Wearable breathable breast protector

By designing a wearable, breathable breast protector that combines a soft silicone ring base and a hard silicone protective cover, the problems of poor breathability and inconvenience in wearing existing products have been solved, thus meeting the daily protection needs of patients with breast skin damage.

CN223900881UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-13TIANJIN UNIV OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
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Application Number
CN202423053327.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-11
Publication Date
2026-02-13
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-11

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Technical Problem

Existing breast care products have poor breathability, are inconvenient to wear, and are not suitable for daily wear, failing to effectively protect the daily needs of patients with breast skin damage.

Method used

A wearable, breathable breast protector is designed, comprising a soft silicone ring base, a rigid hemispherical silicone protective cover, and an adjustable hook-and-loop elastic band. The combination of the silicone ring base and the hook-and-loop elastic band provides breathable and comfortable breast protection.

Benefits of technology

It provides breathable, comfortable, and unobtrusive breast protection, prevents clothing friction, is suitable for daily use by patients with breast skin damage, and can be adjusted to fit individual body shape. It is also easy to disassemble and wash.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of breast protection equipment and articles for daily use, and discloses a wearable breathable breast protector, which comprises a soft silica gel annular seat, a hard hemispherical silica gel protection cover and an adjustable thread gluing elastic band, the hard hemispheroid silica gel protective cover and the adjustable hook and loop fastener elastic band are detachably connected with the soft silica gel annular base. The shape of the protector does not affect the breast skin and damage the dressing appearance of a woman, the protector has a supporting function and a ventilation function, and the protector is comfortable to wear (the contact surface of the protector and the skin is not sharp) and convenient to wear and take off; the protector can be fixed without using a disposable consumable product or a material which is easy to cause skin allergy. The protector can be used for women with breast skin injury, especially lactating women.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to breast protection equipment, daily necessities technical field, especially a wearable breathable breast protector. BACKGROUND

[0002] At present, the breast care products on the market are mainly for lactating women, and the main types include milk collectors, breast pumps and nipple inversion correctors. Specifically, such as butterfly nipple protector (Bekin brand), breast shield (Shixi brand), silver breast shield nipple protector (V-cool brand), anti-spilling, anti-friction and cracking nipple protector (Hongyun Tai brand), and breast nipple protector without wearing underwear (Hongyun Tai brand).

[0003] The above-mentioned appliances / products have the following shortcomings:

[0004] 1. Not breathable: most breast care products are designed to be closed, with no space for ventilation.

[0005] 2. Not convenient to wear: most breast care products are fixed by adsorbing the appliance on the skin, directly inserted into underwear or adhered to the skin with a disposable auxiliary sticker.

[0006] 3. Shape is not daily: most breast care products have a shape like a nipple, which is not suitable for daily wear.

[0007] In addition, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund recommend that breastfeeding should be started within one hour of a newborn's birth, and that pure breastfeeding should be maintained for the first 6 months, and that appropriate complementary foods should be introduced from 6 months of age, while continuing breastfeeding until 2 years of age and beyond. During this period, many mothers will have various breast skin or nipple problems due to breastfeeding, in addition to many women suffering from breast eczema and other skin diseases, which are long-term and recurrent. They all need to wear breast support or protection devices with special functions.

[0008] Therefore, the appearance suitable for daily wear and the function of breathable support are particularly important for patients with breast skin damage, and many patients will choose the breathable nipple protector with high sales on the market - "silver breast shield", but user reviews are mixed, many people think that it has the disadvantages of high price, insufficient support height, poor breathability, and uncomfortable material in winter, and its fixing method is directly inserted into underwear or fixed with disposable hydrogel breast stickers, which can cause displacement of the protector or high cost, and some users also have the phenomenon of skin sensitivity and redness caused by repeated use of the stickers.

[0009] Through retrieval, the following several patent publications related to this patent application were found:

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[0013] Through the analysis of related patents, it can be seen that from individuals, colleges and universities, hospitals to large enterprises have begun to make reasonable modifications to breast protectors.

