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EP0555165A1
EP0555165A1 EP93420052A EP93420052A EP0555165A1 EP 0555165 A1 EP0555165 A1 EP 0555165A1 EP 93420052 A EP93420052 A EP 93420052A EP 93420052 A EP93420052 A EP 93420052A EP 0555165 A1 EP0555165 A1 EP 0555165A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
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    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
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  • the present invention relates to bottles used for feeding infants.
  • a bottle is formed by the assembly of three separate elements, namely a container, a teat and a screwed ring for the removable fixing of this teat on the threaded neck of the container.
  • the containers were established in a substantially cylindrical shape with a straight profile, bottles have recently been proposed with an angled profile which limit the risk of admission, inside the mouth of the child , air which overcomes the liquid level inside the container, provided of course that the bottle is properly oriented during feeding, that is to say with the closed part or bottom facing up.
  • nipples are known in which the opening made at the end of the nipple for the passage of the liquid is profiled so that the admitted flow rate can be adjusted by modifying the orientation of the abovementioned opening in infant's mouth.
  • This type of teat has been very successful due to the interest of the adjustment it allows to obtain on the flow, depending on the age of the child, his appetite, the nature more or thicker points. food, etc ...
  • the use of a bottle equipped with such a teat is facilitated by providing on the outer wall thereof signs of identification, generally formed by ribs the number of increases with flow (most often from 1 to 3).
  • the present invention mainly intends to remedy, which consists essentially in interposing, between the teat and the assembly ring, an intermediate sleeve which is made angularly integral with the teat while being free to rotate relative to the ring to allow easy orientation of said teat before the complete screwing of the ring.
  • the intermediate sleeve can be constituted by an autonomous part, completely independent of the assembly ring.
  • the sleeve is made integral, for example by simple snap-fastening elastic of conjugate parts, of the ring while remaining free to rotate along its axis relative to the latter.
  • the annular base of the sleeve which is turned in the direction of the collar of the nipple is made to comprise an own annular projection, when the ring is screwed, to bear against the abovementioned collar, a part is thus pushed back inside a radial air inlet channel made for this purpose in the end edge of the container neck. It is thus possible to measure very precisely the flow rate of air entering the container.
  • the angular connection of the teat and the socket can be very simply obtained by providing, on the outer wall of the first and on the inner wall of the second, a system of ribs and combined housings. It will be observed on this point that the ribs are likely to be formed by the marks usually provided on teats with adjustable flow rate.
  • reference 1 designates a container with a bent profile of known type
  • reference 2 a teat with adjustable flow rate
  • reference 3 the assembly formed by an assembly ring and an intermediate sleeve.
  • the open neck 10 of the container 1 has a thread in order to cooperate with the assembly ring of the element 3. It will be noted that according to an advantageous arrangement of the invention which will be discussed later, the end face the neck 10 is hollowed out radially by at least one depression or channel 11, while the outer wall of the container has, immediately below said neck 10, a projecting reference 12.
  • the nipple 2 is of the conventional type and therefore has, opposite its nipple 20 cut out from an opening 21 profiled to provide an adjustable flow rate, a flange 22 above which three groups of longitudinal ribs are provided. 23 forming markers for adjusting the flow rate.
  • the element 3 firstly comprises a ring 30 internally threaded at 31 to be screwed onto the neck 10.
  • the cylindrical skirt of this ring 30 ends upwards by an annular transverse disc 32, but it has on its inner wall a projection 33 with an annular profile.
  • the outer wall of the ring has a relief 34, capable of forming a reference, as will be explained below.
  • annular relief 37 is provided, and that the internal wall of the sleeve is hollowed out with longitudinal housings 38 profiled to receive with reduced clearance the reference ribs 23 of the teat 2 ; at each housing 38, the outer wall of the sleeve has a projecting part 39 which reproduces one of the groups of ribs 23, in order to form a reference itself.
  • the nipple 2 is capable of being engaged axially in the opening of the socket 35 and that by means of a suitable reciprocal orientation of the two elements 2 and 3, the ribs 23 are capable of being introduced into the housings 38.
  • the teat 2 is thus made angularly integral with socket 35.
  • the pins 12 and 34 are positioned in such a way that they are arranged in coincidence when the ring 30 is completely screwed onto the neck 10.
  • the teat 2 is angularly blocked with the sleeve 35 as a result of the action tightening exerted by the projection 37 on the flange 22; the pressure thus exerted forces the part of the flange 22 which is opposite the channel 11 to deform in order to partially penetrate said channel, so that when the two ribs or marks 12 and 34 have been brought into coincidence , the user is certain that the flow rate of air entering the container 1 will be correct.
  • the adjustment of the air inlet flow is so precise that it is capable of supplementing or even replacing the adjustment of the supply flow obtained by the orientation of the opening 21 of the nipple 20 in the mouth of the infant, which obviously facilitates the use of the bottle since it suffices for the user to stop the screwing of the ring 30 a little before or a little after the two pins 12 and 34 are in perfect coincidence.
  • the bottle is thus considerably simplified, without requiring tedious learning. It goes without saying that the bottle can be fitted with a usual cover, of the type illustrated in 4 in fig. 3.

