Patent ID: 8991627
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: A61J

Abstract:
1. An improved liquid feeding nipple unit, the liquid feeding nipple unit comprising a nipple and a mechanism comprising a mounting ring, a pusher member and nipple ring, the nipple being made of a flexible material and the nipple having a fluid delivery end with at least one opening formed therein for liquid to flow through and a widened nipple base defining a length therebetween and defining an interior space within the nipple, wherein at least a portion of the nipple is extensible, wherein the mechanism is mounted to extend the pusher member within the nipple interior, the pusher member being manually adjustable by a user to extend or contract the nipple length so as to change an exterior dimension of the nipple, thereby changing at least the nipple length, wherein the pusher member of the mechanism is located within the nipple interior, wherein the pusher member is carried on the mounting ring, the mounting ring being mountable to the mouth of a container for liquid, wherein the nipple base is mountable to the nipple ring, the nipple ring being received on the mounting ring, and wherein the nipple ring is movable by a user relative to the mounting ring so as to move the pusher member relative to the nipple interior and to stretch the nipple along the length, the nipple ring being capable of moving the pusher member relative to the nipple in a direction toward as well as away from the fluid delivery end.