CN1153538C - Liquid dispensing cup for toddlers - Google Patents
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- CN1153538C CN1153538C CNB961981113A CN96198111A CN1153538C CN 1153538 C CN1153538 C CN 1153538C CN B961981113 A CNB961981113 A CN B961981113A CN 96198111 A CN96198111 A CN 96198111A CN 1153538 C CN1153538 C CN 1153538C
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G19/00—Table service
- A47G19/22—Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service
- A47G19/2205—Drinking glasses or vessels
- A47G19/2266—Means for facilitating drinking, e.g. for infants or invalids
- A47G19/2272—Means for facilitating drinking, e.g. for infants or invalids from drinking glasses or cups comprising lids or covers
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G19/00—Table service
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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
Abstract
A liquid dispensing cup (10) for use by a toddler is disclosed having generally cylindrical upper (12) and lower (14) portions joined in fluid communication by a pair of integral tubular sections (16 and 18) or handles. The upper and lower portions and the pair of integral handles define a central opening (22) through the cup. The tubular sections (16 and 18), in connection with the central opening (22), provide readily grippable handles near the center of gravity of the cup for the toddler to grasp with one or both hands. The liquid dispensing cup has a closure (28) including an integrally molded spout (30) in fluid communication with the interior of the cup to provide for sipping of fluids contained within the cup.
Description
Field of the present invention
The present invention relates to improved liquid dispensing cup, specifically, relate to a kind of cup, lid combination, for the child the feeding bottle from the band nipple carry out the transition to common water tumbler during use.
Background of the present invention
Liquid dispensing cup is known in the art already.These are commonly called the cup of " child's cup " in infant article industry, use the child carry out the transition to from the feeding bottle of band nipple common water tumbler during or afterwards, drink the liquid such as milk, fruit juice.Usually known " child's cup " comprises that one is roughly columniform main body, and its diameter is big slightly than feeding bottle, and sometimes, it is protruding on the main body of cup to have at least one handle.According to child's little hand, one or more handles of known " child's cup " are designed to, and make the child grip cup easily.And known " the child's cup " that use for the child generally includes a lid, and it is fastened to the top of cup, to prevent the spill and leakage of glass interior liquid.
Present " child's cup " all is designed to have outer handle, for child's grasping cup.But should be understood that in child's grasping cup main body often consciousness is not gone grasping member.And " child's cup " diameter group is bigger mutually with feeding bottle, and concerning child's little hand, it is dexterous inadequately that the grasping of cup becomes.In addition, when the child caught handle, the design of the handle of this known " child's cup " made child's hand away from the center of gravity of cup, thereby for child relatively poor muscle and motion function, had increased the difficulty of grasping.
U.S. Patent No. 4,750,630 have described a kind of feeding bottle, and it has the central opening that is limited by two tubular portions, and two tubes link to each other with upper and lower cylindrical part, and tube can supply baby's grasping.
BP No.2,029,379 has described a kind of baby bottles, and it comprises a cylindrical cap, and this lid has the portion of chewing of an one, and can cooperate with bottle.
Although the grasping for the ease of feeding bottle improves feeding bottle, disclosed in for example above-mentioned U.S. Patent No. 4,750,630, still need the design of " child's cup " is improved, make the child be easy to finish transition from feeding bottle to common cup or glass.
The present invention's summary
In order to realize these purposes, the invention provides a kind of liquid dispensing cup for child's use, this glass comprises a central opening and a pair of tube that passes cup, this size to tube is made into, and can make the easy grasping of child.When no matter cup is part when being full of or all being full of, the central opening that passes cup makes cup keep balance with tube, and this is because child's hand is placed near the center of gravity of cup.Therefore, liquid dispensing cup of the present invention has overcome a lot of shortcomings in existing " child's cup " design.
Liquid dispensing cup comprises a Unitarily molded plastic cup, and it has and is roughly columniform upper and lower, and this upper and lower is connected in the mode that fluid is communicated with by a pair of tube.These upper and lower two parts and this define a central opening that passes cup to tube or handle portion.Tube and central opening make the child easily hold handle on the cup with a hand or two hands together.
Liquid dispensing cup also comprises a lid, and it has a Unitarily molded portion of chewing, and chews the internal fluid communication of portion and cup, so that suck the fluid that contain its inside.Lid is preferably screw type cup cap, can match with Unitarily molded helical structure on cup top, thereby the fluid that is formed between cup, the lid seals.In its preferred form, lid is " anti-overflow removing from mould " lid, overflows to prevent the liquid in the liquid dispensing cup.
The accompanying drawing summary
These and other improvement of the present invention and advantage will embody clearlyer in the detailed description of the preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings below, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the forward sight partial sectional view according to liquid dispensing cup of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the side-looking partial sectional view of Fig. 1.
The present invention describes in detail
With reference to accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 and 2 shows the liquid dispensing cup that the present invention uses for the child.Cup 10 is Unitarily molded, preferably is made of plastics, for example polyethylene or Merlon.Cup 10 has and is roughly columniform upper and lower two parts 12 and 14.Cup 10 is used for contain fluid and is used to feed to the child, will be described in detail below.As shown in the figure, the upper and lower 12 of cup 10 is connected with 14 modes that are communicated with fluid, and the connection of this fluid is to form by a pair of whole pipe handle portion 16 that connects and extend longitudinally and 18, and this is positioned at the both sides of cup longitudinal axis to tube.Under this structure, the opening 20 that liquid can be limited from the periphery 20 by top 12 imports, and freely flows into tube 16 and 18, thereby is full of the upper and lower 12 and 14 of cup 10.For its preferred form, cup 10 is designed to hold the liquid of 170.1-226.8 gram (6-8 ounce), and the cup of other form can hold liquid more or less as required.
