Feeding teat, opening instrument and holder

Claim 2

An assembly comprising a feeding teat, an opening instrument, and a holder for said feeding teat and said opening instrument, said feeding teat comprising a tip portion, which is formed on the outside with a recess that is substantially wedge-shaped in cross-section and closed from the interior of the teat and constitutes means for guiding said opening instrument, said holder comprising first retaining means for detachably retaining said teat on said holder and second retaining means for detachably retaining said opening instrument on said holder.

Claim 3

An assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein said holder comprises a socket member and a cover cup detachably connected to said socket member and containing said teat.

Claim 4

An assembly as set forth in claim 2, wherein said opening instrument comprises a handle and said second retaining means comprise clipping means for detachably retaining said opening instrument in said cover cup in a position in which said handle is disposed near the opening of said cover cup.

Claim 5

An assembly as set forth in claim 2, wherein said socket member has a bottom formed on its upper surface with elevated seating means and has a raised rim having a profiled inside surface, said cover cup has a profiled outside surface, which fits said profiled inside surface, and has an end rim which defines an opening and faces and is closely spaced from said seating means, said teat has a shaft with an external annular flange, which is remote from said tip portion and held between said rim of said cover cup and said seating means, said opening instrument has a handle and said second retaining means comprise clipping means provided on the inside peripheral surface of said cover cup and detachably retaining said opening instrument in said cover cup so that said handle is close to said rim of said cover cup.

Claim 6

An assembly as set forth in claim 2, wherein said socket member has a bottom formed on its upper surface with elevated seating means and has a raised rim having a profiled inside surface, said cover cup has a profiled outside surface, which fits said profiled inside surface, and has an end rim which defines an opening and faces and is closely spaced from said seating means, said teat has a shaft with an external annular flange, which is remote from said tip portion and held between said rim of said cover cup and said seating means, said seating means define two gaps which are spaced apart on said bottom, said opening instrument extends in said gaps, and said second retaining means are carried by said seating means and detachably retain said opening instrument in said gaps.

Claim 7

An assembly as set forth in claim 5, wherein said second retaining means comprise clipping means which are carried by and project from said seating means over said gaps.

Claim 8

An assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein said holder comprises a bottle.

Claim 9

An assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein said opening instrument comprises a handle and a needle which is secured to said handle and tapers from said handle to a pointed tip.

Claim 10

An assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein said opening instrument comprises a handle and a pointed knife blade which is secured to said handle and has a knife edge which includes an acute angle with the longitudinal direction of said blade.

Claim 11

An assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein said wedge-shaped recess is slot-shaped.

Claim 12

An assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein said recess is formed in a depression formed in the outside peripheral surface of said teat.

Claim 13

An assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein said teat has a shaft extending from said tip portion and said shaft has a portion which tapers toward and adjoins said tip portion, and said recess is formed in said tapered portion.