Patent ID: 7984817

Claim:
A combined pacifier and beverage container assembly for allowing an infant to access bottled liquids without assistance from a caregiver, said combined pacifier and beverage container assembly comprising: a beverage container having a hollow chamber formed therein and being provided with a top opening in fluid communication with said chamber; a cap removably coupled directly to said top opening, said cap having a first tubular conduit monolithically formed therewith, said first tube having a bottom end seated within said chamber and further having a top end protruding upwardly away from said cap; a second tubular conduit removably attached to said first tubular conduit; and a pacifier section removably and directly coupled to said second tubular conduit in such a manner that said second tubular conduit and said pacifier section extend outwardly and away from said cap while the infant is receiving the fluids housed within said beverage container, wherein said pacifier section comprises: a protective cover tethered to a rear end thereof, said protective cover having a body spaced from said pacifier section and being provided with a cavity coextensively shaped with said rear end of said pacifier section so that said body removably snaps onto said rear end during non-operating conditions.