EP2216009A1 - Feeding tool and system comprising such a tool - Google Patents

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EP2216009A1
EP2216009A1 EP10305111A EP10305111A EP2216009A1 EP 2216009 A1 EP2216009 A1 EP 2216009A1 EP 10305111 A EP10305111 A EP 10305111A EP 10305111 A EP10305111 A EP 10305111A EP 2216009 A1 EP2216009 A1 EP 2216009A1
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  • the present invention relates to a feeding utensil of the type comprising a spoon, a conduit for feeding a product into the spoon, and means for fixing the supply duct to a mouthpiece of a reservoir suitable for containing said product, said fixing means comprising at least one duct fastening element inside said nozzle.
  • a feeding utensil in particular described in the patent applications GB 2,382,020 , US 6,675,482 and US 2,252,119 , can feed people who do not know or no longer know how to use utensils to bring food to their mouths. Such people are especially young children or people with Alzheimer's disease.
  • Such utensils can allow these people with Alzheimer's disease to find the sensations of a normal diet of an adult.
  • the known feeding implements have problems of sealing between the attachment means with which they are equipped and the delivery caps of the tanks to which they are attached, for example by screwing or clipping.
  • the product entering the duct also inserted between one end of the conduit attached to the nozzle of the tank, on the one hand, and the tip on the other.
  • the product can leak outside the tank, which is uncomfortable for the user who handles the utensil or the tank.
  • utensils are not suitable for people who do not know or no longer know how to use utensils to bring food to their mouth, such as people with Alzheimer's disease or children below age, because these people do not have or are no longer used to open their mouths for food.
  • the invention aims to provide a feeding utensil suitable for people who do not know or no longer know how to use utensils to bring food to their mouth, to ensure a good seal between the conduit and the tip and an optimal fixation on the tank, while being adapted to facilitate the opening of the mouth.
  • Fixing the conduit inside the nozzle provides a better seal than that obtained by fixing means outside the nozzle, in particular by screwing on the latter.
  • the seal between the pipe and the tank is provided from the inside of the nozzle. This prevents any passage of the product out of the tip other than in the conduit that leads the product to be delivered into the spoon.
  • the invention also relates to a feeding system comprising a utensil as defined above, and a product tank equipped with a product delivery tip.
  • a utensil 1 according to the invention and a reservoir tip 3 have been represented on the figure 1 A .
  • the utensil 1 comprises, in a manner known per se, a spoon 5 connected to a handle.
  • the spoon 5 has salient elements 6 on its outer surface, allowing the labial stimulation of a person to cause an opening of his mouth.
  • the projecting elements 6 are, for example, made in the form of projecting beads aligned along the length of the spoon.
  • the handle is hollow, and constitutes a conduit 7, a first end 9 of which opens into the spoon 5 ( Figure 1B ), and a second end 11 of which can be fixed to the end piece 3.
  • the tip 3 is a delivery tip that can be attached to a reservoir (not shown) that can contain a product to be delivered, such as a food product or a drug product.
  • Such a reservoir may, for example, be a flexible bag consisting of two flexible walls superimposed on one another and connected by their edges.
  • the delivery nozzle 3 comprises two fins of substantially flat profile 13 in the shape of a wedge, extending symmetrically on either side of a tubular neck of circular section 15.
  • the delivery tip 3 is fixed on the flexible bag, for example, by welding the two fins 13 between two edges of the two flexible walls forming the pocket.
  • the tubular neck 15 of the nozzle 3 has at one of its ends, a double thread 17 to allow the screwing of a cap (not shown).
  • the tubular neck 15 finally comprises, between the fins 13 and the double thread 17, flat projecting walls 19 which are perpendicular to the external surface of the neck 15, and which surround the tubular neck 15.
  • the walls 19 may have different dimensions, as shown by the Figures 1A , 2 , 3 and 4 .
  • the walls 19 are preferably of polygonal section, and in the context of this embodiment, they are of octagonal section.
