Abstract
An improved nursing bottle for infants is disclosed. The bottle has an angular configuration having an upper part which is disposed at an angle to the lower part of the bottle. The angle between the two parts is between the top end of the bottle and the middle or center part of the bottle. The top end of the bottle has a fitting including a nipple. The angular configuration of the bottle accommodates it to unique capabilities, either when an infant is lying down and nursing or in a sitting posture.
Filing date: Oct 30, 1986
Issue date: Jun 30, 1987
Inventors: Jim D. Stephenson, Paul C. Donner
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What is claimed is:
1. A nursing bottle adapted for nursing an infant in different positions, the nursing bottle comprising a body having a bottom cylindrical end and a top cylindrical end, the top end having the same diameter as the bottom end and being free of any portion of smaller diameter forming a neck, and having a nursing nipple fitted onto it, the body of the bottle having a configuration including an angle in it, the angle in the body being spaced from the top end of the bottle in an intermediate position between the top end and the bottom end of the bottle, the bottom end of the bottle having an axis and the top end of the bottle having an axis, the said axes forming an angle with each other, the angle in the bottle defining a circle, the said axes intersecting at a point spaced from the top end of the bottle, the portion of the bottle on the top side of said angle having the same size as the portion of the bottle on the lower side of said circle, the bottle being adapted for nursing an infant while the infant is in an upright position or lying down, whereby with the nipple end in a position below the bottom end, the contents reach the entrance to the nipple.
2. A nursing bottle as in claim 1 wherein the body of the bottle is round and has a substantially uniform diameter from the bottom end to the top end, the axis of the nipple coinciding with the axis of the top end of the body between the nipple and said angle.
3. A bottle as in claim 2 wherein the line of demarcation between the angular parts of the bottle is at an intermediate position spaced from the top end but closer to the top end of the bottle than the bottom end.
4. A nursing bottle as in claim 2 wherein the said line of demarcation between the angular parts of the bottle is between the middle of the bottle and the top end, being closer to the middle of the bottle.
5. A nursing bottle adapted for nursing an infant in different positions, the nursing bottle comprising a cylindrical body having a diameter, the body being constructed to have an upper portion, the axis of which is at an angle to the axis of the lower portion, the upper portion having the same diameter as the lower portion, the end of the upper portion having a nursing nipple fitted onto it, the nursing nipple being fitted onto a full diameter of the bottle, the upper portion constituting a substantial portion of the entire bottle, the configuration of the bottle being such that when the bottle is in a position wherein the nursing nipple is at a lower level than the portion on the other side of the angle, the contents of the bottle will flow from the portion on the other side of the angle into the portion of the bottle having the nursing nipple fitted onto it.
6. A nursing bottle as in claim 5 wherein the bottle may be held with either the portion below the angle in a substantially horizontal position or with the portion above the angle in a substantially horizontal position, the nursing nipple being at a lower level than the portion below the angle so that the required amount of tipping of the bottle is reduced.