Combined nipple and collar

- Gerber Products Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a combined nipple and collar, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, with all other side elevational views being identical; and,

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D404138
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 17, 1997
Date of Patent: Jan 12, 1999
Assignee: Gerber Products Company (Fremont, MI)
Inventors: Brenda J. Meyers (Reedsburg, WI), Mark A. Gilbertson (Sauk City, WI), Edward A. Raleigh (Waunakee, WI), Jean L. Johansen (Reedsburg, WI), Timothy R. Roush (Rockford, MI)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Law Firm: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, DeWitt & Litton
Application Number: 0/73,776
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Nursing Bottle Or Container (57) (D24/197)
International Classification: 0701;