Nursing pillow and methods
AssigneeThe Boppy Company, LLC
InventorsNancy Bartley, Teresa Mead, Clarice Bonzer, Sheila Littlehorn
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a pillow comprises a pillow body comprising a medial region and two opposing arms with ends extending from the medial region to define an inner well region. The pillow body is sized and configured to permit the medial region to rest on a user's lap, with the ends of the opposing arms being generally adjacent to the user's waist. A support member is disposed across at least a portion of the well region such that the ends of the arms extend beyond the support member. The support member is sized and configured to assist in supporting a baby when lying on the pillow body while the ends of the arms are generally adjacent to the user's waist.
Claims30
A nursing pillow comprising:
- a pillow body comprising a medial region and two opposing arms with ends extending from the medial region to define an inner well region, wherein the pillow body is sized and configured to permit the medial region to rest on a user's lap, with the ends of the opposing arms being generally adjacent to the user's waist;
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- a support member disposed across at least a portion of the well region such that the ends of the arms extend beyond the support member, wherein the support member is sized and configured to assist in supporting a baby when lying on the pillow body while the ends of the arms are generally adjacent to the user's waist.
A method for supporting a baby, the method comprising:
- providing a pillow comprising a pillow body having a medial region and two opposing arms extending from the medial region to define an inner well region, and a support member disposed across at least a portion of the well region;
- placing the pillow body on a user's lap, with the opposing arms being generally adjacent to the user's waist;
- placing a baby onto the support pillow, with at least some of the baby's weight being supported by the support member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.