Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
215110500 | With vent or valve for air | 68 |
20080210655 | Teat - According to a first embodiment, a nipple for a feeding bottle or a soother comprises a base portion, a teat portion, an areola portion and a flex region allowing flexing of the teat portion towards and away from the areola portion. According to a second embodiment, a nipple for a feeding bottle or soother is provided with a helical flow formation on the inner face of the teat, which allows continuous flow of liquid even when the teat is collapsed via the helical flow path which allows extension at the teat, in particular rotational or torsional extension. | 09-04-2008 |
20080217282 | Fully vented wide rim nursing bottle - A nursing bottle ( | 09-11-2008 |
20080237176 | Nursing Bottle Air-Inlet Regulating Valve - A nursing bottle air-inlet regulating valve comprising a flat elastomeric valve ( | 10-02-2008 |
20080251486 | Nursing bottle - A nursing bottle comprising a fluid container having a cushiony exterior sidewall and an object disposed between the fluid container and the exterior sidewall to enable viewing of the object through the exterior sidewall. | 10-16-2008 |
20090014403 | Liquid and air flow dividing arrangement for baby bottle - A liquid and air flow dividing arrangement for baby bottle, comprising a bottle body, a nipple and a cover, and a plurality of check valve being provided on the base of the nipple, wherein said liquid and air flow dividing arrangement includes: a disk body fixed between the base of the nipple and the bottle opening by the fastening of the cover, which has a first sleeve provided on the outer side end to insert within the bottle opening of the bottle body and a second sleeve provided on the inner side end to insert on the inner side of the nipple, a recess being formed between the first sleeve and the second sleeve for receiving the check valve; and a pair of branched pipes extended from the side wall of the second sleeve in the center direction, each branched pipe having an air inlet hole communicated with the recess, both branched pipes being combined at the inside to form an air vent pipe extending towards the bottom of the bottle. The milk liquid during the baby feeding moves from the bottle body along one flow passage M, simultaneously the air enters from the other flow passage A into the bottle for quick supplement so as to balance the internal pressure. The interior of the baby bottle thus maintains a positive pressure all the time, so that the baby can suck milk smoothly without much effort. | 01-15-2009 |
20090039047 | Method for the manufacture of a baby feeding bottle being provided with a one-way valve - The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a baby feeding bottle being provided with a one-way valve. The one-way valve carries at its end a tail. The bottle has an opening at the top through which said valve is inserted by any suitable inserting means. Said valve is inserted up to the end through a small round opening having a suitable size corresponding to the groove of the valve being located at the bottom of said bottle. Through the round opening the valve is pulled by any suitable pulling means inside the bottle until the bottom of the bottle is closed hermetically by the valve. Finally the tail of the valve is cut off by any cutting means. | 02-12-2009 |
20090039048 | Venting System and the Use Thereof - A venting system using ePTFE as a venting membrane in applications such as nursing bottles and eye drop dispensers. The venting system allows inflow of gas to equalize pressure, when liquid is dispensed from a sealed container. The venting system does not allow passage of liquid, and does not allow passage of bacteria and virus. A restrictor can be used in the alternative, or in combination with, the ePTFE membrane. | 02-12-2009 |
20090127220 | Bottle design with multiple seals - A nursing bottle formed of a container, incorporates a reservoir and venting tube that eliminates vacuum. The nursing bottle has a cylindrical shape or other configuration that prevents formula therein from blocking the venting tube when held at any angle. The venting tube extends distally from the insert and alternatively may be in separate pieces. The insert has a flange on its perimeter, extending inferiorly and securing the insert to the superior and lateral aspects of the neck of the container. The vent opens at the volumetric center of the reservoir above the conically shaped venting tube depending from the reservoir, where the venting tube has a conical shape of decreasing diameter. | 05-21-2009 |