[0014] But through the analysis can be seen that the modification work mainly reflects the modification of the ventilation function, the modification of the product and the breast skin abutting place and the modification of other specific functions, and the wearing design of the breast protector is less involved, and it is difficult for a product to take into account all the main advantages of other breast protection devices. Overall, the nursing problems existing in the daily life of the patients with breast skin damage have not been well solved in the above patent publications.

[0015] Therefore, it is an urgent problem to design a breast protector that can allow patients with breast skin damage to fully ventilate the wound without affecting the appearance, without rubbing with clothes, and is easy to fix and detach, and has high cost performance. Content of the utility model

[0016] The utility model aims at overcoming the defects in the prior art, and provides a wearable breathable breast protector.

[0017] The utility model solves the technical problems thereof by adopting the following technical scheme:

[0018] A wearable breathable breast protector, the protector comprises a soft silicone annular seat, a hard hemispherical silicone protective cover and an adjustable Velcro elastic band, the hard hemispherical silicone protective cover and the adjustable Velcro elastic band are detachably connected with the soft silicone annular seat;

[0019] The soft silicone annular seat comprises an annular body, a breast through hole, a connecting groove, a connecting hole and a semi-elliptical double-wing, the annular body is arranged along the horizontal direction, the breast through hole is integrally formed in the annular body, the breast through hole is arranged along the vertical direction, and the shape of the breast through hole is matched with the maximum diameter of a human breast; the semi-elliptical double-wing is symmetrically arranged along the horizontal direction and connected to the outer sides of the horizontal ends of the annular body, the connecting hole is integrally formed in the semi-elliptical double-wing, the shape of the connecting hole is matched with the elastic band body of the adjustable Velcro elastic band, and the elastic band body can be detachably arranged in the connecting hole;

[0020] The connecting groove is arranged on the annular body between the breast through hole and the semi-elliptical double wings, is arranged close to the breast through hole, and is matched with the bottom clamping curled outer edge.

[0021] The hard semi-spherical silica gel protective cover comprises a cover body, air holes and a bottom clamping curled outer edge, the cover body is arranged in the vertical direction, the shape of the cover body is semispherical and is matched with the shape of the human breast, and the human breast can be stably placed in the cover body in a detachable manner; a plurality of air holes are integrally formed on the cover body and are arranged in the circumferential direction in a uniform and spaced manner, and the air holes are arranged close to the bottom of the cover body.

[0022] The bottom clamping curled outer edge is arranged on the bottom of the cover body and is matched with the connecting groove, the bottom clamping curled outer edge can be detachably connected with the connecting groove, and the cover body is detachably connected with the annular body through the bottom clamping curled outer edge and the connecting groove.

[0023] The adjustable elastic band comprises an elastic band body, a hook-and-loop fastener and an adjusting buckle, the elastic band body is arranged in the horizontal direction, the hook-and-loop fastener is arranged on both ends of the elastic band body, the hook-and-loop fastener comprises a hook surface and a loop surface which can be detachably arranged, the hook surface and the loop surface can be detachably arranged together, the adjusting buckle is movably arranged on the elastic band body between the two hook-and-loop fasteners, and the adjusting buckle can adjust the length of the elastic band body.

[0024] Further, the material of the soft silica gel annular seat and the material of the hard semi-spherical silica gel protective cover are both liquid silica gel.

[0025] Further, the material of the elastic band body is transparent TPU, i.e. thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer.

[0026] Further, the material of the hook-and-loop fastener is nylon and polyester.

[0027] Further, the material of the adjusting buckle is plastic.

[0028] Further, the plastic is PVC, i.e. polyvinyl chloride.

[0029] Further, the air holes are arranged in four, and the four air holes are arranged in the circumferential direction in a uniform and spaced manner.

[0030] The advantages and positive effects obtained by the utility model are as follows:

[0031] 1. The protector comprises a soft silicone ring seat, a hard hemispherical silicone protective cover and an adjustable Velcro elastic band, the hard hemispherical silicone protective cover and the adjustable Velcro elastic band are detachably connected with the soft silicone ring seat, in use, the combination of the silicone ring seat and the Velcro adjustable elastic band can be fixed according to the body shape of the individual, thereby effectively protecting the breasts, and the hard silicone protective cover is arranged in a hemispherical shape similar to the shape of the breast, so that people with breast skin damage can normally participate in daily life. The combination of the soft silicone ring seat and the hard silicone protective cover with air holes can prevent clothes from rubbing and causing damage to the covered part of the breast (especially the nipple part) while achieving the air permeation effect, and the Velcro adjustable elastic band can be used to protect the unilateral or bilateral breast according to the individual's needs.

