Resealable nurser liner
View Patent ↗There is provided a nurser liner having a closure member for selectively sealing the liner. The nurser liner limits the transmission of oxygen and/or UV rays into the inner volume of the liner.
1. A nurser liner comprising:
a body having a plurality of panels that are connected to each other to define an inner volume; and
a closure member connected to said plurality of panels and being selectively resealable, said closure member providing access to said inner volume, said plurality of panels comprising an oxygen barrier, wherein said body and said closure member have an oxygen transmission rate into said inner volume of less than 2.0 cubic centimeters over a 24-hour period.
2. The liner of claim 1 , wherein said oxygen transmission rate into said inner volume is less than 1.0 cubic centimeters over a 24-hour period.
3. The liner of claim 1 , wherein said oxygen transmission rate into said inner volume is less than 0.284 cubic centimeters over a 24-hour period.
4. The liner of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of panels comprise a material that impedes transmission of UV rays.
5. The liner of claim 4 , wherein an anti-UV component is added to said plurality of panels at about 0.1 wt % to 10 wt %.
6. The liner of claim 4 , wherein an anti-UV component is added to said plurality of panels at about 1.5 wt % to 4 wt %.
7. The liner of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of panels comprises a material selected from the group consisting essentially of nylon, ethylene vinyl alcohol, polyester, and any combinations thereof.
8. The liner of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of panels comprise a plurality of layers secured to each other, and wherein at least one of said plurality of layers has a different material from another of said plurality of layers.
9. The liner of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of panels comprise a plurality of layers secured to each other, and wherein at least one of said plurality of layers comprises ethylene vinyl acetate.
10. The liner of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of panels comprise a plurality of layers secured to each other, and wherein at least one of said plurality of layers comprises low-density polyethylene.
11. An infant feeding assembly comprising:
a liner having a body defining a first volume; and
a holder having an open end and defining a second volume, wherein said liner is disposed in said second volume, and wherein said body has a plurality of panels connected to each other to define said first volume and a closure member connected to said plurality of panels, said plurality of panels comprising an oxygen barrier, said closure member being selectively resealable, wherein said body and said closure member have an oxygen transmission rate into said first volume of less than about 2.0 cubic centimeters over a 24-hour period.
12. The assembly of claim 11 , wherein said oxygen transmission rate into said first volume is less than about 1.0 cubic centimeters over a 24-hour period.
13. The assembly of claim 11 , wherein said oxygen transmission rate into said first volume is less than about 0.284 cubic centimeters over a 24-hour period.
14. The assembly of claim 11 , wherein said plurality of panels comprise a material that impedes transmission of UV rays.
15. The assembly of claim 14 , wherein an anti-UV component is added to said plurality of panels at about 0.1 wt % to 10 wt %.
16. The assembly of claim 14 , wherein an anti-UV component is added to said plurality of panels at about 1.5 wt % to 4 wt %.
17. The assembly of claim 11 , wherein said plurality of panels are made of a material selected from the group consisting essentially of nylon, ethylene vinyl alcohol, polyester, and any combinations thereof.
18. A method of storing breast milk comprising:
providing a nurser liner with a plurality of panels having an oxygen barrier that limits an oxygen transmission rate into an inner volume of the nurser liner used for storing said breast milk to less than about 2.0 cubic centimeters over a 24-hour time period; and
providing said nurser liner with a substantially air-tight resealable closure member connected to said plurality of panels.
19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising limiting said oxygen transmission rate into said inner volume to less than about 1.0 cubic centimeters over a 24-hour period.
20. The method of claim 18 , further comprising limiting said oxygen transmission rate into said inner volume to less than about 0.284 cubic centimeters over a 24-hour period.
21. The method of claim 18 , wherein the step of limiting said oxygen transmission rate comprises:
forming at least a portion of a body of said nurser liner of a material selected from the group consisting essentially of nylon, ethylene vinyl alcohol, polyester, and any combinations thereof.
22. The method of claim 18 , further comprising adding an anti-UV component to said nurser liner to impede transmission of UV rays into said inner volume.
23. The method of claim 22 , wherein said anti-UV component is about 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % of said body of said nurser liner.
24. The method of claim 22 , wherein said anti-UV component is about 1.5 wt % to 4 wt % of said body of said nurser liner.