A mounting assembly for infants' soothing teats comprising a teat nipple with an integral shaft portion made of an elastic material, a clamp member inserted into the shaft portion of the teat nipple, and a shield type mouth plate mounted on the shaft portion of the teat nipple wherein the clamp member includes an abutment surface and one or a plurality of integral yieldably movable locking elements adapted to cooperate with the abutment surface to safely retain the soothing teat assembly in its assembled relationship. The locking elements may consist either of articulated lugs being biased into a predetermined locking position by their inherent resiliency, or of slidably movable wedge members adapted to be selectively adjusted into a retaining position.

The device comprises a hollow, soft rubber baglet which is mounted in the front of a curved shield which positions the baglet in the infant's mouth. The shield is provided with an elongated rectangular opening having peripheral extensions forwardly and rearwardly to form a socket opening. The forwardly extending portion is wider to form a shoulder at the front of the shield. A pair of spaced flat rectangular members are joined at their central rear edges by an integral loop which loosely holds the circular handle for the device. The flat members are provided adjacent their front outer ends with wedge portions forming exterior shoulders. At their opposed faces, the flat members are provided with raised transverse strips which act as pivotal separators for the members. The baglet is pulled through the shield opening so that its open beaded end faces rearwardly. The flat members are inserted in the baglet opening and the assembly is then forced into the rectangular opening in the shield. The transverse strips act as a pivot so that the front edges of the members swing toward each other to allow entry into the opening. Thereafter, the members spring apart sufficiently to allow the shoulders on the members to engage the shoulders in the opening to lock the assembly together.

A pacifier includes a generally lemniscate-shaped shield provided with retractions on its two longer sides in the middle thereof, and a nipple fastened in a central opening of the shield. The shield, on each of both sides of the central shield opening, includes but one lateral opening that reaches as far as to the edge of the shield while leaving a frame part.

An infant mask is disclosed having contoured features in relief held in place by a nipple inserted in the infant's mouth. In one embodiment, the contoured mask is removably connected to the nipple. In a second embodiment the mask is made to change shapes as a result of pressure applied to the nipple.

A face mask assembly comprises a face mask and a pacifier constructed to be easily attached to the face mask. The pacifier is provided with a novel construction for use with either the face mask for pre-operative and operative procedures, or a shield for pre- and post-operative care.