[0032] 2. The protector can be worn, and unilateral wearing and bilateral wearing can be selected. The protector is adjustable, and can be worn by using the adjustable Velcro elastic band, and can be adjusted according to the body shape of the individual. The protector is detachable, and the ring seat, the protective cover and the elastic band can be combined and separated. The protector has an air permeation function, a plurality of air holes have a large area, and the top and the side can be ventilated. The abutting portion of the protector is comfortable, the area of the ring seat in contact with the skin is large, and the material is relatively soft, and the circular edge of the bottom of the protective cover will not generate large pressure on the skin under the action of external force. The protector has an isolation function, prevents clothes from rubbing against the breast skin damage site, and plays a good supporting and isolating protection role.

[0033] 3. The shape of the protector does not affect the dressing appearance of the female with breast skin damage, the protector has an air permeation function while playing a supporting role, the design of the protector is comfortable to wear (the surface of the protector in contact with the skin is not so sharp) and convenient to put on and take off, and the protector can avoid using disposable consumable products or materials that can easily cause skin allergy to fix the protector. The protector can be used for females with breast skin damage, especially lactating females. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0034] Figure 1 It is a structure connection front view schematic diagram (omitting the adjustable Velcro elastic band) of the utility model;

[0035] Figure 2 It is a structure connection left view schematic diagram of Figure 1 ;

[0036] Figure 3 It is a structure connection top view schematic diagram of Figure 1 ;

[0037] Figure 4 It is a structure connection bottom view schematic diagram of Figure 1 ;

[0038] Figure 5 This is a top view schematic diagram of the structural connection of the adjustable hook and loop elastic band in this utility model;

[0039] Figure 6 This is a cross-sectional view of the structural connection between the soft silicone ring seat and the hard hemispherical silicone protective cover of this utility model.

[0040] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structural connection of the unilateral breast wearing method of this utility model;

[0041] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structural connection of the bilateral breast wearing method of this utility model. Detailed Implementation

[0042] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments. The following embodiments are only descriptive and not limiting, and should not be used to limit the protection scope of the present invention.

[0043] Unless otherwise specified, the raw materials used in this invention are all commercially available products. Unless otherwise specified, the methods used in this invention are conventional methods in the field. The quantities of all substances used in this invention are conventional usage quantities. Structures and connections not described in detail in this invention can be understood as conventional technical means in the field.

[0044] A wearable, breathable breast protector, such as Figures 1 to 6 As shown, the protector includes a soft silicone ring seat 1, a hard hemispherical silicone protective cover 2, and an adjustable hook and loop elastic band 3. The hard hemispherical silicone protective cover and the adjustable hook and loop elastic band are detachably connected to the soft silicone ring seat.

[0045] The soft silicone ring seat includes a ring body 12, a breast through hole 8, a connecting groove 4, a connecting hole 5, and semi-elliptical double wings 6. The ring body is arranged horizontally, and the breast through hole is integrally formed within the ring body. The breast through hole is arranged vertically, and its shape matches the maximum diameter of the human breast. The breast through hole facilitates the breast passing through the ring body and being placed inside the rigid hemispherical silicone protective cover. The semi-elliptical double wings are symmetrically arranged horizontally and connected to each other on the outer sides of the horizontal ends of the ring body. The connecting hole is integrally formed within the semi-elliptical double wings. The shape of the connecting hole matches the elastic band body of the hook-and-loop adjustable elastic band. The elastic band body can be detachably connected to the connecting hole, which facilitates the installation and removal of the adjustable hook-and-loop elastic band, making the connection convenient and simple.

[0046] The connecting groove is arranged on the annular body between the breast through hole and the semi-elliptical double wings, is arranged close to the breast through hole, and is matched with the bottom clamping curled outer edge. The bottom clamping curled outer edge can be detachably and clampingly arranged in the connecting groove.