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In order to make it easier to adjust the direction of the teat (2) relative to the mouth of the infant in the case of a container (1) having a curved profile, an intermediate bushing (35) is provided which is integral with the said teat, while at the same time remaining free to turn relative to the connecting collar (30) before the latter has been screwed tight. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention a trait aux biberons utilisés pour l'alimentation des nourrissons.The present invention relates to bottles used for feeding infants.

On sait que dans sa forme classique, un biberon est formé par l'assemblage de trois éléments séparés, à savoir un récipient, une tétine et une bague vissée pour la fixation démontable de cette tétine sur le col fileté du récipient. Si jusqu'à ces dernières années, les récipients étaient établis à une forme substantiellement cylindrique à profil droit, on a depuis peu proposé des bouteilles à profil coudé qui limitent le risque d'admission, à l'intérieur de la bouche de l'enfant, de l'airqui surmonte le niveau liquide à l'intérieur du récipient, pour autant évidemment que le biberon soit convenablement orienté lors de la tétée, c'est-à-dire avec la partie fermée ou fond tourné vers le haut.We know that in its classic form, a bottle is formed by the assembly of three separate elements, namely a container, a teat and a screwed ring for the removable fixing of this teat on the threaded neck of the container. If until recent years, the containers were established in a substantially cylindrical shape with a straight profile, bottles have recently been proposed with an angled profile which limit the risk of admission, inside the mouth of the child , air which overcomes the liquid level inside the container, provided of course that the bottle is properly oriented during feeding, that is to say with the closed part or bottom facing up.

On rappellera par ailleurs qu'on connaît des tétines dans lesquelles l'ouverture pratiquée en bout de la téterelle pour le passage du liquide est profilée de manière à ce que le débit admis puisse être réglé en modifiant l'orientation de l'ouverture précitée dans la bouche du nourrisson. Ce type de tétine a reçu un vif succès par suite de l'intérêt du réglage qu'il permet d'obtenir sur le débit, en fonction de l'âge de l'enfant, de son appétit, de la nature plus ou poins épaisse de l'aliment, etc... En pratique, l'utilisation d'un biberon équipé d'une telle tétine est facilitée en prévoyant sur la paroi extérieure de celle-ci des signes de repérage, généralement formés par des nervures dont le nombre va en croissant avec le débit (le plus souvent de 1 à 3).It will also be recalled that nipples are known in which the opening made at the end of the nipple for the passage of the liquid is profiled so that the admitted flow rate can be adjusted by modifying the orientation of the abovementioned opening in infant's mouth. This type of teat has been very successful due to the interest of the adjustment it allows to obtain on the flow, depending on the age of the child, his appetite, the nature more or thicker points. food, etc ... In practice, the use of a bottle equipped with such a teat is facilitated by providing on the outer wall thereof signs of identification, generally formed by ribs the number of increases with flow (most often from 1 to 3).

