WO2003056927A1 - Fixation de tetine pour nourrisson - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
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- A61J11/008—Protecting caps
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47J36/00—Parts, details or accessories of cooking-vessels
- A47J36/24—Warming devices
- A47J36/2411—Baby bottle warmers; Devices for warming baby food in jars
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47J36/00—Parts, details or accessories of cooking-vessels
- A47J36/24—Warming devices
- A47J36/28—Warming devices generating the heat by exothermic reactions, e.g. heat released by the contact of unslaked lime with water
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
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- A61J11/04—Teats with means for fastening to bottles
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
- A61J9/00—Feeding-bottles in general
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
- A61J9/00—Feeding-bottles in general
- A61J9/008—Feeding-bottles in general having storage compartments, e.g. for storing a teat
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
- A61J2200/00—General characteristics or adaptations
- A61J2200/40—Heating or cooling means; Combinations thereof
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- the present invention relates to a container with nipple attachment for feeding infants.
- the present invention relates to a container which heats the food within the container and allows the nipple attachment to be enclosed within the container.
- the present invention provides a container for nursing infants.
- the container includes an interior with a first end (or top end) opening into the interior.
- a flexible nipple attaches across the opening and is positioned such that at least a portion of the nipple extends into said interior of the container.
- a container lid is then positioned over the flexible nipple and encloses the interior of the container.
- the present invention includes a second end (or bottom end) with internal walls extending upwards toward the top end and thereby forming an internal cavity in the container. A thermic module is then positioned in this internal cavity.
- nipple attachments thereon for allowing infants and juvenile children to suckle a food item from the container.
- a nipple attachment for a "juvenile” differs from that for an infant only in that the juvenile nipple attachment has a larger aperture to allow for a larger flow of fluid.
- the term's food item, container contents, liquid, or beverage are considered equivalent and may be used interchangeably.
- Many prior art containers with nipple attachments may be considered "baby bottles" which have a size and shape considerably different from beverage containers used by older children and adults.
- a beverage to be consumed by an infant must be transferred from the original beverage container into the baby bottle. This procedure is time consuming and is prone to spills and other problems which require subsequent cleanup activities. It would be desirable to provide an economical container which has an integral nipple attachment and the beverage already stored in the container. It would also be desirable for the container to be a standard size, such as the size of the common twelve ounce cylindrical soda can (approximately 12 cm in height and 6.5 cm in diameter), so that existing canning equipment could process such containers. Another desirable aspect of a beverage container for an infant would be a means of warming the beverage to approximately 21 to 43 °C, however in some applications, the temperature may be higher such as to approximately 55 °C.
- the baby bottles should provide a manner of pre-attaching the nipple to the container while allowing the nipple, container and its contents to be enclosed and sized such that the container may be stored at room temperature for long periods of time.
- the aperture in the nipple should be sealed to prevent the beverage from oozing out of the nipple and forming an unsightly and messy film about the nipple. Nevertheless, the aperture in the end of nipple should be easily openable.
- Objects of the Invention It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a container with a nipple attachment which may be manufactured using standard canning methods. It is an object for the nipple attachment to be pre-attached and removably enclosed within the beverage container. It is an object to allow the nipple attachment to be sterilized at the same time the beverage in the container is sterilized.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the present invention with the nipple attachment extended.
- Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 1.
- Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the invention without the thermic module and with the nipple attachment folded within the container.
- Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3, but with the nipple attachment extended.
- Figure 5 is a detailed cross-sectional view of the removable plug formed on the nipple attachment.
- Figure 6 is a view of the present invention with the container wall cut away and the nipple attachment folded within the container.
- Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view of a thermic module in the bottom of said container.
- Figure 8 is a side view of the closing lid of the present invention.
- Figure 9 is a top view of the closing lid.
- Figure 10 is a cross-sectional view of the nipple attachment.
- Figure 11 is a cross-sectional view of the head of the nipple attachment.
- Figure 12 is a detailed view of the nipple attachment positioned between the container rim and the lid rim.
