Monica Sue Bradley

US Patent:

57693676, Jun 23, 1998

Filed:

Apr 15, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/631597

Inventors:

Monica Bradley - Sunrise FL
Ronald Bradley - Sunrise FL

International Classification:

A47D 1500

US Classification:

248102

Abstract:

An apparatus for propping a nursing bottle so that an infant child can drink from the bottle includes a bottle holding portion; and an apparatus mounting portion including at least two mutually diverging first flexible members for abutting the sides of the torso of an infant child to removably secure the apparatus to the child with friction engagement. The first flexible members preferably each include pliant material for bending by hand to conform to and fit against the waist of an individual child. The first flexible members alternatively each include resilient material having elastic memory and pre-shaped to lightly resiliently grip the front and sides of the infant waist. The first flexible members are preferably at least partly covered with or contain a high friction material. The high friction material is preferably non-toxic rubber tubing. The bottle holding portion preferably includes at least two mutually diverging second flexible members for abutting the sides of the nursing bottle to removably secure the nursing bottle in the apparatus.

US Patent:

57948984, Aug 18, 1998

Filed:

Jan 16, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/585731

Inventors:

Monica Bradley - Sunrise FL
Ronald Bradley - Sunrise FL

International Classification:

A47D 1500

US Classification:

248102

Abstract:

An apparatus for propping a nursing bottle so that an infant child can drink from the bottle includes a bottle holding portion; and an apparatus mounting portion including at least two mutually diverging first flexible members for abutting the sides of the torso of an infant child to removably secure the apparatus to the child with friction engagement. The first flexible members preferably each include a skeleton segment of ductile material for bending by hand to conform to and fit against the waist of an individual child. The first flexible members alternatively each include a skeleton segment of resilient material having elastic memory and pre-shaped to lightly resiliently grip the front and sides of the infant waist. The first flexible members are preferably at least partly covered with a high friction material. The high friction material may be non-toxic rubber tubing.