Patent ID: 8827093

Claim:
A bottle nipple device ( 100 ) consisting of: (a) a generally circular base ( 110 ) having a top surface ( 114 ), a side edge ( 111 ), and a bottom surface; and (b) a thumb-shaped nipple ( 120 ) extending upwardly from the top surface ( 114 ) of the base ( 110 ), the thumb-shaped nipple ( 120 ) is generally hollow and has a top end ( 260 ), wherein a slot ( 130 ) having a pointed oval shape is disposed in an apex of the top end ( 260 ), wherein the thumb-shaped nipple ( 120 ) comprises a thumbnail imprint ( 200 ), wherein the thumbnail imprint ( 200 ) is adapted to resemble a thumbnail on a human thumb, wherein the thumb-shaped nipple ( 120 ) comprises a knuckle imprint ( 210 ), wherein the knuckle imprint ( 210 ) is adapted to resemble a knuckle creases on a human thumb, wherein the thumb-shaped nipple ( 120 ) comprises a bulbous expansion ( 230 ) at a midpoint ( 240 ) of a side wall ( 250 ), wherein the bulbous expansion ( 230 ) is adapted to resemble a knuckle joint on a human thumb; wherein the base ( 110 ) is adapted to be sandwiched between a top end of a standard bottle ( 105 ) and a standard bottle cap ( 104 ), the standard bottle cap ( 140 ) has a center hole that allows the thumb-shaped nipple ( 120 ) to protrude outwardly away from the bottle ( 105 ), the slot ( 130 ) is fluidly connected to the bottom surface of the base ( 110 ) allowing liquid to flow through the base ( 110 ) and out of the slot ( 130 ).