MXPA06001456A - Device for a feeding bottle, which prevents the lid from being misplaced and improves the hygienic liquid dispensing conditions. - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to additions and improvements to a feeding bottle, comprising a plurality of elements which can be added to a standard feeding bottle or integrated during production. The invention consists of an arm with sliding elements at the ends thereof. One of the aforementioned elements is housed in a channel provided along the length of at least part of the outer surface of the body of the bottle, while the other element is housed in a similar fixed channel located on the lower part of the base of the lid, such that the lid is permanently fixed to the body of the bottle to prevent same from being misplaced. In this way, the lid can be placed on and removed from the teat for use by a nursing infant or animal. The invention reduces the possibility of the inside of the lid being contaminated when it is not covering the teat since an additional body is provided in order to receive and secure the lid when it is in use, as well as to house a spare teat. In an alternative prefer red embodiment, two of the above-mentioned arms are positioned at diametrically-opposing points on the wall of the feeding bottle and the lid for increased stability and security.

Description

DEVICE FOR BOTTLES THAT AVOID THE EXTRAVIO OF THE PLUG AND IMPROVES THE HYGIENIC CONDITIONS OF DISPENSING OF THE LIQUID TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to containers of liquids for human or animal consumption, of the type used to feed infants and commonly known as baby bottles, and specifically, with devices to prevent contamination by external agents of the means for dispensing the liquid or bottles, and more specifically, with means that when added to the conventional design of a bottle, avoid the loss of said devices and allow to improve the hygiene conditions in the transport and dispensing of the liquid to the infant.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A problem that frequently occurs during the use of containers with removable lids, is that the lid can easily get lost when it is removed from its position of use on the container in order to have access to the contents. There are many examples in the field of containers in general that are aimed at solving this problem, proposing various alternatives to keep the lid close to the container and even to hold it while the lid is not in use.

The problem described is aggravated when the container in question is one intended to conserve materials intended for human or animal consumption. It is well known to people who have fed infants by bottle, that it is easy to lose the cap that covers the cap with a bottle bottle, either by the inadvertent expulsion of the cap during transport, or by loss in the bottle. time to remove it to access the bottle and feed the infant, and for the duration of the feeding, time in which the plug is usually placed away from the infant for prevent it from causing you any harm. The loss of the cap makes it impossible to re-cover the bottle, either to protect the content not used for later use, or for its transport and future use. The only way to replace the cap is by buying a spare.

Another problem, especially serious is that the area of the plug that has to be in contact or proximity to the bottle (to be sucked directly by the infant), is exposed to contamination, for example by dust, by insects or by any other source; In the solutions proposed up to now, the cap when it is removed from the cap with a bottle is open to contact with the environment and therefore the infant is susceptible to acquire a contaminant (bacteria, fungi, etc.) through the bottle. has taken contact with the plug.

Some examples of the alternatives proposed to solve the problems raised are described below.

In the field of containers in general, there are some interesting applications especially for garbage containers.

U.S. Patent No. 3,363,924 (Remig, 1968) presents a typical garbage container, in which the lid is held by two diametrically opposed elastic elements located from the vertical posts of the lid handle to the handles located diametrically opposite on the body of the container; To help the coupling, the elastic elements are attached to the handle of the lid and fastened to the handle of the container by means of hooks.

U.S. Patent No. 6,041,960 (Leal, 2000) is an alternative embodiment that takes advantage of the configuration of the container with handles close to the mouth thereof and the concavity of the lid to use as a fastener a semi-flexible strip that is fastened firmly at the midpoint, highest, of the lid; it is folded down and the ends of the strip are attached to the handles on the body of the container; in this way the strip itself exerts a downward pressure on the lid, to keep it closed. To release the lid, one of the ends of the strip is released, which is removed by sliding upwards and then hanging from the other handle.

