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US4381785A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Baby pacifier

Assignee: Gerber Products Co
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Filing: 1978-12-15
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Granted: 1983-05-03
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Expires: 1998-12-15
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Abstract

Abstract The device comprises a hollow, soft rubber baglet which is mounted in the front of a curved shield which positions the baglet in the infant's mouth. The shield is provided with an elongated rectangular opening having peripheral extensions forwardly and rearwardly to form a socket opening. The forwardly extending portion is wider to form a shoulder at the front of the shield. A pair of spaced flat rectangular members are joined at their central rear edges by an integral loop which loosely holds the circular handle for the device. The flat members are provided adjacent their front outer ends with wedge portions forming exterior shoulders. At their opposed faces, the flat members are provided with raised transverse strips which act as pivotal separators for the members. The baglet is pulled through the shield opening so that its open beaded end faces rearwardly. The flat members are inserted in the baglet opening and the assembly is then forced into the rectangular opening in the shield. The transverse strips act as a pivot so that the front edges of the members swing toward each other to allow entry into the opening. Thereafter, the members spring apart sufficiently to allow the shoulders on the members to engage the shoulders in the opening to lock the assembly together.

Inventors

  • 👤 Louis Robbins

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 11:21
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61J; A61J17/00; A61J17/001; A61J17/10; A61J17/105

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 191 words
A baby pacifier comprising: a shield having a baglet side, a handle side, and a centrally disposed rectangular hole surrounded on the baglet side by a set-back and a first shoulder, and surrounded on the handle side by a second shoulder; an elastic baglet having a tubular shack disposed through said hole, said shank terminating in a circumferential bead; a plug clamp having a semicircular loop ending in a pair of third shoulders which extend into a pair of parallel spaced leaves, said leaves terminating in transverse wedges which together form an acute angle opposite said loop, each wedge having a perpendicular fourth shoulder facing said loop, the mutually facing insides of said leaves each having a fulcrum parallel to said wedge approximately midway between said wedge and said loop; whereby as said clamp is forced into said hole and elastic baglet shank, each of the leaves pivots around its respective fulcrum until the wedges meet in a point and squeeze through the shank, whereupon, through said baglet, said second and third shoulders abut and said wedges pivot apart as said fourth shoulder latches across said set-back to the first shoulder.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 191 words
A baby pacifier comprising: a shield having a baglet side, a handle side, and a centrally disposed rectangular hole surrounded on the baglet side by a set-back and a first shoulder, and surrounded on the handle side by a second shoulder; an elastic baglet having a tubular shack disposed through said hole, said shank terminating in a circumferential bead; a plug clamp having a semicircular loop ending in a pair of third shoulders which extend into a pair of parallel spaced leaves, said leaves terminating in transverse wedges which together form an acute angle opposite said loop, each wedge having a perpendicular fourth shoulder facing said loop, the mutually facing insides of said leaves each having a fulcrum parallel to said wedge approximately midway between said wedge and said loop; whereby as said clamp is forced into said hole and elastic baglet shank, each of the leaves pivots around its respective fulcrum until the wedges meet in a point and squeeze through the shank, whereupon, through said baglet, said second and third shoulders abut and said wedges pivot apart as said fourth shoulder latches across said set-back to the first shoulder.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 13 words
A baby pacifier as in claim 1 wherein said elastic baglet is hollow.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 30 words
A baby pacifier as in claim 2 wherein said fulcrums have a gap to maintain a passageway between said leaves for air to pass in and out of said baglet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 17 words
A baby pacifier as in claim 2 wherein said shield is curved concavely toward said baglet side.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 16 words
A baby pacifier as in claim 2 wherein an annular handle extends through said semicircular loop.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1986-05-02 1986-11-01 1987-05-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1990-05-02 1990-11-01 1991-05-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1994-05-02 1994-11-01 1995-05-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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