On comprend sans peine que si ce réglage de débit moyennant orientation du biberon par rapport à la bouche de l'enfant ne pose aucune difficulté pratique lorsqu'on a affaire à un récipient à profil droit, il n'en va pas de même lorsque le biberon est équipé d'une bouteille à profil coudé du genre sus-mentionné. En effet, en pareil cas, l'utilisatrice doit prendre garde à orienter convenablement la tétine sur le col du récipient avant de procéder au vissage de la bague d'assemblage, étant observé que l'orientation initialement choisie risque d'être modifiée par suite de la friction qu'exerce en tournant ladite bague sur la collerette annulaire de la tétine.It is easy to understand that if this flow adjustment by orienting the bottle relative to the mouth of the child does not pose any practical difficulty when dealing with a container with a straight profile, it is not the same when the bottle is equipped with a bent profile bottle of the kind mentioned above. In this case, the user must take care to orient the teat properly on the neck of the container before screwing on the assembly ring, it being observed that the orientation initially chosen risks being modified as a result friction exerted by turning said ring on the annular collar of the teat.

C'est à cet inconvénient qu'entend principalement remédier la présente invention, laquelle consiste essentiellement à interposer, entre la tétine et la bague d'assemblage, une douille intermédiaire qui est rendue angulairement solidaire de la tétine tout en étant libre de tourner par rapport à la bague afin de permettre l'orientation aisée de ladite tétine préalablement au vissage complet de la bague.It is to this drawback that the present invention mainly intends to remedy, which consists essentially in interposing, between the teat and the assembly ring, an intermediate sleeve which is made angularly integral with the teat while being free to rotate relative to the ring to allow easy orientation of said teat before the complete screwing of the ring.

La douille intermédiaire peut être constituée par une pièce autonome, totalement indépendante de la bague d'assemblage. Toutefois, en vue d'éviter que l'utilisatrice ait à manipuler un quatrième élément démontable lors du nettoyage du biberon ou du remplissage de celui-ci, il semble préférable de faire en sorte que la douille soit rendue solidaire, par exemple par simple encliquetage élastique de parties conjuguées, de la bague tout en restant libre de tourner suivant son axe par rapport à celle-ci.The intermediate sleeve can be constituted by an autonomous part, completely independent of the assembly ring. However, in order to avoid the user having to handle a fourth removable element when cleaning the bottle or filling it, it seems preferable to ensure that the sleeve is made integral, for example by simple snap-fastening elastic of conjugate parts, of the ring while remaining free to rotate along its axis relative to the latter.

Par ailleurs, on fait avantageusement comporter à la face d'une embase annulaire de la douille qui est tournée en direction de la collerette de la tétine, une saillie annulaire propre, lors du vissage de la bague, à prendre appui contre la collerette précitée dont une partie est ainsi repoussée à l'intérieur d'un canal radial d'entrée d'air pratiqué à cet effet dans le bord terminal du col du récipient. On peut ainsi doser de manière très précise le débit d'entrée d'air dans le récipient.Furthermore, advantageously, the annular base of the sleeve which is turned in the direction of the collar of the nipple is made to comprise an own annular projection, when the ring is screwed, to bear against the abovementioned collar, a part is thus pushed back inside a radial air inlet channel made for this purpose in the end edge of the container neck. It is thus possible to measure very precisely the flow rate of air entering the container.

La solidarisation angulaire de la tétine et de la douille peut être très simplement obtenue en prévoyant, sur la paroi extérieure de la première et sur la paroi intérieure de la seconde, un système de nervures et de logements conjugués. On observera sur ce point que les nervures sont susceptibles d'être constituées par les repères usuellement prévus sur les tétines à débit réglable.The angular connection of the teat and the socket can be very simply obtained by providing, on the outer wall of the first and on the inner wall of the second, a system of ribs and combined housings. It will be observed on this point that the ribs are likely to be formed by the marks usually provided on teats with adjustable flow rate.

