An oral feeding bottle includes a feed container with an open end and surfaces adapted to come into contact with a liquid feed in the container, a teat releasably connected to the open end and adapted to contact both the liquid feed and a person or animal feeding from the bottle, and a cap with two
An oral feeding bottle includes a feed container with an open end and surfaces adapted to come into contact with a liquid feed in the container, a teat releasably connected to the open end and adapted to contact both the liquid feed and a person or animal feeding from the bottle, and a cap with two modes of operation, where in the first mode, the teat is connected to the container and the cap is adapted to fit over, enclose the teat, and be releaseably connected to the feed container, and where in the second mode, the cap includes a means for stowing the teat in a non-dispensing position spaced from the container, where the teat and the surfaces that contact the liquid feed are in fluid communication so that the teat and the feed container are sterilized with a fluid sterilizing medium disposed in the container.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method of sterilising an oral feeding bottle, the oral feeding bottle comprising: a) a feed container having an open end, surfaces adapted to come into contact with a liquid feed residing in said container, and first connection elements disposed around said open end; b) a t
What is claimed is: 1. A method of sterilising an oral feeding bottle, the oral feeding bottle comprising: a) a feed container having an open end, surfaces adapted to come into contact with a liquid feed residing in said container, and first connection elements disposed around said open end; b) a teat, having internal and external surfaces, a flange for connection to said open end and an aperture through which said liquid feed is dispensed, said teat when releasably connected to said open end of said feed container is adapted to come into contact with both the liquid feed residing in said feed container and a person or animal feeding from the bottle; and c) a cap, having a rim, second connection elements around said rim and stowing formations spaced from said rim, said stowing formations being in contact with said cap, said cap has a first mode and a second mode of operation and during both modes it is releasably connected to said feed container by inter-engagement of said first and second connection elements, wherein: in said first mode of operation of said cap, said teat is connected to said feed container in a dispensing position thereof, said cap is fitted over and encloses the teat; and in the second mode of operation of the cap, said teat is seated on said stowing formations in a non-dispensing position of said teat spaced from said feed container, said stowing formations being disposed around the inside of said cap so that spaces are defined therebetween and between the teat and the cap, whereby the internal and external surfaces of said teat, and the surface of the feed container that contact the liquid feed, are in fluid communication with each other, at least through said spaces, so that sterilization of said teat and said feed container can be carried out with a fluid sterilizing medium disposed in said feed container or said cap; the method comprising forming a sterilizing chamber between the feed container and the cap by releaseable engagement of the cap over an open end of the feed container; stowing the teat in the cap in said non-dispensing position; and disposing sterilising medium in the chamber. 2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the sterilising medium comprises steam or boiling water. 3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the steam or boiling water is produced by placing the oral feeding bottle in a microwave oven. 4. A method according to claim 1, wherein other components of the oral feeding bottle are also disposed in the chamber formed by the feed container and the cap, and are also sterilised together with the teat. 5. A method according to claim 4, wherein said other components comprise a screwthreaded collar for connection of the teat to the feeding bottle, said method further comprising a step of screwthreading the collar on the bottle after sterilisation while the collar is retained in the cap and without other contact with the collar. 6. A method according to claim 1, wherein the oral feeding bottle is laid on its side, at an angle to the horizontal, in order to perform sterilisation. 7. A method according to claim 1, wherein the oral feeding bottle is inverted in order to perform sterilisation. 8. A method according to claim 1, wherein the sterilising medium comprises from 15 ml to 30 ml of water. 9. A method according to claim 1, wherein, after sterilisation, said teat is engaged with the bottle while disposed in the cap without other contact with the dispensing means. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein said stowing formations are disposed around the inside of said cap so that spaces are defined between the respective stowing formations and between the teat and the cap, whereby in the second mode of operation of the cap, the internal and external surfaces of said teat, the surface of the feed container that contact the liquid feed, and the inner surface of the cap are in fluid communication with each other, at least through said spaces, so that sterilization of said teat and said feed container can be carried out with a fluid sterilizing medium disposed in said feed container or said cap. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein said stowing formations are disposed around the inside of said cap so that spaces are defined between the respective stowing formations and between the teat and the cap, whereby in the second mode of operation of the cap, the internal and external surfaces of said teat, and the surface of the feed container that contact the liquid feed are in fluid communication with each other, at least through said spaces and through the aperture of the teat through which said liquid feed is dispensed. 12. A method for sterilising an oral feeding bottle having a feed container, a teat for releaseable connection to the feed container and a cap, the cap including stowing formations in contact with the cap, the method comprising: forming a sterilizing chamber between the feed container and the cap by releaseable engagement of the cap over an open end of the feed container; stowing the teat in the cap in a non-dispensing position of the teat with respect to the bottle, the stowing formations supporting the teat in the non-dispensing position; and introducing a fluid sterilizing medium into the chamber. 13. The method of claim 12 wherein the medium is water and the water is heated in a microwave. 14. The method of claim 12 wherein other components of the oral feeding bottle are also disposed in the chamber, and are sterilized together with the teat. 15. The method of claim 12 wherein the fluid sterilising medium is a sterilising chemical fluid. 16. A method for sterilising an oral feeding bottle having a feed container, a teat for releaseable connection to the feed container and a cap, the cap including stowing formations in contact with the cap, the method comprising: forming a sterilizing chamber between the feed container and the cap by releaseable engagement of the cap over an open end of the feed container; stowing the teat in the cap in a non-dispensing position of the teat with respect to the bottle, the stowing formations supporting the teat in the non-dispensing position; introducing water into said chamber; disposing the sterilizing chamber in a microwave oven; and heating the water to boil it so that steam evaporating from the water sterilizes the inside of the feed container and the teat.
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Kohus Louis M. (Cincinnati OH), Baby feeding bottle assembly.
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