An infant bottle assembly having a vented nipple

A pacifier and assembly technology, applied in the direction of rubber pacifiers, etc., can solve the problems of pacifier deformation, spitting up, baby colic and other problems

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-10-12
HANDI CRAFT
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At least some known bottle assemblies that do not have a vent feature can cause the vacuum to rise to unacceptable levels where the teat deforms and loses contact with the baby's lips, causing the baby to swallow air, potentially causing colic and spit-up in bottle fed babies

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[0029] Referring now to the drawings and in particular to figure 1 and figure 2 , the bottle assembly with the vent nipple is uniformly denoted by 1. The bottle assembly 1 includes a bottle 3 , a cap 9 , a vent nipple 11 and a collar 13 . Each of the bottle 3 , cap 9 , teat 11 and collar 13 are collectively indicated by their respective reference numerals. Such as Figure 2 to Figure 5 As shown in , the bottle 3 has a closed bottom 5, an open top 7 and a generally cylindrical side wall 6 extending between the bottom 5 and the open top 7. The generally cylindrical side wall 6 includes a base 8 , a threaded top 10 , a middle 12 and an upper 14 . The middle part 12 extends between the base part 8 and the upper part 14 .

[0030] refer to Figure 2 to Figure 5 , the base 8 of the side wall 6 of the bottle 3 is substantially cylindrical and comprises a curved lower edge 20 which merges into the bottom 5 . The bottom 5 comprises a concave portion 18 which is smaller than the...

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A nipple for use with a bottle assembly includes a base portion that has a bottom surface, a vent region that is coupled to and extends upward from the base portion of the nipple, and a nipple portion that extends upward from the vent region. The nipple portion includes an outlet opening therein, and the vent region includes a vent channel and an air valve substantially aligned with the vent channel.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims the benefit of US Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 941,788, filed February 19, 2014, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. technical field [0003] The field of the present application relates generally to bottle assemblies / bottle assemblies, and in particular to vented teats for bottle assemblies. Background technique [0004] A bottle assembly, such as a feeding bottle assembly, typically has multiple parts including the bottle, the nipple, a collar to secure the nipple to the bottle, and a cap to cover the nipple when the bottle is not in use. The teat generally has one or more openings for the liquid contained in the bottle to flow out through the teat and into the baby's mouth for feeding by the baby (or toddler). During use, the baby places the end of the pacifier in the mouth and sucks on the pacifier to absorb the liquid contained in the bottle. [0005] With ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61J11/02
CPCA61J11/0085A61J11/02A61J11/045
Inventor B·J·肯珀C·H·米勒S·西蒙斯
Owner HANDI CRAFT
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