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An extension assembly fits between a tubular container of a baby bottle and a nipple end cap. The assembly includes a container body attached to the nipple end cap and having an internal chamber and a lower attaching structure connected to an upper open end of the tubular container and a release mec

An extension assembly fits between a tubular container of a baby bottle and a nipple end cap. The assembly includes a container body attached to the nipple end cap and having an internal chamber and a lower attaching structure connected to an upper open end of the tubular container and a release mechanism to control access by water in the tubular container to food material in the container body. The mechanism has a lower annular funnel sloping from an annular outer edge to an annular inner edge which defines a central opening aligned with the upper end of the tubular container. A central stopper structure supported by a lower open end of the container body is movable toward and away from the annular funnel structure as the container body moves within a sleeve extending upwards from the annular funnel structure. This movement prevents and permits access by water in the tubular container to the food material in the container body.

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An extension assembly adapted to fit between a tubular container and a nipple end cap of a baby bottle, said extension assembly comprising: (a) an elongated container body for storing food material, said container body having spaced upper and lower open ends, an internal storage chamber defined betw

An extension assembly adapted to fit between a tubular container and a nipple end cap of a baby bottle, said extension assembly comprising: (a) an elongated container body for storing food material, said container body having spaced upper and lower open ends, an internal storage chamber defined between said upper and lower ends, and an upper attaching structure defined about said upper open end and adapted to connect with a nipple end cap of a baby bottle; (b) a lower annular attaching structure adapted to connect with an upper open end of a tubular container of the baby bottle; (c) a release mechanism to control access by water in the tubular container to the food material in said container body, said release mechanism including (i) a lower annular funnel structure overlying and connected to said lower annular attaching structure, said annular funnel structure having an outer annular edge portion, an inner annular edge portion, and an annular wall disposed above and overlying said lower annular attaching structure and sloping from said outer annular edge portion inwardly and downwardly to said inner annular edge portion and a central opening defined by said inner annular edge portion, said central opening being spaced inwardly from said lower annular attaching structure and aligned with the upper open end of the tubular container, and (ii) a central stopper structure supported by and spaced from a lower end of said storage container and movable toward and away from said lower annular funnel structure between closed and opened conditions relative to said central opening of said lower annular funnel structure with movement of said container body toward and away from the upper end of the tubular container to thereby respectively prevent and permit access by water in the tubular container to the food material in said container body; and (d) means attached to and extending upwardly from said outer annular edge portion of said annular funnel structure for mounting said container body to undergo movement toward and away from the tubular container so as to convert said release mechanism between said closed condition blocking access by the water in the tubular container with the food material in said container body and said opened condition permitting access by the water in the tubular container to the food material stored in said container body to facilitate shaking and mixing of the water with the food material.