CN102348447A

CN102348447A - Infant feeding apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN102348447A
Application number: CN2010800109432A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 劳富文
Original assignee: DONGGUAN KIDSME INDUSTRIAL Co Ltd
Current assignee: DONGGUAN KIDSME INDUSTRIAL Co Ltd; Dongguan Kidsme Trading Co Ltd
Priority date: 2009-07-22
Filing date: 2010-02-25
Publication date: 2012-02-08
Anticipated expiration: 2030-02-25
Also published as: CN102341087A; CN102348447B8; HK1140629A2; GB2472129A; HK1164686A1; HK1142484A2; HK1142485A2; CN102341087B; CN105560067A; GB201008313D0; HK1221895A1; GB2472129B; CN102348447B

Abstract

An infant feeding apparatus includes a food container (7) having an open end (71) and a closed end (72). A plurality of apertures (8) are formed on the container (7). A first coupling member (5) has an opening (51) which can be connected with the open end (71) of the container (7). A second coupling member (3) engages with the first coupling member (5) and can be movable between an open configuration allowing food to pass through the opening (51) and into the container (7), and a sealed configuration where the second coupling member (3) covers and seals the open end (71) of the container (7). The container (7) is made of a soft resilient material, and the apertures (8) and the container (7) are sized and shaped so that normally the container (7) can stay in its original shape and the food can stay inside the container (7). The container (7) collapses by external force during feeding, and returns to its original shape upon release of the force.

Description

The infant feeding device

The cross reference of related application

The application requires to be 200920135477.5 one Chinese patent application, to be 200920306690.8 one Chinese patent application and to be the priority of the one Chinese patent application of 200920314008.X in the application number of application on November 4th, 2009 that in the application number of application on July 22nd, 2009 full text of these applications is contained in this by reference in the application number of 10 applications March in 2009.

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of feeder.

Background technology

When giving infant feeding, use the feeding bottle splendid attire usually such as liquid foods such as milk and beverages.But when the fruit that is cut into small pieces to infant feeding, for example pears, Fructus Mali pumilae and vegetable etc. then do not have suitable feeder.Therefore a kind of infant feeding device need be provided, can be used for to infant feeding as foods such as fruit, fruit jelly, yoghourt, fish, meat.

Summary of the invention

The invention provides a kind of feeder, comprising:

Food container comprises opening, blind end and at least one through hole;

First connector comprises the opening that is connected with the opening of said food container, and said food container links to each other with said first connector; And,

Second connector; Cooperate with said first connector; To form open mode and sealing state; Food is put in the said food container through said opening when open mode, thereby the opening that second connector covers said first connector when sealing state seals the opening of said food container;

Wherein, said food container is processed by soft elastomeric material, during normal condition; Food is arranged in said food container, and the size and dimension of said at least one through hole and said food container makes said food container keep original shape, when said food container is put into into trencherman's mouth; Said food container subsides under external force; Said food is extruded by said at least one through hole, and when said external force removed, said food container reverted to original shape.

In feeder of the present invention, said soft elastomeric material comprises silica gel, latex or rubber for food.

In feeder of the present invention, the outer surface around the through hole of said food container has convexity.

In feeder of the present invention, the outer surface of said convexity is the dome-shaped of intercepting top.

In feeder of the present invention, said feeder has a locking mechanism at least, when said sealing state, said first connector and second connector is fixed together.

In feeder of the present invention, said first connector and said second connector are fixed together through screw thread or fastener.

In feeder of the present invention, a side of said first connector and said second connector is hinged, and opposite side is fixed together

In feeder of the present invention, the both sides of said first connector and said second connector are fixed together through two fasteners respectively.

In feeder of the present invention, the outer surface of the opening of said food container, said first connector and second connector is rounded substantially.

In feeder of the present invention, the shape of said food container is substantially the nipple-like of feeding bottle.

In feeder of the present invention, the shape of the blind end of said food container and baby's the degree of lip-rounding are consistent substantially.