20090139950 | Teat for Milk Bottles - The invention relates to a teat for feeding bottles, including a receiving head, produced from a dimensionally stable material, and a rubber-elastic suction element. An entry channel leads to the bottle interior and channels lead from there to the outer surface of the receiving head. The suction element, in an initial position, elastically and sealingly rests on at least one section of an outer surface of the receiving head. Milk ducts are located in the contact area between the suction element and the receiving head and communicate with the channels of the receiving head which lead towards the outlet channel in the mouthpiece so that, when a vacuum is produced in the mouthpiece, milk can flow from the feeding bottle through the milk ducts to the outlet channel, the suction element being returnable to its initial position and the flow of milk being interrupted when there is no vacuum. | 06-04-2009 |
20090159551 | Universal Adapter for Baby Nipple/Pacifier - A universal adapter for retaining a baby nipple/pacifier or other removable liquid dispenser on a bottle includes a substantially rigid closure having a downwardly extending rim, for engaging the mouth of a bottle from the outside, and a central upwardly extending fitting, with a central through aperture. The fitting is designed so that a liquid dispenser having a resilient mouth can be pushed onto the fitting. Contained within the closure is a resilient insert which includes an annular portion that acts as a gasket when the adapter is installed on the bottle. The resilient insert may have a central downwardly extending plug, formed integrally with the annular portion, which can be inserted into a narrow-mouthed bottle such as a water bottle. | 06-25-2009 |
20090200257 | VENTED BABY BOTTLE - Baby bottles can have a single container, or two containers to create a space for thermal isolation, as selected by the user. The baby bottle can be vented to allow air to enter the bottle through a passageway as liquid is removed. A filter and one-way valve can be provided in the passageway. The passageway can be formed by radially aligning a vent opening in a top cap with a vent opening in a nipple flange, or by providing a channel in the top cap which is always in radial alignment with both the top cap vent opening and the flange vent opening. | 08-13-2009 |
20090255895 | Closure Assembly - A closure assembly ( | 10-15-2009 |
20090314737 | Teat - A teat has a main body, a mouthpiece with a suction opening, and at least one milk channel extending from the main body to the suction opening. During use, the mouthpiece has an upper side directed towards a palate of a baby, and a lower side directed towards the baby's tongue. It is designed, on its upper side, with at least two walls, and with at least one air space arranged between said walls. The at least one air space extends separately from the at least one milk channel. The mouthpiece is designed on the upper side in such a way that this at least one air space inflates in the presence of an underpressure. This allows the palate, tongue and teat to interact in a manner that imitates breastfeeding. | 12-24-2009 |
20100032398 | SUCTION COMPENSATION APPARATUS FOR A BABY BOTTLE - Proposed is a suction compensation apparatus to enable an easy and non-leaking sucking removal of a potable liquid from a container through an attached nipple. The suction compensation apparatus is placed between the container and the nipple and is threadedly secured to the container by a screw ring forming a threaded connection and said apparatus serves to mitigate suction caused by low pressure in the container. | 02-11-2010 |
20100038335 | AIR INLET FOR A BABY BOTTLE - An air inlet is mounted in a baby bottle and has a valve and an air-inlet tube. The valve has a body, an outer ring and an inner ring. The body has a chamber, multiple separating blocks and multiple liquid channels. The separating blocks are formed on the body and each has a vent. The liquid channels are formed through the body between the separating blocks and communicate with the chamber. The outer ring is formed around the chamber to separate the chamber and the vents. The inner ring is formed on an inner end of the body around the vents and has multiple air inlets. The air-inlet tube is mounted detachably on the inner ring of the valve. Therefore, liquid flows through the liquid channels and the chamber, but air flows through the air inlets and the vents to the air-inlet tube to ensure smooth operation. | 02-18-2010 |
20100038336 | Nursing Bottle Apparatus for Improvement of Suckling - In accordance with certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a nursing bottle is provided. The bottle includes a body having a hollow interior and defining an upper opening. The bottle further includes a nipple joined to the body and disposed over the upper opening. The bottle also includes a means for generating negative pressure within a portion of the interior of the body. | 02-18-2010 |
