US 12,447,112 B2
Fluid transfer connector
Benjamin M. Davis, Woodstock, GA (US); Mark M. Costello, County Mayo (IE); and Brian Ledwith, County Galway (IE)
Assigned to Avent, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US)
Filed by Avent, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US)
Filed on Jun. 10, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/738,532.
Application 18/738,532 is a division of application No. 17/088,915, filed on Nov. 4, 2020, granted, now 12,036,183.
Application 17/088,915 is a division of application No. 15/440,105, filed on Feb. 23, 2017, granted, now 10,857,068, issued on Dec. 8, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/384,848, filed on Sep. 8, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/299,210, filed on Feb. 24, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0325249 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. A61J 1/20 (2006.01); A61J 1/14 (2023.01); B65D 41/04 (2006.01); B65D 43/16 (2006.01); B65D 47/14 (2006.01); B65D 51/24 (2006.01); B67D 7/02 (2010.01)
CPC A61J 1/2096 (2013.01) [A61J 1/1412 (2013.01); A61J 1/1425 (2015.05); A61J 1/1481 (2015.05); A61J 1/1487 (2015.05); A61J 1/2048 (2015.05); A61J 1/2065 (2015.05); B65D 41/0485 (2013.01); B65D 43/163 (2013.01); B65D 47/14 (2013.01); B65D 47/141 (2013.01); B65D 51/24 (2013.01); B67D 7/0288 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bottle adapter connector comprising:
a cylindrical body comprising an outer peripheral surface configured to engage with an opening of a bottle, an inner peripheral surface, and a floor surface extending radially inward from the inner peripheral surface;
a male coupling comprising a conduit extending therethrough, the male coupling extending from the floor surface of the cylindrical body, the male coupling configured to be removably coupled to a female coupling of a container;
an outer collar extending from the floor surface and surrounding the male coupling, the outer collar radially offset and inward of the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical body; and a recess portion defining a portion of the floor surface that the male coupling extends from, the recess portion defined between the male coupling and the outer collar.