Bottle sipper adapter and method for using same
OwnerIllissa Carrol White-Wooteninventor
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Abstract
A bottle adapter inserts into the mouth of a standard-sized baby bottle and converts it into a “sippy bottle” for toddlers who have outgrown nipples and can negotiate straws. The adapter, which is normally made of soft plastic, comprises a disk with a lip around the periphery that fits into the mouth of the bottle, providing a leakproof seal. The disk further defines a center hole for the straw, such straw being made from soft, flexible plastic which is transparent so that one can easily ascertain its cleanliness. In the preferred embodiment, the disk comprises a thickened center portion through which the center hole extends, so that the straw actually fits into a “tunnel” through the disk, providing an interference fit that is leakproof.
Claims8
A baby bottle sipper adapter, comprising:
- a generally circular, planar disk sized to cover the mouth of a standard baby bottle, such disk defining a first side, a second side, and a periphery, and such disk having a thickened center portion extending from the first side away from the disk;
- a generally cylindrical lip mounted on the first side of the disk proximate the periphery and extending away from the disk, such lip defining an inside and an outside and being sized to interference fit with the mouth of the bottle;
- a generally straight center hole extending generally orthogonally through the thickened center portion of the disk;
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- a vent hole through the disk located between the center portion and the lip.
A baby bottle sipper adapter, comprising:
- a generally circular, planar disk having a geometric center and defining a center hole extending roughly orthogonally through said center;
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- a vent hole through the disk offset from the center hole.
A baby bottle sipper adapter, comprising:
- a plug having a substantially solid cross-section, said plug defining a relatively thin disk-shaped ring having first and second sides, outer and inner diameters, and an outer periphery, and a sealing lip located proximate the periphery and extending away from the first side;
- a hollow, truncated cone with a base and a distal end, said base being mounted at the inner diameter of the ring and centered within the first side of the ring so that the distal end of the cone extends in the same direction as the sealing lip;
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- a short hollow cylinder mounted to the distal end of the cone and extending therefrom back toward the ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.