Le dessin annexé, donné à titre d'exemple, permettra de mieux comprendre l'invention, les caractéristiques qu'elle présente et les avantages qu'elle est susceptible de procurer :

  • Fig. 1 est une vue en perspective montrant, préalablement à leur assemblage, les trois éléments constitutifs d'un biberon établi conformément à la présente invention.
  • Fig. 2 est une coupe axiale de détail de la douille intermédiaire et de la bague d'assemblage, préalablement à leur solidarisation par encliquetage.
  • Fig. 3 représente, substantiellement à la même échelle que fig. 2, les trois éléments de fig. 1 après assemblage, des arrachements permettant de bien voir les différentes pièces.
  • Fig. 4 est une coupe transversale schématique suivant le plan indiqué en IV IV en fig. 3.
The appended drawing, given by way of example, will allow a better understanding of the invention, the characteristics which it presents and the advantages which it is capable of providing:
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing, prior to their assembly, the three constituent elements of a bottle established in accordance with the present invention.
  • Fig. 2 is an axial sectional detail of the intermediate sleeve and the assembly ring, prior to their fastening by snap-fastening.
  • Fig. 3 represents, substantially on the same scale as FIG. 2, the three elements of fig. 1 after assembly, cutouts to see the different parts.
  • Fig. 4 is a schematic cross section along the plane indicated in IV IV in FIG. 3.

En fig. 1, la référence 1 désigne un récipient à profil coudé de type connu, la référence 2 une tétine à débit réglable et la référence 3 l'ensemble formé par une bague d'assemblage et une douille intermédiaire.In fig. 1, reference 1 designates a container with a bent profile of known type, reference 2 a teat with adjustable flow rate and reference 3 the assembly formed by an assembly ring and an intermediate sleeve.

A la façon classique, le col ouvert 10 du récipient 1 présente un filetage afin de coopérer avec la bague d'assemblage de l'élément 3. On notera que suivant une disposition avantageuse de l'invention dont on reparlera plus loin, la face terminale du col 10 est creusée radialement d'au moins une dépression ou canal 11, tandis que la paroi extérieure du récipient comporte, immédiatement au-dessous dudit col 10, un repère en saillie 12.In the conventional way, the open neck 10 of the container 1 has a thread in order to cooperate with the assembly ring of the element 3. It will be noted that according to an advantageous arrangement of the invention which will be discussed later, the end face the neck 10 is hollowed out radially by at least one depression or channel 11, while the outer wall of the container has, immediately below said neck 10, a projecting reference 12.

La tétine 2 est de type classique et de ce fait présente, à l'opposé de sa téterelle 20 découpée d'une ouverture 21 profilée pour assurer un débit réglable, une collerette 22 au-dessus de laquelle il est prévu trois groupes de nervure longitudinales 23 formant repères pour le réglage du débit.The nipple 2 is of the conventional type and therefore has, opposite its nipple 20 cut out from an opening 21 profiled to provide an adjustable flow rate, a flange 22 above which three groups of longitudinal ribs are provided. 23 forming markers for adjusting the flow rate.

Comme indiqué plus haut et comme nettement visible en fig. 2, l'élément 3 comprend en premier lieu une bague 30 filetée intérieurement en 31 pour se visser sur le col 10. A la façon usuelle, la jupe cylindrique de cette bague 30 se termine vers le haut par un disque transversal annulaire 32, mais celui-ci présente sur sa paroi intérieure une saillie 33 à profil annulaire. On notera encore que la paroi extérieure de la bague présente un relief 34, apte à former repère, comme on l'exposera plus loin.As indicated above and as clearly vi sible in fig. 2, the element 3 firstly comprises a ring 30 internally threaded at 31 to be screwed onto the neck 10. In the usual way, the cylindrical skirt of this ring 30 ends upwards by an annular transverse disc 32, but it has on its inner wall a projection 33 with an annular profile. It will also be noted that the outer wall of the ring has a relief 34, capable of forming a reference, as will be explained below.

