EP1933802A1 - Soother - Google Patents
SootherInfo
- Publication number
- EP1933802A1 EP1933802A1 EP06779294A EP06779294A EP1933802A1 EP 1933802 A1 EP1933802 A1 EP 1933802A1 EP 06779294 A EP06779294 A EP 06779294A EP 06779294 A EP06779294 A EP 06779294A EP 1933802 A1 EP1933802 A1 EP 1933802A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- soother
- baglet
- shield
- ring
- periphery
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
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- 210000002445 nipple Anatomy 0.000 claims description 16
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Classifications
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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
- A61J17/00—Baby-comforters; Teething rings
- A61J17/001—Baby-comforters
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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
- A61J17/00—Baby-comforters; Teething rings
- A61J17/10—Details; Accessories therefor
Definitions
- This invention relates to a soother or pacifier for infant use.
- WO0215840 Rost
- the soother described in WO0215840 comprises a flexible teat, including a bell shaped portion and a nipple portion extending therefrom, attached to a rigid base.
- the soother is constructed to encourage the baby or infant to utilize the same oral motor skills as those used during breast feeding.
- soothers are often left for long periods in the baby's mouth, their design and manufacture are subject to very strict safety regulations.
- the soft teat portion, or baglet must be firmly secured to a shield and the shield must be of particular dimensions and rigidity.
- the outer edge of the rigid shield can cause irritation and discomfort to the infant, particularly to smaller babies.
- a further problem associated with conventional soothers is the method of attachment of the baglet to the shield. Often a plug is used to attach the baglet to the shield, wherein the plug is forced into the neck of the baglet, compressing the baglet against the shield and holding it firmly in place. This introduces stress around the neck of the baglet, which can lead to tearing in this weakened area.
- the soother has a teat feel and action that is similar to breast feeding, the baby can comfortably interchange between breast feeding, bottle feeding and soothers.
- the soother has a soft outer edge in contact with the baby's face, as would be the case in natural breast feeding.
- the enlarged areola portion of the baglet provides a latching on area for the infant.
- the enlarged baglet area and ribs allow flexing in the areola region. Furthermore, the helical channel inside the nipple gives flexibility in the nipple stem, allowing the sucking action on the soother to closely mimic that of breast feeding.
- the soother construction is safer than that of conventional soothers because the baglet is trapped through the shield.
- the baglet is not compressed in order to hold it in place, meaning that stress on the baglet is reduced, so it is less likely to tear.
- the broken ring embodiments of the soother enable the hard parts of the shield, which are necessary for safety standards but can feel unnatural and uncomfortable to the baby, to be kept to a minimum.
- a soother is provided which enables the baby to easily interchange between soothers, breast feeding and bottle feeding, whilst providing improved comfort and enhanced safety for the baby.
- Fig 1 is a sectional front view of a first soother embodiment
- Fig 2 is an underneath view of the first soother embodiment
- Fig 3 is a side view of the first soother embodiment
- Fig 4 is a plan view of the first soother embodiment
- Fig 5 is an underneath view of a second soother embodiment
- Fig 6 is a front view of the second embodiment
- Fig 7 is an underneath view of a third soother embodiment.
- Fig 8 is an underneath view of a fourth soother embodiment.
- a soother (10) is generally elliptical in shape and includes a baglet (12), a shield ring (14) and a handle ring (16), wherein the handle ring comprises a grip portion (18) extending across a shorter dimension of an elliptical portion (38).
- the baglet (12) comprises a nipple region (20), an areola region (22) and a flange region (24) terminating at the upper edge of an elliptical shoulder (25), and further includes a periphery comprising a continuous elliptical external bead (32) extending from the lower edge of the shoulder (25) around the periphery of the baglet.
- the flange region (24) provides a lower baglet surface (52) through which the handle ring (16) attaches to a shield ring (14).
- the shield ring (14) is generally elliptical and extends over the flange region (24), adjacent the external bead (32).
- the baglet (12) has air holes (26) in the areola region (22) in order to improve ventilation for the baby. There are also undulating ribs (28) in the areola region (22) and a helical channel (30) in the nipple region (20) to aid stretching and flexing of the baglet (12).
- the areola region is of sufficient dimension to provide a breast-like "latching on" region for the infant.
- the baglet (12) is hollow and the back of the soother (10), in the vicinity of the handle ring (16), is open.
- the grip portion (18) of the handle ring (16) comprises a substantially flat disc (34) located axially downwards of the tip of the nipple region (20), with two upwardly or curved sloping arms (36) adjoining the disc (34) to the elliptical portion (38) of the handle ring (16).
- the baglet (12) is clamped between the shield ring (14) and the handle ring (16), with the external bead (32) of the baglet (12) protruding beyond the periphery of the rings (14, 16).
