Garments for a nursing woman
AssigneeRumina Nursingwear
InventorDawn Michele Alva
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Abstract
Garments for a nursing woman, which garments may be configured to enable hands-free breast pumping using a breast pump, include a brassiere portion with a plurality of at least partially overlapping material layers, which may be defined, in whole or in part, by edges that are at least substantially straight. The funnel of the breast pump may be received under and behind edges of the layers, and the edges may provide support to the funnel while the breast pump is used for milk expression.
Claims20
A garment for a nursing woman, the garment comprising a front brassiere portion, the brassiere portion comprising:
- a plurality of at least partially overlapping material layers, the plurality of at least partially overlapping material layers comprising:
- a first material layer extending from an upper peripheral edge of the front brassiere portion toward a lower peripheral edge of the front brassiere portion;
- a second material layer extending from the lower peripheral edge of the front brassiere portion toward the upper peripheral edge of the front brassiere portion;
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- a third material layer extending from a lateral peripheral edge of the front brassiere portion toward a medial centerline of the front brassiere portion, the third material layer defining a free edge that is straight.
A garment for a nursing woman, the garment comprising:
- a pair of brassiere cups, wherein at least one brassiere cup of the pair comprises:
- a first material layer at least partially overlapping a second material layer and a third material layer, the second material layer and the third material layer at least partially overlapping one another, a free edge of the second material layer crossing a free edge of the third material layer to define a nook, the free edge of the third material layer extending vertically from an upper peripheral edge of the brassiere cup to a lower peripheral edge of the brassiere cup, the free edge of the second material layer extending horizontally from a lateral side edge of the brassiere cup to a medial side edge of the brassiere cup, the first material layer overlapping the nook.
A garment for a nursing woman, the garment comprising a brassiere portion comprising a pair of cups, at least one cup of the pair comprising at least partially overlapping material layers each having a periphery defined entirely by straight edges, at least two of the straight edges crossing to define a nook at a peripheral edge of the cup.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.