Nursing pad

• US 6,039,629 A
• Filed: 05/06/1999
• Issued: 03/21/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Julia Mitchell
• Original Assignee: Julia Mitchell
• Inventors: Mitchell, Julia
• Primary Examiner(s): HALE, GLORIA M
• Application Number:
  US09/307,347
• Time in Patent Office: 320 Days
• Field of Search: 450/37, 450/39, 450/30-32, 450/40, 450/57, 450/55, 450/56, 450/81, 2/267
• US Class Current: 450/57
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/141 Milk breast pads
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/15016 for breast; pads for bras

Abstract

A nursing pad for absorbing milk leaking from a lactating user'"'"'s nipple. The nursing pad includes a water impermeable exterior layer has a center region, an outer perimeter, a concave inner face, and a convex outer face. The inner face of the exterior layer defines an inner space in which a plurality of coextensive generally hemispherical inner layers are disposed. The plurality of inner layers comprises first, second, third and fourth inner layers: the first inner layer is positioned adjacent the inner face of the exterior layer; the second and third inner layers is interposed between the first and fourth inner layers; and the third inner layer is interposed between the second and fourth inner layers. The first and third inner layer each comprise a woven fabric material. The second inner layer comprises a water absorbing material. The fourth inner layer comprises a water permeable material.

Claims

1. A nursing pad adapted for attachment to a cup of a user'"'"'s bra and interposed between the cup of the bra and the user'"'"'s breast received in the cup of the bra, said nursing pad comprising:

an exterior layer having a center region, an outer perimeter, a concave inner face, and a convex outer face, said inner face of said exterior layer defining an inner space;

said exterior layer comprising a flexible water impermeable material;

a plurality of coextensive generally hemispherical inner layers being disposed in said inner space of said exterior layer;

said plurality of inner layers comprising first, second, third and fourth inner layers, said first inner layer being positioned adjacent said inner face of said exterior layer, said second and third inner layers being interposed between said first and fourth inner layers, said third inner layer being interposed between said second and fourth inner layers;

said first and third inner layer comprising a woven fabric material;

said second inner layer comprising a water absorbing material; and

said fourth inner layer comprising a water permeable material.

2. The nursing pad of claim 1, wherein said exterior layer has an outwardly radiating annular outer flange around said outer perimeter of said exterior layer, and wherein said outer face of said exterior layer having an adhesive provided thereon along said outer flange of said exterior layer.

3. The nursing pad of claim 2, wherein said outer flange of said exterior layer has a plurality of apertures therethrough extending between said inner and outer faces of said exterior layer.

4. The nursing pad of claim 1, wherein said second inner layer has a lower region comprising a water absorbent material having a greater absorption capacity than a remainder region of said second inner layer.

5. The nursing pad of claim 4, wherein said second inner layer having a guide line displayed on a face of said second inner layer facing outwards away from said inner face of said exterior layer, said guide line being positioned between said lower region of said second inner layer and said center of said second inner layer.

6. The nursing pad of claim 1, wherein said second, third and fourth inner layers each have a nipple receiving depressions located at the center of the respective inner layer, said nipple receiving depressions being coextensive with one another and extending towards said exterior layer.

7. The nursing pad of claim 1, further comprising an annular water impermeable seal being disposed around said outer perimeters of said inner layer and being coupled to said outer perimeters of said inner layers and to an inner periphery of said outer perimeter of said exterior layer to coupled said outer perimeters of said inner layers and said exterior layer together.

8. A nursing pad adapted for attachment to a cup of a user'"'"'s bra and interposed between the cup of the bra and the user'"'"'s breast received in the cup of the bra, said nursing pad comprising:

a generally hemispherical exterior layer having a center region, a generally circular outer perimeter, a concave inner face, and a convex outer face;

said exterior layer having an outwardly radiating annular outer flange around said outer perimeter of said exterior layer;

said outer face of said exterior layer having an adhesive provided thereon along said outer flange of said exterior layer;

said adhesive of said exterior layer being adapted for adhesively coupling said outer flange to a cup of a bra of a user;

said exterior layer comprising a flexible water impermeable material;

said outer flange of said exterior layer having a plurality of apertures therethrough extending between said inner and outer faces of said exterior layer;

said concave inner face of said exterior layer defining a generally hemispherical inner space;

a plurality of coextensive generally hemispherical inner layers being disposed in said inner space of said exterior layer;

said plurality of inner layers comprising first, second, third and fourth inner layers each having centers coaxial with said center of said center of said exterior layer and each having a generally outer perimeter located inside and concentric with said outer perimeter of said exterior layer;

said first inner layer being positioned adjacent said inner face of said exterior layer, said second and third inner layers being interposed between said first and fourth inner layers, said third inner layer being interposed between said second and fourth inner layers;

said first and third inner layer comprising a woven fabric material;

said second inner layer comprising a water absorbing material, said second inner layer having a lower region comprising a water absorbent material having a greater absorption capacity than a remainder region of said second inner layer;

said second inner layer having a guide line displayed on a face of said second inner layer facing outwards away from said inner face of said exterior layer, said guide line being positioned between said lower region of said second inner layer and said center of said second inner layer;

said fourth inner layer comprising a water permeable material;

said second, third and fourth inner layers each having a nipple receiving depressions located at the center of the respective inner layer, said nipple receiving depressions being coextensive with one another and extending towards said exterior layer; and

an annular water impermeable seal being disposed around said outer perimeters of said inner layer and being coupled to said outer perimeters of said inner layers and to an inner periphery of said outer perimeter of said exterior layer to coupled said outer perimeters of said inner layers and said exterior layer together.