The disclosure provides bottle apparatuses, pods or other storage containers to be used in bottle apparatuses, beverage dispensing apparatuses, and methods of making and using the same in accordance with principles of the disclosed subject matter. A bottle apparatus in accordance with the disclosure can include a neck portion; a bottle portion having an upper end and a lower end, the bottle portion defining an internal volume, and the neck portion attached to the upper end of the bottle portion; a base portion attached to the lower end of the bottle portion; a dispense assembly attached to the neck portion, and the dispense assembly providing for outflow of consumable liquid from the bottle portion; and a flow meter assembly disposed within the base portion, and the flow meter assembly monitoring an amount of the consumable liquid that flows out of the dispense assembly.

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.

To provide an infant drinking device with a more reliable aerator, the infant drinking device comprises a teat, a reservoir for holding a liquid, a connector for detachably connecting the reservoir to the teat, and an aerator. The aerator (e.g., a duckbill valve) includes a deformable opening (e.g., a slit) whereby internal/external pressure differential during use of the device is reduced in an open position of the opening by allowing air to enter through the opening into the reservoir and such that leakage of fluid from an inside of the drinking device to an outside of the drinking device is hindered in a closed position of the opening. During assembly of the teat, connector and reservoir, a minimally defined deformation of the opening of the aerator is enforced by at least one of a geometrical property and a material property of the teat or the connector.

To provide an infant drinking device with a more reliable aerator, the infant drinking device comprises a teat, a reservoir for holding a liquid, a connector for detachably connecting the reservoir to the teat, and an aerator. The aerator (e.g., a duckbill valve) includes a deformable opening (e.g., a slit) whereby internal/external pressure differential during use of the device is reduced in an open position of the opening by allowing air to enter through the opening into the reservoir and such that leakage of fluid from an inside of the drinking device to an outside of the drinking device is hindered in a closed position of the opening. During assembly of the teat, connector and reservoir, a minimally defined deformation of the opening of the aerator is enforced by at least one of a geometrical property and a material property of the teat or the connector.

A thin film valve including a flexible thin film front panel, a flexible thin film rear panel sealed to the front panel along two opposite sides thereof to form a normally closed, self-sealing thin film valve having an openable duct, the duct having first and second open ends, the first end of the duct being openable into a container sealingly affixed to the valve, and a frangible seal sealing the second end of the duct between the two sealed side edges.

A device for an attachable wind detector that affixes directly to hunting equipment, outdoor gear, headgear, or clothing, allowing for wind detection without unnecessary hand movements. In an embodiment, the wind detection device comprises an enclosure filled with powder or liquid, an enclosure holder, a swivel, and an attachment device, and a dispensing tube, designed to be attached to hunting equipment, outdoor gear, outdoor structures, headgear, or clothing, wherein pressing on the outside of the device causes a puff of powder or vapor to be dispensed into the air, allowing the user to determine wind direction.

An infant feeding system. An infant feeding system comprising a bottle with a closed first end and an second end comprising an aperture that is configured to receive a liquid or semi-liquid substance into the bottle, a nipple comprising a vent system, a ring configured to enable the nipple to couple to the second end of the bottle, and a cap configured to couple to the second end of the ring and configured to couple to the first end of the bottle.

An automatic pushing type complementary food device comprising a clamping body, an elastic member and a colander, wherein the inner side of the clamping body is connected to one end of an elastic member in a clamped manner, the outer side of the clamping body is connected to the colander in a clamped manner, the other end of the elastic member extends into the colander, a complementary food cavity is provided in the colander, and overflow holes are provided in the outer wall of the colander. The automatic pushing type complementary food device is simple in structure, convenient to operate, capable of automatically pushing and collecting complementary food when a baby uses the device, free of auxiliary operation by a mother, capable of bringing convenience to the mother during feeding, and capable of achieving automatic collection of the complementary food without a complex pushing structure.

An automatic pushing type complementary food device comprising a clamping body, an elastic member and a colander, wherein the inner side of the clamping body is connected to one end of an elastic member in a clamped manner, the outer side of the clamping body is connected to the colander in a clamped manner, the other end of the elastic member extends into the colander, a complementary food cavity is provided in the colander, and overflow holes are provided in the outer wall of the colander. The automatic pushing type complementary food device is simple in structure, convenient to operate, capable of automatically pushing and collecting complementary food when a baby uses the device, free of auxiliary operation by a mother, capable of bringing convenience to the mother during feeding, and capable of achieving automatic collection of the complementary food without a complex pushing structure.

A partitioning component (210) for dividing a feeding bottle (110) into two sections: one (125) associated with a container (120) part of the bottle and one (115) associated with a teat part (110) of the bottle. The partition allows for at least partial retention of liquid in the teat part even when the bottle is tipped in a horizontal position, the more natural position for feeding a user such as a baby or toddler. To enable flow of fluid between the two sections, the partitioning component comprises a passageway arrangement (215) which comprises one or more openings (225) and the passageway arrangement configured to enable flow of both liquid and air across the partition in different directions. This allows liquid to pass in, and air to pass out, of the teat section (115) during filling of the teat. To enable maximal retention of liquid inside the teat section when the bottle is tilted in the horizontal position, the openings of the passageway arrangement are all confined to a single region of the partitioning component which, in use, is arranged offset on one diametric side of the bottle volume or of the teat volume.