In U.S. Patent No. 5,156,292 (Ross, 1992) the lid of a container is held from two diametrically opposed ends by a pair of elastic bands which are attached to a common hook in the lower part of the container; the hook is attached to a groove or groove in the lower end of the container. The lid is held in place by the pressure in the downward direction exerted by the elastic bands.

U.S. Patent No. 5,090,583 (Hoffman et al., 1992) discloses a cap for a container, which is held close to said container by means of two flexible arms which fasten it to the body of the container by means of a ring, and which are located in two diametrically opposite points of said plug; . To open the container, it is necessary to break one of the arms so that the cap move longitudinally out of the tip of the container when flexing the second arm.

In the field of containers of the bottle type, U.S. Patent No. 5,361,918 (Mason, 1994) describes a cap that is attached to the bottle cap of a bottle and also has the function of keeping inside of your body, a certain amount of a material such as powder from a food formulation; the device is attached to the lid with a bottle bottle, and can be separated from it to allow access to the bottle as well as the contents of the bottle and the device itself.

U.S. Patent No. 5,653,353 (Otto et al, 1997) discloses a bottle cap, which is attached by means of a removable strap to the cap itself that holds the bottle to the bottle; As can be seen, this simple device solves the problem of keeping the cap attached to the body of the bottle, in order to avoid the loss of the bottle, however the contamination problem of the bottle is still maintained. inside the cap and therefore the bottle when the cap is repositioned on it.

U.S. Patent No. 6,302,286 (Whiterspoon, 2001) describes a bottle in which the cap of the bottle is kept close to the bottle when it is not being used to cover the bottle, by means of an arm that is held in place. one end to the cap and at the other end to a ring that is arranged around the neck of the body of the bottle and held in place by the coupling of the cap with the bottle, which is screwed into the upper part of the body of the bottle. The ring can rotate freely and can also move along the neck of the bottle; the arm is sufficiently flexible so that the cap can fit over the cap with the bottle to protect it from contaminants, as well as to allow the release of the bottle for use by the infant. The cap, when it is not in its position of use, protecting the bottle, rotates freely around the body of the bottle, exposing its interior surface to the elements, with the consequent risk of contamination.

A different approach to bottle component handling problems is presented in United States Patent No. 6,123,210 (Kim, 2000), wherein to prevent the loss of the bottle cap when it is in use by the infant , the plug is attached to a second site designed for this purpose in the body of the bottle; the position of this second location allows the bottle and cap assembly to be used to correctly position the bottle for proper suckling by the infant (avoid sucking air bubbles when the infant is lying on its back).

OBJECTIVES OF THE INVENTION In light of the limitations and problems presented by the developments hitherto proposed in the prior art, it is an object of the present invention to provide a device for keeping bottle caps available and close, while the bottle is being used by the patient. infant, so that they do not get lost and allow an adequate degree of hygiene to be maintained in the handling of said baby bottles once the infant has stopped using it.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a device that allows to maintain the cap of a bottle in a fixed location and close to the bottle for its application on the means for dispensing the fluid once it has been used by the infant.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a device that in addition to allowing to keep the bottle cap in proximity to it, so as to keep the inside of said lid free of contact with environmental contaminants, such as dust or insects .

It is still another object of the invention, that said device has elements that allow an easy and fast use by a user in charge of feeding the infant.

It is yet another object of the invention to provide elements that allow the support and protection of means for dispensing replacement fluid, safely and securely. hygienic and in such a way that said spare elements are available immediately.

These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the light of the following description, which is accompanied by a series of figures for preferred embodiments of the invention, which should be understood to be elaborated for illustrative and non-limiting purposes. of the teachings of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES For a better understanding of the advantages of the device of the invention, a series of drawings and figures are presented which aim to illustrate illustratively the characteristics of the device and the way to use it, without pretending to be limiting.

Figure 1 is a front plane view of a bottle with the improvements and additions of the invention in a first position of use.

Figure 2 is a front plane view of a bottle with the improvements and additions of the invention in a second position of use.