  • the polygonal section allows to maintain in place a tamper evident ring (not shown) which is linked to the edge of a closure cap by frangible bridges.
  • At least one of the walls 19 holds in place the tamperproof ring (for example by abutment) when the cap is unscrewed, so as to break the breakable bridges before a first use.
  • the utensil 1 according to the invention comprises means for fixing the duct 7 inside the mouthpiece 3.
  • the fastening means consist of the end 11 of the duct made to be elastically deformable, combined with the presence, on this end 11, of projecting elements 21.
  • the duct 7 is made of elastically deformable plastic material.
  • the wall of the duct comprises two axial notches 23, symmetrical, separating into two symmetrical parts 24 the end 11 of the duct 7.
  • the axial notches 23 allow the two parts 24 to be brought closer to each other so as to reduce the bulk of the end 11.
  • the salient elements 21 are four in number. Each of the two parts 24 has two salient elements 21, the two salient elements 21 of each of the parts 24 being separated by a hollow space 22 of small size compared to the dimension of the axial notches 23 ( figures 2 , 4 , 5 and 6 ).
  • the two projecting elements 21 of each of the parts 24 are made symmetrical with respect to a plane of symmetry passing through the two axial notches 23.
  • the projecting elements 21 secure the end 11 in the endpiece 3.
  • the tip 3 has a shoulder 29 which is internal to the tubular neck 15, behind which the projecting elements 21 come to bear when the two parts 24 of the end 11 return to their original shape, by elastic return, when the two parts 24 are not constrained.
  • the stressing of the two parts 24 is ensured by an internal portion 15 of the neck 15, said stress, whose inner diameter is smaller than the outer diameter of the end 11 in which the projecting elements 21 are inscribed when the end He is not constrained.
  • end 11 must be introduced into the neck by forcing the two parts 24 of the end 11, that is to say, manually approaching the two parts 24 from each other, towards the end. end axis 11.
  • the neck 15 also comprises a second portion 27, called expansion, adjacent to the portion 25, of internal diameter greater than the internal diameter of the constraint portion 25, and in which the portions 24 of the end 11 can move apart. one of the other by elastic return.
  • the expansion portion 27 forms with the constraint portion 25 the shoulder 29 against which the projecting elements 21 are positioned and supported, as shown in particular on the figure 5 .
  • the duct 7 has a section in the form of a truncated cone, whose outer diameter increases between the end 11 being fixed in the endpiece 3 and the end 9 opening in the spoon (or decreases between the end 9 and the end 11).
  • the end 9 of the duct 7 has a diameter that is substantially greater than the internal diameter of the constraint portion of the endpiece 3.
  • the duct 7 has an annular portion 31 whose external diameter is substantially equal to the internal diameter of the stress portion 25 of the neck 15 ( Figure 1 B) .
  • the introduction of the duct 7 is stopped when the surface of the annular portion 31 of the duct 7 bears against the inner surface of the constraint portion 25 of the nozzle 3.
  • the seal is optimal between the outer surface of the duct 7 and the inner surface of the constraint portion 25 of the nozzle 3.
  • the stroke of the duct 7 in the nozzle 3 is such that the fastening elements 21 are positioned against the shoulder 29 when the outer surface of the duct 7 bears against the internal surface of the constraint portion 25.
  • the length of the constraint portion 25 of the nozzle 3 is substantially equal to the length of the duct 7 between the projecting elements 21 and the annular wall 31.
  • the mouthpiece 3 and the duct 7 comprise means that cooperate together to prevent rotation of the duct 7 in the mouthpiece 3 ( Figures 2 to 6 ).
  • Such means are constituted by radial fins 33, internal to the expansion portion 27 and able to be housed in the hollow spaces 22 formed between two projecting elements 21 of the duct 7 ( Figures 5 and 6 ).
  • two consecutive fins 33 are spaced apart sufficiently to allow passage to a salient element 21 between them.
  • the fins 33 are uniformly distributed over the inner surface of the expansion portion 27 and also constitute reinforcing elements of the wall of the tubular neck 15 of the nozzle 3.