20100044334 | GLASS INSERT INFANT NURSING DEVICE - An infant nursing device is disclosed comprising a glass fluid-containing inner vessel disposed within a plastic outer protective shell. The inner vessel contacts the outer protective shell at the neck of the device, and at the midsection and bottom of the shell. The two containers come together and are removably attached with a nipple and gasket mechanism. The gasket holds the nipple to the inner vessel and the inner vessel to the outer protective shell. When not in use, the inner vessel can be filled with fluid, and a primary cap disposed on the inner vessel to seal the contents. To use the device, the inner vessel is disposed in the outer protective shell, the nipple and gasket are attached, sealing the nipple to the inner vessel and holding fast the outer protective shell, and a secondary cap disposed over the nipple. | 02-25-2010 |
20100072162 | BABY BOTTLE - A baby bottle for preventing the release of endocrine disrupters is disclosed. The baby bottle includes a glass vessel containing milk. A protective cover has shock absorbing members to protect the glass vessel, and includes left and right cover bodies having a fastening protrusion and a fastening hole, respectively. An air inlet packing is placed on the upper end of the glass vessel to control inflow of external air, and is coupled to a ventilation tube and a nipple. A support cap is fastened to the upper end of the protective cover in such a way that the nipple is in close contact with the upper portion of the air inlet packing, when the air inlet packing is in close contact with the glass vessel. Thus, the baby bottle protects a baby from endocrine disrupters, and prevents air from flowing backwards during feeding, thus preventing the baby from spitting | 03-25-2010 |
20100102019 | BOTTLE ASSEMBLY - A bottle assembly is provided. The bottle has inner and outer bodies that are selectively engageable and form a space therebetween for insulation by air. The inner and outer bottles can be selectively secured by a deformable collar. The bottle assembly may have a vented nipple that promotes latch-on to an areola region of the nipple. | 04-29-2010 |
20100163508 | VENTED TEAT - A teat for a feeding bottle has a one-way valve located remotely from the nipple of the teat to allow air to enter the feeding bottle to replace liquid sucked out of the bottle through the nipple while preventing liquid from leaking from the bottle. The one-way valve comprises an inwardly-oriented depression having opposed mutually inclined side walls meeting along a ridge having a slit. In the invention, when undeflected, the side walls make line contact with one another at the ridge and the thickness of the side walls is less than 0.4 mm so that, when acted upon by an increased pressure in the feeding bottle, the side walls collapse against one another and make sealing contact along a surface that extends from the ridge in the direction away from it. | 07-01-2010 |
20100181276 | Fully vented wide rim nursing bottle with canted vent tube - A nursing bottle formed of a large volume container, incorporating a vent tube that extends to vent pressure at all times. The nursing bottle may have a cylindrical shape or other configuration that prevents formula placed therein from blocking the vent tube regardless of its angular disposition. The vent tube extends distally from the vent insert, operatively associated with a collar, that holds the vent structures and the nipple to the wide rimmed opening. In addition, the vent tube has a conical shape of decreasing diameter distally toward the center of the bottom to dissipate the pressure that may cause leakage from the bottle. Further, the vent insert has a major and minor seal that prevents leaks out of the collar and onto an infant. | 07-22-2010 |
20100181277 | Fully vented nursing bottle with single piece vent tube - A nursing bottle formed of a small volume container, incorporating a venting tube that extends to dissipate pressure at all times. The nursing bottle may have a cylindrical shape or other configuration that prevents formula placed therein from blocking the venting tube when held at any angle. The venting tube extends distally from the insert portion, operatively associated with a collar that holds the vent structures and the nipple to the neck of the container. The vent opens at the volumetric center of the reservoir above the venting tube. Alternatively, the venting tube has a conical shape of decreasing diameter distally toward the center of the bottom to dissipate the pressure that may cause leakage from the bottle. | 07-22-2010 |
20100219149 | Venting Liquid Dispenser and the Use Thereof - A venting liquid dispenser using a venting membrane. The venting liquid dispenser allows inflow of gas to equalize pressure, when liquid is dispensed from a sealed container. The venting liquid dispenser does not allow passage of liquid, and does not allow passage of bacteria and virus. A restrictor can be used in the alternative, or in combination with, the membrane. | 09-02-2010 |
20110000867 | FEEDING BOTTLE - Feeding bottle ( | 01-06-2011 |
