Nursing lid construction for a nursing bottle

#1. Field of the Invention

#The field of invention relates to nursing bottle construction, and more particularly pertains to a new and improved nursing lid contruction wherein the same is arranged to displace fluid from a nursing bottle relative to a nursing nipple mounted to the bottle.

#2. Description of the Art

#The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

#FIG. 1 is an isometric illustration of the lid construction of the invention.

#FIG. 2 is an orthographic side view of the lid in use.

#With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 to 11 thereof, a new and improved nursing lid construction embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

#More specifically, the nursing lid construction 10 of the instant invention essentially comprises mounting to a nursing bottle 11 having an externally threaded neck 12. The externally threaded neck 12 is threadedly received within a cylindrical internally threaded skirt 13 of the nursing lid 10. The skirt 13 includes a top web 14 orthogonally oriented relative to the skirt 13 at an upper distal end of the skirt 13, with a top web 14 having a central circular web opening 15 to receive a nipple 18 therethrough. The nursing nipple 18 (see FIG. 5) includes a nursing nipple flange 19 for positioning to a bottom surface of the top web 14 within the skirt 13. An annular positioning web 16 is orthogonally and integrally mounted to a lower distal end of the skirt 13 extending exteriorly of the skirt and having an annular periphery formed with a reinforcing lip 17 thereabout. The reinforcing lip 17 is of a circular construction and generally torroidal in form, wherein the web 16 is defined by a predetermined thickness and the circular reinforcing lip 17 of a further predetermined thickness greater than the predetermined thickness to effect rigidity to the organization, while minimizing excess material for use in construction of the web 16. In this manner, a nursing bottle, as illustrated in FIG. 2, has its opening displaced upwardly relative to an underlying support surface "S" and thereby displace fluid from within a nursing bottle relative to the nipple 18 to minimize fluid to be lost through the nursing nipple opening 18a at an uppermost end of the nursing nipple.

#The FIGS. 6 and 9 illustrate the web 16 formed with a discontinuous reinforcing lip 17 having spaced recesses 20 for a dual purpose of accommodating an infant's nose upon tipping of the bottle and to further provide for grasping recesses for ease of removal and securement of the skirt 13 about the neck 12 of the bottle container.