Pacifier
First Claim
1. In a pacifier comprisinga guard having a first side and an oppositely directed second side with a through opening extending from the first side to the second side and with protruding supporting means spaced around said opening on said second side and extending outwardly from said second side in an axial direction of said through opening,an elastic nipple having a tubular portion, which extends through said opening, and a mouthpiece which is integral with said tubular portion and disposed on and spaced outwardly from the first side of said guard, said tubular portion having an axis extending generally parallel to the axis of said through opening, anda plug comprising a plug body and a base connected to said plug body and disposed on said second side of said guard and bearing on said supporting means, said plug body extending into said opening in said guard and being surrounded for a part of its length by said tubular portion, said plug body and said opening in said guard each having facing abutment surfaces including inclined surfaces,the improvement residing in thatsaid guard comprises first inclined surfaces disposed on the outside of said tubular portion and facing said base, said first inclined surfaces being inclined relative to the axis of said through opening and tubular portion,said plug is formed with second inclined surfaces disposed on the inside of said tubular portion and facing said first inclined surfaces, said second inclined surfaces being inclined relative to the axes of said through opening and tubular portion,said base is resilient in the axial direction of said tubular portion of said nipple to permit movement of said second inclined surfaces toward said first inclined surfaces in the axial direction of said tubular portion,said plug body having projections thereon facing outwardly toward said guard so that during elastic deformation of said base said projections can be moved in the axial region of said through opening in said guard and are guided by said base relative to said guard, andsaid base is a flexible disclike member extending transversely of the axial direction of said tubular portion radially outwardly from and hinged to said plug body, and said disclike member bears axially against said supporting means in the form of a circumferentially projecting portion of said guard.
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Abstract
A pacifier or dummy includes a resilient nipple, a guard, and a plug body inserted into the end of the tubular portion of the nipple that is opposite to the mouthpiece. The plug body is carried by a base, which is supported by the guard and is resilient in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the nipple. The plug has projections, which are particularly formed with beveled surfaces and movable along the axis of the nipple. The guard is provided with beveled surfaces adjacent to an opening in the guard. In response to a pull on the nipple, the base is resiliently deformed and the projections of the plug move toward the beveled surfaces of the guard. The plug body has outwardly protruding projections, which are oversize with respect to the clearance between lugs formed on the guard in the opening.
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Citations
18 Claims
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1. In a pacifier comprising
a guard having a first side and an oppositely directed second side with a through opening extending from the first side to the second side and with protruding supporting means spaced around said opening on said second side and extending outwardly from said second side in an axial direction of said through opening, an elastic nipple having a tubular portion, which extends through said opening, and a mouthpiece which is integral with said tubular portion and disposed on and spaced outwardly from the first side of said guard, said tubular portion having an axis extending generally parallel to the axis of said through opening, and a plug comprising a plug body and a base connected to said plug body and disposed on said second side of said guard and bearing on said supporting means, said plug body extending into said opening in said guard and being surrounded for a part of its length by said tubular portion, said plug body and said opening in said guard each having facing abutment surfaces including inclined surfaces, the improvement residing in that said guard comprises first inclined surfaces disposed on the outside of said tubular portion and facing said base, said first inclined surfaces being inclined relative to the axis of said through opening and tubular portion, said plug is formed with second inclined surfaces disposed on the inside of said tubular portion and facing said first inclined surfaces, said second inclined surfaces being inclined relative to the axes of said through opening and tubular portion, said base is resilient in the axial direction of said tubular portion of said nipple to permit movement of said second inclined surfaces toward said first inclined surfaces in the axial direction of said tubular portion, said plug body having projections thereon facing outwardly toward said guard so that during elastic deformation of said base said projections can be moved in the axial region of said through opening in said guard and are guided by said base relative to said guard, and said base is a flexible disclike member extending transversely of the axial direction of said tubular portion radially outwardly from and hinged to said plug body, and said disclike member bears axially against said supporting means in the form of a circumferentially projecting portion of said guard.
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