Figure 3 is a schematic view of the first step to bring the bottle from the first use position of Figure 1 to the second use position of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a schematic view of the second step for bringing the bottle from the first use position of Figure 1 to the second use position of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a schematic view of the third step for bringing the bottle from the first use position of Figure 1 to the second use position of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a schematic view of the fourth step for bringing the bottle from the first use position of Figure 1 to the second use position of Figure 2.

Figure 7a is a side plane view of a conventional bottle cap with a bottle in its position of use.

Figure 7b is a top plan view of a conventional bottle cap with a bottle in its oled position.

Figure 8a is a side plane view of a conventional bottle cap with one of the modifications of the present invention.

Figure 8b is a top plan view of a conventional bottle cap with one of the modifications of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a schematic representation of the placement of the bottle cap of Figures 8a and 8b on a conventional bottle cap with a bottle in its position of use.

Figure 10a is a side view of a conventional bottle cap without a bottle.

Figure 10b is a top view of a conventional bottle cap without a bottle.

FIG. 1 is a side view of a conventional seal disc adaptable to a conventional bottle cap.

Figure 11b is a top view of a conventional seal disc adaptable to a conventional bottle cap.

Figure 12 is a schematic representation of the process for placing a replacement bottle and a seal disc in a conventional bottle cap.

Figure 13 is a side view of a conventional bottle cap, with a replacement bottle and a seal disc in position to guard against waiting for use.

Figure 14 is a schematic representation of the placement of the cap, seal and replacement bottle assembly of Figure 13 on a vertical face of the body of a conventional baby bottle.

Figures 15a to 15e are schematic representations of the procedure for placing a replacement bottle from its guard position to its replacement position ready to be placed in the bottle in its position of use.

Figure 16 is a schematic representation of a cross sectional view of a part of the channel into which the repositioning arm object of the present invention slides.

Figure 17a is a schematic representation of a top plane view of a part of the channel into which the repositioning arm object of the present invention slides, with the slidable element inside it.

Figure 17b is a schematic representation of a cross sectional view of a part of the channel into which the repositioning arm object of the present invention slides, with the sliding element inside it.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The following description will be referred to the accompanying drawings described above, which should be understood as illustrative of the invention, and not limiting of the scope thereof. The common elements in the figures have the same numerical references in all of them, In order to avoid confusion regarding the use of certain terms, it is agreed in the following terms: "mamila" means the ampule of elastic material, usually latex or soft plastic through which the liquid flows from the container to the outside. suction action of the infant; "lid" refers to the ring normally threaded internally that holds the "bottle" and holds it against the mouth of the container, "bottle" means the container, "lid" and "mamila" described above, finally , the references to the term "stopper" have to be understood that they are made towards a device of truncoconical shape and whose base is a low cylinder. height, which serves to cover and protect the cap-mamila pair, and which is normally subjected to this torque by pressure along the annular area of the cap that is matched to the respective lower (annular) cylindrical area of the cap, to which it fits; Conventionally, the surfaces in contact of the lid and the stopper present roughness or texturing that improve the fit between them and prevent to a large extent, although not totally, the inadvertent detachment of the cap from the bottle set.

The present invention relates to alterations that can be made to a conventional baby bottle or that can be incorporated into the factory design, such that it is allowed to keep the cap close to the body of the bottle at all times, in such a way as to minimize the possibilities of contamination of their areas of possible contact with the bottle, and where the modifications also allow to protect a spare set of lid and bottle to be placed in the bottle when necessary.

Figure 1 is a side view of the baby bottle (100) incorporating the additional elements and the modifications of according to the present invention. The bottle consists of a container open at one end, whose body (110) is preferably cylindrical.