Can find out clearly that from Fig. 1 upper and lower two parts 12,14 and tube 16,18 define a central opening 22 that passes Unitarily molded cup 10.Central opening 22 is roughly elongated shape, but this is not necessary, and opening 22 preferably is positioned near the center of gravity of cup 10, thereby no matter is that part is full of or is full of fully, all makes cup keep balance.
In the present invention, tube 16 and 18 size are designed to, and can make child's easy grasping when using liquid dispensing cup.Best, tube 16 and 18 near the circle diameter (illustrating with label 24 and 26 in the drawings) of central opening 22 midpoint less than tube 16 and 18 circle diameters at itself and upper and lower two parts 12,14 connecting places.The tube 16 of liquid dispensing cup and 18 combines with central opening 22, has formed the handle of easy grasping at the center of gravity place near cup, thereby has made the child hold cup simultaneously with a hand or two hands.
Liquid dispensing cup of the present invention also comprises a lid 28, and lid 28 can be removably fastens with the top 12 of cup 10.Lid 28 preferably includes a Unitarily molded portion of chewing 30, itself and the internal fluid communication of cup 10.In its preferred form, cup 10 comprises a helical structure (illustrating with label 32), and this helical structure 32 is together Unitarily molded with the top 12 of cup 10, is positioned at periphery 20 places or is lower than periphery 20.According to this structure, lid 28 has the helical structure (not shown) that matches, and this structure is also by Unitarily molded inside in lid 28, thus when lid 28 fully is tightened on the top 12 of cup 10, can and cover 28 at cup 10 between convection cell form and seal.Those skilled in the art should be known in that the structure that also can adopt other connects cup 10 and lid 28.
Lid 28 of the present invention is preferably " anti-overflow removing from mould " lid, and its design details is at United States Patent (USP) 4,795, has carried out describing fully in 052 and 4,915,250.Introduce these two patents in the present invention as a reference, its concrete structure no longer describes in detail here.As can be seen, this disclosed " anti-overflow removing from mould " covers when being used in combination with cup of the present invention 10 has advantage especially because only when the child has sucking action the liquid in the cup could flow out.When liquid dispensing cup was horizontal, for example under the situation that bump liquid dispensing cup side or liquid dispensing cup are fiercely rocked by the child accidentally, " anti-overflow removing from mould " lid can prevent that liquid from flowing out cups in the portion of chewing 30.
In a preferred form, lid 28 is non-discharge types, that is, this lid comprises that one or more holes pass the portion of chewing 30, and need not to establish one " exhaust " hole in addition covering, and liquid can flow out from the portion of chewing 30.Shown in Fig. 1-2, chew portion 30 and protrude upward from the place of covering on 28 near periphery, make and be convenient to the shape that the child sucks and chew portion 30.The structure in this removal " exhaust " hole has greatly improved " anti-spilled " ability of lid.Should be understood that the lid of other type, no matter have or do not have anti-spilled ability, all can be applicable on the liquid dispensing cup of the present invention.
Description by above the invention provides a kind of liquid dispensing cup with novelty of integrated handle as can be seen, can for the child the feeding bottle from the band nipple carry out the transition to common water tumbler during use.
Claims (8)
1. liquid dispenser, comprise a Unitarily molded plastic fluid container (10) and a vinyl cover (28), this container has columniform upper and lower (12,14), this upper and lower (12,14) is connected in the mode that fluid is communicated with by a pair of whole tube (16,18) that connects and extend longitudinally, upper and lower (12,14) and this define a central opening (22) that passes this container (10) to tube (16,18), and this vinyl cover (28) removably is interlocked with the top 12 of this container;
It is characterized in that this dispensing device is a kind of liquid dispensing cup for child's use, this container is one glass (10); The size of this tube (16,18) is made into, and can make child's easy grasping when using this glass; Lid (28) has a Unitarily molded portion of chewing (30), itself and the internal fluid communication of cup (10), so that suck the inner fluid of being contained, the portion of chewing (30) of plastic cup (10) and lid can make the child carry out the transition to from the feeding bottle of band nipple and use common glass.
2. liquid dispenser as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, each tube (16,18) near the circumferential size of central opening (22) midpoint less than the circumferential size of each tube (16,18) with upper and lower (12,14) connecting place.
3. liquid dispenser as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that, the lid (28) be one have spiral the cup cap, the top of cup comprises a helical structure (32), this structure and top are together Unitarily molded, be used for matching, thereby between cup and lid, form a kind of sealing of convection cell with covering (28).
4. liquid dispenser as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, lid (28) is anti-overflow removing from mould lid.
5. liquid dispenser as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, lid (28) is non-discharge type.
6. liquid dispenser as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, the Unitarily molded portion of chewing (30) protrudes upward from the periphery near lid (28).
7. liquid dispenser as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, chews portion (30) and is made into and is convenient to the shape that the child sucks.
8. liquid dispenser as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, plastic cup (10) and chew portion (30) and made by polyethylene or Merlon.
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| US55613795A | 1995-11-09 | 1995-11-09 | |
| US08/556,137 | 1995-11-09 |
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| KR (1) | KR100352739B1 (en) |
| CN (1) | CN1153538C (en) |
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