Apparatus for securing suction devices to a nursing mother's breasts

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6004186
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08884609

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An apparatus for securing the milk intake components of a suction device to the nipples of a nursing mother's breasts is configured as a bandeau or tube top. Alternatively, the apparatus may be configured as a halter top. The apparatus includes a chest piece for positioning around a nursing mother's chest and two openings formed in the front of the chest piece for receiving the milk intake components of the suction device. Optional closures such as Velcro.RTM. strips, snaps, hooks and eyes or buttons/button holes located on the chest piece permit adjusting the fit of the apparatus around the mother's chest. The halter top configuration may include a neck strap for adjusting the fit around the nursing mother's neck. Optional closures located on the neck strap permit adjusting the fit of the neck strap around the nursing mother's neck.

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Patent Owner(s)

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MEDELA HOLDING AGSWISS BAR BAAR ZUG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Penny, Gretchen M 5622 Merrimac Ave., Dallas, TX 75206 1 75

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