Patent ID: 6447536
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: A61J

Abstract:
A teething pacifier comprising:a pacifier guard having at least a first side and a second side opposite said first side; a nipple extending outwardly from said first side of said pacifier guard; a handle associated with said second side of said pacifier guard, said handle including at least one proximal portion positioned proximate said pacifier guard and a distal portion positionable opposite said pacifier guard, said handle including at least a first teething material and a second teething material at least partially distinct from said first teething material, said first teething material and said second teething material each being oriented on said handle to expose at least one region of both of said first teething material and said second teething material for infant teething thereon; said handle further including a substrate formed at least partially from said first teething material, said second teething material being formed over said first teething material; and said second teething material comprising a plurality of bands, each encirling the handle and spaced apart from one another to expose at least one region of said first teething material.