Nipple
AssigneePlaytex Products, Inc.
InventorCharles John Renz
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Abstract
A nipple simulating the shape and function of a woman's breast is provided. The nipple has a stem and a base. The nipple preferably has a securing structure integrally formed to the base. The base has an areola region and a bulbous region. The areola region is positioned between the stem and the bulbous region, and is designed to simulate the shape of the areola region of a woman's breast. The bulbous region is positioned between the areola region and the securing structure, and is designed to simulate the shape of the region of a woman's breast surrounding the areola region.
Claims68
A nipple simulating an areola of a woman's breast comprising:
- a stem having an orifice, a proximal end and a distal end;
- and
- a base being connected to said proximal end of said stem, said base having an areola region and a bulbous region, said areola region being disposed between said proximal end of said stem and said bulbous region, said areola region having an outwardly convex shape,
- wherein said areola region simulates the shape and function of the areola of the woman's breast, and
- wherein said areola region is substantially concentrically aligned with said bulbous region when viewed in a top view.
A nipple simulating an areola of a woman's breast comprising:
- a stem having an orifice, a proximal end and a distal end;
- and
- a base being connected to said proximal end of said stem, said base having an areola region and a bulbous region, said areola region having a first wall thickness, said bulbous region having a second wall thickness and a third wall thickness,
- wherein said areola region is positioned between said stem and said bulbous region,
- wherein said areola region simulates the shape and function of the areola of the woman's breast,
- wherein said third wall thickness is disposed in a portion of said bulbous region adjacent to said areola region, and
- wherein said first and second wall thicknesses are greater than said third wall thickness.
A nipple simulating an areola of a woman's breast comprising:
- a stem having an orifice, a proximal end and a distal end;
- an areola region being connected to said proximal end of said stem, said areola region having an outwardly convex shape;
- a bulbous region having an outwardly convex shape and surrounding said areola region;
- and
- an annular edge being positioned between said areola region and said bulbous region,
- wherein said areola region is substantially concentrically aligned with said bulbous region when viewed in a top view, and
- wherein said areola region simulates the shape and function of the areola of the woman's breast.
A nipple simulating an areola of a woman's breast comprising:
- a stem having an orifice, a proximal end and a distal end;
- and
- a base being connected to said proximal end of said stem, said base having an outer surface and an areola region, said outer surface being outwardly convex,
- wherein said areola region has an annular shape and is raised from said outer surface of said base,
- wherein said areola region is substantially concentrically aligned with said base when viewed in a top view, and
- wherein said areola region simulates the shape and function of the areola of the woman's breast.
A nipple comprising:
- a stem having an orifice, a proximal end and a distal end;
- an areola region being connected to said proximal end of said stem, said areola region having an outwardly convex shape;
- and
- a bulbous region having an outwardly convex shape and surrounding said areola region,
- wherein said stem and said areola region are joined along a smoothly inwardly concave surface, and
- wherein said areola region and said bulbous region are joined along an annular edge.
The nipple of claim 58, wherein said areola region is substantially concentrically aligned with said bulbous region when viewed in a top view.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.