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An article of wearing apparel in the form of a bonnet for use by infants when being breast fed which includes a unique structure that conceals the breast from view, thereby enabling a child to be breast fed in public without the mother exposing her breast to public view. The structure of the bonnet which enables this function to be advantageously obtained includes a relatively wide brim detachably connected to the forward edge portion of a conventional bonnet in which the width of the flexible brim is sufficient that the brim will conceal the breast while a child is being breast fed in public, thereby eliminating any embarrassment of a modest nursing mother and increasing the acceptance of women nursing babies in public places inasmuch as the breast will not be exposed to view by the public when breast feeding.

InventorBarbara A. Sonne
Current U.S. Classification2/204; 2/104; 2/195.5; 2/209.12
International Classification: A42B 106; A42B 120

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Citations

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US2624052Nov 4, 1949Jan 6, 1953ADJUSTABLE BABY BONNET
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Referenced by

Citing PatentFiling dateIssue dateOriginal AssigneeTitle
US4937885Dec 27, 1988Jul 3, 1990Head covering
US4989268Mar 28, 1990Feb 5, 1991Privacy shield for nursing mothers
USD617082Jul 20, 2009Jun 8, 2010Sun hat used with pigtails
USD617979Jul 1, 2009Jun 22, 2010Tie back nurse cap with integrated left side pouch
USD624283Jul 1, 2009Sep 28, 2010Tie back nurse cap with integrated side pouch

Claims

1. In combination, a bonnet for use by infants comprising a cap portion enclosing a substantial portion of the head area rearwardly of the face, means releasably securing the cap portion in position on the head of the wearer, said cap portion including a forward peripheral edge disposed generally along the periphery of the facial area of the wearer, a wide brim extending only forwardly and outwardly from the forward peripheral edge of the cap portion, and means detachably securing the wide brim to the cap portion of the bonnet thereby enabling the bonnet to be converted to one having a wide brim to conceal the facial area and mouth area of the wearer as well as the breast and surrounding area of a nursing mother when the wearer of the bonnet is being breast fed, said wide brim being constructed of flexible material to enable the brim to generally conform with and engage the areas around the breast of a breast feeding mother to conceal such areas when breast feeding an infant.

2. The combination as defined in claim 1 wherein the means attaching the inner edge of the wide brim to the cap portion includes continuous strips of "Velcro" fastener material, with the softer loop portion attached to the cap portion and the harder hook portion attached to the brim with the inner edge of the wide brim underlying the peripheral edge of the cap portion.

3. The combination as defined in claim 2 wherein the cap portion includes a narrow brim around a major portion of its forward peripheral edge with the softer loop portion of the strip of fastener material being attached to the narrow brim thereby enabling the cap portion and narrow brim to be worn as a conventional bonnet without the wide brim attached, said narrow brim and the inner edge of the wide brim being coextensive in length.

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