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Baby nursing bottle with temperature indicator
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-06-07
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Granted: 1989-11-07
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Expires: 2008-06-07
Abstract
Abstract A baby feeding bottle having a side wall with a sealed elongated chamber formed therein. The elongated chamber has a commercially available liquid crystal-type strip thermometer disposed therein having temperature indications in a selected temperature range around 37° C.
Inventors
- 👤 Jacob Ephraim
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 11:19
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61J; A61J9/00; A61J9/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A baby feeding bottle, comprising: an elongated, hollow vessel constituted by an integral side wall and an end wall and being open at the other end, said side wall having a smooth, curved section thereon with a varying gradient, said smooth curved section including an elongated, smooth, inwardly recessed portion with a similarly varying gradient thereon and a clear cover ultrasonically bonded to the periphery of said recessed portion, said clear cover having a similarly varying gradient for covering said recessed portion in a flush manner with respect to said side wall, an elongated closed space being formed between said recessed portion and said cover; and a liquid crystal-type strip thermometer disposed within said elongated space, said strip thermometer having temperature indications in a selected temperature range around 37° C.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
A baby feeding bottle, comprising: an elongated, hollow vessel constituted by an integral side wall and an end wall and being open at the other end, said side wall having a smooth, curved section thereon with a varying gradient, said smooth curved section including an elongated, smooth, inwardly recessed portion with a similarly varying gradient thereon and a clear cover ultrasonically bonded to the periphery of said recessed portion, said clear cover having a similarly varying gradient for covering said recessed portion in a flush manner with respect to said side wall, an elongated closed space being formed between said recessed portion and said cover; and a liquid crystal-type strip thermometer disposed within said elongated space, said strip thermometer having temperature indications in a selected temperature range around 37° C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The baby feeding bottle of claim 1 wherein said temperature indications are by color and numeral designations.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The baby feeding bottle of claim 1 wherein said temperature indications are by color designations.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The baby feeding bottle of claim 1 wherein said temperature indications are by numeral designations.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The baby feeding bottle of claim 1 wherein said selected temperature range is between 33° C. and 41° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The baby feeding bottle of claim 1 wherein said hollow vessel is formed of injection molded plastic.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The baby feeding bottle of claim 1 wherein said hollow vessel is formed of blow-molded plastic.
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