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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 1983
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1978
Louis Robbins, Lincoln, RI (US);
Reliance Products Corporation, Woonsocket, RI (US);
Abstract
The device comprises a hollow, soft rubber baglet which is mounted in the front of a curved shield which positions the baglet in the infant's mouth. The shield is provided with an elongated rectangular opening having peripheral extensions forwardly and rearwardly to form a socket opening. The forwardly extending portion is wider to form a shoulder at the front of the shield. A pair of spaced flat rectangular members are joined at their central rear edges by an integral loop which loosely holds the circular handle for the device. The flat members are provided adjacent their front outer ends with wedge portions forming exterior shoulders. At their opposed faces, the flat members are provided with raised transverse strips which act as pivotal separators for the members. The baglet is pulled through the shield opening so that its open beaded end faces rearwardly. The flat members are inserted in the baglet opening and the assembly is then forced into the rectangular opening in the shield. The transverse strips act as a pivot so that the front edges of the members swing toward each other to allow entry into the opening. Thereafter, the members spring apart sufficiently to allow the shoulders on the members to engage the shoulders in the opening to lock the assembly together.