- the shield ring (14) comprises pins or pegs extending from its lower side, around its circumference, which locate in holes in the handle ring (16), passing through holes in the baglet flange region (24) and into the holes in the handle ring (16).
- the shield ring (14) and the handle ring (16) are then welded together, clamping the baglet (12) between them.
- the dimension in plan, of the soother, defined by the baglet bead (32) are 60.2mm (major axis) and 42.1mm (minor axis), and the height from handle ring back to baglet tip is 45.2mm.
- the shield ring (14) and handle ring (16) are formed from polycarbonate and the baglet (12) is formed from silicone.
- the external bead (32) of the baglet (12) extends beyond the periphery of the rings (14, 16) by approximately 1.5mm.
- the shield ring width varies from around 1.3mm at the top edges (minor axis) to 3.5mm at the side edges (major axis).
- the baglet and rings can be two-shot moulded to reduce the number of parts.
- the rings can comprise continuous rings or discontinuous rings, defining ring segments.
- Fig 5 shows a second, alternative soother embodiment.
- the handle ring (16) comprises a grip portion (18) including three upwardly sloping arms (40) which extend from the disc (34) to three separate handle ring segments (42). When viewed from below, the arms (40) extend from the disc (34) in a generally "Y" shaped formation.
- Each of the three handle ring segments (42) extends along a portion of the circumference of the lower surface (52) of the baglet (12), having a length equal to or greater than the width of the sloping arm (40) to which it is adjoined.
- the degree of curvature of each handle ring segment (42) is dependent on its length and its location on the soother (10) circumference and generally correspond to the curvature of the baglet in that region.
- the baglet (12) comprises a continuous, for example elliptical, periphery clamped in the flange region (24) between the three handle ring segments (42) and three shield ring segments (44).
- the length, curvature and positioning on the upper surface (54) of the shield ring segments (44) mirrors exactly the length, curvature and positioning on the lower surface (52) of the handle ring segments (42).
- the external bead of the baglet may protrude beyond the periphery of the shield and handle ring segments.
- the bead may be clamped between the handle and shield ring segments so as not to protrude radically.
- the proportion of the soother (10) circumference which comprises the three handle (42) and shield (44) ring segments is dependent on safety regulations, however it is possible to choose the location of the handle (42) and shield (44) ring segments such as to provide maximum comfort to the baby. For example, it may be desirable to position the ring segments (42, 44) such that the area of the soother directly underneath the baby's nose comprises soft baglet (12) material only.
- the baglet material itself remains uninterrupted defining a generally ring shaped periphery and hence including soft portions in regions of potential contact with an infant's skin.
- Fig 7 shows a third soother embodiment, wherein the handle ring (16) comprises a flat disc (34) from which four upwardly sloping arms (46) extend to adjoin four handle ring segments (48).
- the arms (46) extend in a generally cross-shaped formation, with the disc (34) at the centre.
- the length of the handle ring segments (48) is such that oppositely positioned segments (48) are substantially the same length as one another, with the pair of segments (48) which are connected across the longer elliptical axis being longer than the pair of segments (48) which are connected across the shorter elliptical axis.
- the baglet (12) is clamped in the flange region (24) between the handle ring segments (48) and four shield ring segments (50).
- the length, curvature and positioning on the upper baglet surface (54) of the shield ring segments (50) mirrors the length, curvature and positioning on the lower baglet surface (52) of the handle segments (48) exactly.
- the external bead of the baglet protrudes beyond the periphery of the shield and handle ring segments.
- the bead may be clamped between the handle or the shield ring segments.
- the proportion of the soother (10) circumference which comprises rigid ring segments (48, 50) is determined by safety regulations, however it is possible to choose the exact positioning of the segments (48, 50) according to comfort for the baby, as well as manufacturing constraints.
- the second and third soother embodiments are manufactured in a manner similar to that of the first soother embodiment, wherein pins pass through the shield ring segments (44, 50), through the baglet flange region (24) and into the handle ring segments (42, 48).
- the shield ring segments (44, 50) are then welded to the handle ring segments (42, 48), clamping the baglet (12) between them.
- the baglet (12) is formed from silicone and the ring segments (42, 44, 48, 50) are formed from polycarbonate.
- the infant's tongue contacts the nipple region (20) and his or her lips contact the areola region (22), usually in the vicinity of the ribs (28).
- the nipple region (20) and the areola region (22) flex towards and away from one another by virtue of respective collapsing and extending of the areola region (22) around the ribs (28).
- This back and forth motion of the baglet (12) mimics very closely the natural movement of the human breast during breast feeding by effectively allowing the baglet to move and stretch as skin moves and stretches.
