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US 7,662,018 B1Granted
Nursing cup
OwnerPamela J. Thompsoninventor
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Abstract
A nursing cup is provided with a cup-shaped base and a removable cap that define an open cavity between the two structures. An opening is formed through the cap to permit the passage of a nipple therethrough. Indicia is associated with the base and cap that may be selectively manipulated in a manner that indicates whether the container was used with a right breast or a left breast. One embodiment provides an external reservoir for the collection of breast milk. Another embodiment positions the opening in the cap between the peripheral edge and center portions of the cap in order to maximize volume within the device.
Claims16
A container for receiving milk from a breast, the container comprising:
- a cup-shaped base, having at least one wall and a peripheral edge portion that define an open cavity;
- a cap that is shaped and sized to operatively engage the peripheral edge portion of said base in a manner that at least partially encloses said open cavity;
- said cap having an opening that is shaped and sized to accommodate at least a portion of a nipple on the breast;
- said cap and said base being operatively coupled with one another in a manner that permits selective rotational movement of said cap and said base with respect to one another;
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- indicia, associated with both said base and said cap, that may be selectively manipulated in a manner that indicates whether the container was used with a right breast or a left breast;
- said indicia comprising a first indicia that denotes “right” and a second indicia that denotes “left”;
- the first and second indicia being positioned on said cap and an indicator being positioned on said base so that said base and said cap may be selectively rotated with respect to one another to associate said indicator with one of said first or second indicia.
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A container for receiving milk from a breast, the container comprising:
- a cup-shaped base, having at least one wall and a peripheral edge portion that define an open cavity;
- a cap that is shaped and sized to operatively engage the peripheral edge portion of said base in a manner that at least partially encloses said open cavity;
- said cap having an opening that is shaped and sized to accommodate at least a portion of a nipple on the breast;
- said cap and said base being operatively coupled with one another in a manner that permits selective rotational movement of said cap and said base with respect to one another;
- indicia, associated with both said base and said cap, that may be selectively manipulated in a manner that indicated whether the container was used with a right breast or a left breast;
- said indicia comprising a first indicia that denotes “right” and second indicia that denotes “left”;
- the first and second indicia being positioned on said cap and an indicator being positioned on said base so that said base and said cap may be selectively rotated with respect to one another to associate said indicator with one of said first or second indicia and
- an axis extending perpendicularly through a central portion of the opening in said cap, positioned between a peripheral edge portion of said cap and an axis extending perpendicularly through a central portion of said cap.
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A container for receiving milk from a breast, the container comprising:
- a cup-shaped base, having at least one wall and a peripheral edge portion that define an open cavity;
- a cap that is shaped and sized to operatively engage the peripheral edge portion of said base in a manner that at least partially encloses said open cavity;
- said cap having an opening that is shaped and sized to accommodate at least a portion of a nipple on the breast;
- said cap and said base being operatively coupled with one another in a manner that permits selective rotational movement of said cap and said base with respect to one another;
- indicia, associated with both said base and said cap, that may be selectively manipulated in a manner that indicated whether the container was used with a right breast or a left breast;
- said indicia comprising a first indicia that denotes “right” and second indicia that denotes ‘left”;
- the first and second indicia being positioned on said cap and an indicator being positioned on said base so that said base and said cap may be selectively rotated with respect to one another to associate said indicator with one of said first or second indicia and
- a reservoir adjacent said base;
- said reservoir having an inner chamber that is in open fluid communication with the open cavity of said base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.