20110000868 | Fully vented wide rim nursing bottle with contoured vent tube - A nursing bottle formed of a large volume container, incorporating a vent tube that extends to vent pressure at all times. The nursing bottle may have a cylindrical shape or other configuration that prevents formula placed therein from blocking the vent tube regardless of its angular disposition. The vent tube extends distally from the vent insert, operatively associated with a collar, that holds the vent structures and the nipple to the wide rimmed opening. In addition, the vent tube has a conical shape of decreasing diameter distally toward the center of the bottom to dissipate the pressure that may cause leakage from the bottle. Further, the vent insert has a major and minor seal that prevents leaks out of the collar and onto an infant. | 01-06-2011 |
20110011819 | MODULAR FEEDING BOTTLE - A modular feeding system assembled as an upright, hands-free feeding bottle or a traditional nurser bottle (which requires holding the bottle during feeding). The pressure equalization features of such an assembled device may have health benefits to the user or care giver. The other complementary, modular parts can be used to convert the bottle (or other suitable container) into a sippy cup or a sports bottle. The parts offer versatility in bottle feeding to the user, whether it is an infant, toddler, adult, elderly person or animal. | 01-20-2011 |
20110042339 | TEAT UNIT - A teat unit has a teat, a securing device for securing the teat on a liquid container, and an air valve, the securing device having a first securing part and a second securing part. The air valve has a first valve part, which is arranged in the first securing part, and a second valve part, which is arranged in the first or in the second securing part. The air valve opens and closes with respect to the second securing part. The valve is preferably a diaphragm valve, and the first valve part is a valve diaphragm. This teat unit functions very reliably even at very small pressure differences between the bottle and the environment. Moreover, the range of function of the various teat units of the same type is relatively narrow, such that different teat units function very similarly and the air valves are actuated at similar pressure differences. | 02-24-2011 |
20110042340 | Air Vent for Liquid Containers, Based on the Principle of Communicating Vessels - An air vent for liquid containers such as baby bottles, flasks, or the like, for containing any liquid easily poured through an upper spout such as a nipple or a hard plastic spout or even a metal spout. The container includes an air vent defined by a system based on the principle of communicating vessels acted upon by equal air pressures, defined by a duct of an adequate diameter placed in a vertical or oblique manner, whose lower end is placed inside and in the bottom of the container, while the upper end defines an external air inlet that is open to external air. The duct communicates with the main internal space in the bottom of the container, such that when the container is sufficiently tilted, the liquid inside the duct may go to the bottom of the container, enabling a free flow of external air to the bottom of the container, without passing through the liquid, thus preventing the formation of a vacuum in the bottom of the container, before even this same liquid be discharged or sucked from the container. | 02-24-2011 |
20110062105 | BOTTLE TEAT - A bottle teat made of a soft elastic material, comprising: a hollow suction nipple, a circumferential mounting edge for fixation to the bottle opening of a drinking bottle, a hollow transition zone between the mounting edge and the suction nipple, and two drinking slots extending from the outer side to the inner side of the suction nipple in an end region of the suction nipple, which are aligned in parallel to each other and whose distance from each other decreases from the outer side towards the inner side of the suction nipple. | 03-17-2011 |
20110068078 | Fully vented wide rim nursing bottle - A nursing bottle ( | 03-24-2011 |
20110100945 | Vent system for a dispensing unit - A vent system for a bottle dispenser. The vent system including a nipple, a ring and a capillary tube. The ring is disposed adjacent to the nipple and secured to the dispenser by a collar. The capillary tube disposed in an aperture that allows atmospheric air to pass into the dispenser, and prevents moisture from escaping out of the dispenser. The aperture may be disposed within a thickness in a wall of the nipple or the ring. | 05-05-2011 |
20110114590 | Infant Feeding System - An infant feeding system. An infant feeding system comprising a bottle with a closed first end and an second end comprising an aperture that is configured to receive a liquid or semi-liquid substance into the bottle, a nipple comprising a vent system, a ring configured to enable the nipple to couple to the second end of the bottle, and a cap configured to couple to the second end of the ring and configured to couple to the first end of the bottle. | 05-19-2011 |
