Patent ID: 7207070

Claim:
A nursing garment for covering the upper torso and partial back of a mother's body and an infant during breast-feeding comprising: a cloth body configured to cover a nursing mother's torso wherein said cloth body comprises a slit positioned on the rear of said cloth body that runs in a vertical axis; a valance coupled with said cloth body configured to further conceal a nursing mother and nursing activities that occur behind said valance; a semi-rigid hoop having a first end and a second end wherein said first end and said second end have openings that are coupled with said cloth body after said semi-rigid hoop is inserted within a tube formed in said cloth body; a first closure device and a second closure device coupled with two corners of said cloth body wherein said first closure device and said second closure device are coupled with one another in order to close an upper portion of said cloth body around the neck of said nursing mother; a pocket coupled to an interior side of said cloth body facing a nursing mother's torso wherein said pocket is configured to hold articles of a nursing nature; an attachment device coupled with said pocket; and, a burp cloth coupled with said attachment device wherein said burp cloth is configured to be placed inside of the said pocket and wherein said burp cloth is utilized to clean up any unwanted mess made by an infant or said nursing mother while said infant is breastfed.