[0047] The hard semi-spherical silica gel protective cover comprises a cover body 21, air holes 7 and a bottom clamping curled outer edge. The cover body is arranged in the vertical direction, has a semi-spherical shape, and is matched with the shape of the human breast. The human breast can be stably placed in the cover body in a detachable manner. The cover body can support and isolate the human breast, prevent clothes from rubbing the damaged part of the breast skin, and play a good supporting and isolating protective role. A plurality of air holes are integrally formed on the cover body and are arranged in the circumferential direction. The air holes are arranged close to the bottom of the cover body. The arrangement of the air holes can realize the ventilation of the cover body, improve the comfort, and also play a ventilation effect.

[0048] The bottom clamping curled outer edge is arranged on the bottom of the cover body and is matched with the connecting groove. The bottom clamping curled outer edge can be detachably and clampingly connected with the connecting groove. The cover body is detachably connected with the annular body through the bottom clamping curled outer edge and the connecting groove.

[0049] The hook surface and the loop surface can be detachably and pasted together. The adjusting buckle is movably and connected on the elastic band body between the two buckles. The adjusting buckle can adjust the length of the elastic band body. In use, the loop surface of the buckle is passed through the connecting hole and pasted with the hook surface. The buckle type adjustable elastic band can be used for unilateral breast or bilateral breast protection according to individual needs.

[0050] The protector comprises a soft silica gel annular seat, a hard semi-spherical silica gel protective cover and a buckle type adjustable elastic band. The hard semi-spherical silica gel protective cover and the buckle type adjustable elastic band are detachably connected with the soft silica gel annular seat. In use, the silica gel annular seat and the buckle type adjustable elastic band can be fixed according to individual body shape, thereby effectively protecting the breast. The hard silica gel protective cover is arranged in a semi-spherical shape similar to the shape of the breast, so that the people with breast skin damage can normally participate in daily life. The protector can prevent clothes from rubbing and causing damage to the covered part of the breast (especially the nipple part) while playing a ventilation effect. In addition, the buckle type adjustable elastic band can be used for unilateral breast or bilateral breast protection according to individual needs.

[0051] Specifically, the method for using the breast protector is as follows:

[0052] Unilateral breast wearing mode: as shown in Figure 7 The required tools include a ring seat, a cover, and a slightly longer adjustable Velcro elastic band. The elastic band is fixed diagonally across the patient's unilateral breast. The patient adjusts the radius of the ring seat and the cover and the length of the elastic band according to their own body type.

[0053] Bilateral breast wearing mode: as shown in Figure 8 The required tools include two ring seats, two covers, a slightly shorter adjustable Velcro elastic band, and a long adjustable Velcro elastic band. The short elastic band is used to connect the inner connecting holes of the two ring seats, located in the middle of the bilateral breasts, and the long elastic band connects the outer connecting holes of the two ring seats. The patient adjusts the radius of the ring seat and the cover and the length of the elastic band according to their own body type.

[0054] The semi-spherical protector allows the injured breast skin to be normally dressed and moved, and even to be normally active after applying ointment. The breathable and isolated environment can shorten the recovery time of the wound.

[0055] The detachable design of the protector facilitates cleaning and breastfeeding for lactating women.

[0056] The protector can be adjusted according to different body types or wound locations by changing the position of the ring seat and adjusting the length of the elastic band.

[0057] The protector can achieve unilateral breast protection and bilateral breast protection through the combination of components, and is easy to wear and take off.

[0058] In this embodiment, the material of the soft silicone ring seat and the material of the hard semi-spherical silicone cover are both liquid silicone. The advantages of this material are high safety (non-toxic and harmless, strong chemical stability), good softness and elasticity (comfortable to wear), strong durability (high tear resistance, reusable, cleanable and sterilizable), and good transparency (clear and beautiful appearance, convenient for observing the wound condition). Preferably, it is not transparent and has a light color to avoid embarrassment when wearing thin clothes.

[0059] The adjustable Velcro elastic band has three parts: the elastic band, the Velcro, and the adjusting buckle.

