Bottle nipple device

• US 8,827,093 B1
• Filed: 12/28/2010
• Issued: 09/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Maria A. Mendez, Silvia M. Ramirez
• Original Assignee: Maria A. Mendez, Silvia M. Ramirez
• Inventors: Mendez, Maria A., Ramirez, Silvia M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Stashick, Anthony
• Assistant Examiner(s): WALKER, NED ANDREW
• Application Number:
  US12/979,670
• Time in Patent Office: 1,351 Days
• Field of Search: 215/387, 215 111- 116, 220/703, 220/705, 220/711, 220/713, 220/717, 220/914, 220/DIG.13, 604/77, 604/78, 606234-236, D24193-199, 374/151, 446/26, D11/104
• US Class Current: 215/11.1
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 11/0035 having particular shape or structure
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 11/0045 Aesthetic properties
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 17/001 Baby-comforters

Abstract

A bottle nipple device featuring a generally circular base having a top surface, a side edge, and a bottom surface; and a thumb-shaped nipple extending upwardly from the top surface of the base, the thumb-shaped nipple is generally hollow and has a top end, wherein a slot is disposed in the top end. The base is adapted to be sandwiched between a top end of a standard bottle a standard bottle cap, the standard bottle cap has a center hole that allows the nipple to protrude outwardly away from the bottle, the slot is fluidly connected to the bottom surface of the base allowing liquid to flow through the base and out of the slot.

Claims

1. A bottle nipple device (100) consisting of:

(a) a generally circular base (110) having a top surface (114), a side edge (111), and a bottom surface; and

(b) a thumb-shaped nipple (120) extending upwardly from the top surface (114) of the base (110), the thumb-shaped nipple (120) is generally hollow and has a top end (260), wherein a slot (130) having a pointed oval shape is disposed in an apex of the top end (260), wherein the thumb-shaped nipple (120) comprises a thumbnail imprint (200), wherein the thumbnail imprint (200) is adapted to resemble a thumbnail on a human thumb, wherein the thumb-shaped nipple (120) comprises a knuckle imprint (210), wherein the knuckle imprint (210) is adapted to resemble a knuckle creases on a human thumb, wherein the thumb-shaped nipple (120) comprises a bulbous expansion (230) at a midpoint (240) of a side wall (250), wherein the bulbous expansion (230) is adapted to resemble a knuckle joint on a human thumb;

wherein the base (110) is adapted to be sandwiched between a top end of a standard bottle (105) and a standard bottle cap (104), the standard bottle cap (140) has a center hole that allows the thumb-shaped nipple (120) to protrude outwardly away from the bottle (105), the slot (130) is fluidly connected to the bottom surface of the base (110) allowing liquid to flow through the base (110) and out of the slot (130).