EP0973479A4 - Disposable drinking container and nipple - Google Patents

Disposable drinking container and nipple

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Publication number
EP0973479A4
EP0973479A4 EP98913435A EP98913435A EP0973479A4 EP 0973479 A4 EP0973479 A4 EP 0973479A4 EP 98913435 A EP98913435 A EP 98913435A EP 98913435 A EP98913435 A EP 98913435A EP 0973479 A4 EP0973479 A4 EP 0973479A4
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Prior art keywords
nipple
container
sealing portion
container body
drinking
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EP98913435A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP0973479B1 (en
EP0973479A1 (en
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Andrew John Brandon Mules
James Christian Mitchell
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Priority claimed from AUPO6131A external-priority patent/AUPO613197A0/en
Priority claimed from AUPP0523A external-priority patent/AUPP052397A0/en
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Publication of EP0973479A4 publication Critical patent/EP0973479A4/en
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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J11/00—Teats
    • A61J11/0075—Accessories therefor
    • A61J11/008—Protecting caps
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/36—Closures with frangible parts adapted to be pierced, torn, or removed, to provide discharge openings
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J11/00—Teats
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J11/00—Teats
    • A61J11/0075—Accessories therefor
    • A61J11/008—Protecting caps
    • A61J11/0085—Protecting caps with means for preventing leakage
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J9/00—Feeding-bottles in general
    • A61J9/005—Non-rigid or collapsible feeding-bottles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J9/00—Feeding-bottles in general
    • A61J9/008—Feeding-bottles in general having storage compartments, e.g. for storing a teat
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J11/00—Teats
    • A61J11/04—Teats with means for fastening to bottles

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Packages (AREA)
  • Table Devices Or Equipment (AREA)
  • Medical Preparation Storing Or Oral Administration Devices (AREA)

Abstract

A disposable drinking container (10) having a nipple so as to be particularly suitable for use by infants. The drinking container has a container body (12) in the form of a small bottle or the like which is pre-filled with a drinking liquid, and a container closure (20). The container closure includes a flexible suckling nipple (25) for delivering drinking liquid from within the container body. The nipple is held to the container body by a cap rim (24) and the closure further includes a sealing portion (28) which initially seals the container and shields the nipple from contamination. The sealing portion is removable to expose the nipple for use. In one form the sealing portion may comprise a projection which is integrally formed with the cap rim, and frangibly detachable therefrom. In another form the sealing portion comprises a flexible disc which is sealed around a central aperture of the cap rim. The nipple may be adapted to be at least partially collapsible into the container body whilst the sealing portion is in place.
EP98913435A 1997-04-11 1998-04-09 Disposable drinking container Expired - Lifetime EP0973479B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AUPO613197 1997-04-11
AUPO6131A AUPO613197A0 (en) 1997-04-11 1997-04-11 Infant drinking container and nipple
AUPP052397 1997-11-24
AUPP0523A AUPP052397A0 (en) 1997-11-24 1997-11-24 Infant drinking container and nipple
PCT/AU1998/000243 WO1998046191A1 (en) 1997-04-11 1998-04-09 Disposable drinking container and nipple

Publications (3)

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EP0973479A1 EP0973479A1 (en) 2000-01-26
EP0973479A4 true EP0973479A4 (en) 2002-03-27
EP0973479B1 EP0973479B1 (en) 2009-02-18

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EP98913435A Expired - Lifetime EP0973479B1 (en) 1997-04-11 1998-04-09 Disposable drinking container

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EP (1) EP0973479B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2001521421A (en)
KR (1) KR100580269B1 (en)
CN (1) CN1263440C (en)
AT (1) ATE422872T1 (en)
BR (1) BR9808677A (en)
CA (1) CA2285962A1 (en)
DE (1) DE69840570D1 (en)
EA (1) EA002662B1 (en)
ES (1) ES2325231T3 (en)
ID (1) ID25668A (en)
IL (1) IL132200A0 (en)
NZ (1) NZ500646A (en)
PL (1) PL191792B1 (en)
WO (1) WO1998046191A1 (en)

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GB9915911D0 (en) 1999-07-08 1999-09-08 Richards Jane Drink packaging
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GB2404868A (en) * 2003-08-13 2005-02-16 Siobhan Fogarty Disposable self-heating baby feed container
US7775389B2 (en) 2006-03-17 2010-08-17 Poppet International Pty Ltd Closure for containers
CH701676A1 (en) * 2009-08-20 2011-02-28 Medela Holding Ag Teat.
CH702991B1 (en) * 2010-04-23 2014-03-14 Lansinoh Lab Inc Device for feeding children.
GB2543075A (en) * 2015-10-07 2017-04-12 Helpful Baby Products Ltd Improvements in or relating to holders
AU2017272138B1 (en) * 2017-10-24 2019-01-03 Hugopak Pty Ltd A bottle for feeding and a method of manufacturing thereof
BR102018071563A2 (en) * 2018-10-19 2020-04-28 Bathke Motta Da Silva Daniel disposable infant feeding container
EP3865109A1 (en) 2020-02-14 2021-08-18 Koninklijke Philips N.V. A teat for a bottle and a bottle having the teat
US11793730B2 (en) 2021-01-23 2023-10-24 Jennifer Wynh Retractable pacifier system

Citations (3)

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FR1538103A (en) * 1967-05-17 1968-08-30 Baby bottle and its closure device
US3655083A (en) * 1970-01-08 1972-04-11 Abbott Lab Infant feeding unit assembly
US4015740A (en) * 1975-09-17 1977-04-05 Lewis Woolf Griptight Limited Infants feeding bottle

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FR2563500B1 (en) * 1984-04-26 1986-11-28 Astra Plastique CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL AFTER USE AND INTENDED PARTICULARLY FOR FEEDING INFANTS
GB2200049B (en) * 1987-01-21 1990-08-29 Metal Box Plc Baby feeding packs
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Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR1538103A (en) * 1967-05-17 1968-08-30 Baby bottle and its closure device
US3655083A (en) * 1970-01-08 1972-04-11 Abbott Lab Infant feeding unit assembly
US4015740A (en) * 1975-09-17 1977-04-05 Lewis Woolf Griptight Limited Infants feeding bottle

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PL336147A1 (en) 2000-06-05
ID25668A (en) 2000-10-19
EA199900923A1 (en) 2000-04-24
ES2325231T3 (en) 2009-08-28
BR9808677A (en) 2000-07-11
JP2001521421A (en) 2001-11-06
IL132200A0 (en) 2001-03-19
CA2285962A1 (en) 1998-10-22
KR100580269B1 (en) 2006-05-16
DE69840570D1 (en) 2009-04-02
NZ500646A (en) 2000-04-28
EA002662B1 (en) 2002-08-29
EP0973479B1 (en) 2009-02-18
ATE422872T1 (en) 2009-03-15
CN1251982A (en) 2000-05-03
WO1998046191A1 (en) 1998-10-22
CN1263440C (en) 2006-07-12
PL191792B1 (en) 2006-07-31
EP0973479A1 (en) 2000-01-26
KR20010006221A (en) 2001-01-26

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