US 2003/0211809 A1 · Hands-free breast milk expression system

Abstract

A disclosed breast milk expression system supports a pair of breast milk collection devices at the breasts of a nursing mother, allowing her to express breast milk while keeping her hands free. No special bra or other garment is required to provide support. The system includes a substantially rigid bar, a strap, and a pair of breast milk collection device connectors at or near opposite ends of the bar. The strap is comprised of a length of slender, flexible support material, significantly longer than the bar. The strap extends from a point at or near one end of the bar to a point at or near another end of the bar and can suspend from a nursing mother's neck, thereby suspending a pair of breast milk collection devices near the nursing mother's breasts to express milk from them. Numerous variations and methods are also disclosed.

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Dependent claims

Apparatus for breast milk collection comprising:

(a) a substantially rigid bar;
(b) a flexible strap significantly longer than the bar and extending from a point at or near one end of the bar to a point at or near another end of the bar;
and
(c) a pair of breast milk collection device connectors at or near opposite ends of the bar;
whereby the strap can suspend from a nursing mother's neck, thereby supporting breast milk collection devices near the nursing mother's breasts to express milk therefrom.

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A method for supporting a pair of provided breast milk collection devices from a nursing mother's neck comprising:

(a) attaching opposite ends of a flexible strap to opposite ends of a substantially rigid bar that is significantly shorter than the strap;
(b) releasably securing each one of the breast milk collection devices to the bar;
(c) suspending the strap and bar from the nursing mother's neck, thereby suspending the breast milk collection devices near the nursing mother's breasts to express milk therefrom;
(d) expressing milk from the nursing mother into the breast milk collection devices;
and
(e) releasing the breast milk collection devices from the bar.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Hands-free breast milk expression system

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Hands-free breast milk expression system

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Abstract

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