Cap enabling reusable pacifiers and feeding bottles to be sterilised in a microwave oven

摘要

A cap for reusable pacifiers and feeding bottles, where the cap is advantages in that it enables same to be quickly sterilized in a microwave oven. The cap is characterized in that it includes a conventional body suitable for fitting over a nipple holder. A port is provided in the upper cap portion to enable steam to escape. A valve attached to the top of the cap port is characterized in that it has a small ventilated cap housing an upside-down flexible vessel. The cap can be attached either to a feeding bottle or to a pacifier to enable the sterilization in a microwave oven. A feeding bottle or pacifier can be sterilized simply by filling the same with a small amount of water, closing the valve cap and boiling the water in a microwave oven. The water turns into steam and sterilizes the inside of the entire feeding bottle or pacifier and the pressurized steam escapes through the valve.