Nursing Pad

Abstract

A nursing pad for placement on the breast of a woman with, for the purpose of fitting to the shape of a breast, a thin-walled, flexible pad body with a circumferential outer edge, an inner surface for placement on the breast and an outer surface, wherein a rising for the purpose of pushing in a nipple protrudes from the inner surface of the pad body.

1 . A nursing pad for placement on the breast of a woman, comprising:
 a thin-walled, flexible pad body ( 2 ) with a circumferential outer edge ( 7 ), an inner surface ( 3 ) for placement on the breast and an outer surface ( 4 ), wherein a rising ( 5 ) for the purpose of pushing in a nipple protrudes from the inner surface ( 3 ) of the pad body ( 2 ).   
     
     
         2 . The nursing pad according to  claim 1 , wherein the rising ( 5 ) is a thick point in the pad body ( 2 ). 
     
     
         3 . The nursing pad according to  claim 1 , wherein the pad body ( 2 ) is curved in a dome-shaped manner. 
     
     
         4 . The nursing pad according to  claim 1 , wherein the pad body ( 2 ) around the rising ( 5 ) has a concave inner surface ( 3 ) and/or in which the pad body ( 2 ) has a convex outer surface ( 4 ). 
     
     
         5 . The nursing pad according to  claim 1 , wherein the wall thickness of the pad body ( 2 ) increases gradually from the circumferential outer edge ( 7 ) up to the outer edge of the rising ( 5 ). 
     
     
         6 . The nursing pad according to  claim 1 , wherein the rising ( 5 ) is at least partially convex. 
     
     
         7 . The nursing pad according to  claim 1 , wherein the transition from the rising ( 5 ) to the area of the inner surface ( 3 ) surrounding it is rounded. 
     
     
         8 . The nursing pad according to  claim 1 , wherein the rising ( 5 ) protrudes by 0.5 to 5 mm with respect to the adjacent, inner surface ( 3 ) of the pad body ( 2 ). 
     
     
         9 . The nursing pad according to  claim 1 , wherein the pad body ( 2 ) in the area of the rising ( 5 ) has a wall thickness of 1.5 to 10 mm and/or outside of the rising ( 5 ), a wall thickness of 0.3 to 5 mm. 
     
     
         10 . The nursing pad according to  claim 1 , wherein the rising ( 5 ) extends 3 to 12 mm from the center of the pad body ( 2 ) in the radial direction. 
     
     
         11 . The nursing pad according to  claim 1  the circumferential outer edge ( 7 ) of the pad body ( 2 ) is circular or elliptical or petal-shaped. 
     
     
         12 . The nursing pad according to  claim 1  the rising ( 5 ) is arranged in the center of the pad body ( 2 ). 
     
     
         13 . The nursing pad according to  claim 1 , further including an adhesive on the inner surface ( 3 ). 
     
     
         14 . The nursing pad according to  claim 13 , further including an adhesive layer ( 9 ) made of an adhesive on the inner surface ( 3 ). 
     
     
         15 . The nursing pad according to  claim 1 , wherein the nursing pad is supple and/or skin-like and/or breathable and/or does not absorb fluid. 
     
     
         16 . The nursing pad according to  claim 1 , wherein the pad body ( 2 ) is made of silicone rubber and/or the adhesive is made of a silicone gel.