20110139740 | FEEDING BOTTLES - A feeding bottle for infants includes a hollow flexible body that defines an internal volume for holding liquids. A neck is positioned at an upper portion of the body and is adapted for receiving a sealing ring and a nipple thereon. The neck is more rigid than said body. A flexible bottom encloses a lower portion of the body and a lower portion of the feeding bottle defines a plurality of vents therethrough. Each vent defines an opening therethrough operable to allow airflow into the liquid retaining internal volume while preventing leakage of liquid from the internal volume. | 06-16-2011 |
20110155684 | BABY BOTTLE AND FEEDING SYSTEM - A vented baby bottle assembly and a baby feeding system having a plurality of vented baby bottle assemblies is provided. The baby bottle assembly includes a bottle with at least one venting notch in the mouth of the bottle, and an artificial feeding nipple fastened thereto. When the feeding nipple is fastened to the mouth of the bottle, a sealing region on the feeding nipple forms one or more, one-way, negative-pressure, relief valves at the location of the venting notch(es) for allowing air to enter the bottle when suction is applied to the nipple-tip by a child. The feeding system includes a plurality of stages with a separate bottle assembly corresponding to each successive stage. At each successive stage, the volume of the bottle in the assembly is equal to or greater than the bottle from the assembly in the preceding stage. In addition, at each successive stage, the artificial feeding nipple is generally longer, less flexible, harder and has a larger feeding orifice than the feeding nipple from the previous stage. | 06-30-2011 |
20110180508 | DUAL OPENING NURSING BOTTLE - A dual opening nursing bottle includes a bottle body having a top opening and a bottom opening, a nipple attached to the top opening of the bottle body, a top cap fastened to the top opening of the bottle body to hold down the nipple in place, a bottom cap fastened to the bottom opening of the bottle body and having a center through hole, a pad detachably mounted inside the bottom cap to seal the bottom opening of the bottle body, and a one-way air valve installed in the pad for allowing outside air to be sucked into the inside of the bottle body and prohibiting the contained fluid from flowing out of the bottom body through the bottom opening. | 07-28-2011 |
20110266245 | Infant Oral Feeding System - An oral feeding system using anti-drip visual positioning markers and a unidirectional, anti-vacuum valve to simultaneously and rapidly eliminate the hydrostatic pressure and vacuum build-up, respectively, normally occurring in conventional feeding bottles. In one version, the anti-drip visual positioning markers and valve are part of the same bottle (standard or ergonomically-shaped). In another version, a nipple is held by a nipple crown that screws onto an adaptor with anti-drip visual positioning markers and a hole into which the anti-vacuum valve is inserted. The adaptor screws onto a standard or ergonomically designed feeding bottle. The anti-vacuum valve can have one or more extended tabs that make it easier to grip when removing the valve. The use of an ergonomically shaped, hard-wall bottle optimizes caregivers' comfort and minimize potential hand and/or wrist injury. Transparent materials can be used for the components of the system. | 11-03-2011 |
20110303629 | Anti-Colic Baby Feeding Bottle - An anti-colic baby feeding bottle ( | 12-15-2011 |
20110309047 | Vent Unit and Container Utilizing Same - An improved vent unit for a container such as a bottle, and a bottle assembly utilizing same. The vent unit includes a vent insert having an upper portion capable of sealingly engaging an opening in an upper region of the container and having a lower portion including a vent tube communicating with the atmosphere through at least one air passage in the upper portion. The upper portion defines at least one channel for liquid in the container to flow past the opening in the container. The vent unit also includes a vent conduit having upper and lower ends and defining a vent passage there-between. The upper end of the vent conduit is connectable with the vent insert to communicate with the vent tube, and at least a portion of the vent conduit is flexible. At least one buoyant element is associated with the vent conduit to enable the lower end of the vent conduit to float in liquid within the container at least when the container is realigned from a vertical position to a horizontal position. | 12-22-2011 |
20120037587 | CONTAINER AND VENTING MECHANISM ASSEMBLY - A venting assembly for a closed container having a lid and a container portion with a neck and a rim. The assembly comprises a venting unit having a substantially rigid ring having a lid-interfacing surface; and a resilient annular valve member having a one-way valve disposed at the inner wall of the neck. The assembly further comprises at least one air passageway leading from the ambient atmosphere to the one-way valve member; and a fixing mechanism adapted to prevent planar movement between the venting unit and the container. | 02-16-2012 |
