Apparel – Body garments – Waists
Reexamination Certificate
2008-06-20
2010-10-05
Hale, Gloria (Department: 3765)
Apparel
Body garments
Waists
C002S046000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07805771
ABSTRACT:
A nursing cover including a sheet, where a stiffener pocket, a first strap and a second strap are disposed along a top edge of the sheet, the first strap and the second strap being configured to detachably couple together, and a stiffener housed within the stiffener pocket, configured to bow outward from the top edge of the sheet. The stiffener having a shape memory material having a material memory associated with a pre-determined shape and assuming the pre-determined shape during a resting state. When a force is applied, the stiffener is configured to temporarily deform and when the force is removed, the stiffener reassumes the pre-determined shape. The stiffener has a first end cap formed at a first end and a second end cap formed at a second end, where the stiffener, the first end cap and the second end cap are collectively a single member.
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Ekelund Claire Rachael Jane
Ekelund Ronnie Michael
Bébé au Lait LLC
Hale Gloria
Kokka & Backus, PC
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