Dans l'ouverture axiale du disque 32 vient s'engager la jupe cylindrique de la douille intermédiaire 35. La base de cette jupe est solidaire d'une embase 36 creusée d'une dépression annulaire 36a, laquelle est profilée et dimensionnée pour recevoir, par encli- quatage élastique, la saillie 33 qui y est retenue tout en permettant la libre rotation des deux pièces 30 et 35 l'une par rapport à l'autre. On observera encore qu'à l'opposé de la dépression 36a il est prévu un relief annulaire 37, et que la paroi interne de la douille est creusée de logements longitudinaux 38 profilés pour recevoir à jeu réduit les nervures-repères 23 de la tétine 2 ; au niveau de chaque logement 38, la paroi extérieure de la douille présente une partie en saillie 39 qui reproduit l'un des groupes de nervures 23, afin de former elle-même repère.In the axial opening of the disc 32 engages the cylindrical skirt of the intermediate sleeve 35. The base of this skirt is secured to a base 36 hollowed out by an annular depression 36a, which is shaped and dimensioned to receive, by elastic snap-fit, the projection 33 which is retained therein while allowing the free rotation of the two parts 30 and 35 relative to each other. It will also be observed that, opposite the depression 36a, an annular relief 37 is provided, and that the internal wall of the sleeve is hollowed out with longitudinal housings 38 profiled to receive with reduced clearance the reference ribs 23 of the teat 2 ; at each housing 38, the outer wall of the sleeve has a projecting part 39 which reproduces one of the groups of ribs 23, in order to form a reference itself.

On comprend que la tétine 2 est susceptible d'être engagée axialement dans l'ouverture de la douille 35 et que moyennant une orientation réciproque convenable des deux éléments 2 et 3, les nervures 23 sont susceptibles d'être introduites dans les logements 38. La tétine 2 est ainsi rendue angulairement solidaire de la douille 35.It is understood that the nipple 2 is capable of being engaged axially in the opening of the socket 35 and that by means of a suitable reciprocal orientation of the two elements 2 and 3, the ribs 23 are capable of being introduced into the housings 38. The teat 2 is thus made angularly integral with socket 35.

Il suffit alors à l'utilisatrice d'adapter par vissage la bague 30 sur le col 10. Le vissage est arrêté un peu avant le blocage final, de sorte que l'utilisatrice peut librement agir sur la douille 35 en vue d'orienter les repères 39 en fonction du débit désiré eu égard à l'orientation du fond fermé du récipient 1 en position d'utilisation. On observera que l'effet de pression exercé par le disque transversal 32 sur l'embase 36 de la douille 35 ne détermine sur la collerette 22 de la tétine 2 aucun effort angulaire de torsion, en évitant de la sorte tout risque d'endommagement de ladite collerette. On notera par ailleurs que la manoeuvre angulaire de la douille 35 et de la tétine 2 est rendue très aisée par suite de la matière plastique lisse qui constitue ladite douille et la bague 30.It then suffices for the user to adapt by screwing the ring 30 onto the neck 10. The screwing is stopped a little before the final blocking, so that the user can freely act on the sleeve 35 in order to orient the marks 39 as a function of the desired flow rate with regard to the orientation of the closed bottom of the container 1 in the position of use. It will be observed that the pressure effect exerted by the transverse disc 32 on the base 36 of the socket 35 does not determine on the flange 22 of the nipple 2 any angular torsional force, thereby avoiding any risk of damage to said collar. It will also be noted that the angular operation of the bush 35 and of the nipple 2 is made very easy owing to the smooth plastic material which constitutes said bush and the ring 30.

Les repères 12 et 34 sont positionnés de manière telle qu'ils viennent se disposer en coïncidence lorsque la bague 30 est complètement vissée sur le col 10. A ce moment, la tétine 2 est bloquée angulairement avec la douille 35 par suite de l'action de serrage exercée par la saillie 37 sur la collerette 22 ; la pression ainsi exercée oblige la partie de la collerette 22 qui se trouve en vis-à-vis du canal 11 à se déformer pour pénétrer partiellement dans ledit canal, de sorte que lorsque les deux nervures ou repères 12 et 34 ont été amenés en coïncidence, l'utilisatrice est certaine que le débit d'entrée de l'air dans le récipient 1 sera correct.The pins 12 and 34 are positioned in such a way that they are arranged in coincidence when the ring 30 is completely screwed onto the neck 10. At this moment, the teat 2 is angularly blocked with the sleeve 35 as a result of the action tightening exerted by the projection 37 on the flange 22; the pressure thus exerted forces the part of the flange 22 which is opposite the channel 11 to deform in order to partially penetrate said channel, so that when the two ribs or marks 12 and 34 have been brought into coincidence , the user is certain that the flow rate of air entering the container 1 will be correct.