[0060] The material of the elastic band body is transparent TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer), which has the advantages of daily color (without affecting the appearance of wearing, achieving the effect of "invisibility"), high elasticity (good stretching and rebound performance, which can adapt to the body activity), environmental protection safety (belonging to environmental protection type material), good wear resistance (better to bear the friction in daily use), good chemical resistance (not easy to be corroded by sweat and detergent).

[0061] The material of the hook and loop fastener is nylon and polyester, and the material of the adjusting buckle is plastic, such as PVC (polyvinyl chloride). The advantages of the material selection of the two are that the market application is wide, the cost is low, and it is easy to obtain and process.

[0062] In the embodiment, the four air vents are arranged in the circumferential direction and are uniformly and spacedly arranged, the four air vents have large areas, and the air vents of the top and the side of the cover body can be realized.

[0063] Although the embodiments of the utility model are disclosed for the purpose of illustration, those skilled in the art can understand that various substitutions, changes and modifications are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model and the appended claims, therefore, the scope of the utility model is not limited to the disclosed content of the embodiments.

Claims

1. A wearable, breathable breast protector, characterized by: The protector comprises a soft silicone annular seat, a hard hemispherical silicone protective cover and an adjustable Velcro elastic band, the hard hemispherical silicone protective cover and the adjustable Velcro elastic band are detachably connected with the soft silicone annular seat. The soft silicone annular seat comprises an annular body, a breast through hole, a connecting groove, a connecting hole and a semi-elliptical double-wing, the annular body is arranged along the horizontal direction, the breast through hole is integrally formed in the annular body and is arranged along the vertical direction, the shape of the breast through hole is matched with the maximum diameter of a human breast, the semi-elliptical double-wing is symmetrically arranged along the horizontal direction and is connected to the outer side of the horizontal ends of the annular body, the connecting hole is integrally formed in the semi-elliptical double-wing, and the shape of the connecting hole is matched with the elastic band body of the Velcro adjustable elastic band. The connecting groove is connected to the annular body between the breast through hole and the semi-elliptical double-wing, the connecting groove is arranged close to the breast through hole, the connecting groove is matched with the bottom clamping curled outer edge, and the bottom clamping curled outer edge can be detachably clamped and installed in the connecting groove. The hard hemispherical silicone protective cover comprises a cover body, a breathable hole and a bottom clamping curled outer edge, the cover body is arranged along the vertical direction, the shape of the cover body is hemispherical and matched with the shape of a human breast, and the human breast can be stably placed in the cover body. A plurality of breathable holes are integrally formed in the cover body, the plurality of breathable holes are uniformly and interval arranged along the circumferential direction, and the breathable holes are arranged close to the bottom of the cover body. The bottom clamping curled outer edge is connected to the bottom of the cover body, the bottom clamping curled outer edge is matched with the connecting groove, the bottom clamping curled outer edge can be detachably connected with the connecting groove, and the cover body is detachably connected with the annular body through the bottom clamping curled outer edge and the connecting groove. The Velcro adjustable elastic band comprises an elastic band body, a Velcro and an adjusting buckle, the elastic band body is arranged along the horizontal direction, the Velcro is connected to the two ends of the elastic band body, the Velcro comprises a detachable hook surface and a hook surface, the hook surface and the hook surface can be detachably pasted together, the adjusting buckle is movably connected to the elastic band body between the two Velcro, and the adjusting buckle can adjust the length of the elastic band body.

2. The wearable, breathable breast protector of claim 1, wherein: The material of the soft silicone annular seat and the material of the hard hemispherical silicone protective cover are both liquid silicone.

3. The wearable, breathable breast protector of claim 1, wherein: The material of the elastic band body is transparent TPU, i.e., thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer.

4. The wearable, breathable breast protector of claim 1, wherein: The material of the Velcro is nylon and polyester.

5. The wearable, breathable breast protector of claim 1, wherein: The material of the adjusting buckle is plastic.

6. The wearable, breathable breast protector of claim 5, wherein: The plastic is PVC, i.e., polyvinyl chloride.

7. The wearable, breathable breast protector of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein: The four breathable holes are uniformly and interval arranged along the circumferential direction.