Patent ID: 8683914

Claim:
A food baster comprising a. an elongated hollow tube, with first and second ends, a first inlet-outlet opening at said first one of said ends and a second inlet-outlet opening at said second of said ends of said tube; b. a resilient bellows having an inlet-outlet opening connected to said first inlet-outlet opening of said tube to alternatingly apply suction and compression at said first inlet-outlet opening of said tube, whereby said bellows can be operated to alternatingly eject fluid from said tube and draw fluid into said tube through said second inlet-outlet opening, c. said tube being tapered to narrow its diameter from said first end to said second end, d. a valve member at said second end to provide resistance to the flow of liquid out through said second inlet-outlet opening to retard the unwanted escape of liquid through said second inlet-outlet opening, and e. in which said valve member comprises a flexible membrane and a plurality of crossing slits, and said membrane being mounted to said tube in a position adjacent said second inlet-outlet opening with said slits providing restricted inlet-outlet openings, and f. a restrictor member secured to said tube at said second inlet-outlet opening and forming a restriction to the diameter of said second inlet-outlet opening, said membrane being attached to said restrictor.