US 12,343,313 B2
Pacifier fabrication method
Jessica Smith, Wichita, KS (US)
Filed by Jessica Smith, Wichita, KS (US)
Filed on Apr. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/135,512.
Prior Publication US 2023/0248616 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. A61F 2/52 (2006.01); A61J 17/00 (2006.01); B29C 33/38 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); A41C 3/04 (2006.01); A41D 1/215 (2018.01); A61F 2/50 (2006.01)
CPC A61J 17/001 (2015.05) [A61F 2/52 (2013.01); A61J 17/105 (2020.05); B29C 33/3878 (2013.01); A41C 3/04 (2013.01); A41D 1/215 (2018.01); A61F 2002/5053 (2013.01); A61F 2002/526 (2013.01); B29C 2033/3871 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7412 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7532 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for fabricating a pacifier having surfaces matching those of a nursing mother's nipple, said nipple having a length, said method comprising steps of:
(a) utilizing the nursing mother's nipple as a positive mold to cast a first negative mold;
(b) utilizing the first negative mold to cast replica of the nursing mother's nipple;
(c) modifying the replica of the nursing mother's nipple so that said replica has a length greater than that of the nursing mother's nipple;
(d) utilizing the modified replica of the nursing mother's nipple as a second positive mold to cast a second negative mold; and
(e) utilizing the second negative mold to cast an extended replica of the nursing mother's nipple.