IMPROVEMENTS IN NURSING AND FEEDING BOTTLES."
Year: 1880

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Henry Edward Newton at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 31st August 1880. A communi-
cation from abroad by Edward Alfred Barton, of the City of Montreal, in the
Province of Quebec and Dominion of Canada.
HENRY EDWARD NEWTON, of the Office for Patents, 66, Chancery Lane, in the
County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer. IMPROVEMENTS IN NURSING AND FEEDING
BOTTLES." A communication from abroad by Edward Alfred Barton, of the City
of Montreal, in the Province of Quebec and Dominion of Canada.
This Invention, which is applicable to all kinds of the article to which it has
reference, has for its primary object to furnish a feeding bottle which can be easily,
speedily, and thoroughly cleansed, the several parts being made detachable for that
purpose, and is at the same time so constructed as to be perfectly tight, so that no
suction of air with the food can take place.
The bottle, which may be made of any desired size, shape, and section, is
divided transversely into two parts, the lower of which may be termed the
reservoir, and the upper the nipple end or holder, these being so formed as to slip
one into the other, the outer one having an internal rebate or shoulder, and the
inner one an outer ring, so as to give a meeting surface to each edge, thus making
the joint air tight.
Round the junction of these two halves a ring of hard rubber, thin brass, or any
other material is arranged, which will hold the parts firmly together, and at the
same time be sufficiently pliable to be screwed round an article oval in section.
In that class of feeding bottles in which an internal tube is adopted a depression
or trough may be formed in the lower half or reservoir to receive the open end of
such suction tube, and thus a continuous supply of the food contained in the bottle
may be obtained without danger of suction of air.
The cork or stopper is preferably of rubber perforated to receive the tube, and
inserted into the mouth of the bottle from the inside, thus holding the tube firmly
in place by compression, and preventing any chance of the contents of the bottle
being spilt, or the cork being pulled out by the child.
The nipple, which is separate from the suction tube, and connected therewith by
a tube of glass or other easily cleaned material shaped so as to give an air tight
joint at both ends, is formed in two parts, the upper or mouth piece proper being
(preferably) of rubber of the usual thickness, and made with a rim to engage with

page_text: a ring or shoulder on the lower part or neck, thus making the connection air
tight. This lower part is preferably of thicker rubber than the mouth piece.
A shield of rubber or other suitable material placed round the nipple at the
junction of the two parts aids in holding them together, and prevents the child.
from taking too much of the nipple into its mouth.
It will be understood from the above description that each and every part of the
apparatus can be reached so as to be thoroughly cleansed, the mouth piece being
turned inside out for that purpose, and the neck and suction pipe can be cleaned
by a small round brush similar to the kind used for cleaning pipes.
In those bottles which are not provided with suction tubes the mouth piece of
the nipple may be placed directly on the opening of the bottle, which will then be
provided with a rim, so as to engage with the internal ring of the mouth piece and
make the connection air tight.