Nursing tank garment with smart openings
The present invention relates to a nursing tank garment provided with smart openings, i.e., openings which are fashionable and stylish, offering a limited display of a female breast, to allow for the upmost privacy and dignity during breast feeding and nursing pads associated with breast-feeding wherein the nursing tank garment with smart openings has two breast feeding locations each location having a smart opening which is provided with silicone or silicone like material to ensure securement of the nursing pad to the nursing tank garment. The nursing pads are also composed of silicone or silicone like material on their circumferences to ensure securement to the smart openings. The nursing pads are further constructed for complete removal, if desired, from the nursing tank garment and is also capable of absorbing fluids from a nursing mother or woman or woman to prevent leaking from the tank garment.
The present invention relates generally to clothing, and more specifically to apparel for nursing women and more particularly relates to a nursing tank garment constructed for the upmost privacy and manner for breast feeding by allowing a limited display of a female breast by the use of fashionable and stylish openings, i.e., a smart opening construction, wherein only the nipple and areola of the breast of the mother or woman is exposed for breast feeding.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONVarious types of apparel are available for nursing mothers, one of the most common being a nursing tank garment. A nursing tank garment can be worn as outerwear but usually it is worn as an under garment under a blouse or similar clothing and is provided with a removable cover or flap to allow for breast feeding. However, these types of under garments are awkward, time consuming and clumsy for the nursing mother as they require the mother to unbutton or raise the blouse or similar garment while attempting to open the cover or flap to reveal the breast for feeding. Many times, the nursing mother is attempting to perform these tasks with the nursing infant in her arms creating anxiety for the mother. In addition, all of these movements required of the nursing mother draw attention to her activity, and in public venues can be embarrassing, undignified, and stressful to the nursing mother.
There is a need for nursing apparel which can provide the nursing mother or woman with privacy and dignity along with easy access of the nursing baby, that is quick and convenient as well as fashionable and stylish, i.e. a smart opening, limiting exposure of the breast to the areola and nipple of the nursing mother or woman.
U.S. Patent Application No. US 2008/0022434 to Adelmann for a Nursing Tank Top discloses a tank top adapted for breast nursing comprising a garment having a shoulder strap capable of being lowered to reveal an inner nursing bra but lacks any feature for a smart or fashionable opening construction.
U.S. Pat. No. 7,076,809 to Rothman entitled Strectchable Nursing Tank Top With Invisible Breast Support shows a form fitting nursing tank top composed of stretch fabric also having built-in nursing bra but without any provision for a limited opening for fashionable or stylish opening access.
U.S. Pat. No. 7,448,090 to Lucock entitled Nursing Garment teaches a nursing garment with a front panel divided into upper and lower sections provided with optional nursing pads absent any provision for a smart fashionable opening feature allowing limited access to the breast nipple and areola area of the breast.
U.S. Pat. No. 7,878,881 to Hendrickson for a Pull Up Nursing Garment discloses a nursing garment constructed with inner and outer bodices such that the outer bodice is capable of being pulled up to reveal the inner bodice but is wanting any fashionable or stylish opening feature accessing only the nipple areola area of the nursing mother's or woman's breast.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present nursing tank garment relates to a new and improved nursing tank garment for use by an nursing mother or woman to cover and protect the breasts of the mother or woman and to allow the mother or woman to nurse with the upmost privacy and dignity by permitting only a limited display of a breast of the mother or woman, in a fashionable and stylish manner, i.e. a smart manner, for breast feeding, particularly in public. The present nursing tank garment has a pair of openings constructed to expose only the breast nipples and areolas of the breasts of the nursing mother or woman. The nursing tank garment is further provided with engagement and securing means, for example, in the form of either a clasp or hook, on each opening for attaching a nursing pad which pad also functions as a cover means for each opening. The engagement and securing means could also consist of hook and loop fastners, such as VELCRO® fasteners, magnetic strips, snaps, zippers, buttons or slide fasterners. In addition, each breast nipple and areola opening is provided with silicone and silicone like material on its circumference to enhance and ensure securement of the nursing pads to the tank garment. Additionally, the nursing pads are flexible and absorbent and are attached to the exterior side of the tank garment to cover the openings thereby covering only the breast nipples and areolas. The nursing pads are consisted of circular base portions provided with engagement and securement structures on their circumferences in the form of silicone or silicone like material which assists in securing the pads to the openings. The nipple and the areola openings allow for the nursing tank garment wearer to feed a nursing infant milk from the breast with limited exposure of the breasts in a fashionable and stylish manner, i.e. a smart opening manner, therefore ensuring the greatest sense of privacy. In addition, the use of silicone or silicone material on the openings and nursing pads assist in preventing leakage of fluids, such as milk, from the breasts when the openings are closed. The present nursing tank garment may also be formed of soft disposable fabric or durable cloth. The nursing tank garment and nursing pads may also be laundered and cleaned for reuse or the nursing pads may, alternatively, may be discarded after one or several uses.
