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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2000
Susan Hinshaw, Norton Shores, MI (US);
Sassy, Inc., Bannockburn, IL (US);
Abstract
A teething pacifier comprising a pacifier guard having two opposing sides, a nipple and a teething handle. The nipple extends from one side of the pacifier guard, while a connection hub is associated with the opposing side. The teething handle is pivotally connected to the hub, and further includes a first teething material and a second teething material which is at least partially distinct from the first teething material. In one construction, the first teething material is a harder, more rigid material which comprises the handle substrate, and the second teething material is a softer, more compressive material which is overmolded onto the first teething material substrate. In another construction, the softer second teething material forms the handle substrate, and the more rigid first teething material is overmolded onto the second teething material substrate. In either construction, the overmolded teething material may be arranged in bands of decreasing width as they approach the connection hub to direct an infant away from the pacifier guard.