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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 20, 1995
Brian H Silver, Cary, IL (US);
Gotthilf Weniger, Cary, IL (US);
Kathleen A Lockridge, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Richard S Weston, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Medela, Inc., McHenry, IL (US);
Abstract
A device and method are provided for supporting a breast shield of a breast pump upon a woman's breast in a 'hands-free' manner. Such a breast shield support includes, for example, a base member, such as a garment, that is adapted to be carried on a woman's torso. Part of the breast pump, such as the breast shield, is releasably attached to the base member and supports the breast shield on the exposed breast. Embodiments include corresponding fasteners on the breast shield and a brassiere, a harness-type strap arrangement for holding the shield against the breast and a breast shield which slips through a flap formed in a brassiere cup and is supported by the cup material.