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Nursing Cover Anchoring System

a technology for nursing covers and anchoring systems, which is applied in the direction of garment fasteners, retainers, apparel, etc., can solve the problems of nursing mothers' breasts being undetected, being susceptible to falling off, and not being able to achieve privacy

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-07-05
CEMA DESIGNS
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"The present invention provides an anchored nursing cover system that includes a cover and an attached anchor. The anchor may be a ring, ball, buckle ball, or other suitable anchor and is designed to be engaged with a bra strap or other article of clothing worn by a nursing mother to secure a portion of the cover. The cover may be a scarf, fabric, or other suitable material and measures at least about 34 inches by about 34 inches. The system is safe for infants and easy to assemble. The technical effects of the invention include improved comfort and security for nursing mothers and protection for infants during breastfeeding."

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These basic rectangular blankets are simply thrown over the shoulder and baby without attaching in any manner to the nursing mother or infant and thus, are very susceptible to falling off and do not stay in place.
As a result, the breast of a nursing mother may be undesirably revealed and privacy is not achieved.

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[0035] The present invention provides, according to one embodiment, an anchored nursing cover system comprising a cover, and an anchoring member (or anchor) adapted for attachment, e.g., removable attachment, to a portion of a cover, e.g., one end of the cover. The anchoring member is configured for detachable engagement with a bra strap, or other article of clothing, worn by a nursing mother, and may be adapted to anchor or attach one end or a portion of a cover under or to the strap, and / or other clothing of a nursing mother, to help secure the cover and provide some privacy during nursing.

[0036] The anchoring member or anchors of the present invention may anchor and / or secure covers via various attachment methodologies (see e.g., FIGS. 1-7), and is preferably , according to some embodiments, configured and / or adapted to engage, e.g., slip under, a bra strap of a nursing mother to anchor or attach a portion of the cover under or to the strap and may secure the cover to provide th...

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Abstract

A novel anchored nursing cover system is provided. The system comprises a cover, and an anchoring member adapted for attachment, e.g., removable attachment, to a portion, e.g., an end, of the cover. The anchoring member may be configured for removable engagement with a bra strap or other article of clothing worn by a nursing mother to secure a portion of the cover under or to the strap or to another article of clothing of the nursing mother during nursing.

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RELATED PATENT APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 741,925 filed Dec.2, 2005 and entitled “Nursing Cover Anchoring System.”TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to nursing covers, nursing cover systems, methods of anchoring nursing covers, and methods of assembling and manufacturing nursing cover anchoring systems. In addition, the present invention is directed to nursing cover anchors. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Traditionally, nursing mothers have used a variety of nursing covers in an attempt to obtain some privacy while breast feeding in public forums. Some mothers have used basic, flat, rectangular infant blankets as nursing covers. These basic rectangular blankets are simply thrown over the shoulder and baby without attaching in any manner to the nursing mother or infant and thus, are very susceptible to falling off and do not stay in place. As a result, the breast of a nursing mot...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A41F19/00A41D1/215
CPCA41D1/205A41F15/02A44B99/00A44B6/00A41F19/00A41D1/215
Inventor GATES, CEMA MELISSA
Owner CEMA DESIGNS