In feeder of the present invention, said feeder also comprises the cover cap that is used to cover said food container.

In feeder of the present invention, the opening of said food container has the annular edge edge, and when said sealing state, said annular edge is along being suitable for being sandwiched between the ring-shaped platform and second connector of said first connector.

In feeder of the present invention, said feeder also has location structure, and the relative position of said annular edge edge and said ring-shaped platform is fixed by said location structure, makes the roughly maintenance level of hands of advancing the trencherman when into the trencherman contains food container.

In feeder of the present invention, said location structure comprise be positioned at said annular edge along last recess and be positioned on the said ring-shaped platform with the corresponding protuberance of said recess.

In feeder of the present invention; Said feeder also comprises Handleset; Said Handleset comprises handle core, handle cushion block and taper knob; Said handle core is connected with said second connector, and said handle cushion block is fixed on the said handle core, and it is outside that said taper knob is enclosed within said handle cushion block.

In feeder of the present invention, said at least one through hole is circular, and diameter is that 1mm is to 5mm.

In feeder of the present invention, said food container has a plurality of through holes.

In feeder of the present invention, the distance between adjacent two through hole is that 2mm is to 10mm.

In feeder of the present invention, said through hole be 360 the degree be distributed in said food container around.

In feeder of the present invention, the outer surface of said food container has a plurality of lobe.

Though the feeder that the present invention disclosed shows through some embodiment and explains,, conspicuous, those skilled in the art can be equal to replacement or modification after reading and understanding description.The present invention includes all these and be equal to replacement and modification, and only receive the qualification of the scope of claim.

Description of drawings

To combine accompanying drawing to describe below through the specific embodiment of example to feeder of the present invention, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the decomposing schematic representation of first embodiment of feeder of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the decomposing schematic representation of second embodiment of feeder of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the decomposing schematic representation of the 3rd embodiment of feeder of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is the schematic perspective view figure of the 3rd embodiment of feeder of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is the part decomposing schematic representation of the 4th embodiment of feeder of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is the schematic perspective view of the 4th embodiment of feeder of the present invention;

Fig. 7 is the part decomposing schematic representation of the 5th embodiment of feeder of the present invention;

Fig. 7 a is the vertical view of the annular protrusion on the feeder of the present invention;

Fig. 7 b is the cutaway view along the X-X line of the annular protrusion among Fig. 7 a;

Fig. 8 is the schematic perspective view of the 5th embodiment of feeder of the present invention;

Fig. 9 is the part decomposing schematic representation of the 6th embodiment of feeder of the present invention;

Figure 10 is the schematic perspective view of the 6th embodiment of feeder of the present invention;

Figure 11 is the cutaway view along the A-A line of the feeder among Figure 10;

Figure 12 is the schematic perspective view of the 7th embodiment of feeder of the present invention;

Figure 13 is the schematic perspective view of the 8th embodiment of feeder of the present invention;

Figure 14 is the schematic perspective view of the 9th embodiment of feeder of the present invention;

Figure 15 is the schematic perspective view of the tenth embodiment of feeder of the present invention;

Figure 16 has the schematic perspective view of the food container of through hole and annular protrusion;

Figure 17 is the vertical view of the annular protrusion on the food container;

Figure 18 is the cutaway view along the Y-Y line of the annular protrusion among Figure 17.

The specific embodiment

In ensuing narration, several examples will be provided, as a reference to specify the preferred embodiment of the feeder that the present invention was disclosed.The exemplary embodiment of the feeder that the present invention disclosed can specify, although from simple and clear purpose, some do not illustrate for the unimportant characteristic of understanding this feeder, and those skilled in the relevant art are remained clearly.

In addition, it will be appreciated that the feeder that discloses of the present invention is not limited to following specific embodiment, and those skilled in the art various changes or the improvement done in the scope that does not break away from aim of the present invention and claim.For example, in that the present invention disclosed and scope claim, the parts of each embodiment with or combination of features with or replacement.

