Straw adaptor for baby bottle
OwnerDawn R. Garvininventor
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Abstract
A straw adaptor for a baby bottle comprised of an elongate tube having a first end adapted for drinking from and a second end adapted to be submerged in a drinking liquid in a baby bottle is disclosed. The first end is curved and flattened and the second end is straight and extends nearly to the bottom of a baby bottle. The device further includes a flattened, disc-shaped collar nearer its first end, this collar being integral with the tube and oriented in perpendicular relation to its long axis. The collar has a concentric, upstanding ridge on its upper face which registers with the inside edge of a threaded, annular baby bottle cap. Alternative embodiments further include a unidirectional valve and a mouthpiece with convolutions for added flexibility.
Claims9
A device for delivery of liquid from a baby bottle, said baby bottle having an upper rim approximately 1.46 inches in diameter, said bottle further including a threaded, annular bottle cap having an inside edge with a diameter of approximately 0.875 inches, said device comprising:
- a. an elongate tube having first and second ends, wherein said first end of said tube is relatively flexible and includes a terminus which is adapted for drinking from and wherein said second end of said tube is substantially rigid and adapted to be submerged in said liquid in said bottle;
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- b. a flattened, disc-shaped collar integral with each tube and oriented in perpendicular relation to said tube's longitudinal axis between said tube's first and second ends, said collar being so constructed and arranged as to be able to be bound securely to said bottle's upper rim by said annular cap such that said first end of said tube projects through said annular cap said collar further including an annular ridge having an outside diameter projecting from a surface of said collar, said ridge being concentric with said collar and projecting toward said first end of said tube, and wherein said outside diameter permits said ridge to fit securely against said inside edge of said annular cap.
A device for delivery of liquid from a baby bottle, comprising:
- a. an elongate tube having first and second ends, wherein said first end of said tube includes a flattened terminus and, further, is curved such that a tangent to the curve at said first end's terminus is approximately at a 75.degree. angle to said tube's longitudinal axis as primarily defined by said tube's second end, said second end of said tube being adapted to be submerged in said liquid in said bottle;
- b. convolutions in a mid-portion of said tube's first end;
- c. a flattened, disc-shaped collar integral with said tube and oriented in perpendicular relation to said tube's longitudinal axis between said tube's first and second ends, and closer to said tube's first end;
- d. an annular ridge projecting from said collar's surface, said ridge being concentric with said collar and projecting toward said tube's first end, and wherein said ridge's outward diameter permits said ridge to fit securely against said annular cap's inside edge;
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- e. a unidirectional valve disposed within said tube's first end, adjacent said collar, wherein said valve is oriented to permit liquid to flow only from said tube's second end to said tube's first end.
A device for containing and delivering liquid comprising:
- a. a bottle having an upper rim approximately 1.46 inches in diameter;
- b. screw threads disposed on said bottle's outer surface adjacent said rim;
- c. an annular bottle cap having inside threads adapted to mate with said threads on said bottle's rim, and further including an inside edge with a diameter of approximately 0.875 inches;
- d. an elongate tube having first and second ends, wherein said first end of said tube includes a flattened terminus and, further, is curved such that a tangent to the curve at said first end's terminus is approximately at a 75.degree. angle to said tube's longitudinal axis as primarily defined by said tube's second end, said second end of said tube being adapted to be submerged in said liquid in said bottle;
- e. convolutions in a mid-portion of said tube's first end;
- f. a flattened, disc-shaped collar integral with said tube and oriented in perpendicular relation to said tube's longitudinal axis between said tube's first and second ends, and closer to said tube's first end;
- g. an annular ridge projecting from said collar's surface, said ridge being concentric with said collar and projecting toward said tube's first end, and wherein said ridge's outside diameter permits said ridge to fit securely against said annular cap's inside edge;
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- h. a unidirectional valve disposed within said tube's first end, adjacent said collar, wherein said valve is oriented to permit liquid to flow only from said tube's second end to said tube's first end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.