Collapsible baby bottle with integral gripping elements and liner
US4813556A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 3, 1987 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S383/907
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A baby bottle for use with or without a liner in a first embodiment has a container with a bellows shaped top portion with an open end, a body portion having a pair of spaced tubular handle forming members, and a bottom portion having a closed end. The bellows is compressible for removing air from the container when used without a liner or a liner when used. The body portions spaced tubular members having a size suitable for grasping by a baby's hand form a centrally located bottle opening; the opening between the tubular members forms with the shape of the bottle bottom portion a guide for guiding a baby's hands to the handles for self-feeding. The handles are in vertical alignment with the top and bottom portions to facilitate bottle cleaning and liner insertion. A disposable, bifurcated, resilient liner is provided with an insert means for inserting the liner's bifurcated portions through the top portion to fit corresponding portions in the handles, and the bottom portion. In a second embodiment, the body portion tubular surface has opposing recesses for forming adjacent surfaces into handles sized to accommodate the hands of a baby for self-feeding. The handles together with th…
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