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US4498613A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Support device for nursing bottles and amusement items

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1983-10-11
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Granted: 1985-02-12
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Expires: 2003-10-11
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Abstract

Abstract A support device is provided for nursing bottles and young child amusement items comprising a body encircling, resilient and adjustable strap having secured to a center, front portion thereof one end of a pliable, but non-extendible, band member approximately 9-inches long, the other end of said band member being fixedly secured to one side of a frustoconically contoured elastic loop member adapted to interlockingly engage the neck portion of nursing bottles and undercut portions of amusement devices. The body encircling strap has free ends joined at the back of the wearer by a "Velcro" fastener or other adjustable fastener means permitting easy under-the-arm or over-the-shoulder attachment to, or detachment from, a young child; and the elasticity of the frustoconical elastic loop member permits easy adult attachment to, and detachment from, nursing bottles and appropriate child amusement items.

Inventors

  • 👤 Barbara S. Donahue
  • 👤 Irene Ficca

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 04:12
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61J; A61J9/00; A61J9/06; A45; A45F; A45F5/00; A45F3/00; A45F3/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 134 words
A support device for nursing bottles and young child amusement items, said device comprising a body encircling, resilient and adjustable strap of a length to selectively permit mounting of the device on a young child in either an angular, over-the-shoulder, or transverse, under-the-arm, orientation, said strap having secured to a center, front portion thereof one end of a pliable, but non-extendible, band member about 9-inches long, the other end of said band member being fixedly secured to the exterior side of a frustoconically contoured and circumferentially elastic loop member between the ends of said loop member, said loop member having a top diameter of about 13/8-inches and a bottom diameter of about 17/8-inches adapted to interlockingly engage the neck portions of nursing bottles, below the nipple retainers thereof, and undercut portions of amusement devices.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 134 words
A support device for nursing bottles and young child amusement items, said device comprising a body encircling, resilient and adjustable strap of a length to selectively permit mounting of the device on a young child in either an angular, over-the-shoulder, or transverse, under-the-arm, orientation, said strap having secured to a center, front portion thereof one end of a pliable, but non-extendible, band member about 9-inches long, the other end of said band member being fixedly secured to the exterior side of a frustoconically contoured and circumferentially elastic loop member between the ends of said loop member, said loop member having a top diameter of about 13/8-inches and a bottom diameter of about 17/8-inches adapted to interlockingly engage the neck portions of nursing bottles, below the nipple retainers thereof, and undercut portions of amusement devices.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 37 words
A support device as defined in claim 1, wherein the elasticity of the frustoconical loop has a circumferential extendibility of about 70 to 90% permitting enlargement of said loop to be freely passed over said nipple retainers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 36 words
A support device as defined in claim 1, wherein both said body encircling strap and frustoconical loop are fashioned from elastic fabric strapping about 1-inch wide and having a longitudinal extendibility of about 70 to 90%.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 33 words
A support device as defined in claim 1, wherein said band member is fashioned from grosgrain ribbon approximately 3/8 inches in width, as providing the desired combination of non-extendible flexibility and durable strength.

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