20120181245 | NURSING BOTTLE NIPPLE AND AIR-VENTING SYSTEM - The nursing bottle nipple has a nipple portion integrally formed with an air-venting tube extending to the bottom of the bottle so that air can enter the bottle without mixing with the milk inside the bottle. An air inlet of the air-venting tube is integrally formed on the base portion of the nipple so that it cannot be covered by the collar that holds the nipple onto the neck of the bottle. A nursing bottle air-venting system is also disclosed. | 07-19-2012 |
20120267334 | ARTIFICIAL NIPPLE AND NURSING CONTAINER USING SAME - An artificial nipple can include a nipple tip section that can sufficiently reach the sucking fossa and can be appropriately squashed The artificial nipple can have a base section that widens to match an attachment object, an areola section formed contiguously to the base section and that extends while narrowing gradually, and a nipple section that extends from the areola section and that narrows more than the areola section. A flange section can be provided in the base section with a predetermined thickness. A check valve can be formed with a valve body so as to be entirely accommodated within the thickness dimension of the flange, and provided in the base section. | 10-25-2012 |
20130048591 | Venting Baby Bottle - The present invention relates to a venting baby bottle that includes an outer container, and an inner container, adapted to fit within the outer container, wherein the inner container has a base, a tapered neck, and a vent tube projecting upwardly into the inner container. The baby bottle of the present invention also includes a gasket having a gasket base adapted to fit the neck of the inner container, one or more gasket channels, and a lip. A reservoir is defined between the neck of the inner container and the wall of the outer container. The venting baby bottle of the present invention has an air passage, when inverted and filled with liquid, from a point outside the baby bottle to a point inside the inner container. | 02-28-2013 |
20130056435 | Bottle teat - A bottle teat comprising:
| 03-07-2013 |
20130119008 | Teat Unit - A teat unit has a flexible teat, a receiving head and a dimensionally stable base part. The teat is arranged on the receiving head. The receiving head and the base part are connected to each other by a releasable plug connection, and the receiving head has a securing element for securing the teat unit on a drinks container. | 05-16-2013 |
20130153527 | Feeding Bottle System - Feeding bottle ( | 06-20-2013 |
20130277327 | HEAT-INSULATION SAFETY NURSING BOTTLE - A heat-insulation safety nursing bottle includes a nursing bottle body, a heat shield cap fastened to the bottleneck of the nursing bottle body to hold down a nipple, and a cylindrical heat shield body fastened to the heat shield cap and surrounding the nursing bottle body for holding by a baby or nursing mother to prevent scalding. The cylindrical heat shield body prohibits the baby from touching or eating broken chips if the nursing bottle body is broken accidentally. | 10-24-2013 |
20130327737 | SILICONE BABY BOTTLE - The present invention relates to a silicone baby bottle which is made of silicone which does not generate environmental hormones. This allows an infant or young child to be safely fed. The silicon baby bottle includes a body part ( | 12-12-2013 |
20140027403 | VENT VALVE ASSEMBLIES FOR BABY BOTTLES - A vent valve, and a vent valve assembly, for a liquid dispensing container, employ a vent disc having small open vent holes in cooperation with an overlying thin flexible flap that covers and closes the vent holes to limit liquid pressure on the holes when the container is upright, yet require little suction pressure to move the flap to draw liquid or vent through the holes. The vent valve can be used in a bottom cap that is attachable to the bottom open end of the container. The vent valve assembly includes such a bottom cap, a sealing member for sealing the bottom cap to the container, and a vent valve. The vent valve and/or bottom cap have an elevated vent disc and a top portion having the thin flexible flap. | 01-30-2014 |
20140124469 | MULTI FLOW MULTI VENTING NIPPLE - A multi flow multi venting nipple includes a teat having a flow aperture which allows for at least two different flow rates depending upon the operative radial orientation of the nipple. The nipple further includes a number of vent apertures, equal to the number of flow rates, formed by check valves extending through the nipple to reduce negative pressure during use. Each vent aperture is associated with a particular flow rate, and is radially oriented to be uppermost and vertically above the flow aperture during use at such flow rate. All vent apertures will be operable at once. The nipple further includes safety walls extending from the nipple and surrounding at least half the periphery of each check valve forming the vent apertures. The safety wall prevents unintentional and rough contact from damaging the check valves. | 05-08-2014 |
