US4603784A — Nursing bottle system

Claim 1

Independent Claim 220 words

A nursing bottle system, comprising: an integrally formed generally cylindrical container body of plastics material; a dividing wall integrally formed with and extending perpendicular to the axis of said container body, for dividing the interior space of said body into first and second container portions which are liquid tightly sealed from one another; a pair of nipples each adapted to be fitted in sealing relation to a corresponding open end of said container body; and cap means associated with each of said nipples for securing said nipples to the correspondg open ends of said container body in a selected one of a first configuration in which the nipple faces inwardly into the corresponding open end of said container body and said body can be placed in a standing position on said cap means, and a second configuration in which the nipple faces outwardly from the corresponding open end of said container body for delivering a liquid food from the associated container portion to an infant; wherein two different liquid foods can be carried by said container body each in a corresponding one of said first and said second container portions, to be fed selectively to the infant when the cap means associated with the container portion in which the selected liquid food is carried is placed in the second configuration.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 220 words

A nursing bottle system, comprising: an integrally formed generally cylindrical container body of plastics material; a dividing wall integrally formed with and extending perpendicular to the axis of said container body, for dividing the interior space of said body into first and second container portions which are liquid tightly sealed from one another; a pair of nipples each adapted to be fitted in sealing relation to a corresponding open end of said container body; and cap means associated with each of said nipples for securing said nipples to the correspondg open ends of said container body in a selected one of a first configuration in which the nipple faces inwardly into the corresponding open end of said container body and said body can be placed in a standing position on said cap means, and a second configuration in which the nipple faces outwardly from the corresponding open end of said container body for delivering a liquid food from the associated container portion to an infant; wherein two different liquid foods can be carried by said container body each in a corresponding one of said first and said second container portions, to be fed selectively to the infant when the cap means associated with the container portion in which the selected liquid food is carried is placed in the second configuration.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 21 words

A system according to claim 1, wherein said dividing wall is located medially of the open ends of said container body.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 43 words

A system according to claim 1, wherein said container body is formed with a number of axially extending flat surface portions equally spaced from one another about the circumference of said body to prevent said body from rolling when placed on its side.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 140 words

A nursing bottle system, comprising: first and second generally cylindrical container bodies of plastics material, each having an open top end and a closed bottom wall; a pair of nipples each adapted to be fitted in sealing relation to the open end of a corresponding one of said container bodies; cap means associated with each of said nipples for securing said nipples to the open ends of said container bodies; and fastening means for detachably joining said first and said second container bodies axially to one another with their closed bottom walls in confronting relation, so that two different liquid foods can be carried by said first and said second container bodies when joined to one another, and said liquid foods can be fed selectively to an infant when said container bodies are either joined or detached from one another.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 140 words

A nursing bottle system, comprising: first and second generally cylindrical container bodies of plastics material, each having an open top end and a closed bottom wall; a pair of nipples each adapted to be fitted in sealing relation to the open end of a corresponding one of said container bodies; cap means associated with each of said nipples for securing said nipples to the open ends of said container bodies; and fastening means for detachably joining said first and said second container bodies axially to one another with their closed bottom walls in confronting relation, so that two different liquid foods can be carried by said first and said second container bodies when joined to one another, and said liquid foods can be fed selectively to an infant when said container bodies are either joined or detached from one another.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 24 words

A system according to claim 4, wherein said fastening means comprises a bottom part of each of said first and said second container bodies.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 59 words

A system according to claim 5, wherein the bottom part of said first container body includes a first annular flange projecting from said bottom wall, the bottom part of said second container body includes a second annular flange projecting from said bottom wall, and said second flange is formed to be received within and to engage said first flange.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 15 words

A system according to claim 6, wherein said first and said second flanges are threaded.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 23 words

A system according to claim 6, wherein said first and said second flanges are dimensioned to establish a force fit with one another.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 15 words

A system according to claim 4, wherein said fastening means comprises a flat ring member.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 75 words

A system according to claim 9, wherein said flat ring member has two circumferentially extending recesses axially spaced apart from one another on the inner periphery of said ring member, and each of said first and said second container bodies has a protrusion extending radially outwardly from its circumference near said bottom wall, for engaging a corresponding one of said recesses when said ring member is placed about the bottom part of the container body.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 21 words

A system according to claim 10, wherein said first and said second container bodies are identical in form to one another.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 51 words

A system according to claim 9, wherein said flat ring member has threads formed on its inner periphery, and each of said first and said second container bodies has corresponding threads formed on the circumference of a lower portion of the container body for engaging the threads of said ring member.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 21 words

A system according to claim 12, wherein said first and said second container bodies are identical in form to one another.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1989-08-04	1990-02-03	1990-08-05	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1993-08-04	1994-02-03	1994-08-05	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1997-08-04	1998-02-03	1998-08-05	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Nursing bottle system

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