A bite-safe artificial nipple is constructed of polymeric materials sufficiently soft and elastic to replicate a nursing mother's nipple tissue. Added to the soft, elastic matrix phase is a braided fibrous mesh tube to prevent a small bitten-off portion of the nipple from becoming separated from the rest of the teat, thereby preventing a choking hazard. The braided fibrous mesh tube is arranged in a very specific configuration, so that it experiences neither tension nor compression as the teat is compressed or elongated in use and so does not act to reinforce the soft, elastic matrix phase which would otherwise create a classic load-transfer composite destroying the soft, elastic properties of the matrix phase needed for the desired functioning of the artificial teat.

A nipple or teat, particularly a nipple for attachment to a container. The nipple comprises a breast portion having a central region, and a latch portion extending from the breast portion, the latch portion comprising a teat portion and an areola portion. The latch portion is radially offset from the central region of the breast portion and includes an outer wall. The outer wall of the latch portion includes a first region having a first wall thickness and a second region having a second wall thickness, wherein the second wall thickness is less than the first wall thickness. A nipple assembly, feeding assembly and comforter assembly, each including the nipple or teat, are also disclosed.

A food dispenser configured to dispense solid food for immediate consumption. The food dispenser includes a nipple. The nipple includes a first end and a second end. The nipple includes a bite valve disposed on the first end. The food dispenser includes a shield coupled to the nipple, at the second end of the nipple. The shield is a flat annular disc that is not cupped. The nipple and the shield is a single integral unit. The food dispenser includes a food pouch having flexible side-walls coupled to the shield and in fluid communication with the bite valve. The food dispenser includes an adapter coupled between the shield and the food pouch mating incompatible attachment structures of each.

A teat including at least a shaft and a nipple, wherein structured surface areas are provided at least in a partial region thereof, and the structured surface areas are formed by at least one rough surface zone having a surface roughness of 100 m at the most, or 50 m at the most.

A spout pouch, configured to removably couple to a feeding device, for feeding liquid to a child includes a spout having an inner surface that includes at least one feature selected from the group consisting of a ridge, rib, boss, recess, groove and step. The inner surface is configured to engage with a portion of the feeding device when the portion of the feeding device is inserted into the spout. The spout pouch also includes a pouch of flexible material coupled to the spout and configured to hold the liquid. Other systems, methods, and components are also provided.

A nipple for attachment to an external component, for example a container. The nipple comprises a base portion for attachment to the external component. The nipple also comprises a breast portion extending from the base portion. The nipple also comprises an areola portion extending from the breast portion. The nipple also comprises a teat portion extending from the areola portion. The breast portion extends at a first angle relative to an axis of the base portion and the areola portion extends at a second angle relative to the axis of the base portion, wherein the first angle is greater than the second angle.

A baby feeding kit operational in syringe mode, storage mode, feed-bottle mode, and feed-tube mode. The kit includes a container body, a plunger, an attachable nipple, an attachable cap and a feeding tube.

The container body includes a tube portion defining a cavity for holding a liquid having therein, a wide opening disposed at one end and a narrow opening disposed at an opposite end. The plunger removably and sealingly fits inside the cavity and slidably move there along when the container is in a syringe mode, and seals the tube portion when the container is in a storage mode. The attachable nipple sealingly attaches to the wide opening for releasing a liquid held in the container body when sucked on when the container is in a feed-bottle mode in which the plunger is removed, and for pressurizing fluids when the container is in a feed-tube mode, and is removed when the container is in a syringe or storage mode. The attachable cap seals the narrow opening of the container when in storage or in feed-bottle mode. The feeding tube sealingly attaches to the narrow opening for releasing a liquid held in the container body when the container is in a feed-tube mode.

A child feeding system includes a spout pouch having a spout and a pouch formed integrally with the spout and configured to hold a liquid for feeding to a child, and a holder having a top and a body, the top having an opening configured to laterally receive and removably secure the spout to the holder when the spout is pushed transversely into the opening, the opening partially surrounding the spout, and the body having an interior area configured to receive at least a portion of the pouch. Other systems, methods, and components are also provided.

A child feeding system includes a spout pouch having a spout and a pouch coupled to the spout and configured to hold a liquid for feeding to a child, a device coupled to the spout of the spout pouch and configured to allow the liquid to flow into or out from the pouch, and a holder having a top and a body, the top having an opening configured to laterally receive and removably secure the spout to the holder when the spout is pushed transversely into the opening, and the body having an interior area configured to receive at least a portion of the pouch. Other systems, methods, and components are also provided.

The present invention relates to an infant feeding assembly, in particular an assembly which is sterilisable by steam generated within a container to which the assembly is mounted. The assembly includes a securing member for mounting an infant feeding nipple to a mouth of a container, and a surface including a cover contacting portion for selectively mounting a cover to the assembly. The assembly further includes a fluid flow path configured such that, when the securing member mounts the infant feeding nipple to the container in use, the container is fluidly connected to the surface. A method of sterilising the infant feeding assembly is also disclosed.