One-piece cap with flexible straw and sealing disk for baby bottle

Abstract

A baby bottle cap which comprises a one-piece cap which attaches to the open end of a baby bottle neck, a flexible straw extending from the interior of the baby bottle, through the inlet of the cap to a position outside of the baby bottle, and a removable sealing disk. The innermost hole of the inlet applies pressure to the flexible straw to create a leak-proof seal between the cap and the flexible straw and to hold the flexible straw in place. The sealing disk is secured to the underside of the cap which will create a leak-proof seal for traveling and storage. This apparatus will be used for a toddler that is weaning off of a bottle nipple learning to drink from a straw and used as a drinking device for the toddler years.

What I claim as the invention is: 
     
         1 . A one-piece baby bottle cap comprising:
 a. said one-piece baby bottle cap having an upper side and lower side, an inlet in said one-piece baby bottle cap, a cylindrical wall circumscribing to the rim of said lower side of said one-piece baby bottle cap, said cylindrical wall having an inner and outer wall, said one-piece baby bottle cap lower side comprising a raised cylindrical ridge,   b. a flexible straw, having a first end and a second end, an outer wall and inner wall defining a lumen, and said flexible straw extending from the interior of the bottle through said baby bottle cap inlet for conveying fluid out of the baby bottle.   c. a removable sealing disk, having an upper side and lower side, where the lower side of said sealing disk contains an outward protrusion for attachment to said one piece baby bottle cap,   d. said baby bottle cap cylindrical wall comprising a means for securing and removing said cylindrical wall to the baby bottle neck,   e.   f. a means of attaching said sealing disk to the underside of said one-piece baby bottle cap by attaching said upper side of said sealing disk, to said baby bottle cap underside which contains a protrusion that points toward said baby bottle neck between the cylindrical wall of one-piece baby bottle cap and said baby bottle neck.   
     
     
         2 . Said inlet of said one-piece baby bottle cap of  claim 1 , further comprising of an edge circumscribing the outermost rim of said inlet. 
     
     
         3 . Said inlet of said one-piece baby bottle cap of  claim 2 , further comprising an innermost hole which applies pressure on said flexible straw creating a seal between said one-piece baby bottle cap and said flexible straw. 
     
     
         4 . Said sealing disk of  claim 3  further contains a gripping mechanism on the lower side of said sealing disk for gripping said sealing disk. 
     
     
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