Patent ID: 6365202
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: A61J

Abstract:
A method of feeding an infant, said method comprising;providing a nursing bottle comprising; a body having an open end and at least one aperture; a flexible liner suspendable from said open end of said body so as to create a chamber between said liner and said body; a feeding nipple attachable to said open end of said body; an aperture in said body coverable by an operator's hand, or finger for restricting the flow of air from the chamber; filling the liner with a liquid, covering the aperture, and applying pressure to the body forcing air trapped in the liner, through the nipple until the liquid is in the nipple(;) releasing the operator's hand or finger from the aperture to permit the body to expand and the pressure in the chamber to equalize with the outside pressure; and feeding the bottle to an infant.