Method and apparatus for providing care

Abstract

A structure and method for providing care is provided.

Description

[0001]This application claims the benefit of and priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 944,985, filed Jun. 19, 2007, the disclosure of which is now incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates generally to personal care, and more specifically to tending to the nutritional and hygienic needs of persons in public places.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Currently, even in the “finest” stores at shopping malls, women typically sit on couches or chairs in the women's restroom lounge area to breastfeed or change diapers, or have to go to their car in the mall parking lot to breastfeed. The last resort is to breastfeed the child in public, somewhere on a bench in the mall, or in the mall's busy and noisy food court, which is often an uncomfortable situation for the mother, the baby and other customers. This is extremely inconvenient, is stressful on both mother and baby (current places in most malls / stores to breastfeed or bott...

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Problems solved by technology

The last resort is to breastfeed the child in public, somewhere on a bench in the mall, or in the mall's busy and noisy food court, which is often an uncomfortable situation for the mother, the baby and other customers.

This is extremely inconvenient, is stressful on both mother and baby (current places in most malls / stores to breastfeed or bottle-feed infants are noisy, dirty and not private) and takes extra time and effort to accomplish.

So, too, in other public places, such as airports, bus stations, train stations and the like, there are not dedicated rooms to care for babies, children, the handicapped, the elderly, or even one's own personal needs.

This is especially so given the increasing numbers of nursing mothers and the aging population, as well as the long periods of time spent shopping, or in travel status at airports and the like, and the inability to take necessary liquid supplies through security checkpoints.

From a customer service, marketing and advertising perspective, shopping malls and other public spaces are not very “family friendly” for nursing mothers and their families, or for those who need to care for a charge, such as for example and without limitation an invalid or other person with special needs.

The mall itself or stores in the mall are not aware of this problem and the negative impact it has on their business.

Similarly, these public spaces typically do not have supplies for feeding, waste disposal, changing diapers, diapers themselves, sanitary supplies and the like.

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