IMPROVEMENTS IN FEEDING BOTTLES
Year: 1872

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Edward Gedge, of No. 11, Wellington.
Street, Strand, in the County of Middlesex, Patent Agent, for the
Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN FEEDING BOTTLES."-A communication
from abroad by Ernest Louis Antoine Saint-Aubin, of Reims,
Marne, France, Chemist.
Sealed the 4th October 1872, and dated the 9th April 1872.
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Edward Gedge
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition,
on the 9th April 1872.
I, WILLIAM EDWARD GEDGE, of No. 11; Wellington Street, Strand,
in the County of Middlesex, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature
of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN FEEDING BOTTLES," a com-
munication to me from abroad by Ernest Louis Antoine Saint-Aubin,
of Reims, Marne, France, Chemist, to be as follows:-
This feeding bottle is made of glass flattened and supported on a pro-
jecting foot to give it a firm base. It has on the neck a collar provided

page_text: with two slots and two stops. The slots are intended to give passage to
the lugs of a cover or cap, and the stops are to prevent the lugs from
slipping out by making a complete revolution.
The cover is made preferably of china, and a hole is bored in its
middle; it is provided with two lugs which fix the cover on the bottle by
taking into the groove formed by the collar. An india-rubber washer is
fixed to the bottom of the cover. The hole in the middle of the cover is
intended not only to give passage to an india-rubber plunging tube, but
also to compress it; a very small groove is also made on the circum-
ference of the said hole to perform the office of a valve, which can be
left open or closed by lowering or raising the india-rubber plunging tube.
Said small groove affords also the advantage of hermetically closing
the feeding bottle when to be carried about full of liquid, and by
admitting air renders the child's suction easy and natural.

page_text: parts; the lower one serves as basis to the nipple, and the
upper one
fixes and maintains the nipple. A spherical hole is bored on the top of
the upper part, and has around the circumference of its base a notch.
which gives passage to the lug of the lower part, and thus unites the two
pieces and the nipple. This little apparatus is opened or closed by a turn:
either to the right or to the left.
To this system of feeding bottle I add a travelling feeding bottle, '
which without changing the principle of the Invention as above set
forth, gives the convenience when travelling of taking every part of the
apparatus to pieces, in order that the feeding bottle may be easily carried
in the pocket or in a box without fear of losing the liquid. It has on the
upper and inner part of its neck a horizontal groove, and two small
vertical slots, in which is introduced a stopper provided with two small
lugs corresponding with the slots.
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The stopping is effected by giving a turn to the stopper. It will be..
evident that by means of this stopper, especially if of glass ground with;
emery, the liquid cannot be spilt. In short, the only difference between.
the two systems of stoppage is that the stopper of the first is bored, while,
the second is not so, but could be bored if required for the adaptation of
a plunging tube.
I will conclude by observing that instead of making the bayonet joint
on the neck of the bottle, I may make it on the cover, in which case the.
lug would be on the neck of the bottle instedd of being on the cover..
The washer would remain fixed at the bottom of the cover as before, and
the stopping preserve the same advantages and conveniences.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Williama Edward Gedge in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 5th October 1872.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
EDWARD GEDGE, of No. 11, Wellington Street, Strand, in the County of
Middlesex, Patent Agent, send greeting.

page_text: our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, in the thirty-
fifth
year
of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give
and grant unto me, the said William Edward Gedge, Her special licence
that I, the said William Edward Gedge, my executors, administrators,
and assigns, or such others as I, the said William Edward Gedge,
my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with,
and no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the
term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise,
and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN FEEDING BOTTLES," a communication to me from abroad. by Ernest Louis
Antoine Saint-Aubin, of Reims, Marne, France, Chemist, upon the con-
dition (amongst others) that I, the said William Edward Gedge, my
executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or
their, or one of their hands and seals, should particularly describe and
ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the
same was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great
Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and immediately
after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said William Edward Gedge, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement, reference being had to the accompanying
Sheet of Drawings, and to the figures and letters of reference placed
thereon:-
This feeding bottle is made of glass flattened and supported on a pro-
jecting foot to give it a firm base. It has on the neck a collar A, see
Fig. 1, provided with two slots and two stops. The slots are intended to
give passage to the lugs N of the cover or cap O, and the stops are to
prevent the lugs from slipping out by making a complete revolution.
The cover O is made preferably of china, and a hole q is bored in its
middle; it is provided with two lugs N, which fix the cover on the
bottle by taking into the groove formed by the collar A. An india-
rubber washer P is fixed to the bottom of the cover by pressing against its
inner circumference by means of a groove made in the middle for that
purpose. The hole Չ is intended not only to give passage to the india-
rubber plunging tube S, but also to compress it; a very small groove R,

page_text: Fig. 18, is also made on the circumference of the hole q to perform the
office of a valve, which can be left open or closed by lowering or raising
the india rubber plunging tube S; small groove R affords also the ad
vantage of hermetically closing the feeding bottle when to be carried.
about full of liquid, and by admitting air renders the child's suction easy
and natural.
vantage of hermetically closing the feeding bottle when to be carried.
about full of liquid, and by admitting air renders the child's suction easy
and natural.
This feeding bottle is stopped as follows:-
1°. Place the lugs N of the cover opposite the slots of the collar A..
2°. Press till the lugs are under the collar, then give a slight turn
from right to left.
The pressure needed to bring the lugs under the collar compresses the
india-rubber washer, which then fits hermetically on the rim of the
bottle and prevents the milk from running out.
The nipple holder F, Fig. 10, is made of wood, and by its resistance
prevents the child from intercepting the passage of the milk by pressure
of the gums or teeth. With this apparatus any kind of nipple, softened
ivory, cork, india-rubber, and even the china nipple can be adapted to
this improved feeding bottle.
The following are the other parts of this feeding bottle:-T, a glass
tube plunging in the liquid; S, an india-rubber tube ended by a nipple V,
Fig. 10, also of india-rubber, but provided with a bone washer to prevent
the tube from passing too far into the child's mouth. This india-rubber
tube is composed of two parts A. B, C D, Fig. 10, joined together by a
glass bulb E. This bulb has two advantages not found in other feeding
bottles, 1°, that of permitting inspection at any time of the inside of the
india-rubber tube, to see if it is free or obstructed by anything which
would exhaust the child's breath; 2°, that of facilitating the cleaning of
the india-rubber tube without using the illusory brush. The india-
rubber tube S is ended by a small apparatus made in two parts; the
lower one serves as basis to the nipple, and the upper one M, Fig. 12,
fixes and maintains the nipple. A spherical hole is bored on the top of
the upper part M, and has around the circumference of its base a
notch G, Fig. 14, which gives passage to the lug H, Fig. 11, of the lower
part, and thus unites the two pieces and the nipple. This little apparatus
is opened or closed by a turn either to the right or to the left. To this
system of feeding bottle I add the travelling feeding bottle which, with-
.

page_text: 4°. The glass bulb E in combination with the tube S, substantially as
and for the purpose herein-before set forth.
5°. The india-rubber tube 8, substantially as and for the purposes
'herein-before set forth.
Lastly. The combination of the parts F, G, H, and M, to form a
nipple holder, substantially as herein-before set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Edward Gedge, have here-
unto set my hand and seal, this Fifth day of October, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-two.