Breast cup and method of manufacturing a breast cup, and also use of this
AssigneeMamma Lactans AS
InventorTone Fleischer Ytteborg
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Abstract
Breast cup for placing on a woman's breast, which breast cup includes an outer part (1) and an inner part (2), which inner part (2) includes an approximately cylindrical portion (11) with one or more areas provided with flexible membranes (13), as well as an approximately conical portion (12) with one or more areas provided with flexible membranes (14), which outer portion (1) includes a generally conical portion (5) shaped to be complementary to the conical portion (12) of the inner part (2), a generally cylindrical portion (4) shaped to be complementary to the cylindrical portion (11) of the inner part (2). The invention also comprises a method of manufacturing the breast cup, as well as a method of using the breast cup.
Claims7
A breast cup for placing around a nipple and an areola area on a woman's breast, which breast cup is in form of a truncated cone with an approximately cylindrical portion by the truncated part of the cone, which cylindrical part of the breast cup forms first and second stimulating means that simulate the sucking and palate/tongue, respectively, of a breastfeeding child, and the conical part of the breast cup forms a third stimulating means that simulates the lips/jaws of a breastfeeding child,
- characterised in that the breast cup includes an outer part (1) and an inner part (2),
- which inner part (2) includes an approximately cylindrical portion (11) with one or more areas provided with flexible membranes (13), and also an approximately conical portion (12) with one or more areas provided with flexible membranes (14),
- which outer part (1) includes a generally conical portion (5) shaped to be complementary to the conical portion (12) of the inner part (2), a generally cylindrical portion (4) shaped to be complementary to the cylindrical portion (11) of the inner part (2).
A method of manufacturing a breast cup for placing around a nipple and an areola area on a woman's breast, which breast cup is in the form of a truncated cone with an approximately cylindrical portion by the truncated part of the cone, which cylindrical part of the breast cup forms first and second stimulating means that simulate the suction and lips, respectively, of a breastfeeding child, and the conical part of the breast cup forms a third stimulating means that simulates the palate of a breast feeding child, which breast cup includes an outer part (1) and an inner part (2),
- characterised in that the method includes the following steps:
- (a) separate manufacture of the inner part (1) and the outer part (2), preferably by injection moulding of a thermoplastic material;
- (b) providing membranes (13, 14) on the inner part, preferably by hot welding,
- (c) heating portions of the outside of the inner part (2) and the inside of the outer part (1),
- (d) pressing the inner part and the outer part together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.