Patent ID: 7765613

Claim:
A nursing assembly for use in nursing an infant by a user having a first shoulder and a second shoulder, said nursing assembly comprising: a blanket comprising a first edge and a second edge, said first edge coupled to said second edge at a corner; and a strap comprising: a first end coupled to a tightening mechanism, an opposite second end threaded through a first coupling mechanism and said tightening mechanism, and a strap body extending between said first end and said second end, said second end coupled to a second coupling mechanism, said first coupling mechanism coupled to said corner of said blanket, said blanket extends over only the first shoulder, a length of said strap body selected to extend over only the second shoulder, said second coupling mechanism coupled to one of said first edge and said second edge of said blanket at a location spaced from said corner such that said blanket facilitates shielding the infant from external view during nursing, said tightening mechanism slidably coupled to said strap such that said tightening mechanism is configured to adjust a length of said strap.