Patent ID: 7810171

Claim:
A nursing garment comprising: a front panel having an upper side section; a back panel; a sleeve coupled to the front panel and the back panel, said sleeve having a bottom point; and a side seam having an upper segment and a lower segment that is different from the upper segment, the side seam connecting the front panel and the back panel, wherein the upper segment includes a seal that is able to be opened and closed such that when the seal is open, the front panel and the back panel are not connected so that a breast can be exposed for breastfeeding and when the seal is closed, the front panel and the back panel are connected so that the garment has the appearance of a non-nursing garment, wherein the lower segment permanently connects the front panel and the back panel, and wherein the upper segment extends from the sleeve towards the lower segment along the side seam at approximately a mid-torso area of a woman wearing the nursing garment, and such that when the seal is open and the upper side section of the front panel is pulled toward a center of a woman's chest, an aperture is created in the upper segment of the side seam exposing the breast for nursing.