along the top edge of the sheet. The first strap and second strap are configured to detachably couple together. A stiffener comprised of a shape memory material com... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7765613 | Methods and apparatus to facilitate nursing an infant A nursing assembly for use in nursing an infant is provided. The nursing assembly includes a blanket and a strap. The strap includes a first end and an opposite second end, a tightening mechanism slidably coupled to the strap, the tightening mechanism configured to ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7712152 | Breast exposed under garment A garment includes a body portion having a neck opening and a pair of arm openings formed therethrough. First and second breast exposing openings are formed through the body portion that are adapted to encircle and completely expose the breasts of the wearer. Thus, ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7640600 | Nursing cover What is described is a sash-style apparatus that can be comprised of two strips of material. The two strips of material can be configured such that in one configuration the first strip of material lies substantially behind the second strip of material and in a secon... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7555790 | Nursing cover A cover for shielding the upper front portion of a mother and nursing infant can include a panel of fabric and at least one fastening mechanism. The panel of fabric can have a height and width sufficient to substantially cover at least a region from the mother's upp... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7490362 | Breast feeding cover A cover for use in breast feeding or bottle feeding an infant is disclosed, wherein the 5 cover (11) is formed from a sheet of fabric or the like shaped so that it may be comfortably draped around a mother's torso during breast feeding in order to allow discr... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7448090 | Nursing garment A nursing garment in which the front panel is divided into upper and lower sections whereby the upper section is overlaps and is attached to the lower section via a detachable seam extending horizontally across the front of the garment below the breast. Optionally n... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7409727 | Nursing cover A nursing cover is described, including a sheet having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a first side edge and a second side edge, and a strap coupled to the top edge of the sheet and a plurality of D-rings are coupled using another strap to the top edge of the sheet, ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7406718 | Nursing cover A nursing cover is described, including a fabric having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a first side edge and a second side edge, wherein a strap is coupled to the top edge of the fabric and a plurality of D-rings are coupled using another strap to the top edge of th... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7395556 | Labor and delivery outfit A labor and delivery outfit designed to provide function, comfort and dignity, comprises: a sleeveless, wrap shirt having an upper portion with nursing flaps, lower portions extending from the flaps, a back having straps, lower portions defining an opening therebetw... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7371951 | Musician's article of clothing with strap openings for inserting and holding a musical instrument strap therein A musician's article of clothing for an upper body of a musician and used for receiving a musical instrument strap inside the clothing during a musical performance. The clothing is designed to prevent wear, discoloration and burnoff on the shoulder of the clothing. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7334269 | Tzitzioth garment The present invention provides garments in which the torso front panel and the torso back panel are stitched together along at least a portion of each side of the garment, and along a remaining portion of each side the torso front panel and the torso back panel are ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7316035 | Multi-purpose burp cloth A multi-purpose burp cloth (1) which allows parents or care-givers to perform other activities while feeding his or her baby by bottle that also acts as a baby diaper changing pad and pacifier holder. The burp cloth (1) has a front side (3) and ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7310825 | Garment element with an access opening In a garment element, for example a cuff for a sleeve, an access opening is defined between an overlap section extending between two attachment sections, the overlap section being formed of interleaving fabric ends suitably stiffened to provide a self-sealing functi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7278171 | Clothing protector system A clothing protector system includes a bib for protecting an article of clothing of a user and a scarf. The bib has a front side configured to face outwardly from a user, a back side configured to contact the user, and opposite longitudinal sides. The scarf is attac... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7260852 | Wraparound swimsuit A swimsuit especially adapted for use by elderly and physically challenged women includes a one-piece body having an upper wraparound portion and a lower trunk portion. The upper portion includes first and second panels or flaps that overlap one another and include ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7222372 | Method and apparatus for securing a tee shirt to a bra A method and device for securing a tee shirt to a bra. The device is an elongated fabric strip with a first fastener on one end and a second fastener on the other end. The fasteners are preferably of the hook and loop type. They are positioned so that when the elong... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222371 | Shawl A shawl including a sheet of fabric having an inner surface and an outer surface defined by a top edge, a bottom edge, a right side edge and a left side edge. The sheet of fabric is dimensioned to allow the right and left hands of the user to each extend beyond the ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207070 | Apparatus and method for breast feeding A nursing garment and method enabling women to nurse a baby in public by covering the mothers. Maintains the breastfeeding relationship by allowing breastfeeding to occur anywhere at anytime. Provides a nursing mother a true sense of privacy and modesty, and provide... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7188372 | Infant-supporting privacy nursing apron A nursing apron that covers an infant being breastfed to thereby afford privacy to the nursing mother, and that also provides at least partial support to the nursing infant. The apron is made from a piece of material having a top end, a bottom end, and opposite side... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7181773 | Hospital gown A hospital gown for medical procedures such as inserting catheters, heart monitoring, wound dressing and the like and reducing exposure of the patient's “private areas”. The gown has a large upper opening extending across the front of the gown from about the are... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174571 | Bib with side pockets A disposable bib for protecting individuals primarily postured in a semi-reclined position, such as those in medical care settings. The bib includes a plastic body having a gathered neck opening, opposing forcefully open side catch pockets and an integrally joined t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7117824 | PetBib small animal shoulder carrier and toy A garment for the transporting, observing, entertaining, training, and displaying of small animals, reptiles and insects (gerbils, mice, snakes, tarantulas, spiders, lizards, etc.) in the tunnels of the garment while on the shoulders of their owners. The garment con... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114191 | Nursing enclosure A nursing enclosure which protects the modesty of a nursing mother and provides a nursing child with a defined enclosure separating it from the immediate environment. ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108900 | Breathable garment bag system A bag protects apparel. The bag is of a sheer woven fabric comprised of nylon threads. The fabric has a circular cross section with a diameter of about 0.004 inches plus or minus 10 percent and a thread count of between about 80 and 160 threads per inch. The fabric ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7094217 | Brassiere for expressing breast milk A brassiere for supporting the breasts of a wearer and for receiving and supporting a funnel for expressing breast milk, comprising a pair of cups, at least one of which includes a first portion and a second portion having at least one elastic band. The first and se... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7082617 | Mommy bib Provided is a protective garment, much like a bib having an outer surface and inner surface for disposition over a user's clothes. The bib comprises, a back panel having an upper and a lower edge, a pair of shoulder panels extending from the upper edge of the back p... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081034 | Nursing bra with pocket A nursing bra comprised of two cups with an outer pocket/flap in each cup for holding a thin circular heating/cooling device in place. This pocket is a full piece of fabric with an opening at the upper center portion of the garment that holds the heating/cooling dev... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077720 | Maternity and/or nursing breast support for fashionable women's apparel This invention provides women's apparel including camisoles, tankinis or dresses, each having a unique and improved maternity and/or nursing breast support and enables the wearer to comfortably unsecure and secure a flap on a bra cup upon completion of nursing. The ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076809 | Stretchable nursing tank top with invisible breast support A form fitting nursing tank top/undershirt made with a stretch fabric includes an invisible built in nursing bra. The invisible nursing bra is partly internal and partly external. The external portion of the built in nursing bra is the left and right shoulder straps... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073204 | Garment with a compartment Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a garment comprising a compartment that can comprise a volume substantially sufficient to contain a medical apparatus. A compartment can be comprised of an inner and an outer layer of material, with the outer layer comprised of... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7048160 | Infant feeding and entertainment support An infant feeding and entertainment support comprising a front panel and a rear panel detachably affixed thereto with the front panel alternatively adapted to include bottle feeding holder means, breast feeding veil means, burping cloth, as well as infant-oriented e... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7043767 | Ventilation system for clothing The invention relates to a ventilation system for clothing, in particular preferably watertight sports clothing, consisting of preferably watertight fabric, in which ventilation openings are provided which are covered by shingle-like overlaps of the fabric. In accor... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7039958 | Dual adjustable strap apparatus and method The general method and apparatus of the invention comprises an adjustable strap system to secure one object to another, or one or more objects in a folded, rolled, or gathered position. In one embodiment, the invention comprises a single elongated strap of material ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7010812 | Papilla gown A papilla gown includes a cloth web that is adapted to cover the body of a patient, an elongated hole provided on the cloth web communicating the inside of the cloth web with the outside of the cloth web, a pocket attached to the cloth web, a cover portion that is p... | 03/14/2006 |