It should be noted that in description and claim, when mentioning parts, might not mean that these parts fix, connect firmly or be connected on another parts through additive method with another parts " coupling " or " connection ".On the contrary, the meaning of " coupling " or " connection " is parts and direct or indirect being connected of another parts, and perhaps parts are with another parts machinery or be electrically connected.

Fig. 1 is the decomposing schematic representation of first embodiment of feeder of the present invention.This feeder comprises food container 7, first connector 5 and second connector 3.Food container 7 has an opening 71 and a blind end 72.First connector 5 comprises an opening 51.Food container 7 can removably connect with first connector 5.When food container 7 is connected 5 last times of first connector, the opening of food container 7 is connected with the opening 51 of first connector 5, and food can be put in the food container 7 through the opening 51 of first connector 5 and the opening 71 of food container 7.Second connector 3 can cooperate with first connector 5, to form open mode and sealing state.When being in open mode, food can be put in the food container 7 through the opening 51 of first connector 5 and the opening 71 of food container 7.When being in sealing state, thereby second connector 3 covers the opening 71 that the opening 51 of first connector 5 seals up food container 7.

At least be provided with a through hole 8 on the food container 7.According to illustrated embodiment, food container 7 has a plurality of through holes 8, these through holes 8 be 360 the degree be distributed in food container 7 around.The size of through hole 8 and shape can design makes can not choke through the food of through hole 8 and advances the trencherman.According to illustrated embodiment, the shape of through hole 8 can be circular, diameter about 1mm between the 5mm.The size of through hole 8, quantity and arrange and to change according to different designs and requirement.

Food container 7 can be processed with soft elastomeric material by food.Food can comprise silica gel, latex with soft elastomeric material, perhaps rubber for food or polrvinyl chloride (PVC).Silica gel material is nontoxic, environmental protection, durable, high temperature resistant, low temperature resistant and ageing-resistant.More environmental protection of silica gel goods, safer and more durable.Food container 7 can preferably be processed by transparent soft elastomeric material, and like this can be easily seeing through food container 7 is full or empty to understand food container 7.

Under the normal condition, food is placed in the food container 7, and food container 7 keeps original shape.When food container 7 is put into in trencherman's mouth and advanced the trencherman and chew, gnaw or when sucking, food container 7 subsides under external force, and food (the for example crushed food of fritter, puree, marc, fruit juice etc.) is extruded through through hole 8.Food container 7 relies on the elastic return of food container 7 to become original shape when external force removes.

The size and dimension of food container 7 can design to hold fritter fruit, or other foods such as picture fruit jelly, yoghourt, vegetable, meat and fish.Food container 7 can be put in trencherman's into the mouth, lets into the trencherman gnaws, sucks or chews.For the fruit of existing fruit juice and marc, fruit juice and fritter marc can be sucked in trencherman's into the mouth through through hole 8, and the bulk marc is then stayed in the food container 7.Because through hole 8 less than the esophagus that advances the trencherman, advances the trencherman and can not choked by the food that is come out by through hole 8.Use feeder can guarantee into trencherman's safety.The fruit that does not have marc for having only puree, puree can enter into into trencherman's mouth through through hole 8.Therefore, can give baby or the food of child's feeding as fruit with feeder, religion baby or child chew and swallow under the situation of the danger of not choked by fruit.Feeder is safe for baby or child, and easy to use, and the caregiver need be with fruit juice by extruding in the fruit before feeding.Utilize feeder, baby or child can take food easily fresh fruit (for example Fructus Fragariae Ananssae, Fructus Mali pumilae and pears etc.), vegetable, fish and meat etc.

