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US4570808A
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Baby bottle with integral handle
Assignee: Ansa Co Inc
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Filing: 1984-04-06
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Granted: 1986-02-18
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Expires: 2004-04-06
Abstract
Abstract A baby bottle particularly designed and constructed for supporting thereof by the baby or infant itself during a feeding operation. The bottle contains a container having at least one integral element of a circumferential dimension sufficiently small for encircling thereof or grasping thereof the baby's small hands whereby the baby may independently support the bottle during a feeding operation without the assistance of an attendant, or the like.
Inventors
- 👤 William O. Campbell
- 👤 Nickie G. Campbell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 16:17
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61J; A61J9/00; A61J9/001
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
A baby bottle, comprising: a unitary fluid container having a bottle portion provided with a closed end, a top portion provided with an open end for removably receiving a nipple, said closed and open ends lying along the longitudinal axis of the container, and an elongated opening formed substantially centrally of both the longitudinal and lateral axes of the container between said bottom and top portions in the area of the center of gravity of the container when filled with fluid, said opening forming two elongated tubular segments connecting said bottom and top portions of the container, each of said elongated tubular segments having a surface thst is concave defining a circumferential dimension in the vicinity of the lateral axis of the opening which is smaller than the circumferential dimensions of the remaining portions thereof enabling the elongated tubular element to be grasped by a baby during feeding for independent support of the container by the baby.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
A baby bottle, comprising: a unitary fluid container having a bottle portion provided with a closed end, a top portion provided with an open end for removably receiving a nipple, said closed and open ends lying along the longitudinal axis of the container, and an elongated opening formed substantially centrally of both the longitudinal and lateral axes of the container between said bottom and top portions in the area of the center of gravity of the container when filled with fluid, said opening forming two elongated tubular segments connecting said bottom and top portions of the container, each of said elongated tubular segments having a surface thst is concave defining a circumferential dimension in the vicinity of the lateral axis of the opening which is smaller than the circumferential dimensions of the remaining portions thereof enabling the elongated tubular element to be grasped by a baby during feeding for independent support of the container by the baby.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A baby bottle as set forth in claim 1, wherein the opening terminates at the lower end thereof in a pointed element for facilitating the cleaning of the interior of the container.
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