Conventionally, at the "upper" end of the cylindrical body (110), open, a neck is formed to which a cover (120) can be coupled generally in a threaded relationship therebetween; the cap (120) in turn, supports a bottle (130) and the cap (120) and bottle (130) assembly can be covered by the cap (140) to prevent contamination. As it is known by the users of conventional baby bottles, that for the infant to have access to the bottle and be able to suck the fluid in the bottle, the plug (140) must be removed in order to leave the bottle (130) exposed; the plug is located on a nearby surface or sheltered somewhere else during the time that the infant is using the bottle (100), with the risk of being lost or simply its interior exposed to contamination by external environmental agents.

In the modification proposed in the present invention, the bottle body is provided with a second section of bottle with neck and mouth (115) on which a spare cover (150) can be screwed which can receive on it the stopper (140) when it is removed from its position of use guarding the cover (120) and mamilla (130) assembly ) on the neck of the body (110) of the bottle (100) illustrated in Figure 1 to be located as illustrated in Figure 2. It is clear that in that new position, the plug (140) is kept within easy reach for when it is necessary to reposition it on the bottle (130) once the infant stops using it, and by virtue of being on the replacement lid (150) sealed by a seal disc (160) as will be explained later, the surface inside of said plug (140) is not exposed to the environment and therefore the possibilities of contamination are diminished.

On the other hand, to avoid the loss of the plug (140) when by some carelessness it inadvertently detaches from the second position illustrated in Figure 2, on the spare lid (150), a rigid arm (100) is added to the bottle (100). 170) that attaches the plug (140) to the body- (110) of the baby bottle (100), by means of a pair of elements (174) and (178) that are located at the ends of said rigid arm (170) and that, as will be described later, they have a pulley or reel shape that allows them to slide along a channel (172) with a "C" shaped cross section, attached to the body (110) of the bottle (100) at one end, and to another channel (176) of shorter length and with a "C" shaped cross section, subject to the base of the plug (140); the combination of both channels allows the plug to be moved a sufficient distance to alternate it from its first position of use illustrated in Figure 1 to the second position of use illustrated in Figure 2, as described below.

It will be appreciated in Figures 1 and 2, that the extra lid (150) is attached to the "vertical" face of the body (110) of the baby bottle (100) thanks to a section (115) having the precise shape of the upper part of the bottle, and whose profile in the area of union (116) with the body (110) conforms exactly to the face of the body of the bottle, leaving a free space in its interior sufficient to house a replacement bottle (152) that is properly secured to the replacement cap (150) and protected from contamination by the seal disc (160). Section (115) is located on the outer face of the body (110) of the bottle (100) so that its line of symmetry forms an angle of 90 ° with respect to the vertical central axis of said channel (172), the mouth of said section (115) being closed by a cap additional (150) that in one embodiment may contain a replacement bottle; the angle formed by the mouth of the section (115) with respect to the vertical of the baby bottle (100) is such that it allows the cap to be easily placed on it and also allows the replacement bottle to be maintained (indicated by dotted line) ) out of contact with the outer wall of the body (110) of the bottle (100).

Figures 3 to 6 schematically illustrate the procedure for moving the plug (140) from its first use position of Figure 1 to its second use position in which it fits the spare cover (150). The repositioning arm (170) moves vertically upwards by sliding the element (174) into the channel (172) as shown by the arrow "A" of Figure 3, a length no less than the distance between the base of the lid and the end of the bottle, thereby releasing the cap (140) of the cap (120) and exposing the bottle (130); the plug (140) is rotated together with the arm (170) towards the bottle side (100) where the second neck (115) is located, as indicated by the arrow bow "B" of Figure 4, by moving the arm down into the channel (172) according to the direction of the arrow "C" "of Figure 5 as necessary to position the cap (140) exactly on the replacement cap (150), to finally securely hold said replacement cap (150) by pushing it towards it in the direction of arrow "D" of Figure 6. It should be noted that this movement will produce an additional displacement in the vertical direction of one or both of the elements sliders (174) and (178) within their corresponding channels (172) and (176), respectively.

Some details of the constituent elements of the invention and its mode of use are given below.

