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A versatile feeding system for use by infants and children in which liquid from a bottle is either fed out of the bottle through an adapter, through the improved nipple and into the mouth of the infant or child; or liquid from the bottle is fed out of the bottle through the adapter, through a flexib

A versatile feeding system for use by infants and children in which liquid from a bottle is either fed out of the bottle through an adapter, through the improved nipple and into the mouth of the infant or child; or liquid from the bottle is fed out of the bottle through the adapter, through a flexible tube, and into and through a nipple assembly which is adapted to be placed in the mouth of the infant or child. The adapter includes a pair of halves which are held in place in the open top of the bottle by a screw cap, each half including a flow regulator of resilient material having slits therein which open or close due to suction pressure, and at least one flow restrictor having slots therein for controlling the volume rate of flow of liquid through the adapter. The elongation and deformation of the regulator is controlled by two reducers in one half housing and by one reducer in the other half housing, each reducer has a centrally located hole beveled on one side. The nipple assembly includes a nipple coupled to a rigid extension which couples the opposite end of the tube to the nipple. Once the flow of liquid commences to the nipple assembly, the tube is primed and remains until the bottle and tube are drained. The various parts of the adapter and nipple assembly can be disassembled for cleaning and reassembled for use.

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A baby bottle feeding system comprising: a bottle having an open top; an adapter in the open top of the bottle and having a fluid flow passage therethrough, there being a resilient flow regulator in the adapter and a strain reducer element adjacent to the flow regulator to control elongation and def

A baby bottle feeding system comprising: a bottle having an open top; an adapter in the open top of the bottle and having a fluid flow passage therethrough, there being a resilient flow regulator in the adapter and a strain reducer element adjacent to the flow regulator to control elongation and deformation of the flow regulator, said flow regulator normally closing the passage and being responsive to a suction force to open said passage to allow fluid flow therethrough; means coupled with said adapter for releasably securing the same to the bottle; a resilient nipple coupled to the adapter and adapted to be inserted into the mouth of a baby to be fed, whereby a baby sucking on the nipple will cause the passage through the adapter to be opened to permit the flow of fluid from the bottle, through the nipple and to the mouth of the baby.