An Improved Nipple Shell or Milk Receiver for Receiving the Excess of Milk from the Human Breasts.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Loft, 21st May 1900 -Accepted, 6th July 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Nipple Shell or Milk Receiver for Receiving the
Excess of Milk from the Human Breasts.
I JOHN ARTHUR SUTOLIFFE Chemist and Druggist 27, King Cross Street Halifax
Yorkshire do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My object is to produce a Shell or Receiver, which shall be more cleanly, convenient,
and comfortable to the wearer.
To attain this object, instead of the ordinary Nipple Shell (which has a hole cut in
the outer edge, and from which the milk can escape on the wearer bending forward,
or by the Shell gradually turning around). I employ a Shell or Receiver made of
Glass. Wood, or other material, with a neck on the outer edge, which neck is stopped
by a cork, thus preventing the escape of the milk, after it has entered the Shell or
Receiver, and the consequent wetting and discomfort of the wearer. My Improved
Nipple Shell or Receiver, can be more easily emptied, can be kept cleaner, and are
more easily applied than those in general use.
Dated th: 10th f A 1000
JOHN ARTHUR SUTCLIFFE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Nipple Shell or Milk Receiver for Receiving the
Excess of Milk from the Human Breasts.
I. JOHN ARTHUR SUTCLIFFE. Chemist and Druggist, of 27 King Cross Street
Halifax, in the County of Yorkshire, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My Invention relates to an improvement in nipple shells or milk receivers, for
receiving the excess of milk from the human breasts.
The object of my Invention is to produce a shell, or receiver, which shall be more
clean, convenient, and comfortable to the wearer, and will retain the milk effectually,
than any such like shells now in cominon use.
The ordinary nipple shell has a hole cut in the outer edge, and from which the milk
can escape, on the wearer bending forward, or by the shell gradually turning around
and the hole working its way downwards; this being an impossibility in my invention
as the neck assist to keep the shell in its position, and is also corked or otherwise
sealed up.
I construct the shell or receiver of glass, wood, or of any other material, with a
neck on the outer edge which is stopped up by a cork or screw stopper, or a cap fitted
thereto, for the purpose of preventing the escape of the milk after it has entered the
shell or receiver from the nipple, thus obviating discomfort to the wearer, whilst the
nipple shell or milk receiver is being applied to the breast.
And in order that my Invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed to
describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and figures
marked thereon.
Figure 1 represents the front elevation of the shell or receiver D with the neck B
placed uppermost and a cork (inserted, this cork being fixed to a wood cap A. The
lotted lines indicate the mouth where the nipple of the human breast is inserted.
Figure 2 is a section of the shell or receiver on line a, b, of figure 1. The back of
he shell being concaved to fit on the human breast, the nipple of the breast being
nserted in the mouth E.

page_text: Figure 3 denotes the back elevation of the shell or receiver describing the
position of the nipple mouth E.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
First The nipple shell or milk receiver to fit on the human breasts with the nipple
to be inserted in the mouth, for receiving and holding the excess of milk, and the
construction of the neck corked or otherwise sealed up, substantially as herein
described and according to the accompanying drawings.
Secondly The nipple shell or milk receiver to be made of glass, wood, vulcanite,
india rubber, or of any other material, and the neck to be sealed up by a cork, screw
stopper, cap, or by any other means to prevent the milk from passing out of the neck,
substantially as herein described.
Thirdly That the shell or receiver is clean, convenient, and comfortable to the
wearer, and will retain the milk effectually, substantially as herein described.
Dated this 21st day of May **
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulliam Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fullam Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.