Improvements in or relating to Feeding Bottles.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Dec., 1899-Accepted, 20th Jan. 1900
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Feeding Bottles.
I, WILHELM MICHEL, of Schlossberg, 3, Schmalkalden, Prussia, Mechanical
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
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The feeding bottles combined with thermometers as used at present are either
so constructed, that the thermometer is inseparably fixed with the bottle thereby
suffering from the drawback that should the bottle be broken the thermometer
will also be lost, or the thermometer is placed in a special tube or recesses con-
nected with the feeding bottle, which is a disadvantage as the thermometer is not
in direct contact with the contents of the bottle and consequently is not reliable as
regards its indication of the temperature of the contents of the bottle.
Owing to the latter circumstance it often happens that the child receives the
contents heated far above the correct degree.
The present invention overcomes the disadvantages and drawbacks described
above, by producing a feeding bottle in combination with a thermometer in
which the latter is brought into direct contact with the contents and is so com-
bined with it that it can be taken out of the bottle after use, hence in case of
damage to the latter the thermometer will be safe.
The new feeding bottle in combination with a thermometer is represented in
the accompanying drawing:-
Figure 1 being an elevation,
Figure 2 a vertical section, and
Figure 3 a horizontal section.
As represented in the drawing the thermometer a is inserted in a tube or
tubular structure & arranged at the side of the bottle f and extending to the
bottom of the latter, the interior of the tube communicating directly with the
interior of the bottle by means of a longitudinal slit c or the like, owing to which
arrangement the thermometer a is always in direct contact with the contents of
the bottle and consequently will always indicate the frue temperature of the
contents.
After use the thermometer a can be easily removed from the tube b.
o avoid any unintentional spilling of the contents the upper end of the tube
In order
ay be closed in any suitable manner, say, by a cork, stopper or ring provided
or that purpose at the top of the thermometer.
The feeding bottle may be of any shape and may be provided, or not, with a
ale indicating the quantity of the contents. The thermometer a, or the tube b
ay be provided with clearly visible marks indicating a temperature of say
o and 350, within which limits the temperature of the contents of the bottle
ay safely vary.
The tube b is located, as shown in the drawing, in the interior of the bottle,
hereby the outside of the bottle remains smooth and without any projection,
ich would be liable to be broken off or damaged. The arrangement, however,
ay be also provided in such a manner that the tubulon
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page_text: partially in the interior of the bottle, or is on the outside of the bottle, suitable
contact between the contents of the bottle and the thermometer being provided,
although the arrangement as represented in the drawing and described above will
generally prove to be the most advantageous. The cleaning of the tubular part 6
may be effected very easily by a small and suitably formed brush.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I. declare that what
I claim is
1. A feeding bottle provided with an opening or recess for a thermometer so
that the latter is in direct contact with the contents of the bottle, the recess or
opening being formed on or in the side of the bottle and communicating with
the interior of the latter by means of a longitudinal slit or the like, substantially
as described.
2. A feeding bottle provided with an opening or recess for a thermometer
substantially as described or illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 9th day of December 1899.
BOULT, WADE & KILBURN,
Agents for the Applicant.