Improvements appertaining to Feeding Bottles for Babies.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Jan., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Oct., 1891-Accepted. 28th Nov.. 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements appertaining to Feeding Bottles for Babies.
I, THOMAS QUINLAN of 65 Cowbridge Road, Cardiff, in the County of
Glamorgan, Dental Surgeon do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-.
A large amount of injury is continually being done to babies, either through
their overfeeding themselves with the bottle, or sucking air from an empty feeding
bottle. Furthermore it is often advantageous to give a baby a feeding bottle from
which it can only extract a very infinitesimal amount of food, consequently it keeps
him employed for a long period without disadvantage. Now this invention is
designed to accomplish this, and consists in forming a small tap of india rubber
glass, or other suitable material, having two rounded beaded ends, or their
equivalent. The tube of the feeding bottle, and the mouthpiece, both being very
elastic, are sprung on to these rounded ends. If the cock be made moderately
stiff, or have any lock attachment upon it so that it can be locked in any given
position, the supply of the bottle can be regulated properly, and the apparatus can
be given to a baby, fixed in such manner that he can draw either the full supply or
a very greatly diminished supply, or simply have the mouthpiece to suck without
any food or air passing through it. One way of locking the cock is to make the
barrel very slightly conical, and so that it can only be turned easily when it is not
fully pressed down, but it can be locked in any position by a heavy pressure, in
which position it will be much more difficult to turn, in fact the effort will be too
great for the weak fingers of a baby.
Dated this 21st day of January 1891.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant..
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements appertaining to Feeding Bottles for Babies.
I, THOMAS QUINLAN, of 65, Cowbridge Road, Cardiff, in the County of
Glamorgan, Dental Surgeon, 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 :-
A large amount of injury is continually being done to babies, either through
their overfeeding themselves with the bottle, or sucking air from an empty feeding
bottle. Furthermore it is often advantageous to give a baby a feeding bottle from
which it can only extract a very infinitesimal amount of food, consequently it keeps
him employed for a long period without disadvantage.
Now this invention is designed to accomplish this, and consists in forming a
small tap of vulcanite, indiarubber, glass, or other suitable material, having
numerous rounded peripheral ridges on the pipe continuations of the tap. The
tube of the feeding bottle, and the mouthpiece, both being very elastic, are sprung
onto these.
In my original design I used a single bead of large diameter to shrink
the rubber tube upon, but this was of no use as, if the bead were very large in
diameter, the rubber tube split and was very difficult to get on, while if it was
smaller it was very liable to come off and the contents were spilled. By however
adding several beads a perfect joint is secured and the tube will frequently break
before it will pull off. If the cock be made moderately stiff, or have any lock
attachment upon it so that it can be locked in any given position, the supply of
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page_text: the bottle can be regulated properly, and the apparatus can be given to a baby,
fixed in such manner that he can draw either the full supply or a very greatly
diminished supply, or simply liave the mouthpiece to suck without any food or air
passing through it! One way of locking the cock is to make the barrel very
slightly conical, and so that it can only be turned easily when it is not fully
pressed down, but it can be locked in any position by a heavy pressure, in which
position it will be much more difficult to turn, in fact the effort will be too great
for the weak fingers of a baby.
The drawing sets forth my latest design, in which, A, is the bottle, B the tube,
C the cock barrel, D D ridges, E ivory or bone washer, G the teat. The cock is
preferably of ebonite.
In my first experiments I formed the tap with a simple conical barrel to wedge
into the hole, this is liable to come out and get swallowed by the child. If pinned
in the ordinary manner by means of a piece of wire transversely, this is also liable
to come out and get swallowed, also if the wire be too long, it is apt to scratch
the hands and in any case the tap does not admit of adjustment.
Now the tap
set forth in the drawing has a screw cap H which can be adjusted so as to give
any desired stiffness to the cock and by this means it can always be adjusted, so
that it will turn with the force used by an adult, but be too stiff for a child to
turn. Without such a device as this, the invention would be inoperative.
In conclusion I am well aware that it has for many years been proposed to
join indiarubber pipes for such like purposes by means of a cock onto the two
tubes of which (either with single bead or plain) the rubber has been securely
lashed, but I make no claim broadly for such tap or connection.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
The improvement appertaining to feeding bottles for babies which consists in
supplying them with a cock near the teat formed with a secure joint at each side
uniting it with the tube substantially as described and the tap so formed that_it
shall have considerable resistance to turning when placed in the child's hands,
whereby it can be regulated to be full on, full off, or with any required amount of
supply.
Dated this 91st day of October 1891
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, and London, Patent Agents.