- Figure 13 is a perspective view of the nipple attachment in its folded position.
- Figure 14 is a view of the nipple attachment in its folded position, superimposed on a view of the nipple attachment in its extended position.
- Figure 15 is a view of the container showing the plastic protective ring over the container rim.
- Figure 16 is a view of the insulating sleeve which will typically cover containers having thermic modules.
- FIG. 1 illustrates the container 1 of the present invention having container body 3 and flexible nipple attachment 20.
- Flexible nipple attachment 20 will further include nipple head 21, nipple neck 22, and nipple shoulder 23.
- the cross-sectional view of Figure 2 illustrates how container 1 will also include container interior 4 and a top opening 5 over which flexible nipple attachment 20 is attached.
- container body 3 will include internal side walls 31 extending upward to form cavity 30 in the bottom portion of container body 3.
- the purpose of cavity 30 is to house a thermic module for heating or cooling the contents of container 1.
- Container body 3 may be constructed of any suitable material, with one preferred embodiment being constructed out of a metal such as tin or aluminum or even materials such as plastics by methods well known in the art.
- the thermic module 32 is a separate cup-like element which is inserted into cavity 30. As shown in Figure 7, this thermic module 32 includes an upper compartment 33 and a lower compartment 34 separated by a dividing wall 36. Typically, one compartment will contain a first chemical reactant and the other compartment will contain a second chemical reactant. Attached to the flexible base of thermic module 32 will be actuator 35. When the base of module 32 is pressed inward, actuator 35 will perforate dividing wall 36, allowing the chemicals reactants to mix, thereby creating a endothermic or exothermic reaction depending on the chemicals used. A typical combination of reactants used to create an exothermic reaction is quicklime and water.
- One manner of accomplishing this is to mix the quicklime with lightly burned Domolite (CaMg(CO 3 ) 2 ).
- a suitable range of quicklime to Domolite ratios could be 2.3 to 4 or even 1.5 to 9.
- the quicklime/Domolite combination may be substituted for quicklime at the water to quicklime ratios recited above.
- thermic modules may be integrally formed within the cavity 30 by placing one of the reactants directly in the cavity.
- U.S. Patent No. 5,626,022 Scudder, et al. which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety, discloses one such integrally formed thermic module.
- the present invention could employ either the separately insertable or integrally formed thermic module.
- Figure 16 illustrates how it will be advantageous to position an insulating sleeve 50 along container body 3 with a shrink-wrap cover 51 overlaying insulating sleeve 50.
- the insulating sleeve 50 may be formed of cotton, wool, corrugated cardboard, or other suitable, insulating, moisture absorbent materials.
- One suitable type of insulating sleeve is disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 10/003,877.
- container 1 will include some type of easy-opening lid. While lid 10 is shown conceptually in Figures 6 and 7, Figures 8 and 9 better illustrate one easy-opening lid of the preferred type.
- the conventional lid 10 in Figure 9 will include lid rim 11, a peel-back top 12, and finger ring 13.
- lip 10 will be opened by first lifting finger ring 13 to cause punch portion 14 to break the seal between peel-back top 12 and lid rim 11, then finger ring 13 will be pulled backwards, pulling peel- back top 12 away from the rest of lid rim 11.
- Figure 8 illustrates how lid 10 will be connected to container body 3.
- Container body 3 will include a container rim 6 at the top of body 3.
- Lid 10 will be placed over body 3 and then lid rim 11 will be crimped onto container rim 6.
- a plastic rim cap or protective ring 16 may be positioned on top of the metal lid rim 11 to ensure that overly warm metal does not come into contact with the infant suckling from contain 1.
- lid 10 may be constructed of any suitable material including tin or aluminum (or even plastic).
- nipple attachment 20 will include nipple head 21, nipple neck 22, and nipple shoulder 23.
- Nipple attachment 20 may be formed of any suitable rubber-like material, such as latex, rubberized plastic, or silicone.
- nipple head 21 will have a nursing aperture 27 formed therein. However, it is generally more hygienic and more aesthetically pleasing to close off nursing aperture 27 prior to use in order to prevent the contents of container 1 from escaping through nursing aperture 27.
