Patent ID: 8322546

Claim:
A teat unit for sucking a liquid from a liquid container, wherein the teat unit comprises a teat and a flow restrictor with a through-opening, the teat comprising a mouthpiece, and a main body which is formed integrally on the mouthpiece and widens relative to the mouthpiece, wherein a suction opening is present in the mouthpiece and a one-way valve is arranged outside the mouthpiece, and wherein the flow restrictor is arranged in the one-way valve or in an area adjacent thereto, and wherein the flow restrictor defines a maximum flow of the liquid passing through the suction opening from the liquid container, the flow restrictor being arranged outside the mouthpiece and at a distance to the mouthpiece, and the suction opening having a greater cross-sectional surface area than that of the through-opening of the flow restrictor, and wherein at least one suction channel extends between the flow restrictor and the suction opening and has, along the entire length, a greater diameter than the flow restrictor.