Device and method for supporting a breast shield and related pump equipment
First Claim
1. A device for supporting a breast shield on a breast comprising:
- a base; and
means for supporting the breast shield on the breast which means is carried by said base.
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Abstract
A device and method are provided for supporting a breast shield of a breast pump upon a woman'"'"'s breast in a "hands-free" manner. Such a breast shield support includes, for example, a base member, such as a garment, that is adapted to be carried on a woman'"'"'s torso. Part of the breast pump, such as the breast shield, is releasably attached to the base member and supports the breast shield on the exposed breast. Embodiments include corresponding fasteners on the breast shield and a brassiere, a harness-type strap arrangement for holding the shield against the breast and a breast shield which slips through a flap formed in a brassiere cup and is supported by the cup material.
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Citations
55 Claims
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1. A device for supporting a breast shield on a breast comprising:
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a base; and means for supporting the breast shield on the breast which means is carried by said base. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A device for supporting a breast shield of a breast pump on a breast comprising:
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a base member adapted to be carried on a human body; and means for affixing a part of the breast pump to said base member such that the breast shield is supported on the breast. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A breast pump support device, wherein said breast pump includes a breast shield adapted to receive a breast therein for expressing milk, comprising:
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a garment adapted to be worn around a woman'"'"'s torso; and means for fastening a breast pump to said garment such that a breast shield is supported on an exposed breast. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A breast pump assembly wherein the breast shield is maintained positioned over a breast without need of any manual force, comprising:
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a base member adapted to be carried on a woman'"'"'s body; a breast pump including at least one breast shield adapted to be received over a breast nipple and adjacent breast area, and a container for expressed milk in fluid communication with said breast shield; means for generating an intermittent vacuum in said breast shield to thereby express milk; and means for affixing a part of said breast pump to said base member with said breast shield supported over the nipple and adjacent breast area. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for supporting a breast shield on a breast, comprising the following steps:
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providing a base member; providing affixation means for mounting the breast shield to said base member; and mounting the breast shield to said base member using said affixation means such that the breast shield is supported on an exposed breast. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A device for supporting a breast shield of a breast pump upon a breast comprising:
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strap means for supporting the breast shield on the breast; and a garment, said strap means being attached to said garment. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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39. A device for supporting a breast shield upon a breast comprising:
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a base member; and a strap connected to said base member, said strap including means for supporting a part of the breast pump with the breast shield on the breast. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A device for supporting a breast shield upon a breast comprising:
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a garment comprising a first base adapted to be carried on a human body below the breast, and a second base adapted to be carried on the body in the area of the shoulders; and a first strap for supporting one breast shield on a breast and a second strap for supporting a second breast shield on another breast, each of said first and second straps including a loop portion adapted to receive and hold the breast shield against the exposed breast, each said loop portion being attached to said second base, and auxiliary strap portions respectively connecting respective loop portions to said first base. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47)
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48. A breast pump assembly including a device for supporting a breast shield on a breast comprising:
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two breast pumps each having a breast shield within which a breast is received for expressing milk, and a container in fluid communication with said breast shield for receiving expressed milk; means for generating an intermittent vacuum in said breast shields to express milk; and a strap arrangement for supporting said breast shields on the breasts, said strap arrangement including a first loop portion adapted to receive and hold one breast shield against a breast, a halter portion which extends from said first loop portion on one breast to a second loop portion adapted to receive and hold the other breast shield against the other breast, and auxiliary portions respectively connecting said first and second loop portions to a band adapted to be worn below the breasts. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51)
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52. A method for supporting a breast shield of a breast pump on a woman'"'"'s breast, comprising the following steps:
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providing a garment having a strap arrangement for supporting the breast shield on the breast; and placing said strap arrangement around the breast pump such that said strap holds the breast shield on an exposed breast. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55)
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Specification