Patent ID: 8113911

Claim:
A maternity body support, comprising: a. a body shell with a lower torso section that fits around a user's lower abdomen, buttocks and both hips, an upper torso section that transversely fits over a user's anterior surface under the user's two breasts and laterally along opposite sides of a user's torso, an abdominal opening located between said lower torso section and said upper torso section in which a user's abdomen may extend, and a back torso section that covers the back of a user's torso; b. two lower anchors attached to the opposite sides of said lower torso section adjacent to the user's pelvis joint when said body shell is worn; c. two upper anchors attached to the opposite sides of said upper torso section at a position forward to and under the user's axillas; d. a pair of length adjustable first support straps, each said first support strap attached at one end to said lower anchor located on opposite sides of said body shell, each said first support strap extends upward from the lower anchor behind the user's lower back and is coupled to the user's opposite shoulder complex; and, e. a pair of length adjustable second support straps each attached at one end to said lower anchor and attached at an opposite end to said upper anchor located there above.