Infant-supporting privacy nursing apron
OwnerRonna Stockardinventor
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Abstract
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 edges, and is adapted to cover the chest area of a nursing mother, with the top end lying beneath the chin of the mother, the bottom end lying at about midsection of the mother, and the opposite side edges partially wrapping around the sides of the mother. A tie or belt is on the bottom end for securing the bottom end about the midsection of the mother to form a support pouch for supporting a nursing infant in position to be breastfed.
Claims10
A nursing apron, comprising:
- a piece of material having a top end, a bottom end, and opposite side edges, and adapted to cover the chest area of a nursing mother, with the top end adapted to lie beneath the chin of the mother, the bottom end adapted to lie at about midsection of the mother, and the opposite side edges adapted to wrap partially around the sides of the mother;
- and
- securing means on the bottom end for securing the bottom end about the midsection of the mother to form a support pouch for aiding in supporting a nursing infant in position to be breastfed.
A nursing apron, comprising:
- a piece of material having a top end, a bottom end, and opposite side edges, and adapted to cover the chest area of a nursing mother, with the top end adapted to lie beneath the chin of the mother, the bottom end adapted to lie at about midsection of the mother, and the opposite side edges adapted to wrap partially around the sides of the mother;
- wherein the opposite side edges of the apron are positioned so that the head of a nursing infant can be seen past a respective edge;
- and
- privacy flaps are provided on the opposite side edges of the apron for selectively covering or uncovering the head of an infant covered by the apron.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.