Teething ring and bearing plate

Patent 6767357 Issued on July 27, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date:

March 29, 2021. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Pigeon Corporation

Application

No. 09926672 filed on 03/29/2001

US Classes:

606/235, Teething device606/236Nipple attachment or structure

Examiners

Primary: Milano, Michael J.
Assistant: Sam, Charles H.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

Foreign Patent References

2240723 GB 08/01/1991
40-29229 JP 10/01/1965
50-60355 JP 05/01/1975
53-23748 JP 03/01/1978
58-133255 JP 08/01/1993
2000-135270 JP 05/01/2000
2000-279487 JP 10/01/2000

International Class

A61J 1700

Abstract

This invention relates to a pacifier that may properly interest an infant of eight months old or older to make a preferable stimulation, for leading the infant to the next developmental stage of ingesting activity, or that can be used in a way for adapting to more advanced ingesting activity. A pacifier is provided with a nipple (11) and a shield plate (12) disposed at the base portion (13) of the nipple which has a predetermined width. The nipple is provided with a tip portion (15) having a width and a thickness, the width being larger than the thickness, to be formed into a flat shape, and an upper curved surface (19) formed at the upper surface of the tip portion so as to be convex at a central portion thereof.