US 2026/0083541 A1 · NURSING APPARATUS AND TECHNIQUE FOR ORPHANED ANIMALS

Abstract

A nursing apparatus and related technique as presented for nursing orphaned baby animals. The invention consists of a feeding syringe adapted for receiving a nipple cap having an elongated nipple of elliptical or flat-like cross-section. The elongated nipple has an inlet bore in communication with the feeding syringe and an outlet bore interposed between and in communication with the inlet bore and a nipple opening. The nipple cap is slip or friction fit onto the feeding syringe. The inlet bore is of a larger diameter than the outlet bore to establish a land area there between. Pressure of fluid from the syringe impacts the land area, generating a force. Before that force becomes sufficient to aspirate the baby animal being fed, the force causes the nipple cap to separate from the feeding syringe, preventing such aspiration. The nipple caps are sized and color coded to accommodate selection consistent with the age/physical size of the baby as it matures.

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Dependent claims

A nursing device for baby animals, comprising:

a feeding syringe;
and
a nipple cap adapted for receipt by said syringe, said nipple cap having an elongated nipple of elliptical cross section on a plane perpendicular to an axis of said elongated nipple, said elongated nipple having an inlet bore in communication with said feeding syringe and an outlet bore interposed between and in communication with said inlet bore and a nipple opening.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Nursing apparatus and technique for orphaned animals

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Nursing apparatus and technique for orphaned animals

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Abstract

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