AU2015203101B2

AU2015203101B2 - Nursing supplementer

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Publication number: AU2015203101B2
Application number: AU2015203101A
Authority: AU
Inventors: Ki Hin Constance LEUNG
Original assignee: Leung Ki Hin Constance Miss
Current assignee: Leung Ki Hin Constance Miss
Priority date: 2015-01-28
Filing date: 2015-06-10
Publication date: 2016-10-06
Anticipated expiration: 2035-06-10
Also published as: WO2016120678A1; AU2015203101A1; HK1202359A2; CN104888290A

Abstract

The present invention provides a nursing supplementer comprising a breast cup adapted for covering a breast of the user and receiving breast milk, the reservoir adapted for storing breast milk, a mounting member comprising a passage between the breast cup and the reservoir , the breast cup and the reservoir being mounted to first and second ends of the passage of the mounting member respectively, a breast milk pump member adapted for taking breast milk from the breast of the user comprising a breast milk pump member passage mounted to the passage of the mounting member, a supporting member adapted for allowing the breast cup to cover on the breast of the user, one end portion of the supporting member being mounted to the mounting member, another end portion of the supporting member being mounted to a base and the supporting member adapted for allowing the breast cup to be contacted with the breast of the user comprising a supporting element adapted to be twisted with a plurality of angles.

Description

NURSING SUPPLEMENTER

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a baby product, more specifically, to a nursing supplementer which helps the user to extract and collect her breast milk conveniently.

BACKGROUND

Breast feeding device is a common baby product which includes a breast cup positioned over the breast, a bottle used to collect breast milk and a breast milk pump used to extract breast milk. The user has to use his own hand to push the breast cup onto her breast closely during the whole process of extracting breast milk, which is very time-consuming. Hence, it would be difficult for a mother to extract and collect her breast milk without other’s help.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The technical problem to be solved in the present invention is to provide a nursing supplementer for allowing the breast cup to cover the breast of the user completely in order to extract breast milk conveniently. Another technical problem to be solved in the present invention is to solve the problem that the user is required to use her hand(s) to hold the breast cup and press towards her breast strongly and lengthy in order to extract her breast milk out through the breast milk pump.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a nursing supplementer comprising a breast cup adapted for covering a breast of the user and receiving breast milk, the reservoir adapted for storing breast milk, a mounting member comprising a passage between the breast cup and the reservoir , the breast cup and the reservoir being mounted to first and second ends of the passage of the mounting member respectively, a breast milk pump member adapted for taking breast milk from the breast of the user comprising a breast milk pump member passage mounted to the passage of the mounting member, a supporting member adapted for allowing the breast cup to cover on the breast of the user, one end portion of the supporting member being mounted to the mounting member, another end portion of the supporting member being mounted to a base and the supporting member adapted for allowing the breast cup to be contacted with the breast of the user comprising a supporting element adapted to be twisted with a plurality of angles.

Typically, the supporting element of supporting member comprises a flexible and bendable material.

Typically, the base is selected from seat, chair or stool.

Typically, the base is an armrest of a seat, chair or stool.

Typically, a pair of the supporting members is a pair of flexible and bendable longitudinal structures which are made of steel, the pair of the supporting members are arranged symmetrically and mounted to a pair of breast feeding devices respectively.

Typically, the pair of the breast feeding devices is mounted by the supporting element which is made of flexible and bendable material.

Typically, the supporting member comprises an air spring, the pair of the supporting members is respectively mounted to the pair of the breast feeding devices.

Typically, a nursing supplementer comprising a breast cup adapted for covering a breast of the user and receiving breast milk, the reservoir adapted for storing breast milk, a mounting member comprising a passage between the breast cup and the reservoir , the breast cup and the reservoir being mounted to first and second ends of the passage of the mounting member respectively, a breast milk pump member adapted for taking breast milk from the breast of the user comprising a breast milk pump member passage mounted to the passage of the mounting member, a supporting member adapted for allowing the breast cup to cover on the breast of the user, one end portion of the supporting member being mounted to the mounting member, another end portion of the supporting member being mounted to a base and the supporting member adapted for allowing the breast cup to be contacted with the breast of the user comprising a supporting element adapted to be twisted with a plurality of angles, the supporting element of supporting member comprises a flexible and bendable material, the base is an armrest of a seat, chair or stool, a pair of the supporting members is a pair of flexible and bendable longitudinal structures which are made of steel, the pair of the supporting members are arranged symmetrically and mounted to a pair of breast feeding devices respectively, the pair of the breast feeding devices is mounted by the supporting element which is made of a flexible and bendable material.

The present invention shows advantage over prior art as follows: 1, since the supporting member is made of multi-angle-torsion material, it can be adapted to suit women of different shapes through different angle reverse correction for optimal wearing; 2, since the base could be any positioning element which helps to positioning and breast feeding, the present invention would be easy and convenient to use at different places.

