Global Patent Index - EP 1681045 B1

EP 1681045 B1 20090506 - Nipple for drinking vessels, especially for baby bottles

Title (en)

Nipple for drinking vessels, especially for baby bottles

Title (de)

Sauger für Trinkgefässe, insbesondere Säuglingsflaschen

Title (fr)

Tétine pour récipient à boire, spécialement pour biberons

Publication

EP 1681045 B1 20090506 (DE)

Application

EP 06100050 A 20060103

Priority

  • EP 05405021 A 20050113
  • EP 06100050 A 20060103

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1681045A1] The teat (1) for a drinking vessel, especially for a baby's bottle, is made of elastic material with a nipple element (3) for holding in the mouth of an infant, and a slot arrangement in the region of the front end of the nipple element. To establish a preferred direction of bite (e) the nipple element is flattened, and the slot arrangement has a curved slot opening under pressure in the direction of bite, and closed in the pressure-less state, whereby the slot extends approximately in the direction of bite. The nipple element with regard to a principal middle axis (A1) is inclined at an angle (alpha ).

IPC 8 full level

A61J 11/00 (2006.01); B65D 47/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

A61J 11/00 (2013.01 - KR); A61J 11/0015 (2013.01 - EP US); A61J 11/004 (2013.01 - EP US); A61J 11/04 (2013.01 - KR); A61J 11/02 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1681045 A1 20060719; EP 1681045 B1 20090506; JP 2006192273 A 20060727; KR 20060082798 A 20060719; TW 200630081 A 20060901; US 2006175278 A1 20060810; US 7637383 B2 20091229

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 06100050 A 20060103; JP 2006004544 A 20060112; KR 20060002686 A 20060110; TW 95101139 A 20060112; US 32939206 A 20060111