Liquid vitamin and medicine dispenser for infants and toddlers

A liquid vitamin and medicine dispenser for infants and toddlers, comprising a flexible mask contoured to the shape of a mouth of an infant/toddler to provide support. A lock assembly is centrally mounted into the flexible mask. A nipple having a pinhole therein is secured into the lock assembly on an inner side of the flexible mask, so that the infant/toddler can suck on the nipple. A vial is mounted in a removable manner into the lock assembly on an outer side of the flexible mask. A liquid vitamin/medicine can be placed into the vial to flow into the nipple, allowing the infant/toddler to suck the liquid out of the nipple.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Field of the Invention 
The instant invention relates generally to medicine droppers and more 
specifically it relates to a liquid vitamin and medicine dispenser for 
infants and toddlers. 
2. Description of the Prior Art 
Numerous medicine droppers have been provided in prior art in which each 
consists of a small glass tube with a hollow rubber bulb at one end for 
drawing in a liquid medicine and releasing the liquid medicine in drops 
from a small opening at another end. While these units may be suitable for 
the particular purpose to which they address, they would not be as 
suitable for the purposes of the present invention as heretofore 
described. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
A primary object of the present invention is to provide a liquid vitamin 
and medicine dispenser for infants and toddlers that will overcome the 
shortcomings of the prior art devices. 
Another object is to provide a liquid vitamin and medicine dispenser for 
infants and toddlers that is similar in shape to a pacifier, which will 
enable each infant and toddler to suck down the liquid rather than having 
the liquid squirted into their mouths with a dropper, which can cause 
choking. 
An additional object is to provide a liquid vitamin and medicine dispenser 
for infants and toddlers that contains a removable dosage vial, which can 
be filled with a proper amount of the liquid, so that the liquid can flow 
into a nipple with a pinhole in it, allowing the infants and toddlers to 
suck down the liquid. 
A further object is to provide a liquid vitamin and medicine dispenser for 
infants and toddlers that is simple and easy to use. 
A still further object is to provide a liquid vitamin and medicine 
dispenser for infants and toddlers that is economical in cost to 
manufacture. 
Further objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds. 
To the accomplishment of the above and related objects, this invention may 
be embodied in the form illustrated in the accompanying drawings, 
attention being called to the fact, however, that the drawings are 
illustrative only, and that changes may be made in the specific 
construction illustrated and described within the scope of the appended 
claims.

Similar reference characters denote corresponding features consistently 
throughout the attached drawings. 
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which similar reference 
characters denote similar elements throughout the several views, FIGS. 1 
through 4 illustrate a liquid vitamin and medicine dispenser 10 for 
infants and toddlers, comprising a flexible mask 12 contoured to the shape 
of a mouth of an infant/toddler to provide support. A lock assembly 14 is 
centrally mounted into the flexible mask 12. A nipple 16 having a pinhole 
18 therein is secured into the lock assembly 14 on an inner side 20 of the 
flexible mask 12, so that the infant/toddler can suck on the nipple 16. A 
vial 22 is mounted in a removable manner into the lock assembly 14 on an 
outer side 24 of the flexible mask 12. A liquid vitamin/medicine 26 can be 
placed into the vial 22 to flow into the nipple 16, allowing the 
infant/toddler to suck the liquid 26 out of the nipple 16. The flexible 
mask 12 is a curved bean-shaped disk 28. The flexible mask 12 is 
fabricated out of a molded plastic material 30. 
The lock assembly 14 is a hollow cylindrical housing 32, having a socket 34 
on the outer side 24 of the flexible mask 12 to receive the vial 22 
therein. The lock assembly 14 is fabricated out of a solid hard plastic 
36. 
The nipple 16 is a compressible hollow bulb-shaped member 38 having a 
beaded neck 40, which is retained within the lock assembly 14. The nipple 
16 is fabricated out of a latex material 42. 
The vial 22 is a cylindrical body 44 having a closed end 46 and an open end 
48, to hold the liquid vitamin/medicine 26 therein. The vial 22 includes a 
pair of oppositely disposed lock tabs 50 adjacent the open end 48, which 
when inserted into the lock assembly 14 will be retained therein in the 
removable manner, with the open end 48 up against the nipple 16. 
The vial 22 is fabricated out of a transparent plastic material 52, so that 
a person can see the liquid vitamin/medicine 26 within the vial 22. The 
vial 22 includes a measurement marking scale 54 thereon, so that a proper 
dosage of the liquid vitamin/medicine 26 can be poured into the vial 22 
from a container 56, as shown in FIG. 3. 
OPERATION OF THE INVENTION 
To use the liquid vitamin and medicine dispenser 10, the following steps 
should be taken: 
1. Remove the vial 22 from the lock assembly 14 by disengaging the lock 
tabs 50 from within the socket 34. 
2. Pour the liquid vitamin/medicine 26 from the container 56 into the open 
end 48. 
3. Read the measurement marking scale 54 until the proper dosage is placed 
into the vial 22. 
4. Connect the vial 22 to the lock assembly 14 by engaging the lock tabs 50 
back into the socket 34. 
5. Place the nipple 16 into the mouth of the infant/toddler with the 
flexible mask 12 against the mouth. 
6. Allow the infant/toddler to suck the liquid 26 out of the pinhole 18 in 
the nipple 16. 
LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS 
10 liquid vitamin and medicine dispenser 
12 flexible mask 
14 lock assembly 
16 nipple 
18 pinhole in 16 
20 inner side of 12 
22 vial 
24 outer side of 12 
26 liquid vitamin/medicine 
28 curved bean-shaped disk for 12 
30 molded plastic material of 12 
32 hollow cylindrical housing for 14 
34 socket in 32 
36 solid hard plastic of 14 
38 compressible hollow bulb-shaped member for 16 
40 beaded neck on 38 
42 latex material of 16 
44 cylindrical body for 22 
46 closed end on 44 
48 open end on 44 
50 lock tab on 22 
52 transparent plastic material of 22 
54 measurement marking scale on 22 
56 container 
It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or 
more together may also find a useful application in other types of methods 
differing from the type described above. 
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and 
described and are pointed out in the annexed claims, it is not intended to 
be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various 
omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and 
details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by 
those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of 
the present invention. 
Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of 
the present invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, 
readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that, 
from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute essential 
characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention.