US5049127A
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Infant feeding apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-03-26
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Granted: 1991-09-17
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Expires: 2010-03-26
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus including a vacuum packed flexible bottle containing a hook at its upper-most end for securement to a support such as a crib rail with a feed conduit directed from a lower terminal end of the container directed into a neck harness for securement about an infants neck wherein the harness includes a first tube end receiving a second tube end telescopingly therewithin to provide a safe yet secure securement about an infants neck portion with a nipple member directed through the harness for feeding of an associated infant. Modifications of the invention include a generally U-shaped securement strap mounting flexible straps thereto where the straps include hook and loop fasteners to mount the U-shaped strap to a forward orientation relative to an infant. The strap includes a slot for reception of a nursing nipple therethrough with a boss extending through a forward surface of the U-shaped strap to secure a spare nipple thereon.
Inventors
- 👤 Esther P. Yen Tseng
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:06
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61J; A61J15/00; A61J15/0011; A61J15/0026; A61J15/0053; A61J15/0061; A61J1/00; A61J1/05; A61J1/10; A61J11/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
294 words
An infant feeding apparatus comprising in combination, an elongate flexible container bag, the container bag including a hook mounted at an upper terminal end thereof and a feed conduit in fluid communication with the container bag directed outwardly therefrom at a lower terminal end thereof, and the feed conduit including a forward terminal end, the forward terminal end slidably receiving a nursing nipple thereon, and the nursing nipple including an abutment flange mounted adjacent the forward terminal end of the feed conduit orthogonally disposed thereto, and the nursing nipple secured to a support collar means for securement about an infant's head to position the nursing nipple in proximity to the infant's mouth, and wherein the support collar means includes an elongate tube, the elongate tube including a first end and a second end, the first end of the tube defined by a cavity of a predetermined internal diameter, and the second end defined by a projection of a predetermined external diameter substantially equal to the predetermined internal diameter of the first end, and wherein the projection includes a series of conical ribs extending rearwardly therefrom for frictionally engaging the tube cavity of the first end, and wherein the tube further includes an enlarged support formed on the tube spaced from the first end wherein the enlarged support includes a fixed bore directed therethrough, wherein the fixed bore frictionally receives the feed conduit therethrough adjacent the forward terminal end of the feed conduit, and further including an absorbent pad selectively mounted upon the abutment flange about the nursing nipple adjacent a lower terminal end of the nursing nipple wherein the absorbent pad includes a radial slot and a central aperture to permit directing of the absorbent pad about the nursing nipple on the abutment flange.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
294 words
An infant feeding apparatus comprising in combination, an elongate flexible container bag, the container bag including a hook mounted at an upper terminal end thereof and a feed conduit in fluid communication with the container bag directed outwardly therefrom at a lower terminal end thereof, and the feed conduit including a forward terminal end, the forward terminal end slidably receiving a nursing nipple thereon, and the nursing nipple including an abutment flange mounted adjacent the forward terminal end of the feed conduit orthogonally disposed thereto, and the nursing nipple secured to a support collar means for securement about an infant's head to position the nursing nipple in proximity to the infant's mouth, and wherein the support collar means includes an elongate tube, the elongate tube including a first end and a second end, the first end of the tube defined by a cavity of a predetermined internal diameter, and the second end defined by a projection of a predetermined external diameter substantially equal to the predetermined internal diameter of the first end, and wherein the projection includes a series of conical ribs extending rearwardly therefrom for frictionally engaging the tube cavity of the first end, and wherein the tube further includes an enlarged support formed on the tube spaced from the first end wherein the enlarged support includes a fixed bore directed therethrough, wherein the fixed bore frictionally receives the feed conduit therethrough adjacent the forward terminal end of the feed conduit, and further including an absorbent pad selectively mounted upon the abutment flange about the nursing nipple adjacent a lower terminal end of the nursing nipple wherein the absorbent pad includes a radial slot and a central aperture to permit directing of the absorbent pad about the nursing nipple on the abutment flange.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
270 words
An infant feeding apparatus comprising in combination, an elongate flexible container bag, the container bag including a hook mounted at an upper terminal end thereof and a feed conduit in fluid communication with the container bag directed outwardly therefrom at a lower terminal end thereof, and the feed conduit including a forward terminal end, the forward terminal end slidably receiving a nursing nipple thereon, and the nursing nipple including an abutment flange mounted adjacent the forward terminal end of the feed conduit orthogonally disposed thereto, and the nursing nipple secured to a support collar means for securement about an infant's head to position the nursing nipple in proximity to the infant's mouth, and wherein the support collar means includes a "U" shaped rigid support collar, the "U" shaped rigid support collar including a first and second flexible strap mounted at spaced ends of the "U" shaped support collar and wherein each flexible strap includes a hook and loop fastener patch mounted at each terminal end of each flexible strap, and the "U" shaped support collar including a slot directed downwardly from a top edge of the collar defined by a predetermined width, and the forward terminal end of the feed conduit including an "H" shaped resilient collar defined by a central hub wherein the hub is defined by a predetermined diameter substantially equal to the width of the slot, wherein the nursing nipple extends orthogonally relative to a rear face of the collar, and a rigid boss extends orthogonally from a forward face of the collar and a further nursing nipple is mounted on the rigid boss for selective use.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
270 words
An infant feeding apparatus comprising in combination, an elongate flexible container bag, the container bag including a hook mounted at an upper terminal end thereof and a feed conduit in fluid communication with the container bag directed outwardly therefrom at a lower terminal end thereof, and the feed conduit including a forward terminal end, the forward terminal end slidably receiving a nursing nipple thereon, and the nursing nipple including an abutment flange mounted adjacent the forward terminal end of the feed conduit orthogonally disposed thereto, and the nursing nipple secured to a support collar means for securement about an infant's head to position the nursing nipple in proximity to the infant's mouth, and wherein the support collar means includes a "U" shaped rigid support collar, the "U" shaped rigid support collar including a first and second flexible strap mounted at spaced ends of the "U" shaped support collar and wherein each flexible strap includes a hook and loop fastener patch mounted at each terminal end of each flexible strap, and the "U" shaped support collar including a slot directed downwardly from a top edge of the collar defined by a predetermined width, and the forward terminal end of the feed conduit including an "H" shaped resilient collar defined by a central hub wherein the hub is defined by a predetermined diameter substantially equal to the width of the slot, wherein the nursing nipple extends orthogonally relative to a rear face of the collar, and a rigid boss extends orthogonally from a forward face of the collar and a further nursing nipple is mounted on the rigid boss for selective use.
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