When being equipped with solid-state in the food container 7 and during liquid mixed food, receiving capillary the influence, liquid can form sealing film on through hole 8.Therefore, the food in the food container 7 can not be flowed out by through hole 8 easily.Baby or child need suck from through hole 8, to suck food.This can temper baby or child's vital capacity, and the muscle around the mouth.In addition, when using feeder, sealing film can stop liquid by leaking into trencherman's the clothes of making dirty in the through hole 8.If food container 7 is processed by net,, be difficult on the through hole of net and form sealing film because the through hole on the net does not have elasticity.And at a distance of nearer, more difficulty forms sealing film on the through hole of net between the through hole on the net.In the present invention, the distance between adjacent two through holes 8 can be that 2mm is to 10mm.

As shown in Figure 1, first connector 5 and second connector 3 can link together.For example, first connector 5 can have an annular groove, and second connector 3 can have an annular protrusion.When annular protrusion is pressed in the annular groove, form sealing state, when annular protrusion is pulled out in by annular groove, form open mode.Certainly, first connector 5 also can be connected through other syndetons that is suitable for second connector 3, for example is threaded.

As shown in Figure 2, feeder can further include Handleset 1, and Handleset 1 links to each other with second connector 3.This can convenient eating person grasping feeder, the exercise of advancing trencherman's hand muscle, especially to baby or patient, can promote his or her hands, brain and mouthful the coordination ability.The feeder of this design can be realized baby or child's active feed.

Feeder can also comprise the cover cap 9 that is used to cover food container 7.Cover cap 9 separates food and external environment condition.When the person did not take food on the feed, cover cap 9 can prevent that dust and dirt from making food dirty.The cover cap 9 and first connector 5 removably connect.According to illustrated embodiment, cover cap 9 can be connected with first connector 5 through simple fastening structure.It will be appreciated that cover cap 9 also can be connected with first connector 5 through other suitable structures, for example is threaded.The blind end of cover cap 9 has several support portions 91, and these support portions 91 can stand on the plane cover cap 9 stably, for example stand on the desktop.When food container 7 adds food, can cover cap 9 be connected on first connector 5, then cover cap 9 is placed on the desk state that utilizes support portion 91 that cover cap 9 is kept upright.This can conveniently add food in food container 7, even can one-handed performance.Cover cap 9 also can be transparent, so just can see the food in the food container 7.

As shown in Figure 2, feeder can also have that to be used for be the rope tieing part 10 of lifting rope, and rope tieing part 10 can be one-body molded ring on second connector 3.Rope tieing part 10 rigid plastics or other suitable materials are processed.Rope can tie up on the rope tieing part 10, perhaps passes rope tieing part 10, can feeder be hung on one's body the trencherman like this.This can prevent the feeder accidental fall food of making dirty on the ground.

Food container 7 can be designed to the shape of the nipple of feeding bottle, and it can pacify baby or child as pacify, and induces baby or child's feed.The degree of lip-rounding with baby or child as far as possible that the shape of the blind end of food container 7 can design is consistent.What this helped the baby sucks food container 7, sucks fruit juice, puree or marcs etc. with food container 7, and is not being choked.

According to illustrated embodiment, the shape of the outer surface of opening 71, first connector 5 and second connector 3 of food container 7 is rounded substantially.This design prevents that feeder from having the corner or spot as yet untouched by a clean-up campaign, makes feeder be convenient to clean.

Feeder can also have locking mechanism, with fixedly first connector 5 and second connector 3 of feeder when the sealing state.Locking mechanism can be strengthened the sealing between first connector 5 and second connector 3, unclamps to prevent first connector 5 and second connector, 3 accidents, thereby avoids food unrestrained.

According to Fig. 3 and embodiment shown in Figure 4, locking mechanism can comprise hinge 17 and fastener 18.One side of first connector 5 and second connector 3 can be hinged through hinge 17, and the opposite side of first connector 5 and second connector 3 can be fixed together through fastener 18.One end 181 of fastener 18 can flexibly connect with second connector 3, and the other end 183 of fastener 18 can have button hole, can have on first connector 5 one-body molded above that with the corresponding protruding button of button hole, protruding button relies on frictional force to mesh with button hole.Can find out that hinge 17 and fastener 18 simple in structure can make first connector 5 and second connector 3 be easy to open and fasten.

