Patent ID: 9517182
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: A61J

Claim Text:
1. An infant feeding nipple, comprising: a teat sized and shaped for receipt in an infant's mouth; a mounting flange extending outward from said teat; a flow aperture extending through said teat and providing at least two flow rates depending upon the radial clocking of said nipple during feeding; and a plurality of vent apertures formed by check valves extending thorough said nipple to reduce negative pressure during use, the number of said vent apertures matching the number of said flow rates, and wherein each of said vent apertures is associated with a particular one of said flow rates, and is radially positioned about said nipple so as to be substantially vertically above said flow aperture when said nipple is oriented with radial clocking for said associated flow rate, and, wherein all vent apertures will be operable at once to allow communication with atmosphere and not be closed by mounting ring.