Figure 7a is a front or side view, due to the symmetry exhibited by the described elements, of a conventional cap 120 for a baby bottle, which normally has a lower circular edge 122 and a cylindrical body 124 that can be smooth or present a polygonal prism shape with rounded edges, as illustrated in Figure 7a; the lid (120) has threaded elements (not shown) in its interior for fitting on the threaded neck of the open end of the baby bottle (100), and a concentric recess (126) through which a bottle is passed and adjusted (130) latex or other plastic material, which is held firmly in the recess (126) of the lid (120) by the pressure exerted by the manufacturing material itself to return to its original form; Conventional mammals usually have an annular depression in the coupling area with a lid to ensure its correct position within said gap. Figure 7b shows a top plan view of the assembly.

Also conventionally, commercially available baby bottles and bottles are accompanied by a hollow plug (140) which is shown schematically in Figures 8a and 8b and which in most conventional embodiments includes approximately the same elements: a base (142) essentially cylindrical shape of low height whose inner diameter is designed to fit under pressure around the outer periphery of the cover (120) to which it is intended; on this basis (142) a structure rises truncoconical (144) hollow and open at its lower end joining the base (142) in an annular zone (146); the height of the section (144) is such that it allows the inside of the bottle (130) supported on a conventional lid (120); the truncoconical body (144) is delimited in its upper part by a surface (148) that completely closes the "dome", then forming the cap (140) of flared shape that is illustrated. In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a channel (176) with its ends closed and within which a sliding element of general shape of pulley (178) is enclosed to said plug (140) is added.

As mentioned, the stopper (140) is used to isolate the cap (120) and sucker (130) assembly by sliding over the assembly in the direction indicated by the arrows "E" in Figure 9, lowering it until the corresponding cylindrical sections of the lid (120) and the stopper (140) (areas designated as (124) and (142) respectively in the previous Figures) are adjusted to each other, achieving the desired effect of preserving the mamila (130) of contact with air and other means of contamination.

Commercially available baby bottles and bottles are accompanied by some additional attachments, such as a seal disc (160) illustrated in FIGS. 11 and 11, which is circular in shape, and whose main body (162) has a diameter that allows its insertion in a spare cover (150) illustrated in Figures 10a and 10b, identical to the cover (120) referred to above, although different references are used to designate both and avoid confusion, so that a high relief (164) also of The circular form can fill the recess (156) of a spare cover (150), when said disc (160) is introduced in the appropriate direction in said cover (150) as indicated by the arrow "G" in Figure 12. The disc (160) is complemented by a small handle (166) projecting on the face opposite that occupied by the high relief (164), for easy handling of the disc (160). It is clear that, alternatively, a device such as that formed by the cover (150) and the disc? E seal (160) can be manufactured in one piece forming a "blind" cover.

As illustrated in Figure 12, the cap assembly (150) and seal disc (160) may be associated with a replacement cap (152) which is inserted as indicated by the "F" arrow, so that a assembly as illustrated in Figure 13, where the replacement bottle (152) is available to be used in place of the bottle (130) when necessary.

For the purposes of the present invention, one of these seal (150) seal disc (160) and spacer (152) assemblies occupies the second mouth (115) in the body (110) of the modified baby bottle (100). In accordance with the present invention, it is possible to hold or remove said assembly, as indicated by the arrow "I" of Figure 14, by rotating it in either direction as indicated by the curved arrow "H" in the same Figure . Note that the additional body (115) is located on the outer surface of the wall of the bottle (100) so it never contacts the fluid inside it, preserving the smoothness of the internal face of the body (110) of the bottle (100) for easy cleaning and to prevent the accumulation of waste; Note also that, as indicated above, the distance between the outer wall of the bottle and the mouth of the additional body (115) is such that it allows to perfectly accommodate the replacement bottle (152) without it touching said wall when the assembly of the threaded Figure 13 is placed on said body (115).

It should be evident that the body (115) can be adapted from another bottle body from which it is cut so that the cutting line (116) fits perfectly to the profile of the body (110); or in its case, said body (115) can be formed with a similar configuration from the manufacture of the baby bottle (100), always considering that the inner surface of the main body (110) remains smooth.

