Nursing bottle with indented sides and vent tube

- Handi-Craft Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a right top front perspective view of the bottle, cap and nipple assembly.

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the assembly of FIG. 1 showing an internal vent tube.

FIG. 3 is a left or right side view of the bottle of FIG. 1, also showing the vent tube.

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the assembly of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the bottle and vent tube of FIGS. 2 and 3.

FIG. 6 is a downward horizontal cross-sectional view of the assembly of FIG. 1 taken along lines 6--6 of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 7 is an upward horizontal cross-sectional view of the assembly of FIG. 1 taken along lines 7--7 of FIG. 2.

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Patent History
Patent number: D420448
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 15, 1999
Date of Patent: Feb 8, 2000
Assignee: Handi-Craft Company (Bonne Terre, MO)
Inventors: Robert J. Brown (Bonne Terre, MO), Bernard J. Kemper (Bonne Terre, MO), Roberta Brown (Bonne Terre, MO)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Law Firm: Herzog, Crebs & McGhee, LLP
Application Number: 0/99,179
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Nursing Bottle Or Container (57) (D24/197)
International Classification: 0701;