- a removable plug 25 is formed over nursing aperture 27.
- removable plug 25 consists of a pull tab 28 integrally formed with attachable nipple 20.
- nipple attachment 20 including v-shaped cuts 26 and pull tabs 28, may be integrally formed by any conventional technique such as pour molding or injection molding of silicon.
- a second aperture, air aperture 29, is also formed in the shoulder portion 23 of nipple attachment 20.
- Air aperture 29 is closed with a removable plug 25 in the same manner as nursing aperture 27.
- the purpose of air aperture 29 is to allow air into container 1 to displace fluid removed through the infant's nursing and prevent a vacuum from forming in container 1.
- Naturally an air aperture could be positioned anywhere on the container which would allow air to replace the fluid removed.
- Nipple attachment 20 will have an attachment perimeter 24 (see also Figure 13) which is sufficiently large in diameter to stretch across the container rim 6. Lid rim 11 will then be placed over attachment perimeter 24 and container rim 6 and lid rim 11 will be crimped into place. It can be seen that when the rubber-like material is tightly crimped between container rim 6 and lid rim 11 , it will form an air-tight seal for retaining and sealing in the contents of container 1.
- nipple attachment 20 is shown in an extended position, ready for use as soon as the plugs 25 are removed. However, prior to being placed in use, nipple attachment 25 will be placed in a folded or semi-inverted position within can body 3 as seen in Figure 3. The material between nipple neck 22 and nipple should 23 will be semi-inverted such that nipple head 21 will be just below lid 10.
- a perspective view of nipple attachment 20 in the folded position is seen in Figure 13.
- the side walls along the portion 42 (see Figures 10 and 14) which semi-inverts will be somewhat thinner than the remaining sections of nipple attachment 20. For example, this inverting portion 42 of the sidewall may be approximately 0.6 mm thick while the remaining sections of nipple attachment 20 is approximately 2 to 3 mm thick.
- nipple attachment 20 in the folded position within container body 3 allows it to be sealed therein by lid 10 as suggested by Figures 3, 7 and 8. This will ensure that nipple attachment 20 remains in a clean and sterile condition up until the moment it is placed in use.
- To place container 1 into use it is only necessary to remove the peel-back top 12 of lid 11, pull nipple attachment 20 into the extended position, and twist off removable plugs 25.
- the container will be washed and sterilized by any conventional method such as high temperature steam, radiation, or other suitable means. Thereafter, the container will be filled with a food or beverage.
- Nipple attachment 20 is placed over the open end of container body 3 with the attachment perimeter 24 over lapping container rim 6 and nipple attachment 20 being in the semi-inverted position.
- Lid 10 is then placed over container rim 6 and crimped thereon. If the contents of the can so require, the entire enclosed can may then be sterilize. Then a plastic protective ring is placed upon rim 11 of lid 10.
- a thermic module is either separately inserted into or integrally formed within cavity 30.
- An insulating sleeve is wrapped around the container 1 and a plastic shrink-wrap labeling cover is placed around said insulating sleeve.
- One advantage is that the method of manufacture will use current canning equipment to attach the nipple and easy-open-end. Additionally, the entire can and nipple combination may be readily handled and sterilized using existing manufacturing techniques and the canning process need not be altered. Furthermore, the cans occupy the same shelf space as current beverage cans, and can be dispensed via current vending machines. A further advantage is that nursing mothers do not need to mix or heat (if a thermic module is present) baby formulas.
- the ready to use, self- contained can may be opened and the thermic module activated at bed side, in cars, on planes, in rural places where local water may not be of adequate quality or cannot be sterilized.
- a further advantage is that the nipple attachment may be readily constructed for feeding juvenile children and is not limited to only infants. This conversion only requires that the nipples be formed with larger apertures to accommodate a larger liquid flow.
- this disclosure discusses infant bottles or nipples, it will be understood that this includes the same for juveniles.
