Nursing cape

Abstract

A nursing cape covers a mother's upper torso and does not expose the feeding child or the mother's breast to public view while the child is breastfeeding. The nursing cape includes a front panel, a back panel, a neck opening formed between the front panel and the back panel, and a collar attached around a perimeter of the neck opening. A first fastening system and a second fastening system are secured to the collar. The first fastening system and the second fastening system are coupled together to adjust the size of the neck opening. A first hand opening is located proximate to the first side seam of the front panel. A second hand opening is located proximate to the second side seam of the front panel. The first hand opening and the second hand opening allow a user to slip the hands through them when wearing the nursing cape.

1 . A nursing cape comprising:
 a front panel having an upper section, a lower section, a first side seam, and a second side seam;   a back panel having an upper section and a lower section;   a neck opening formed between the upper section of the front panel and the upper section of the back panel;   a collar attached around a perimeter of the neck opening; and   a first fastening system and a second fastening system secured to the collar, the first fastening system and the second fastening system coupled together to reduce the size of the neck opening, and uncoupled to increase the size of the neck opening;   a first hand opening located proximate to the first side seam of the front panel;   a second hand opening located proximate to the second side seam of the front panel;   the first hand opening and the second hand opening disposed to allow a user to slip the hands through them when wearing the nursing cape.   
     
     
         2 . The nursing cape according to  claim 1 , wherein the nursing cape is a one piece cape. 
     
     
         3 . The nursing cape according to  claim 1 , wherein the nursing cape is made of a material selected from the group consisting of fabric, cloth, poly cotton, soft plastic, water-resistant material, cotton seersucker, cotton blend washable soft suede, wool, suede, leather, paper, nylon, water-repellant materials, hemp fiber, recyclable material, or combination thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The nursing cape according to  claim 3 , wherein the material has a design selected from the group consisting of solid color, multicolor, stripes, dots, stars, flowers, holiday motifs, animals, fish, birds, geometrical figures, letters, or phrases. 
     
     
         5 . The nursing cape according to  claim 1 , wherein the collar is made of a different material than the nursing cape. 
     
     
         6 . The nursing cape according to  claim 1 , wherein the collar is made of an elastic material. 
     
     
         7 . The nursing cape according to  claim 1 , wherein the nursing cape is made of a reversible material. 
     
     
         8 . The nursing cape according to  claim 1 , wherein the first fastening system and the second fastening system are selected from the group consisting of a snap fastener system, an eye and button fastener system, a zipper fastener system, a hook and loop fastener system, a magnet fastener system, an eye and lace fastening system, a hook and eye fastening system, or a frog closure fastening system. 
     
     
         9 . The nursing cape according to  claim 1 , wherein the first fastening system comprises a male fastener and the second fastening system comprises a female fastener. 
     
     
         10 . The nursing cape according to  claim 1 , wherein the back panel covers a substantial portion of a back side of a wearer's torso.