The present nursing tank garment with smart openings is easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed, is of durable and reliable construction, is economically affordable and available for a relevant market segment of the purchasing public.
Thus been outlined rather broadly the more important features of the nursing tank garment as discussed in the detailed description that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the nursing tank garment that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the nursing tank garment in detail, it is to be understood that the nursing tank garment is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The nursing tank garment is capable of other embodiments and being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the constructing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present nursing tank garment. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they conform to the spirit and scope of the present invention.
An object of the present nursing tank garment is to allow nursing mothers and women to nurse their children in public in a i.e. fashionable and stylish opening fashion, i.e. in a smart opening manner, with the upmost degree of privacy and dignity by allowing only the display of the nipple and areola area of the breast for feeding.
Another object of the present nursing tank garment is to provide a nursing mother or woman with a quickly releasable nursing pad which will make the nipple and areola of the breast of the mother or woman readily available to the nursing infant.
Still even another object of the present nursing tank garment is to prevent leakage during breast feeding and during non-breast feeding time.
Still yet another object of the present nursing tank garment is to provide a re-usable and washable nursing tank garment and nursing pad.
It is therefore even yet another object of the present invention to provide a nursing tank garment which has all of the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a nursing tank garment which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is an even further object of the present invention to provide a nursing tank garment which is of durable and reliable construction.
It is a still even further object of the present invention to provide a nursing tank garment which is economically affordable and available for relevant market segment of the purchasing public.
Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment when considered with the attached drawings and appended claims.
When introducing elements of the present invention or the preferred embodiment(s) thereof, the articles “a”, “an”, “the”, and “said” are intended to mean there are one or more of the elements. The terms “comprising”, “including”, and “having” are intended to be inclusive and mean that there may be additional elements other than the listed elements. Additionally, any description of the exemplary or preferred embodiments is intended to be read in connection with the accompanying drawings, which are to be considered part of the entire written description. In the description, relative terms such as “lower,” “upper,” “horizontal,” “vertical,”, “above,” “below,” “up,” “down,” “top” and “bottom” as well as derivative thereof (e.g., “horizontally,” “downwardly,” “upwardly,” etc.) should be construed to refer to the orientation as then described or as shown in the drawing under discussion. Similarly, the term “mother”, “woman” and “user” and their plurals can be used interchangeably in the description. These relative terms are for convenience of description and do not require that the garment be constructed or operated in a particular orientation. Terms concerning attachments, coupling and the like, such as “connected” and “interconnected,” refer to a relationship wherein structures are secured or attached to one another either directly or indirectly through intervening structures, as well as both movable or rigid attachments or relationships, unless expressly described otherwise. Finally, the terms “smart opening”, “smart openings” or in a “smart opening manner” refer to opening or openings in the nursing tank garment which only display of the nipple and areola area of a breast of a nursing mother or woman usually for feeding of a nursing infant.
Although the present invention has been described in considerable detail with reference to a certain preferred embodiment thereof, other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the spirit and scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the preferred embodiment(s) contained herein.
For a more detailed description of the present invention, reference is made to the figures.
Claims
1. A nursing tank garment provided with fashionable and stylish smart openings for use by a nursing the tank garment comprising
- a body,
- a right shoulder strap,
- an upper body area,
- a right breast area,
- a left shoulder strap,
- a left breast area
- a lower body area
- wherein each breast area having a smart opening, and further wherein
- each smart opening having a smart nursing pad covering the smart opening, and further wherein
- the smart openings are constructed to reveal and expose only the breast nipple and areola area of a breast of a nursing mother or woman for nursing an infant with the upmost privacy and dignity.
2. The nursing tank garment of claim 1 wherein
- the smart nursing pads covering the smart openings are capable of being removed or detached from the smart openings.
3. The nursing tank garment of claim 2 wherein
- the smart nursing pads and the smart openings are provided with fasteners allowing a nursing smart pad to be released from the smart opening revealing and exposing only the nipple and areola area of a breast of the nursing mother or woman and allowing for nursing of the infant by the mother or woman.
4. The nursing tank garment of claim 1 wherein
- the smart openings are of a circular shape and wherein the nursing smart pads are of the same shape and size of the smart openings such that when the nursing smart pads are attached to the breast areas, the nursing smart pads covers the smart openings.
5. The nursing tank garment of claim 4 wherein
- the smart openings are composed of silicone or silicone-like material on their circumferences and further wherein
- the nursing smart pads are composed of silicone or silicone-like material on their circumferences such that when the nursing smart pads cover the smart openings, the nursing smart pads effectively seal the smart openings thereby preventing any leakage of fluid from the breasts of the nursing mother or woman.
6. The nursing tank garment of claim 4 wherein the nursing smart pads are capable of being unfastened by upper fasteners on the nursing smart pads and upper fasteners located the smart openings and simultaneously remaining fastened by lower fasteners on the smart openings and the nursing smart pads to thereby reveal and expose only the nipple and areola area of a breast of the nursing mother or woman and allow nursing by the infant.
