Patent ID: 8172791

Claim:
A breast milk collection and storage device adapted to fit over a human female nipple an portion of a female breast and adapted to be entirely encapsulated under a brassiere, the device comprising: an outer layer comprising a contoured cover having a first side adapted to fit completely under a single cup of the brassiere and having a smooth surface on the first side, and further comprising a second side adapted to provide a base to which at least one curvilinear retainer wall couples, a top edge of the at least one container wall defines an open top portion, while the bottom edge forms a liquid impervious seam with the second side, the outer layer further comprising a convex elliptical form when viewed from above and measuring about a 6-inch diameter on the minor axis and about an 8-inch diameter on the major axis and consists of a relatively soft and resiliently deformable material material; the second side further comprising an inner layer having a second contour, the second contour emulating the contour of the female breast, the inner layer coupled to the outer layer thus defining the liquid retaining cavity, a nipple-receiving opening disposed on the second side adapted to create a fluid conduit from the inner layer to the liquid retaining cavity; a retaining means disposed between the inner layer and outer layer and a portion of the retaining means arranged around the nipple-receiving opening and the retaining means adapted to receive fluid; and the retaining means further comprising a selectively removable rim device comprising at least one sidewall arranged to form a void having an open bottom and an open top, the side wall further including an insert edge hole feature, the insert edge adapted to selectively secure to the nipple-receiving hole on the sidewall of the inner layer.