The replacement bottle (152) is available to replace the bottle (130) at any time, by moving it from its guard position shown in Figure 13 to its position of use, as in Figure 7a, following the well-known procedure and illustrated schematically in Figures 15a to 15e, as follows: once the spare assembly is unscrewed as indicated in Figure 14, the assembly of Figure 15a disassembled as indicated by the arrows "J" and "K" in Figure 15b, the disc (160) is removed (arrow "L"); subsequently, the bottle (152) is "flipped" according to the arrow "M" of Figure 15c, inserted through the central hole of the lid (150) according to the arrow "N" of Figure 15d and adjusted in it, to finally be as shown in Figure 15e; already assembled in this way, the assembly can replace the cap (120) and bottle (130) that originally occupied the mouth of the body (110) of the bottle (100), and this at the same time is taken to the position of shelter for its subsequent cleaning, reversing the steps of Figures 15a to 15e of Figure 14.

Figure 16 shows a section of a section of the channel (172), identical to the channel (176) although the latter with shorter length, where one can see how one of the sliding elements (178) (or (174)), shaped of spool or pulley, occupies the hollow part of the channel (172) with a cross section in the form of "C" with straight sides, in which the upper edges directed to the interior (172 ') and (172") prevent the element slidable (178) can exit the interior of said channel (172), and limit their movement to the directions indicated by the double-headed arrow "0" along the channel (172); this is also indicated in the top view shown in Figure 17a.

The cross section along the line PP illustrated in Figure 17b shows how the sliding elements (174, 178) are confined to the interior of the channels (172, 176) and how the edges (172 ', 172") prevent the exit and at the same time allow sliding of the sliding elements (174, 178).

Note that both on channel (172) and on (176), the ends are closed.

While a preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described where the device is applied to a conventional baby bottle subsequent to its manufacture as an addition made by the user, it will be apparent to a person skilled in the art of bottle making that the Modifications and additions to the structure of a conventional bottle can be made at the time of manufacture, as mentioned during the description.

Likewise, it will be evident to a person skilled in the art, that the device of the invention can be constituted not only by an arm as described, but by a pair of them, placed diametrically opposite in the body of the bottle and subject to the plug in points also diametrically opposed, being its operation as previously described.

It will also be evident that it is possible to make modifications to the elements described and illustrated with reference to the preferred embodiment, which, however, should not be considered as going beyond the scope of the present invention, which instead should be understood from the claims that follow.

Claims (24)

CLAIMS Once the invention is described, what is considered novel and therefore its property is claimed, is:

1. A device to keep a bottle cap close, available and with a high degree of hygiene while the bottle is being used by an infant; the bottle is a container with an essentially cylindrical body; a screw cap is attached to the open end of the bottle; the lid in turn supports a bottle and the assembly can be covered by a plug to prevent contamination; The device consists of: a. a rigid arm, b. a pair of sliders, c. a conventional bottle stopper, d. a channel for the confinement and sliding of one of the sliding elements located on the external wall of the bottle body, and. a channel for the confinement and sliding of another of the sliding elements located on the external wall of the bottle cap, and f. alternating support means for the stopper disposed in the body of the bottle; said device characterized in that the rigid arm attached to said stopper in a first position covering the bottle cap and lid, from where it is possible to move said stopper to a second position on the alternate support means where its inner surface is protected from possible contaminants, staying attached to said arm to avoid its loss; and wherein the alternate support means is in the form of a second bottle mouth with a lid and is located on the outer face of the bottle body at an appropriate angle to receive and support the cap attached to said arm.

2. The device for holding the cap of a bottle according to claim 1, characterized in that said alternate support means are located on the outer face of the body of the bottle.

3. The device for holding a bottle cap according to claim 2, characterized in that the middle line of said alternating support means is 90 ° with respect to the center line of said channel on the body of the bottle.

