JP2002321754A - Training cup for infant - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a training cup which easily drinks up to the empty without hitting the opposite side of a drinking side on a face of an infant when beverage is left in a small quantity. SOLUTION: In the training cup for the infant to learn to drink by using the cup, the upper edge part of an adapter 3 which is mounted on an opening part of a cup body 1 is inclined so that a drinking side 3b becomes higher.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a training cup for an infant to learn to drink using a cup.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a container used by an infant, a part such as a nipple or a straw is attached to an opening of the container in accordance with the growth of the infant from a baby food period to an infant food period. In some cases, infants are trained on how to drink by replacing parts. That is, there is a container in which an opening portion of a container provided with a handle that can be held by an infant can replace a part such as a nipple or a straw in accordance with the growth of the infant.

[0003] By the way, after learning how to drink a drink with a nipple, a straw or the like, it is necessary to finally be able to drink with a cup. In view of this, there has been put into practical use an adapter in which a drink controller capable of adjusting a flow rate can be attached to the opening of the cup body so that the user can learn how to drink with the cup by using the adapter.

[0004] However, in the case of using only such an adapter, when the amount of remaining beverage is low, the opposite side of the drinking mouth of the cup hits the face of the infant, so that an infant who cannot raise his chin or bend his body is used. There are problems such as difficulty in drinking the beverage to the end.

[0005] In view of the above, the present invention provides a training cup in which the opposite side of the spout does not hit the infant's face even when the remaining amount of the beverage is low, and it is easy to drink to the end. The purpose is to get.

[0006]

The invention according to claim 1 is
In a training cup for an infant to learn to drink using a cup, an upper edge of an adapter attached to an opening of the cup body is inclined such that a drinking side is higher.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the adapter has a crescent-shaped tongue formed on the side of the spout.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic structure of a training cup according to the present invention. A handle 2 is provided on the left and right sides of a side wall of a cup body 1. An annular adapter 3 for constituting a drinking mouth is detachably mounted. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, a female screw 3a is formed on the lower inner periphery of the adapter 3, and the female screw 3a is screwed into a male screw on the outer periphery of the opening of the cup body 1 so that the adapter 3 is screwed. It is detachably attached to the cup body 1.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the adapter 3, in which the upper edge of the adapter 3 is inclined so that the drinking side is higher. As shown in FIG. 3, a crescent-shaped tongue 3b is integrally formed on the drinking side of the adapter 3, and the tongue 3b forms a drinking opening.

A packing 4 is mounted on the inner peripheral portion of the side wall of the adapter 3 so as to abut on the upper edge of the cup body 1 and seal between the upper edge of the cup body 1 and the adapter 3. Further, a drink controller 5 forming a thin plate-shaped inner lid is detachably attached to the opening of the adapter 3. The drink controller 5 is provided with a beverage outlet 5a on the drinking side, and an air hole 5b on the opposite side to the outlet 5a. The drink controller 5 changes the drink outlet 5a to a larger one according to the growth of the infant.

However, when an infant uses such a training cup, if the user holds the handle 2 by hand and gradually tilts the cup body 1 while holding the drinking spout 3b, the beverage in the cup body 1 flows out of the outlet 5a. Spills out of it and you can easily drink the beverage. In addition, since the upper edge of the adapter 3 is inclined so that the drinking side is higher, the opposite side of the drinking side does not hit the face of the infant when the amount of the beverage is reduced, so that it can be easily performed. You can drink until the end. Further, since the half-moon-shaped mouth 3b is provided on the side of the mouth, the infant is easily fitted to the mouth of the infant and does not spill from the end of the mouth.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, the upper edge of the adapter to be attached to the opening of the cup body is inclined so that the drinking side is higher, so that the beverage in the cup body is reduced. In some cases, it is possible to prevent the side opposite to the mouth of the adapter from hitting the infant's face, and to easily drink the whole to the end. Further, when a crescent-shaped tongue piece constituting the drinking mouth is formed on the drinking-mouth side of the adapter, it is possible to obtain the effect that the infant can easily hold the drinking mouth and drink well.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a training cup of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of an adapter part of the training cup of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the adapter shown in FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 cup body 2 handle 3 adapter 5 drink controller

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A training cup for an infant to learn to drink using a cup, wherein an upper edge of an adapter attached to an opening of the cup body is inclined so that a drinking side is higher. A training cup for infants characterized by the following. 2. The training cup for an infant according to claim 1, wherein the adapter has a crescent-shaped tongue which forms a spout on the spout side.