Nursing dribble pad
OwnerMarilyn J. Lohrasbiinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a nursing dribble pad which is applied by adhesive to either the mother's breast or the top of a nursing bottle so as to absorb any dribbled liquid on the region around the mouth of the infant when nursing. The dribble pad is soft and rapidly absorbs substantially all liquid which dribbles from the infant's mouth. The dribble pad has a facing layer, an absorbent layer and a liquid impermeable layer.
Claims9
A dribble pad for protecting the lower area around the mouth of a baby suckling a nipple, said nipple having an area surrounding it from which the nipple projects, said pad lying in a flat plane and being a half-toroid in shape, with an opening taking the form of a notch in an upper margin of said half-toroid pad, said nipple extendable into said notch having a shape complimentary to the area immediately surrounding the nipple and said pad being positioned immediately below the nipple when the baby is suckling, said dribble pad comprising:
- (a) an outwardly facing layer of liquid permeable material;
- (b) an absorbent layer juxtaposed beneath the facing layer;
- (c) a liquid impermeable layer juxtaposed beneath the absorbent layer and lying against the area immediately adjacent said nipple, and (d) an adhesive portion applied to the exterior of the liquid impermeable layer, adapted gently to adhere to an area around said nipple, each of the facing layer and the liquid impermeable layer having portions extending beyond the periphery of the absorbent layer, the extended portions of the facing layer and the liquid impermeable layer being joined together to encase the absorbent layer.
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