Il convient ici d'observer que le réglage du débit d'entrée d'air est tellement précis qu'il est susceptible de suppléer ou même de remplacer le réglage du débit d'alimentation obtenu par l'orientation de l'ouverture 21 de la téterelle 20 dans la bouche du nourisson, ce qui facilite évidemment l'utilisation du biberon puisqu'il suffit à l'utilisatrice d'arrêter le vissage de la bague 30 un peu avant ou un peu après que les deux repères 12 et 34 soient en coïncidence parfaite.It should be observed here that the adjustment of the air inlet flow is so precise that it is capable of supplementing or even replacing the adjustment of the supply flow obtained by the orientation of the opening 21 of the nipple 20 in the mouth of the infant, which obviously facilitates the use of the bottle since it suffices for the user to stop the screwing of the ring 30 a little before or a little after the two pins 12 and 34 are in perfect coincidence.

L'utilisation du biberon est ainsi considérablement simplifiée, sans nécessiter un apprentissage fastidieux. Il va de soi que le biberon peut être équipé d'un couvercle usuel, du type de celui illustré en 4 en fig. 3.The use of the bottle is thus considerably simplified, without requiring tedious learning. It goes without saying that the bottle can be fitted with a usual cover, of the type illustrated in 4 in fig. 3.

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1. Biberon pour l'alimentation des nourrissons, du genre constitué par l'assemblage d'un récipient (1), d'une tétine (2) et d'une bague vissée (30) pourvue d'un disque annulaire (32) traversé par ladite tétine et prenant appui contre la collerette (22) prévue à la base de celle-ci, caractérisé en ce qu'entre la bague (30) et la tétine (2) est interposée une douille (35) qui est rendue angulairement solidaire de la tétine tout en étant libre de tourner par rapport à la bague (30) préalablement au vissage complet de cette dernière.1. Baby bottle for feeding infants, of the type formed by assembling a container (1), a teat (2) and a screwed ring (30) provided with an annular disc (32) crossed by said nipple and bearing against the flange (22) provided at the base thereof, characterized in that between the ring (30) and the nipple (2) is interposed a sleeve (35) which is made angularly integral with the teat while being free to rotate relative to the ring (30) prior to complete screwing of the latter. 2. Biberon suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la solidarisation angulaire de la tétine (2) et de la douille (35) est obtenue à l'aide d'un système de nervures (23) et de logements (38) conjugués.2. Bottle according to claim 1, characterized in that the angular connection of the teat (2) and the socket (35) is obtained using a system of ribs (23) and housings (38) combined . 3. Biberon suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce que la bague (30) et la douille (35) sont axialement fixées l'une à l'autre tout en restant libres de tourner librement.3. Bottle according to any one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the ring (30) and the sleeve (35) are axially fixed to each other while remaining free to rotate freely. 4. Biberon suivant la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que l'assemblage de la bague (30) et de la douille (35) est obtenu par encliquetage élastique.4. Bottle according to claim 3, characterized in that the assembly of the ring (30) and the sleeve (35) is obtained by elastic snap-fastening. 5. Biberon suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que la douille (35) est pourvue d'une embase annulaire (36) dont la face tournée en direction du récipient (1) comporte un relief annulaire (37) apte, lors du vissage de la bague (30), à repousser localement la collerette (22) de la tétine (2) à l'intérieur d'un canal (11) prévu radialement dans le bord terminal du col (10) du récipient, en assurant de la sorte le réglage précis de l'entrée de l'air à l'intérieur de celui-ci.5. Bottle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the sleeve (35) is provided with an annular base (36) whose face turned towards the container (1) has an annular relief (37 ) suitable, when screwing on the ring (30), to locally repel the flange (22) of the teat (2) inside a channel (11) provided radially in the end edge of the neck (10) of the container, thereby ensuring precise adjustment of the air inlet inside it this. 6. Biberon suivant la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que la bague (30) et le récipient (1) comportent des repères (12, 34) qui sont positionnés pour se trouver en coïncidence mutuelle lorsque la bague (30) a été correctement serrée sur le col fileté (10).6. Bottle according to claim 5, characterized in that the ring (30) and the container (1) have marks (12, 34) which are positioned to be in mutual coincidence when the ring (30) has been correctly tightened on the threaded neck (10).
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