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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Handi-craft Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Inventors:
Bernard J. Kemper, Bonne Terre, MO (US);
Steve Simmons, St. Louis, MO (US);
Charles H. Miller, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61J 11/02 (2006.01); A61J 11/00 (2006.01); A61J 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61J 11/02 (2013.01); A61J 11/0085 (2013.01); A61J 11/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A nipple for use with a bottle assembly includes a base portion that has a bottom surface, a vent region that is coupled to and extends upward from the base portion of the nipple, and a nipple portion that extends upward from the vent region. The nipple portion includes an outlet opening therein, and the vent region includes a vent channel and an air valve substantially aligned with the vent channel.