20140144865 | Orthodontic Feeding Nipple - An orthodontic feeding nipple adapted for attachment to a feeding bottle, said feeding nipple having a monolithic, single-walled hollow body of elastomeric material. The body has an annular securing flange at a base end of the body. An inner contour of the flange defines an inlet opening for liquid into said feeding nipple. A bottle ventilation hole is present in said flange allowing the passage of air into the feeding bottle. The body has a hollow shell portion integral with the flange at the inner contour thereof. The shell portion has a lower shell portion, a central shell portion, and a top shell portion. The top shell portion includes a dispensing holes containing wall section that is provided with a group of multiple liquid dispensing holes. This wall section is arranged at the side of the ventilation hole and has a substantially uniform wall thickness in the region of the group of dispensing holes. Each dispensing hole is conical with a smallest diameter at the inside of the shell portion and a largest diameter at the outside of the shell portion. The outer face of the wall section is substantially planar and arranged at an angle between 30 and 40° with respect to a plane normal to the plane of the securing flange. | 05-29-2014 |
20140151319 | CHILD'S CUP - A child's cup including an inflatable bladder within the cup and separated from the contents of the cup, and a valve between the contents of the cup and the exterior of the cup and closed when the cup is not in use to resist deflation of the bladder. | 06-05-2014 |
20140190922 | DUAL CONFIGURATION BOTTLE ASSEMBLY - A bottle assembly includes a container having a liquid chamber defined therein, and a vent assembly positionable substantially entirely within the liquid chamber of the container. A collar assembly generally defines a closure for the container and is releasably engageable with a neck of the container. The collar assembly and the container are configured relative to each other to enable selective configuration between a first configuration in which the vent assembly is disposed substantially entirely within the liquid chamber of the container and a second configuration in which the vent assembly is omitted from the container. | 07-10-2014 |
20140291272 | INFANT FEEDING BOTTLE - A feeding bottle ( | 10-02-2014 |
20150014268 | DUAL CONFIGURATION BOTTLE ASSEMBLY - A bottle assembly includes a container and a vent assembly positionable at least in part of a rim of the container. A collar assembly generally defines a closure for the container and is releasably engaged with a neck of the container. The collar assembly and the vent assembly are configured relative to one another to permit selective configuration between a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, the collar assembly urges the vent assembly onto the rim of the container such that at least a majority of a cross-section of a lateral vent of the vent assembly is disposed below the rim. In the second configuration, in which the vent assembly is omitted from the bottle assembly, the collar assembly substantially sealingly engages the rim of the container. | 01-15-2015 |
20150053637 | Nipple - There is disclosed a nipple ( | 02-26-2015 |
20150060386 | INFANT DRINKING DEVICE - To provide a drinking device with a more reliable aerator the invention relates to an infant drinking device ( | 03-05-2015 |
20150069005 | Leak-free, sealed, ariless baby bottle - An airless baby bottle includes: a) an elongated shaft having an open top and an open bottom and having a constant internal cross-section, and having attachment means for securing a nipple piece fastening collar thereto; b) a nipple piece fastening collar; c) a nipple piece; d) a piston to sealably and moveably fit within the elongated shaft, the piston having external sides with a peripheral upper blade and a peripheral lower blade, each of said peripheral upper blade peripheral lower blade having a plurality of peripheral ridges running perpendicular to the elongated shaft elongation direction. | 03-12-2015 |
20150083685 | Baby Bottle With Flexible Nipple Regions - According to a first embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, and nipple. The nipple comprises a base portion, a teat portion, an areola portion allowing movement of the teat portion towards and away from the base portion. According to a second embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, nipple and handle portion removeably secured to the vessel by the collar. The invention includes a flexible region or regions to provide a more natural feeding by closely mimicking the human breast. | 03-26-2015 |
