Articles, such as a nipple, a pacifier or a baby's bottle
AssigneeKonstantin Anagnostopoulos, Dr.Sc.
InventorTimothy Pinckney Fletcher
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Abstract
An article intended to be contacted with a baby's mouth when sucking, or in form of a breast hood, the article comprises a wall at least part of a surface of it including a material which is able to be stretched at least twice in dimension under a tension corresponding to a suction force of at least 130 mm Hg. This article may be realized in the form of a combination of a baby's bottle and an assigned nipple. The baby's bottle may further comprise an outer surface to be gripped which is made at least in part from a second material having a predetermined elasticity and bulging out from the rigid material of the bottle.
Claims32
An article intended to be contacted with a baby's mouth when sucking, the article comprising
- means forming a wall having a surface at least at one side, at least part of said surface including a material being able to be stretched at least twice in dimension under a tension corresponding to a suction force of at least 130 mm Hg.
A baby's bottle nipple comprising
- fastening means including a sealing surface to be fastened on a baby's bottle,
- means forming a wall to be contacted with the baby's mouth, said wall having at least one opening to allow milk to pass through, said wall means being formed in the shape of a mother's breast including a nipple portion, said at least one opening being provided in said nipple portion;
- and
- said wall means are formed by a material being able to be stretched at least twice in dimension under a tension corresponding to a suction force of at least 130 Hg.
A breast hood to be connected to a milk pump, said breast hood comprising
- wall means forming an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface being substantially conical so as to have a wide opening end for engaging a female breast, and a small opening end, said outer surface being of a first, relative rigid material, while said inner surface is of a thermo-elastic material.
A baby's bottle comprising
- wall means having
- an inner surface of a first, rigid material surrounding a cavity to be filled with liquid, said inner surface defining an opening surrounded by an edge of said wall means and leading out of said cavity;
- and
- an outer surface to be gripped, said outer surface being made at least in part from a second material having a predetermined elasticity and bulging out from said first, rigid material.
A combination of a baby's bottle and an assigned nipple, the combination comprising a baby's bottle including
- first wall means surrounding a cavity to be filled with liquid,
- an opening of a predetermined size surrounded by an edge of said wall means and leading out of said cavity to receive said nipple;
- the nipple including
- fastening means to be fasten ed on a baby's bottle, and
- second wall means to be contacted with the baby's mouth, said second wall means having at least one opening to allow milk to pass through, being formed in the shape of a mother's breast of a predetermined circumference and including a nipple portion, said at least one opening being provided in said nipple portion;
- and
- said second wall means are formed by a material being able to be stretched at least twice in dimension under a tension corresponding to a suction force of at least 130 Hg.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.