US2061477A - Nursing bottle - Google Patents

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Nov. 17, 1936. N. PERRY I 2,061,477

I NURSING BOTTLE Filed April 21, 1936 2 Sheets-Shet 1 Inventor Z J ffery mfim Attorneys Nov. 17, 1936. E. N. PERRY NURSING BOTTLE Filed April 21, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Attorneys Patented Nov. 17, 1 936 I UNITED STATES PATENT oFncE v I ms nfifin'rm v Ernest N. rem, Lowell. Mm. Application April 21, 1930, Serial No. 15,581 3 Claims. (01. z'1s- -u) This invention appertains to new and useful cured to the manifold O by tie members it. improvements in nursing bottles and more par- Spreaders fill the outer ends of these tubular ticularly to a novel nipple holding construction. members II which can be referred to as breathers.

The principal object of the present invention I It can now be seemtliatas the infant sucks is to provide a nipple holder for nursing bottles on the nipple H and some of the fluid isdisplaced 5 wherein means is provided permitting air to enter from the bottle 5, air will enter the stern II and the nursing bottle as milk is drawn out by the be expelled through the tubular members I I. infant. into the bottle. Thus no vacuum can occur in Another important object of the invention is the bottle.

to provide means for nursing bottles, which will While the foregoingspeciflcation'sets forth the 10 prevent the occurrence of vacuum in the bottle invention in specific t'ernia it is to be understood which is a frequent cause of colic in children. that numerous changes in the shape, size fand These and various other important objects and materials may be resorted to without departing advantages of the inventionwill become apparent from the spirit and scope of the invention as 5 to the reader of the following specification; claimed hereinafter.

In the drawings: Having described the invention what is claimed Figure 1 represents a side elevational view. as new is:.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view. ,1. In a nursing bottle, a container, a stopper Figure 3 is a horizontal section on line 3-30! for the container, an elongated tubular stem extending in the-bottle and opening through one 20 Fi u e 1.

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view ofthe stopper. side of thestopper beyond the container, a mahi- Figure 5 is a side eievationai view of the stopper fold at the inner end of the stem and air outlets and nipple holder. I ingthe manifold, and spring retaining members Figure 6 is a fragmentary vertical sectional on the stopper for engaging the adjacent portion view. through the breathers and supporting stem. of the container for preventingdisplacement 01 I Figure 7 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional the stopper from the container. J V view of oneof the valves. 2. In a nursing bottle, a container, 0. stopper Referring to the drawings wherein like i'or'the containenan elongated tubular stem exnumerals designate like parts it can be seen that tehding inthe bottle and opening through one numeral 5 represents the nursing bottle hfiving fside of the stopper beyond the container,a manithe neck portion I. Numeral 1 represents the field at the inner end of the stem and air outlets cork stopper which has a metallic tube 0 extendin; the manifold, valvular means for the ing therethrough and a substantial distance above said air outlets, said outlets being in the form of the same to project into the shank 9 of the nipple elongated' resilient tubular members provided holder ll over which the nipple If is stretched with means f r'stret ching the outer ends thereof. 35 as shown in Figure 2. Circumscribing the tube I 3...1n a-nursing bottle, a container, a stopper and interposed between the holder 9 and the feifthe container, anelongated tubular stem exstopper'l is the ring I! above which springarms' nding into the bottle and opening through one It depend to engage over the bead ll on the neck end of the stopper. beyond the container," the 40 8 of the bottle. inner end of thetube being-provid d with a 'I 0 Extending through the side of the cork-1 and fitting and a; flexible tube extending from the the tube 8 is the-laterally bent upper-end of the lateral portions of the T-fittingrseid flesihletube stem I! which-engages-into the manifold it at its being provided with spreaders inithe. open outer lower end. From this manifold extends laterally end portions'thereof. v

the resilient tubular members I! which are se- I ERNEST N. PERRY.

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