Apparatus for securing suction devices to a nursing mother's breasts
Patent 6004186 Issued on December 21, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: 
June 30, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
June 30, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesInventorApplicationNo. 884609 filed on 06/30/1998US Classes:450/36, Closable aperture permits access to breast i.e., nursing type2/104NursingExaminersPrimary: Calvert, John J.Assistant: Jenkins, Shirra L. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA41D 001/20A41C 003/04 AbstractAn apparatus for securing the milk intake components of a suction device to the nipples of a nursing mother's breasts is configured as a bandeau or tube top. Alternatively, the apparatus may be configured as a halter top. The apparatus includes a chest piece for positioning around a nursing mother's chest and two openings formed in the front of the chest piece for receiving the milk intake components of the suction device. Optional closures such as Velcro.RTM. strips, snaps, hooks and eyes or buttons/button holes located on the chest piece permit adjusting the fit of the apparatus around the mother's chest. The halter top configuration may include a neck strap for adjusting the fit around the nursing mother's neck. Optional closures located on the neck strap permit adjusting the fit of the neck strap around the nursing mother's neck. | |
