Nursing cover and infinity scarf

Abstract

A nursing cover for a user, the nursing cover including a closed loop band having a front portion and a top opening through which the user is allowed to penetrate and a plurality of flexible boning supports disposed on the front portion. The plurality of flexible boning supports provides structural integrity while the user nurses an infant underneath the front portion to prevent the nursing cover from interfering with the infant being nursed by the user, to allow better circulation of airflow for the infant underneath the nursing cover and to provide a better line of sight for the nursing mother to view her infant underneath the nursing cover.

What is claimed herein is: 
     
         1 . A nursing cover adapted for use by a user, said nursing cover comprising:
 a front portion, and a top periphery defining a top opening through which the user is allowed to penetrate; said front portion having a first side, a second side and a center portion;   a first flexible boning support disposed at said top periphery on said first side extending downward from said first side toward said center portion of said front portion into a front end;   a second flexible boning support disposed at said top periphery on said second side extending downward from said second side toward said center portion of said front portion into a front end; and   said first flexible boning support and said second flexible boning support cooperate to outline a top opening cut angle at the center portion of said front panel to form a front vertex,   wherein said first and second flexible boning supports cooperate to provide structural integrity to said front portion while the user nurses the infant underneath said front portion to prevent said nursing cover from interfering with the infant being nursed by the user, to allow better circulation of airflow for the infant underneath the nursing cover and to provide a better line of sight for the user to view the infant underneath the nursing cover via said front vertex.   
     
     
         2 . The nursing cover according to  claim 1 , wherein said first flexible boning support and said second flexible boning support are configured to be connected to form a unitary member. 
     
     
         3 . The nursing cover according to  claim 2 , further comprising a third flexible boning support spanning from said first side to said second side below said first and second flexible boning supports on said front portion to provide enhanced structural integrity to said front portion. 
     
     
         4 . The nursing cover according to  claim 1 , wherein a first flexible boning support is configured to extend from said center portion toward said second side of the front portion, said first flexible boning support providing enhanced structural integrity to said front portion. 
     
     
         5 . The nursing cover according to  claim 1 , further comprising a third flexible boning support spanning substantially from said front vertex at said center portion downward to said first side of said front portion, said third flexible boning support being below said first flexible boning support on said first side of said front portion, wherein said third flexible boning support and said first flexible boning support substantially meet at said front vertex at said center portion of said front portion, said third flexible boning support providing enhanced structural integrity to said front portion. 
     
     
         6 . The nursing cover according to  claim 5 , further comprising a fourth flexible boning support spanning from said first side to said second side below said third flexible boning support on said front portion to provide enhanced structural integrity to said front portion. 
     
     
         7 . The nursing cover according to  claim 1 , further comprising a third flexible boning support spanning from said first side to said second side below said first and second flexible boning supports on said front portion to provide enhanced structural integrity to said front portion. 
     
     
         8 . The nursing cover according to  claim 1 , further comprising a fitting adapted to receive said front end of said first flexible boning support and said front end of said second flexible boning support that form said front vertex. 
     
     
         9 . The nursing cover according to  claim 8 , said fitting comprises:
 (a) a first member configured for receiving said front end of said first flexible boning support; and   (b) a second member configured for receiving said front end of said second flexible boning support,   wherein said front end of said first member is disposed at said cut angle with respect to said front end of said second member.   
     
     
         10 . The nursing cover according to  claim 9 , further comprising a pivot about which said first member and said second member is pivotably disposed about said pivot, wherein said cut angle is configured to be adjustable. 
     
     
         11 . The nursing cover according to  claim 1 , wherein said nursing cover is configured to be converted into and utilized as an infinity scarf. 
     
     
         12 . The nursing cover according to  claim 1 , wherein said first and second flexible boning supports are capable of being removed. 
     
     
         13 . The nursing cover according to  claim 1 , wherein said nursing cover further comprises a pair of complementary securing means disposed on said top periphery such that when said pair of complementary securing means are coupled, said top opening is restricted, the pair of complementary means for securing said nursing cover around the user. 
     
     
         14 . The nursing cover according to  claim 1 , further comprising a first channel and a second channel disposed on said front portion, wherein said first channel and second channel are configured to removably receive said first flexible boning support and said second flexible boning support, respectively. 
     
     
         15 . A nursing cover adapted for use by a user, said nursing cover comprising:
 a front portion, and a top periphery defining a top opening through which the user is allowed to penetrate; said front portion having a first side, a second side and a center portion;   a first flexible boning support disposed at said top periphery on said first side extending downward from said first side toward said center portion of said front portion and extending downward from said center portion toward said second side of the front portion and terminating at said second side;   a second flexible boning support disposed at said top periphery on said second side extending downward from said second side toward the center portion of said front portion, said second flexible boning support terminating at said center portion of said front portion;   said first flexible boning support and said second flexible boning support cooperate to outline a top opening cut angle at said center portion of said front panel to form a front vertex; and   a third flexible boning support spanning substantially from said front vertex at said center portion downward to said first side of said front portion, said third flexible boning support being below said first flexible boning support on said first side of said front portion, wherein said third flexible boning support and said first flexible boning support substantially meet at said front vertex at said center portion of said front portion,   wherein said first, second and third flexible boning supports cooperate to provide structural integrity to said front portion while the user nurses the infant underneath said front portion to prevent said nursing cover from interfering with the infant being nursed by the user, to allow better circulation of airflow for the infant underneath said nursing cover and to provide a better line of sight for the user to view the infant underneath the nursing cover via said front vertex.   
     
     
         16 . The nursing cover according to  claim 15 , wherein at least one of said first, second and third flexible boning supports is capable of being removed. 
     
     
         17 . The nursing cover according to  claim 15 , wherein said nursing cover is configured to be converted into and utilized as an infinity scarf. 
     
     
         18 . The nursing cover according to  claim 17 , wherein the infinity scarf is configured to be worn as a single loop or a double loop for convenience and portable storage with or without said first, second and third flexible boning supports. 
     
     
         19 . The nursing cover according to  claim 15 , wherein said nursing cover further comprises a pair of complementary securing means disposed on said top periphery such that when said pair of complementary securing means are coupled, said top opening is restricted, the pair of complementary means for securing said nursing cover around the user. 
     
     
         20 . The nursing cover according to  claim 15 , further comprising a first channel, a second channel and a third channel disposed on said front portion, wherein said first channel, second channel and third channel are configured to removably receive said first flexible boning support, said second flexible boning support and said third flexible boning support, respectively.