- a further advantage is that a singular universal can body can be used for both infant hot drinks requiring a temperature of only about 40 °C and adult hot drinks requiring a temperature of about 60 °C. After canning, the appropriate thermic insert module (infant or adult) may be installed to achieve the correct temperature.
- the nipple can be sealed onto the can body using the easy-open-end with out the necessity of additional gluing or crimping, plastic welding etc. This is a particular advantage in the manufacturing process.
- a further advantage is that fewer parts and processes are required then prior art baby bottles.
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| AU2002367312A AU2002367312A1 (en) | 2001-12-27 | 2002-10-15 | Infant nipple attachment |
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| US730337A (en) * | 1901-10-04 | 1903-06-09 | Martin Bonnefont | Nursing-bottle. |
| US2519986A (en) * | 1949-06-30 | 1950-08-22 | Allan E Trout | Baby food formula container |
| US2628906A (en) * | 1950-01-21 | 1953-02-17 | John J Horan | Nursing devices |
| US2628909A (en) * | 1947-09-05 | 1953-02-17 | John J Horan | Packaging for liquid infant food |
| US2956702A (en) * | 1956-03-19 | 1960-10-18 | Clark W Ransom | Infant nursing bottle and nipple arrangement |
| US4600111A (en) * | 1985-05-13 | 1986-07-15 | Brown Mary F | Toddler cup |
| US5461867A (en) * | 1994-05-31 | 1995-10-31 | Insta-Heat, Inc. | Container with integral module for heating or cooling the contents |
| US5626022A (en) * | 1994-05-31 | 1997-05-06 | Insta-Heat, Inc. | Container with integral module for heating or cooling the contents |
| US6079405A (en) * | 1999-11-30 | 2000-06-27 | Justo; Jose A. | Container with in situ dual food product mixing and heating |
| US6123065A (en) * | 1996-06-11 | 2000-09-26 | Teglbjarg; Caspar | Feeding bottle |
| US6138847A (en) * | 1999-02-25 | 2000-10-31 | Johnson; Russell Joe | Disposable non-reusable baby bottle |
| US6171623B1 (en) * | 1995-03-03 | 2001-01-09 | Cambridge Consultants Limited | Liquid feed bottle |
| US6234165B1 (en) * | 2000-08-28 | 2001-05-22 | Kevin A. Creighton | Baby bottle warmer |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US730337A (en) * | 1901-10-04 | 1903-06-09 | Martin Bonnefont | Nursing-bottle. |
| US2628909A (en) * | 1947-09-05 | 1953-02-17 | John J Horan | Packaging for liquid infant food |
| US2519986A (en) * | 1949-06-30 | 1950-08-22 | Allan E Trout | Baby food formula container |
| US2628906A (en) * | 1950-01-21 | 1953-02-17 | John J Horan | Nursing devices |
| US2956702A (en) * | 1956-03-19 | 1960-10-18 | Clark W Ransom | Infant nursing bottle and nipple arrangement |
| US4600111A (en) * | 1985-05-13 | 1986-07-15 | Brown Mary F | Toddler cup |
| US5461867A (en) * | 1994-05-31 | 1995-10-31 | Insta-Heat, Inc. | Container with integral module for heating or cooling the contents |
| US5626022A (en) * | 1994-05-31 | 1997-05-06 | Insta-Heat, Inc. | Container with integral module for heating or cooling the contents |
| US6171623B1 (en) * | 1995-03-03 | 2001-01-09 | Cambridge Consultants Limited | Liquid feed bottle |
| US6123065A (en) * | 1996-06-11 | 2000-09-26 | Teglbjarg; Caspar | Feeding bottle |
| US6138847A (en) * | 1999-02-25 | 2000-10-31 | Johnson; Russell Joe | Disposable non-reusable baby bottle |
| US6079405A (en) * | 1999-11-30 | 2000-06-27 | Justo; Jose A. | Container with in situ dual food product mixing and heating |
| US6234165B1 (en) * | 2000-08-28 | 2001-05-22 | Kevin A. Creighton | Baby bottle warmer |
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