SUMMARY OF DRAWING

This and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent upon reading of the following detailed descriptions and drawing, in which: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

In an embodiment, referring to FIG. 1, a nursing supplementer of the present invention comprises a breast cup 1 adapted for mounting on or covering the breast of the user to receive breast milk or pump out the breast milk through the breast pump device, a reservoir 2 adapted for storing breast milk; a mounting member 3 which comprises a hollow structure and adapted for mounting the breast cup 1 to the reservoir , a breast milk pump member 4 adapted for connecting with the mounting member 3; a supporting member 5 adapted for supporting and allowing the breast cup 1 to cover the breast of the user completely, the one end portion of the supporting member 5 connects with the mounting member 3 and another end portion of the supporting member 5 connect with a base 6; the supporting member 5 is made of multi-angle-torsion material to maintain physical contact between the breast cup 1 and breast. As such, a mother of different shapes can adjust the breast cup to an appropriate position by herself easily to maintain a close contact between breast cup and breast by adjusting the angle of supporting member 5.

Preferably, the spacing between the edge of the breast cup 1 and the breast of the user is preferably keep to minimum which forms a fully enclosed environment inside the breast cup 1. As such, it enables a formation of positive or negative pressure inside the breast cup through the operation of the breast milk pump member 4.

Preferably, the supporting member 5 is a steel strap which would be flexible and bendable. Further, the supporting member 5 is a steel strap which is covered with plastic, such as plastic without bisphenol A (BPA), or skin friendly material, such as cloth. Furthermore, the supporting member 5 includes symmetrical steel straps which are flexible and bendable. And a pair of supporting member 5 connects accordingly a pair of breast feeding devices.

In another embodiment, a nursing supplementer comprises a supporting element 7 which is flexible and bendable to further connect with a pair of breast feeding devices, such as plastic, stainless steel spring wire.

In a third embodiment, the supporting member 5 is gas spring of which the material does not limit the present invention. A gas spring is a type of spring that, unlike a typical metal spring, uses a compressed gas, contained in a confined space which is usually cylinder and compressed by a piston to exert a force. A gas spring provides direct support for safely lifting, positioning, lowering and counterbalancing weights. To be specific, a supporting member 5 can be a self-locking gas spring, friction stop gas spring or damper. Take a self-locking gas spring as the supporting member 5 for example. A self-locking gas spring can be locked at any position along the complete stroke, providing controlled lifting and lowering. Pushing the release pin opens the piston valve allowing gas or oil to flow and the piston rod to extend or be compressed. When the release pin is no longer being pushed, the valve automatically closes and the gas spring is locked in place, which means locked the breast cup 1 at the same time.

The present invention has been described in detail, with reference to the preferred embodiment, in order to enable the reader to practice the invention without undue experimentation. However, a person having ordinary skill in the art will readily recognize that many of the previous disclosures may be varied or modified somewhat without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the intellectual property rights to this invention are defined only by the following claims.

Claims

1. A nursing supplementer comprising: a breast cup adapted for covering a breast of the user and receiving breast milk; a reservoir adapted for storing breast milk; a mounting member comprising a passage between the breast cup and the reservoir; the breast cup and the reservoir being mounted to first and second ends of the passage of the mounting member respectively; a breast milk pump member adapted for taking breast milk from the breast of the user comprising a breast milk pump member passage mounted to the passage of the mounting member; a supporting member adapted for allowing the breast cup to cover on the breast of the user; one end portion of the supporting member being mounted to the mounting member; another end portion of the supporting member being mounted to a base; and the supporting member adapted for allowing the breast cup to be contacted with the breast of the user comprising a supporting element adapted to be twisted with a plurality of angles.

2. A nursing supplementer according to Claim 1, wherein the supporting element of supporting member comprises a flexible and bendable material.

3. A nursing supplementer according to Claim 1, wherein the base is selected from seat, chair or stool.

4. A nursing supplementer according to Claim 3, wherein the base is an armrest of a seat, chair or stool.

5. A nursing supplementer according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, wherein a pair of the supporting members is a pair of flexible and bendable longitudinal structures which are made of steel, the pair of the supporting members are arranged symmetrically and mounted to a pair of breast feeding devices respectively.

6. A nursing supplementer according to Claim 5, wherein the pair of the breast feeding devices is mounted by the supporting element which is made of flexible and bendable material.

7. A nursing supplementer according to Claim 3, wherein the supporting member comprises an air spring, the pair of the supporting members is respectively mounted to the pair of the breast feeding devices.

8. A nursing supplementer comprising a breast cup adapted for covering a breast of the user and receiving breast milk, the reservoir adapted for storing breast milk, a mounting member comprising a passage between the breast cup and the reservoir , the breast cup and the reservoir being mounted to first and second ends of the passage of the mounting member respectively, a breast milk pump member adapted for taking breast milk from the breast of the user comprising a breast milk pump member passage mounted to the passage of the mounting member, a supporting member adapted for allowing the breast cup to cover on the breast of the user, one end portion of the supporting member being mounted to the mounting member, another end portion of the supporting member being mounted to a base and the supporting member adapted for allowing the breast cup to be contacted with the breast of the user comprising a supporting element adapted to be twisted with a plurality of angles, the supporting element of supporting member comprises a flexible and bendable material, the base is an armrest of a seat, chair or stool, a pair of the supporting members is a pair of flexible and bendable longitudinal structures which are made of steel, the pair of the supporting members are arranged symmetrically and mounted to a pair of breast feeding devices respectively, the pair of the breast feeding devices is mounted by the supporting element which is made of a flexible and bendable material.