Patent ID: 6681944
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: A61J

Abstract:
A breast simulating nursing system comprising:a main body portion having a first and a second end, said main body portion having a longitudinal axis, said main body portion having a bore extending therethrough, said bore being positioned such that a longitudinal axis of said bore being collinear with said longitudinal axis of said main body portion, said main body portion simulating a breast; a cover member coupled to a portion of an exterior surface of said main body portion, said cover member simulating skin of a breast; and a bottle assembly positionable substantially within said bore of main body portion, said bottle assembly having a first end protruding through said first end of said main body portion; said bottle assembly comprising a container portion, said container portion having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall extending upwardly therefrom, said container portion being adapted for holding a liquid; said bottle assembly comprising a nipple portion, said nipple portion being operationally couplable to said container portion, said nipple portion being positionable to extend beyond said first end of said main body portion, said nipple portion being in environmental communication with an internal space of said container portion, said nipple portion being adapted for being suckled by a infant; wherein a sponge portion applied to a portion of an external surface of said main body portion adjacent to a perimeter edge of said bore, said sponge portion simulating an areola; and wherein a strap member having a first and second strap end, said first strap end being couplable to said second end of said main body portion, said second strap end being couplable to said bottle assembly for facilitating removal of said bottle assembly from said bore after use.