Foundation garments – Breast or chest – e.g. – brassieres – Closable aperture permits access to breast i.e. – nursing type
Reexamination Certificate
2000-09-27
2001-11-20
Hale, Gloria M. (Department: 3765)
Foundation garments
Breast or chest, e.g., brassieres
Closable aperture permits access to breast i.e., nursing type
C450S037000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06319092
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(a) Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a women's brassiere and more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a nursing bra with removable, replaceable and washable cup members used when a mother is nursing a new born child.
(b) Discussion of Prior Art
Heretofore, there have been a variety of different types of nursing bras. For example, in U.S. Pat. No. 3,513,852 to Seidl a removable cup member is disclosed but the cup member is used to protect a mother's breast when bumped or holding a baby and is designed to hold a separate absorbent pad therein. Also, in U.S. Pat. No. 2,856,935 to Croxall, U.S. Pat. No. 4,355,641 to Dastoli et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,633,876 to Scullin and U.S. Pat. No. 4,911,677 to White different types of nursing bras are illustrated. All of these patents disclose the folding of a portion of a bra cup for access to a mother's breast when nursing a baby. The patents do not disclose the use of removable and replaceable bra cups attached to bra cup frame members.
None of the above mentioned patents provide the unique combination of structure, function, objects and advantages of the subject nursing bra having removable and replaceable bra cups releasably attached to a bra frame.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a nursing bra which allows the mother to change out only a wet bra cup of the bra without having to remove clothing and replace the entire bra.
Another object of the invention is the nursing bra includes a plurality of removable, replaceable and interchangeable bra cups which can be carried, for example, in a diaper bag, and changed periodically when one or both of the bra cups become moist from leaking milk from the mother's breast.
Still another object of the nursing bra is each bra cup is made of an absorbent material for quickly absorbing leaking mother's milk. Also, the bra cups are washable for ongoing use with the nursing bra.
Yet another object of the invention is the bra cups come in different cup sizes for different size breasts. Also, the bra frame and bra cups may have different types of fasteners for releasably securing the cups to the bra cup frame.
The nursing bra includes broadly a bra frame with shoulder straps and adjustable back straps for holding the bra on the mother. The bra frame includes a first bra cup frame member with a first frame member opening therethrough. The bra frame also includes a second bra cup frame member with a second frame member opening therethrough. The first and second bra cup frame members include hook and loop fasteners or other types of fasteners for releasably securing a removable first bra cup and a removable second bra cup. The first and second bra cups are made of an absorbent material for absorbing mother's milk that leaks from the mother's breast and are made in different sizes for conforming to the size of the mother's breast.
These and other objects of the present invention will become apparent to those familiar with different types of nursing bras from the following detailed description, showing novel construction, combination, and elements as herein described, and more particularly defined by the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiments to the herein disclosed invention are meant to be included as coming within the scope of the claims, except insofar as they may be precluded by the prior art.
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Leyhe Polly A.
Warner Kristy D.
Crabtree Edwin H.
Hale Gloria M.
Margolis Donald W.
Pizawo Ramon L.
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