7. The nursing tank garment of claim 6 further wherein
- each nursing smart pad is capable for complete removal, if desired, from the nursing tank garment.
8. The nursing tank garment of claim 1 wherein the right breast area is located in the upper body area of the tank garment and wherein the right breast area covers the right breast of the nursing mother or woman and a left breast area is located in the upper body area of the tank garment and wherein the left breast area covers the left breast of the nursing mother or woman.
9. The nursing tank garment of claim 8 wherein a smart opening is located in the center of the right breast area and a smart opening is located in the center of the left breast area.
10. The nursing tank garment of claim 9 wherein each centered smart opening is of a circular configuration revealing and exposing only the areola and nipple area of a breast of the nursing mother or woman.
11. The nursing tank garment of claim 10 wherein each centered smart opening contains an annular portion composed of silicone or silicone-like material and each nursing smart pad comprises an annular member composed of silicone or silicone-like material.
12. The nursing tank garment of claim 1 wherein a nursing smart pad is provided with an inner member capable of absorbing a fluid.
13. The nursing tank garment of claim 12 wherein the nursing smart pad is capable of being reused or can be removed and replaced by a facsimile nursing smart pad.
14. A nursing tank garment for use by a nursing mother or woman for nursing an infant the nursing tank garment comprising
- a body,
- an upper body area,
- a lower body area,
- a right breast area located in the upper body area,
- a left breast area located in the upper body area,
- wherein each breast area has a centered smart opening which reveal and exposes only the nipple and areola area of a breast of the nursing mother or woman for breast feeding, nursing the tank garment further being provided with
- a right shoulder strap,
- a left shoulder strap and and further wherein
- each breast smart opening is provided with a nursing smart pad attachable to its respective breast area to cover each smart opening and further wherein
- each breast smart opening is of circular shape and further wherein
- each breast smart opening is provided with silicone or silicone-like material on their circumference and further wherein
- each nursing smart pad is also of the same size and circular shape of each breast smart opening and further wherein
- each nursing smart pad is also composed of silicone or silicone-like material on its circumferences to ensure securement of each nursing smart pad to its respective breast smart opening and further wherein each nursing smart pad is also capable of absorbing a fluid from a nursing mother or woman to thereby preventing leakage from the breasts of the nursing mother or woman and further wherein each smart pad is capable of being reused or being removed and replaced by a facsimile nursing smart pad.
15. The nursing tank garment of claim 14 wherein the nursing smart pad is capable of being unfastened by upper fasteners on the nursing smart pad and upper fasteners on the breast smart opening and simultaneously remaining fastened by lower fasteners on the breast smart opening and the nursing smart pad to thereby reveal and expose only the nipple and areola area of a breast of the nursing mother or woman and allow nursing by the infant with the upmost privacy and dignity.
16. The nursing tank garment of claim 15 wherein each circular shaped breast smart opening contains an annular portion composed of silicone or silicone-like material.
17. The nursing tank garment of claim 16 wherein each nursing smart pad is provided with an annular member composed of silicone or silicone-like material and with an inner member capable of absorbing a fluid.
18. A nursing tank garment for use by a nursing mother or woman for nursing an infant the nursing tank garment comprising
- a body,
- an upper body area,
- a lower body area,
- a right breast area located in the upper body area,
- a left breast area located in the upper body area, wherein the right breast area is provided with a smart opening located in the center of the right breast area and
- wherein the left nursing breast area is provided with a smart opening located in the center of the left breast area and further wherein each smart opening reveals and exposes only the nipple and areola area of a breast of the nursing mother or woman for breast feeding, the nursing tank garment further provided with
- a right shoulder strap,
- a left shoulder strap, and further wherein
- each breast smart opening is provided with a nursing smart pad attachable to its respective breast area to cover each smart opening and further wherein each breast smart opening is of circular shape and further wherein
- each smart opening is provided with silicone or silicone-like material to ensure securement of the nursing smart pad to the nursing tank garment and further wherein
- each nursing smart pad is also of the same size and circular shape of each breast smart opening and further wherein
- each nursing smart pad is also composed of silicone or silicone-like material to ensure securement of each nursing smart pad to its respective smart opening and wherein each nursing smart pad is provided with an inner member of material capable of absorbing a fluid from a nursing mother or woman and an outer annular portion composed of silicone or silicone-like material to thereby preventing leakage of a fluid from the breasts of the nursing mother or woman and further wherein
- each nursing smart pad is further wherein capable of being reused or being removed and replaced by a facsimile nursing smart pad and further wherein the nursing smart pad is capable of being unfastened by upper fastener on the nursing smart pad and upper fasteners on the smart opening and simultaneously remaining fastened by lower fasteners on the smart opening and nursing smart pad to thereby reveal and expose only the nipple and areola area of a breast of the nursing mother or woman and allow nursing by the infant with the upmost privacy and dignity.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 18, 2014
Publication Date: Sep 24, 2015
Inventor: Aartee S. Satyaketu (Pembrokes Pines, FL)
Application Number: 13/999,695