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US 9,539,180 B2Granted
Bottle feeding system
OwnerRobert J. Ridleyinventor
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Abstract
A feeding system for use with both liquids and semi-solids, having a bottle and a spout mountable on the bottle, the spout having an enlarged opening that is suitably sized to accommodate the easy flow of semi-solid foods.
Claims9
A bottle feeding system comprising:
- a rigid container having an upper opening defined by an upper rim for providing access to an interior of the container;
- a food grade bottle liner having a container portion configured for insertion in to the interior and a lip portion configured to engage the upper rim;
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- a food spout having an enlarged outlet sized for semi-solid food and having:
- a one-way valve having a lower ring portion that surrounds a plurality of flaps that form an opening and are configured to move between an open position and a closed position;
- a first lid portion removably engaging a top surface of the lower ring portion and having a first orifice in concentric alignment with the valve opening, wherein the flaps extend through the first orifice;
- a retainer ring having an inwardly extending retainer portion configured to directly contact with the first lid portion;
- a first clamping member disposed on the retainer ring;
- a second clamping member disposed on the container configured to mate with the first clamping member for clamping together the container, bottle liner and the spout.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.