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US 5,664,828 AGranted
Support device for use in simultaneous nursing of twin infants
OwnerJanet Y. Simoninventor
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Abstract
A device for support of two infants for simultaneous feeding thereof by a sole user includes a rigid platform disposed on arms of a chair in which the user of the device is seated. A cushion is disposed on the rigid platform upon which the infants are supported for simultaneous feeding by the user of the device.
Claims17
A device for use by a care-giver, the device being adapted for support of two infants for simultaneous feeding thereof by the care-giver, the device comprising:
- a rigid platform having an upper flat surface and a lower flat surface, the upper flat surface for providing a support surface for two infants to be fed simultaneously by the care-giver, and for support of the arms of the care-giver, and the lower flat surface contacting and resting upon arms of a chair in which the care-giver using the device is seated,
- a cushion disposed on the rigid platform to thereby provide a more comfortable surface for supporting the infants during simultaneous feeding of the infants by the user of the device,
- and a cover over the cushion, to thereby prevent direct contact of the infants with said cushion, straps connected to said device, the straps being of sufficient length to extend around the device with the cushion thereon and adapted to be loosely connected to the infants supported on the device, whereby the infants can be comfortably restrained upon the device and prevented from falling therefrom,
- wherein said rigid platform is provided with an outer edge and an inner edge and extends continuously therebetween, the inner edge having a concave, generally arcuate form for extending at least partly around and in front of the care-giver in normal use position, and extending rearwardly beyond a back of the chair upon which the device rests during use, to provide an area for support of the elbows of the care-giver, and the inner edge curving laterally and then forwardly to intersect and extend continuously into the outer edge, a center of the outer edge being spaced outwardly from a center of the inner edge, providing a surface area therebetween for support of the infants to be fed.
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A device for use by a care-giver, the device being adapted for support of two infants for simultaneous feeding thereof by the care-giver, the device comprising:
- a rigid platform having an upper flat surface and a lower flat surface, the upper flat surface for providing a support surface for two infants to be fed simultaneously by the care-giver, and for support of the arms of the care-giver, and the lower flat surface contacting and resting upon arms of a chair in which the care-giver using the device is seated,
- wherein said rigid platform is provided with an outer edge and an inner edge and extends continuously therebetween, the inner edge comprising a cut-out open area having a U-shape, the stepped U-shaped defining a front portion having a concave, generally arcuate form for extending at least partly around and in front of the care-giver in normal use position, and a rear portion for extending rearwardly beyond a back of the chair upon which the device rests during use, said rear portion of the stepped U-shape having a width greater than that of the front portion, the surface of the device to provide an area for support of the elbows of the care-giver, and the inner edge curving laterally and then forwardly to intersect and extend continuously into the outer edge, a center of the outer edge being spaced outwardly from a center of the inner edge, providing a surface area therebetween for support of the infants to be fed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.