- the helical channel (30) is formed around the inner or outer surface of the nipple region (20), and provides enhanced torsional and rotational compression and extension of the baglet (12) along the length of the nipple region (20). This flexing action of the baglet (12) again mimics closely the action of the human breast during breast feeding, therefore enabling the infant to interchange between soothers and breast feeding more easily.
- baglet (12) material around the outer edge of the soother (10) provides a soft surface against the baby's face, in particular against the nose and chin. This makes the soother (10) more comfortable for the infant to use, and reduces the risk of possible irritation when the soother (10) is left in the baby's mouth for a prolonged period of time. Along with the large areola region (22), the soft outer edge also makes the soother (10) feel more breast-like than conventional soothers do, which further enables the child to interchange readily between soothers and breast feeding.
- the broken ring formations of the second and third embodiments further enhance the interchangeability and comfort benefits associated with the soother (10).
- the soother (10) feels more breast-like to the infant.
- the omission of hard parts from sensitive areas, such as the region directly below the infant's nose reduces the risk of irritation to the infant. This is particularly beneficial to smaller or premature babies, for whom conventional soothers are often too large and/or too hard to be comfortable for use.
- the manner in which the baglet (12) is clamped between the shield ring (16) and the handle ring (14) provides a secure and safe soother (10) construction. Furthermore, because the baglet (10) is not plugged or compressed to keep it in place, stresses on the baglet (12) material are reduced. This makes the baglet (12) less likely to tear, even when the infant applies biting pressure to it.
- the soother (10) has been described with reference to Figs 1 to 7, it will be appreciated that several other soother embodiments are possible.
- the soother (10) may not be elliptical, but may be substantially circular, or may have a dip or indentation, for example to accommodate further the infant's nose area.
- the baglet (12) may be provided without ribs (28) in the areola region (22) and/or without a helical channel (30) in the nipple region (20). The entirety of the periphery of the baglet may extend beyond the shield and handle rings, or appropriate parts thereof at least in skin-contact regions.
- the handle ring (16) could have a single ring segment which extends along the circumference of the soother (10), except in the area underneath the infants nose, where only soft baglet (12) material would be provided.
- the grip portion (18) may comprise any number of arms, dependent on safety and manufacturing constraints and maybe of any appropriate configuration, for example as shown in Fig.
- a pair of opposed generally C-shaped portions 800 extending symmetrically from the central region 802 about the minor axis, providing interrupted regions 806 at opposed ends of the minor axis (where the C-shaped portions diverge from one another) and at opposed ends 804 of the major axis (where each portion itself is interrupted), hi that case the portion of the shield at the periphery acts as shield segments generally corresponding with segments of a continuous shield ring.
- the baglet (12) and rings (14, 16) are preferably formed from silicone and polycarbonate respectively, any appropriate materials may be used.
- the actual dimensions of the soother may be varied according to safety regulations and manufacturing constraints, and may be tailored to suit the needs of infants of different ages and sizes.
- the soother may comprise a teether having a teething portion of any conventional type, mounted in the same manner as the baglet or the soother may be configured for premature babies.
Abstract
Description
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Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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PL06779294T PL1933802T3 (en) | 2005-09-09 | 2006-09-05 | Soother |
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GBGB0518439.5A GB0518439D0 (en) | 2005-09-09 | 2005-09-09 | Soother |
PCT/GB2006/003275 WO2007028971A1 (en) | 2005-09-09 | 2006-09-05 | Soother |
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EP1933802A1 true EP1933802A1 (en) | 2008-06-25 |
EP1933802B1 EP1933802B1 (en) | 2013-04-24 |
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GB0720730D0 (en) * | 2007-10-23 | 2007-12-05 | Jackel Int Ltd | Soother |
GB0922607D0 (en) * | 2009-12-23 | 2010-02-10 | Jackel Int Ltd | Teether |
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DE1795813U (en) | 1959-06-27 | 1959-09-17 | Erich Trabold | DUMMY. |
DK141985B (en) * | 1978-09-20 | 1980-08-04 | Marie-Louise Berg | A comforter. |
DE3316824A1 (en) * | 1983-05-07 | 1984-11-08 | Mapa GmbH Gummi- und Plastikwerke, 2730 Zeven | Method for the production of a dummy teat having a mouthplate, and dummy teat produced by this method |
US6736830B2 (en) | 2000-08-22 | 2004-05-18 | Deborah M. Roust | Baby pacifier |
US6695869B2 (en) * | 2001-11-28 | 2004-02-24 | Playtex Products, Inc. | Pacifier |
US20050216060A1 (en) * | 2004-03-25 | 2005-09-29 | Mccarty Read | Pacifier |
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