Calf feeder bottle for dry feed .Iadd.and nipple used therewith .Iaddend.

Abstract

A calf feeder bottle for dispensing dry feed has an angled neck portion which is in alignment with a handle on the front of the bottle and a bracket on the rear of the bottle so that a nipple secured to the mouth of the bottle when the bottle is in an inverted dispensing position will be angled properly for dispensing feed to a calf. The nipple has a tubular spout with a flap valve therein with the mating surfaces of the flap valve aligned with the handle to facilitate opening of the flap valve when the tubular portion of the nipple is squeezed by a calf.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A calf feeder bottle for dry feed comprising a bottle having a curved neck portion at one end thereof curved toward one side of said bottle, support means pivotally connected to said bottle on a side opposite said one side for supporting the bottle in an inverted position with the neck portion disposed downwardly and nipple means detachably connected to said neck portion and including flap valve means therein normally closing said nipple means while permitting dispensing of dry feed upon application of pressure to said nipple means. 
     
     
       2. A bottle feeder as set forth in claim 1, wherein said nipple means is comprised of a hollow tubular portion and said flap valve means is comprised of a pair of internal flaps integrally molded in one piece with said tubular portion directly opposite each other within said tubular portion and in separable engagement with each other. 
     
     
       3. A bottle feeder as set forth in claim 2, wherein said bottle is provided with handle means disposed on said one side of said bottle in alignment with said curved neck portion. 
     
     
       4. A bottle feeder as set forth in claim 3, wherein said support means if comprised of a flat plate pivotally mounted on said bottle and having a plurality of apertures therein for engagement with a suitable support. 
     
     
       5. A bottle feeder as set forth in claim 3, wherein said bottle is provided with indicia means on the neck portion thereof in alignment with said handle means and said nipple means is provided with complementarily indicia means on an external surface thereof in alignment with said engaged flaps so that upon alignment of said indicia means on said bottle and said nipple means the value means will be properly oriented for dispensing dry feed to a calf. .Iadd. 
     
     
       6.  A nipple for use with a calf feeder bottle for dispensing dry feed comprising a base portion adapted to be secured to a bottle, a hollow tubular portion connected to said base portion and a pair of flat flaps disposed within said hollow tubular portion in angled opposition to each other and engaging each other along a diameter of said hollow tubular portion. .Iaddend. .Iadd. 
     
     
       7.  A calf feeder bottle for dry feed comprising a bottle having a curved neck portion at one end thereof curved toward one side of said bottle and nipple means detachably connected to said neck portion, said nipple means comprising a base portion adapted to be secured to said neck portion, a hollow tubular portion connected to said base portion and a pair of flat flaps disposed within said hollow tubular portion in angled opposition to each other and engaging each other along a diameter of said hollow tubular portion. .Iaddend. .Iadd.8. A calf feeder bottle for dry feed as set forth in claim 7, wherein said pair of flat flaps are integrally molded in one piece with said hollow tubular portion directly opposite each other in separable engagement with each other. .Iaddend. .Iadd.9. A calf feeder bottle fro dry feed as set forth in claim 8, wherein said flat flaps have flat opposing faces angled towards each other and are disposed in face to face contact in a plane disposed in alignment with said curved neck portion whereby upon application of pressure to said tubular portion transversely to said plane, said flaps will separate to permit the dispensing of dry feed to a calf. .Iaddend. .Iadd.10. A calf feeder bottle for dry feed as set forth in claim 9, further comprising complementary indicia means on said nipple means and on the curved neck portion of said bottle indicative of alignment of said plane with the curvature of said curved neck portion. .Iaddend. .Iadd.11. A calf feeder bottle for dry feed as set forth in claim 7, further comprising support means connected to said bottle for supporting said bottle in an inverted position with the neck portion disposed downwardly. .Iaddend.