4. The device for holding the cap of a bottle according to claim 2, characterized in that the mouth of said alternating support means forms an angle of less than 90 ° with respect to the mouth of the bottle.

5. The device for holding the cap of a bottle according to claim 2, characterized in that said alternate support means form a space that can accommodate a spare bottle.

6. The device for fastening the plug of a baby bottle according to claims 2 to 5, characterized in that said alternating support means can be obtained by cutting from the upper part of a conventional bottle with lid, where the cutting line fits perfectly to the contour of the outer wall of the bottle.

7. The device for fastening the cap of a bottle according to claim 6, characterized in that said alternate support means are firmly fixed to the outer face of the bottle by any technique known in the art such as to allow a hermetic seal between the cutting edge of said means and the outer face of the bottle.

8. The device for fastening the cap of a bottle according to claims 2 to 5, characterized in that said alternating support means are formed in one piece with the bottle when it is manufactured.

9. The device for holding the cap of a bottle according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the mouth of said alternating support means is occupied by a "blind" lid.

10. The device for fastening the plug of a bottle according to claim 9, characterized in that said "blind" lid is formed by permanently fixing a conventional seal disc inside a conventional lid, so that the hollow of the conventional lid intended for receiving a conventional bottle is sealed by said seal disc.

11. The device for holding the cap of a bottle according to claim 10, characterized in that said "blind" lid is manufactured in one piece.

12. The device for holding the cap of a bottle according to claim 9, characterized in that a spare bottle is held inside said "blind" lid.

13. The device for holding the cap of a bottle according to claim 12, characterized in that said spare bottle is kept free of contact with contaminants while occupying their place inside the alternate means of support, subject to the "blind" lid.

14. The device for holding a bottle cap according to claim 13, characterized in that said spare bottle can be exchanged with the bottle mounted on the bottle cap for use and this in turn be housed inside the alternate means of support , when said bottle has been contaminated or its replacement is required for another reason.

15. The device for fastening the cap of a bottle according to claim 1, characterized in that one end of each of said slidable elements is fastened to one of the ends of said rigid arm and the free end of each of said elements Slidable is confined within each of said channels to allow its sliding.

16. The device for fastening the plug of a bottle according to claim 15, characterized in that one of said channels with a length not less than the distance between the base of the lid and the end of the bottle is fixedly placed on the outer face of the bottle. body of the bottle so that the arm can slide in the direction of the length of the bottle, from a position fitted on the cap and bottle assembly to a position on the end of the bottle.

17. The device for fastening the plug of a bottle according to claim 15, characterized in that the other channel, of a length similar to the height of the wall surrounding the base of the cap, is firmly fixed to said wall in a location close to the open end of it.

18. The device for fastening the plug of a bottle according to claim 15, characterized in that the sliding elements can rotate inside the channels, and allow the rotation of the arm and of the stopper with respect to the body of the bottle to place and remove the cap on the cap and bottle assembly in its first position of use to protect the assembly, or in its second position of use on the alternate support means.

19. The device for fastening the cap of a bottle according to claim 1, characterized in that the sliding elements preferably have a reel or pulley shape.

20. The device for fastening the plug of a bottle according to claim 1, characterized in that said channels have a "C" profile of straight sides, with the ends of the open side extending inwards in order to prevent the exit of the slidable element. confined inside.

21. A bottle according to claim 1 characterized by the presence of a single device to hold the plug of a bottle.

22. A bottle according to claim 1 characterized by the presence of two devices to hold the plug of a bottle.

23. A bottle according to claim 22 characterized in that the channels for the confinement and sliding of the sliding elements at the end of each arm of each of said devices that are located on the external wall of the body of the bottle, are in diametrically opposed places .

24. A baby bottle according to claim 22, characterized in that the channels for the confinement and sliding of the sliding elements at the end of each arm of each of said devices that are located on the external wall of the body of the stopper, are in diametrically opposed places. .