According to Fig. 5 and another embodiment shown in Figure 6, locking mechanism can comprise two fasteners 18.The both sides of first connector 5 and second connector 3 are fixed together by two fasteners 18 respectively.

As Fig. 7,7a, 7b and Fig. 8 are said describe, annular protrusion 81 is integrally formed on the outer surface around the through hole 8 '.Annular protrusion 81 can be massaged dental bed, alleviates the discomfort of long teeth phase, helps baby or child's the dental bed and the growth promoter of tooth.Annular protrusion 81 all right strong dental beds strengthen the ability of chewing.Can the food that baby or child like be put in the food container 7, baby or child can like feed and on the feed in the massage dental bed.Thereby the feeder with annular protrusion 81 is than the grind one's teeth in sleep teether of better effects if of device of existing insipidness.

The application's feeder can also comprise one or two Handleset.Like Fig. 9 and shown in Figure 10, the Handleset 1 of feeder can comprise handle core 13, handle cushion block 14 and taper knob 11.Handle core 13 can be connected with second connector 3, and handle cushion block 14 can be fixed on the handle core 13, to play effect anti-skidding and decoration.According to illustrated embodiment, two handle cushion blocks 14 can be separately fixed at the front side and the rear side of handle core 13.Perhaps, two handle cushion blocks 14 can be separately fixed at the left side and the right side of handle core.Taper knob 11 can be enclosed within the outside of handle cushion block 14.Handleset 1 can further comprise some tread plates 12, and tread plate 12 can be fixed on the handle cushion block 14, plays further anti-skidding and decoration function.It will be appreciated that the number of the tread plate 12 on the handle cushion block 14 can change according to different designs.Taper knob 11 can have flexible rubber or other suitable materials to process with tread plate 12, helps user grasping member assembly 1 like this, and produces the comfort of grasping member assembly 1.Handle core 13 can be processed by rigid plastics or other suitable materials with handle cushion block 14.

To shown in Figure 11, second connector 3 can comprise outer ring 33 and lid 31 like Fig. 9, and lid 31 covers in the outer ring 33 upper end.Outer ring 33 can cooperate together through the rotation of protruding and groove structure with lid 31.For example, protruding and groove structure can comprise ring-shaped groove and the annular protrusion that is respectively formed on outer ring 33 and the lid 31.Outer ring 33 can also be through being threaded with lid 31.Perhaps, it is integrally formed that outer ring 33 and lid 31 can be used as parts, and two handle cores 13 can be separately fixed at and cover 31 both sides.Further, cover cap 9 can be connected with lid 31.

Shown in the embodiment among Fig. 3 and Fig. 5, the opening 71 of food container 7 has the annular edge edge 73 of outwards extending radially.When sealing state, edge 73 is supported by the annular shoulder that inwardly extends radially or the platform 54 of first connector 5, and is clipped between the ring-shaped platform 54 and second connector 3.When open mode, edge 73 can be removed on the ring-shaped platform 54 by first connector 5.This structure makes the assembling of feeder and cleans all very simple and convenient.Because food container 7 is processed by soft elastomeric material, make soft elastic edge edge 73 have the function of sealing, can strengthen the sealing between first connector 5 and second connector 3.When advancing the trencherman, baby especially, when playing feeder while taking food, this can prevent further that food from spilling out.

Shown in figure 12, the opening 71 of food container 7 and first connector 5 can be triangular in shape substantially, and each all does the fillet processing in three wedge angles.Shown in figure 13, the opening 71 of food container 7 with can become rectangle substantially with first connector 5, each wedge angle is all done fillet and is handled.There is not the dead angle of the health that produces hygienic issues in these two kinds of feeder designs, thereby convenience for washing.

