Patent ID: 7895668

Claim:
A nursing apron for a breastfeeding mother, said apron comprising: a substantially U-shaped blanket of sufficiently large size to wrap around an upper portion of the mother's torso, the blanket having first and second end portions defining legs of the U; and fixing means arranged so as to retain the blanket around the mother's torso; the fixing means including first fixing means disposed on the blanket at the first end portion, and complementary second fixing means disposed on the blanket at the second end portion and engageable with the first fixing means; wherein the first fixing means is disposed adjacent a first inner edge of the first end portion, and the second fixing means is spaced from a second inner edge of the second end portion by a sufficient distance so that the first and second end portions overlap when the first fixing means is engaged with the second fixing means to a sufficient degree during use that the mother's breasts are not exposed whilst the mother is breastfeeding a baby; and wherein the blanket includes a neck portion disposable adjacent a neck of a mother during use, the fixing means being remotely disposed relative to the neck portion such that during use when the first fixing means is engaged with the second fixing means, a blanket portion is defined between the fixing means and the neck portion which is loosely disposed.