20150290086 | BOTTOM-VENTED BABY BOTTLE - A baby bottle includes a container having a feeding end and an air inlet end opposite the feeding end, a nipple releasably coupled to the feeding end, and a valve releasably coupled to the air inlet end. The valve includes a body extending into the container when the valve engages the air inlet end of the container, and a membrane recessed relative to the body. The membrane includes a slit, which is configured to open in response to a negative pressure within the container and resiliently close in absence of the negative pressure. | 10-15-2015 |
20150290087 | Ergonomical Baby Bottle - Disclosed is a baby bottle that is ergonomically shaped and that simulates the shape and feel of a natural female human breast. In one embodiment, the baby bottle includes a bottle portion attached to a nipple portion, wherein the nipple portion includes a tip extending upward therefrom. The surface of the tip and the nipple portion includes ridges and protrusions thereon so as to mimic the texture of a female human areola and nipple. The tip includes multiple perforations thereon. Each of the perforations differs in diameter to simulate flow of breast milk. Additionally, the nipple portion includes dual vent flow openings to equalize pressure within the interior of the bottle while the bottle is in use. The bottle includes a tapered mid-portion so that it is easy to hold for both adults and babies. | 10-15-2015 |
20150320644 | NURSING BOTTLE NIPPLE AND AIR-VENTING SYSTEM - The nursing bottle nipple has a nipple portion integrally formed with an air-venting tube extending to the bottom of the bottle so that air can enter the bottle without mixing with the milk inside the bottle. An air inlet of the air-venting tube is integrally formed on the base portion of the nipple so that it cannot be covered by the collar that holds the nipple onto the neck of the bottle. A nursing bottle air-venting system is also disclosed. | 11-12-2015 |
20150335534 | Vent Valve Assemblies For Baby Bottles - A vent valve, and a vent valve assembly, for a liquid dispensing container, employ a vent disc having small open vent holes in cooperation with an overlying thin flexible flap that covers and closes the vent holes to limit liquid pressure on the holes when the container is upright, yet require little suction pressure to move the flap to draw liquid or vent through the holes. The vent valve can be used in a bottom cap that is attachable to the bottom open end of the container. The vent valve assembly includes such a bottom cap, a sealing member for sealing the bottom cap to the container, and a vent valve. The vent valve and/or bottom cap have an elevated vent disc and a top portion having the thin flexible flap. | 11-26-2015 |
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20160081884 | TEAT FOR AN INFANT FEEDING BOTTLE | 03-24-2016 |
20160106628 | DUAL CONFIGURATION BOTTLE ASSEMBLY - A bottle assembly has an open ended container and a vent assembly positionable at least in part on the rim of the container to permit venting of the container during use. The vent assembly generally comprises a vent insert and a receptacle portion releasably connectable to the vent insert. The vent insert includes an annular lip depending longitudinally within the container upon positioning of the vent assembly on the rim of the container. The annular lip has a transversely inner surface having one of a catch and a latch. The receptacle has a top and a vent tube extending downward from the top. The top of the receptacle includes a transversely outer surface having the opposite one of a catch and a latch, with the top of the receptacle being insertable into the annular lip for releasable latch and catch connection of the receptacle to the vent insert. A collar assembly generally defines a closure for the container, with the collar assembly being configured for releasable engagement with the neck of the container over the open end thereof to retain the vent assembly together with the container. | 04-21-2016 |
20160120762 | INFANT FEEDING TEAT - There is disclosed a drinking receptacle comprising: a container for containing a fluid for drinking; and an outlet member having an outlet through which the fluid is delivered under a pressure supplied by a user of the receptacle and a collar portion that attaches to an opening of the container such that an undersurface of the collar portion abuts with an upper surface of the opening of the container to form a substantially sealed engagement between the outlet member and the container; wherein either the undersurface of the collar portion or the upper surface of the opening of the container has at least one vent formed therein, the at least one vent being configured such that when said pressure is applied to the outlet member the at least one vent member permits the controlled ingress of air into the container to facilitate flow of fluid from the outlet, and when said pressure is removed the at least one vent member substantially prevents the ingress of air into the container to facilitate a controlled vacuum pressure within the container. | 05-05-2016 |
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