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Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention is a child pacifier comprising a nipple for inserting into a child's mouth, a pacifier housing, the pacifier housing including a plate section adapted to receive the nipple, a spring section, a pacifier middle section coupled to the plate section such that the spring section is positioned between the plate section and the pacifier middle section, a button coupled to the pacifier middle section, the button having an outer face, and at least four shields pivotally coupled to the spring section at a plurality of pivot points, the at least four shields enclosing the nipple when the spring section is disengaged, whereby engaging the spring section causes the at least four shields to pivot about the plurality of pivot points allowing access to the nipple.

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First Claim