As Figure 14 and 15 described, the position of annular edge edge 73 and ring-shaped platform 54 can be fixed by location structure, when food container 7 is in mouth, can allow to hold handle with hands from horizontal direction like this.This can be comfortable when making trencherman on the feed hold handle.According to illustrated embodiment, location structure can comprise be positioned at the recess 75 of annular edge on 73 be positioned on the ring-shaped platform 54 with recess 75 corresponding protuberances 58.Certainly, also can be transformed to, on ring-shaped platform 54, form recess, on annular edge edge 73, form corresponding protuberance.

Although, be formed on through hole 8 ' around annular protrusion 81 illustrated and described,, those skilled in the art of the present technique are understanding on the basis of the present invention, can other of the outer surface of food container 7 local further form protruding.

Be provided with the food container 7 of several through holes 8 around Figure 16 shows one, the blind end of food container 7 has several lobe 83.Through hole 8 is used to provide food, 83 dental beds that are used to massage baby or child of lobe.According to the embodiment shown in Figure 17 and 18, lobe 83 semicirculars in shape.It will be appreciated that size, shape and the distribution of these lobe 83 on the food container 7 can change according to different designs.

Although in diagram with in describing, through hole 8 is rounded with through hole 8 ', it will be appreciated that, through hole 8 also can be other any suitable shapes with through hole 8 '.

Although, more than detailed reference several preferred embodiments the feeder that the present invention disclosed showed and explained, need to prove, in the scope that does not break away from claim of the present invention, still can make a lot of distortion and improvement.

Claims

1. a feeder is characterized in that, comprising:

Food container comprises opening, blind end and at least one through hole;

2. feeder according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said soft elastomeric material comprises silica gel, latex or rubber for food.

3. feeder according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the outer surface around the through hole of said food container has convexity.

4. feeder according to claim 3 is characterized in that the outer surface of said convexity is the dome-shaped of intercepting top.

5. feeder according to claim 1 is characterized in that said feeder has a locking mechanism at least, when said sealing state, said first connector and second connector is fixed together.

6. feeder according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said first connector and said second connector are fixed together through screw thread or fastener.

7. feeder according to claim 1 is characterized in that, a side of said first connector and said second connector is hinged, and opposite side is fixed together.

8. feeder according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the both sides of said first connector and said second connector are fixed together through two fasteners respectively.

9. feeder according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the outer surface of the opening of said food container, said first connector and second connector is rounded substantially.

10. feeder according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the shape of said food container is substantially the nipple-like of feeding bottle.

11. feeder according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the shape of the blind end of said food container and baby's the degree of lip-rounding are consistent substantially.

12. feeder according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said feeder also comprises the cover cap that is used to cover said food container.

13. feeder according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the opening of said food container has the annular edge edge, and when said sealing state, said annular edge is along being suitable for being sandwiched between the ring-shaped platform and second connector of said first connector.

14. feeder according to claim 13; It is characterized in that; Said feeder also has location structure, and the relative position of said annular edge edge and said ring-shaped platform is fixed by said location structure, makes the roughly maintenance level of hands of advancing the trencherman when into the trencherman contains food container.

15. feeder according to claim 14 is characterized in that, said location structure comprise be positioned at said annular edge along last recess and be positioned on the said ring-shaped platform with the corresponding protuberance of said recess.

16. feeder according to claim 15; It is characterized in that; Said feeder also comprises Handleset, and said Handleset comprises handle core, handle cushion block and taper knob, and said handle core is connected with said second connector; Said handle cushion block is fixed on the said handle core, and it is outside that said taper knob is enclosed within said handle cushion block.

17. feeder according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said at least one through hole is circular, and diameter is that 1mm is to 5mm.

18. feeder according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said food container has a plurality of through holes.

19. feeder according to claim 18 is characterized in that, the distance between adjacent two through hole is that 2mm is to 10mm.

20. feeder according to claim 18 is characterized in that, said through hole be 360 the degree be distributed in said food container around.

21. feeder according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the outer surface of said food container has a plurality of lobe.