Nursing band

Inventors: Anita Treiber (Kilchberg, CH); Letizia Miotto (Zürich, CH); Sandra Rückewold (Madetswil, CH)

Assignee: MEDELA AG

A41C3/04 A41C3/06

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Patent No.: US 12690628
App. No.: 18/700,385
Granted: Jul 28, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A nursing band providing better comfort for the user and comprising a lower cuff adapted to encircle the chest of a breast feeding mother below the bust and an upper cuff adapted to encircle the chest of the breast feeding mother above the bust and an intermediate section extending between the lower cuff and the upper cuff, wherein the lower cuff, the upper cuff and the intermediate section have anisotropic properties, wherein the anisotropic properties of the intermediate section differ from the anisotropic properties of at least one of the lower cuff and the upper cuff.

Claims (24)

1 . A nursing band comprising a lower cuff adapted to encircle a chest of a breast feeding mother below a bust defined by two breasts of the breast feeding mother, and an upper cuff adapted to encircle the chest of the breast feeding mother above the bust and an intermediate section extending between the lower cuff and the upper cuff, wherein the lower cuff, the upper cuff and the intermediate section have anisotropic properties, wherein the anisotropic properties of the intermediate section differ from the anisotropic properties of at least one of the lower cuff and the upper cuff,

wherein the lower cuff is made of a first fabric, the upper cuff is made of a second fabric and the intermediate section is made of a fabric having a lower specific weight and/or a higher circumferential elasticity than the first fabric and/or the second fabric, and

wherein the intermediate section comprises two portions, each of the two portions being adapted to cover at least part of one of the two breasts of the bust of the breast feeding mother, and the intermediate section further comprises a support section at least partially surrounding the two portions, the support section made of a third fabric, wherein the two portions are made of a fourth fabric having at least one of a lower specific weight (g/m) and a higher elasticity than the third fabric.

2 . The nursing band comprising according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate section has a lower specific weight and/or a higher circumferential elasticity than the lower cuff and/or the upper cuff.

3 . The nursing band according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate section is adapted not to exert a pressure higher than 7 mmHg, on the bust of the breast feeding mother.

4 . The nursing band according claim 1 , wherein the two portions are cup shaped to conform with a shape of the bust of the breast feeding mother.

5 . The nursing band according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate section comprises a pad indicator adopted to indicate a holding position of a pad on an inner side of the nursing band and covering one of two nipples of the bust of the breast feeding mother.

6 . The nursing band according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate section has pockets adapted to removably hold pads on an inner side of the nursing band, which pads are adapted to cover one of two nipples of the bust of the breast feeding mother.

7 . The nursing band according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate section has a front intermediate section and a back intermediate section, wherein the back intermediate section is made of the fourth fabric.

8 . The nursing band according to claim 1 , wherein the fabric and/or the third fabric and/or at least one of the second fabric and the first fabric have a higher elasticity in longitudinal direction than in circumferential direction.

9 . The nursing band according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the fourth fabric, the-third fabric, and at least one of the second fabric and the first fabric, are knitted fabrics.

10 . A nursing band comprising a lower cuff adapted to encircle a chest of a breast feeding mother below a bust defined by two breasts, and an upper cuff adapted to encircle the chest of the breast feeding mother above the bust of the breastfeeding mother and an intermediate section extending between the lower cuff and the upper cuff,

wherein the lower cuff, the upper cuff and the intermediate section have anisotropic properties;

wherein the anisotropic properties of the intermediate section differ from the anisotropic properties of at least one of the lower cuff and the upper cuff;

wherein the portions are made of a fourth fabric having at least one of a lower specific weight (g/m) and a higher elasticity than the third fabric;

wherein at least one of the fourth fabric, the third fabric, and at least one of the second fabric and the first fabric, are knitted fabrics; and

wherein every 4 th needle is dropped in the knitted fabric.

11 . The nursing band according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate section is made of a yarn not containing any elastane.

12 . The nursing band according to claim 9 , wherein the knitted fabrics are each joined by knitting.

13 . The nursing band according to claim 1 , wherein the nursing band does not have straps, and the upper cuff and lower cuff provide support by elastically and horizontally wrapping around the chest of the breast feeding mother.

14 . The nursing band according to claim 13 , wherein the intermediate section has an inner surface that is completely smooth.

15 . The nursing band according to claim 13 , wherein the intermediate section is adapted not to exert a pressure higher than 7 mmHg, on the bust of the breast feeding mother.