IMPROVEMENTS IN INFANTS FEEDING BOTTLES
Year: 1885

page_text: I, HORACE ARTHUR COSTERTON of 90 Western Road Brighton in the County of
Sussex Chemist do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN INFANTS FEEDING BOTTLES to be as follows:-
My invention applies to that class of Feeding Bottles known variously as
"Hand Feeders" "Boat Feeders" or " Old fashioned Feeders."
It has for its object to effect by a change of shape or form; two substantial
improvements over the shapes, forms, or varieties at present known and in use.
To wit (A) to prevent leakage when lying down in the ordinary position.
And (B) to overcome the impossibility which exists, of properly cleansing the
interior of the said Bottles with a brush.
And my manner of accomplishing the said objects & improvements is as
follows
To facilitate cleansing the interior I make ny improved Bottle preferably of an
elongated flattened oval shape with taper ends; each furnished with an orifice:
that at one end small and of a convenient size and shape to hold a trat in the
ordinary manner and the orifice at the other end larger to easily admit a brush
and fashioned to be closed by a screw cap, or by a cork or stopper or screw or
other plug.
And the said improved Bottle being without corners or angles, an appropriate
brush will traverse and cleanse every part of same when introduced at the said
larger orifice.
And further to prevent leakage as aforesaid I turn up the aforesaid taper ends
by a gradual curve or sweep, so that both orifices are above the level of fluid, when
the Bottle is full and lying or standing in the usual position.
And as an alternative method of accomplishing the same objects; I make the
same style of Bottle, but without the small orifice described for holding the teat;
and in lieu thereof, I have the cap, cork, stopper or plug described to the larger
orifice, perforated lengthwise and shaped, to hold the teat so that the Bottle can be
cleansed & filled by removing the cap, cork, stopper or plug; and by replacing the
same it is ready for use.

page_text: I HORACE ARTHUR COSTERTON of No 90, Western Road Brighton Sussex,
Chemist, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
INFANTS FEEDING BOTTLES and in what manner the same is to be performed, to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My invention applies to that class of feeding Bottles known variously as Hand
Feeders, or Old fashioned Feeders; it has for its object to effect by a change of
shape or form, two substantial improvements over the shapes forms or varieties of
those Feeders at present known and in use.
To wit, to prevent leakage when lying down and to overcome the impossibility
of properly cleansing the interior of the said Bottles with a brush. And my manner
of accomplishing the said objects and improvements I now declare to be as
follows-
To facilitate cleansing the interior I make my improved Bottle preferably of an
elongated flattened oval shape with taper ends each furnished with an orifice; that
at one end small; & of a convenient size & shape, to hold a teat in the ordinary
manner and the orifice at the other end larger to easily admit a brush and
fashioned to be closed by a screw cap or by a cork, stopper, or screw or other plug.
And the said improved Bottle being without corners or angles an appropriate brush
will traverse & cleanse every part of same when introduced at the said larger
orifice. And further to prevent leakage as aforesaid I turn up the aforesaid taper
ends by a gradual curve or sweep so that both orifices are above the level of fluid
when the Bottle is full & lying or standing in the usual position as shown in
section in the drawing marked A. And as an alternative method of accomplishing
the said objects I make the same style of Bottle but without the small orifice for
And in lieu
holding the teat: as shown in section in the drawing marked B.
thereof I have the cap, cork, stopper. or plug, described to the larger orifice
perforated lengthwise and shaped to hold the teat, as shown in section in the
drawing marked C. So that the Bottle can be cleansed and filled by removing the
cap, cork, stopper, or plug, and by replacing the same it is ready for use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed; I declare that
I claim as new the double curved or turned up ends with orifices above the level
of fluid, to prevent leakage, in combination with the style of hand feeding Bottle,
herein described and shown in the drawing marked A.
And the alternative combination of a single turned up orifice Bottle, with the
lengthwise perforated cap, cork stopper or plug; screw or otherwise; fashioned to
hold a teat to make it a Hand Feeder; substantially as herein described & shown
in the drawings marked B & C.
In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand this 24th day of February 1886.