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US 2011/0301533 A1Published application
Huggable breastpump
AssigneeMedela Holding AG
InventorsKathryn Holshouser, Jill M. Hunt
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Abstract
A soft carrier for a breastpump is disclosed. The carrier includes a cushion made of a soft, malleable outer material, for at least partially enclosing a breastpump and associated accessories. One or more breast shields extend outwardly from holes in the cushion. The soft carrier provides a more comfortable experience for the mother during pumping.
Claims22
A breastpump carrier comprising:
- at least one breast shield within which a mother's breast is received;
- a soft, malleable base which the mother can hold against her chest, said base having said breast shield therein with said breast shield exposed on a side of said base to receive a breast therein with said base held against the mother's chest.
A breastpump carrier comprising:
- a soft member having an extended surface which the mother can hold against her chest and sized to cover at least one breast and a substantial area surrounding the breast on the mother's chest;
- at least one breast shield within which a mother's breast is received;
- said member having said breast shield therein with said breast shield exposed on said extended surface to receive a breast therein with said member held against the mother's chest.
A breastpump comprising:
- at least one breast shield within which a mother's breast is received;
- a soft base which the mother can hold against her chest, said base having said breast shield therein with said breast shield exposed on a side of said base to receive a breast therein with said base held against the mother's chest and sized to cover a substantial area surrounding the breast on the mother's chest;
- a conduit structure conveying milk from said breast shield to a container, and conveying pressure from a pressure source to said breast shield for expressing milk;
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- a pressure source generating an intermittent pressure in said breast shield.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.