Nursing undergarment

Abstract

A nursing undergarment having an inner breast cup that is attached, to an undergarment structure along a lower cup portion and releasably attachable to the undergarment structure along an upper cup portion, combined, with an outer cover having an upper cover portion attached to the upper cup portion and releasably fastenable to the undergarment structure along a lower cover portion. The attached upper cup and cover top portions may be released from the undergarment structure to allow insertion of a breast pump flange through an opening in the inner breast cup, and the lower cover portion may be released from the undergarment structure to allow the flange to protrude outward. During nursing, the upper cup and cover top portions are fastened to the undergarment structure and the lower cover portion is released and raised to provide access to the nipple through the opening.

1 . A nursing undergarment comprising:
 a. an undergarment structure;   b. an inner breast cup comprising a first fabric web having an upper cup portion and a lower cup portion and further comprising:
 i. said lower cup portion attached to said undergarment structure; and 
 ii. said upper cup portion releasably fastenable to said, undergarment structure; and 
   c. an outer cover comprising a second fabric web having an upper cover portion and a lower cover portion, said outer cover further comprising:
 i. said upper cover portion attached, to said, upper cup portion and releasably fastenable to said undergarment structure; and 
 ii. said lower cover portion releasably fastenable to said lower cup portion. 
   
     
     
         2 . The nursing undergarment of  claim 1 , comprising an opening in said first fabric web sized to accommodate a flange of a breast pump. 
     
     
         3 . The nursing undergarment of  claim 1 , wherein:
 a. said lower cup portion comprises a lower cup perimeter seam;   b. said upper cup portion comprises an upper cup perimeter seam;   c. said lower cover portion comprises a lower cover perimeter seam; and   d. said upper cover portion comprises an upper cover perimeter seam.   
     
     
         4 . The nursing undergarment of  claim 3 , comprising first and second transverse cover seams separating said lower cover perimeter seam from said upper cover perimeter seam. 
     
     
         5 . The nursing undergarment of  claim 3 , comprising first and second transverse cup seams separating said lower cup perimeter seam from said upper cup perimeter seam. 
     
     
         6 . The nursing undergarment of  claim 5 , wherein said first and second transverse cup seams are attached to said undergarment structure, 
     
     
         7 . The nursing undergarment of  claim 6 , wherein said first and second transverse cover seams are attached to said first and second transverse cup seams, 
     
     
         8 . The nursing undergarment of  claim 3 , wherein said upper cover perimeter seam comprises said upper cover perimeter seam releasably fastenable to a shoulder strap of said undergarment structure. 
     
     
         9 . The nursing undergarment of  claim 3 , wherein said lower cover perimeter seam is releasably fastenable to said lower cup perimeter seam via first and second fastener portions located at a bottom of said lower cover perimeter seam and said lower cup perimeter seam, respectively. 
     
     
         10 . The nursing undergarment of  claim 3 , wherein said lower cover perimeter seam is releasably fastenable to said lower cup perimeter seam via first and second fastener portions located on a side of said, lower cover perimeter seam and said lower cup perimeter seam, respectively. 
     
     
         11 . The nursing undergarment of  claim 3 , wherein said upper cover perimeter seam and said upper cup perimeter seam are constructed as one seam. 
     
     
         12 . A nursing undergarment comprising:
 a. an undergarment structure;   b. an inner breast cup comprising a first fabric web having an upper cup perimeter seam and a lower cup perimeter seam and farther comprising:
 i. said lower cup perimeter seam attached to said undergarment structure; 
 ii. said upper cup perimeter seam releasably fastenable to said undergarment structure; and 
 iii. an opening in said web sized to accommodate a flange of a breast pump; 
   c. an outer cover comprising a second fabric web having an upper cover perimeter seam and a lower cover perimeter seam, said outer cover further comprising:
 i. said upper cover perimeter seam attached to said upper cup perimeter seam and releasably fastenable to said undergarment structure; and 
 ii. said lower cover perimeter seam releasably fastenable to said lower cup perimeter seam; 
   d. first and second transverse cover seams separating said lower cover perimeter seam from said upper cover perimeter seam;   e. first and second transverse cup seams separating said, lower cup perimeter seam from said upper cup perimeter seam; and   f. wherein:
 i. said first and second transverse cup seams are attached to said undergarment structure; and 
 ii. said first and second, transverse cover seams are attached to said first and second transverse cup seams. 
   
     
     
         13 . The nursing undergarment of  claim 12 , wherein said upper cover perimeter seam comprises said upper cover perimeter seam releasably fastenable to a shoulder strap of said undergarment structure. 
     
     
         14 . The nursing undergarment of  claim 12 , wherein said lower cover perimeter seam is releasably fastenable to said lower cup perimeter seam via first and second fastener portions located at a bottom of said lower cover perimeter seam and said lower cup perimeter seam, respectively. 
     
     
         15 . The nursing undergarment of  claim 12 , wherein said lower cover perimeter seam is releasably fastenable to said lower cup perimeter seam via first and second fastener portions located on a side of said lower cover perimeter seam and said lower cup perimeter seam, respectively. 
     
     
         16 . The nursing undergarment of  claim 12 , wherein said opening comprises a vertical slit positioned on said cup to admit a nipple of a breast 
     
     
         17 . A nursing undergarment comprising:
 a. an undergarment structure;   b. an inner breast cup comprising a first fabric web having an upper cup portion and a lower cup portion and further comprising:
 i. said lower cup portion attached to said undergarment structure; and 
 ii. said upper cup portion releasably fastenable to said, undergarment structure; 
   c. an outer cover comprising a second fabric web having an upper cover portion and a lower cover portion, said outer cover further comprising:
 i. said, upper cover portion attached, to said, upper portion of said inner breast cup and releasably fastenable to said undergarment structure: and 
 ii. said lower cover portion releasably fastenable to said lower cup portion; and 
   d. an opening in said first fabric web sized to accommodate a flange of a breast pump.   
     
     
         18 . The nursing undergarment of  claim 17 , wherein:
 a. said lower cup portion comprises a lower cup perimeter seam;   b. said upper cup portion comprises an upper cup perimeter seam;   c. said lower cover portion comprises a lower cover perimeter seam;   d. said upper cover portion comprises an upper cover perimeter seam; and comprising:
 i. first and second transverse cover seams separating said lower cover perimeter seam from said upper cover perimeter seam; 
 ii. first and second transverse cup seams separating said lower cup perimeter seam from said upper cup perimeter seam; 
 iii. wherein:
   1 . said first and second transverse cup seams are attached to said undergarment structure; and 
   2 . said first and second transverse cover seams are attached to said first and second transverse cup seams; 
 
   
     
     
         19 . The nursing undergarment of  claim 18 , wherein said upper cover perimeter seam comprises said upper cover perimeter seam releasably fastenable to a shoulder strap of said undergarment structure. 
     
     
         20 . The nursing undergarment of  claim 18 , wherein said lower cover perimeter seam is releasably fastenable to said, lower cup perimeter seam via first and second fastener portions located at a bottom of said lower cover perimeter seam and said lower cup perimeter seam, respectively.