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The utensil (1) has a product supply pipe (7) for supplying a product e.g. food product, in a bowl (5). A fixation unit has elastically deformable projecting elements (21) and elastically deformable fixation parts (24) to fix the pipe to an interior of a delivering nozzle (3) of a product reservoir e.g. flexible pocket, where length of the pipe is equal to length of the nozzle. One of the fixation elements is projected from an external surface of the pipe. The pipe has an end (9) whose outer diameter is equal to or greater than inner diameter of the nozzle.

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La présente invention concerne un ustensile de nourrissage du type comprenant un cuilleron, un conduit d'amenée d'un produit dans le cuilleron, et des moyens de fixation du conduit d'amenée à un embout d'un réservoir apte à contenir ledit produit, lesdits moyens de fixation comportant au moins un élément de fixation du conduit à l'intérieur dudit embout.The present invention relates to a feeding utensil of the type comprising a spoon, a conduit for feeding a product into the spoon, and means for fixing the supply duct to a mouthpiece of a reservoir suitable for containing said product, said fixing means comprising at least one duct fastening element inside said nozzle.

Un ustensile de nourrissage, notamment décrit dans les demandes de brevets GB 2 382 020 , US 6 675 482 et US 2 252 119 , permet de nourrir des personnes qui ne savent pas ou ne savent plus se servir d'ustensiles pour amener de la nourriture à leur bouche. De telles personnes sont notamment des enfants en bas âge ou des personnes atteintes de la maladie d'Alzheimer.A feeding utensil, in particular described in the patent applications GB 2,382,020 , US 6,675,482 and US 2,252,119 , can feed people who do not know or no longer know how to use utensils to bring food to their mouths. Such people are especially young children or people with Alzheimer's disease.

De tels ustensiles peuvent permettre à ces personnes atteintes de la maladie d'Alzheimer de retrouver les sensations d'une situation normale d'alimentation d'un adulte.Such utensils can allow these people with Alzheimer's disease to find the sensations of a normal diet of an adult.

Les ustensiles de nourrissage connus présentent des problèmes d'étanchéité entre les moyens de fixation dont ils sont équipés et les embouts de délivrance des réservoirs sur lesquels ils sont fixés, par exemple par vissage ou clipsage.The known feeding implements have problems of sealing between the attachment means with which they are equipped and the delivery caps of the tanks to which they are attached, for example by screwing or clipping.

En effet, il a été constaté que le produit entrant dans le conduit s'insérait également entre une extrémité du conduit fixé sur l'embout du réservoir, d'une part, et l'embout d'autre part. Il en résulte que le produit peut fuir à l'extérieur du réservoir, ce qui est désagréable pour l'utilisateur qui manipule l'ustensile ou le réservoir.Indeed, it was found that the product entering the duct also inserted between one end of the conduit attached to the nozzle of the tank, on the one hand, and the tip on the other. As a result, the product can leak outside the tank, which is uncomfortable for the user who handles the utensil or the tank.

Pour résoudre ce problème, il est connu selon le document WO 80/02875 de prévoir que le conduit est fixé à l'intérieur de l'embout.To solve this problem, it is known from the document WO 80/02875 to provide that the duct is fixed inside the mouthpiece.

Cependant, de tels ustensiles ne sont pas adaptés à des personnes qui ne savent pas ou ne savent plus se servir d'ustensiles pour amener de la nourriture à leur bouche, telles que des personnes atteintes de la maladie d'Alzheimer ou des enfants en bas âge, car ces personnes n'ont pas ou n'ont plus l'habitude d'ouvrir la bouche pour se nourrir.However, such utensils are not suitable for people who do not know or no longer know how to use utensils to bring food to their mouth, such as people with Alzheimer's disease or children below age, because these people do not have or are no longer used to open their mouths for food.

L'invention a pour objectif de proposer un ustensile de nourrissage adapté aux personnes qui ne savent pas ou ne savent plus se servir d'ustensiles pour amener de la nourriture à leur bouche, visant à assurer une bonne étanchéité entre le conduit et l'embout ainsi qu'une fixation optimale sur le réservoir, tout en étant adapté pour faciliter l'ouverture de la bouche.The invention aims to provide a feeding utensil suitable for people who do not know or no longer know how to use utensils to bring food to their mouth, to ensure a good seal between the conduit and the tip and an optimal fixation on the tank, while being adapted to facilitate the opening of the mouth.

Ces objectifs sont atteints par un ustensile de nourrissage du type précité, qui est remarquable en ce que ledit cuilleron présente sur sa face externe des éléments saillants permettant la stimulation labiale d'une personne pour provoquer l'ouverture de la bouche.These objectives are achieved by a feeding utensil of the aforementioned type, which is remarkable in that said spoon has on its outer surface protruding elements for the labial stimulation of a person to cause the opening of the mouth.

La fixation du conduit à l'intérieur de l'embout assure une meilleure étanchéité que celle obtenue par des moyens de fixation à l'extérieur de l'embout, notamment par vissage sur ce dernier.Fixing the conduit inside the nozzle provides a better seal than that obtained by fixing means outside the nozzle, in particular by screwing on the latter.

En effet, l'étanchéité entre le conduit et le réservoir est assurée dès l'intérieur de l'embout. Ceci empêche tout passage du produit en sortie de l'embout autre que dans le conduit qui mène le produit à délivrer dans le cuilleron.Indeed, the seal between the pipe and the tank is provided from the inside of the nozzle. This prevents any passage of the product out of the tip other than in the conduit that leads the product to be delivered into the spoon.

L'invention peut également comporter les caractéristiques suivantes, prises séparément ou en combinaison :

  • l'élément de fixation est déformable élastiquement,
  • l'élément de fixation comporte un élément de paroi du conduit,
  • l'élément de fixation fait saillie sur la surface externe du conduit,
  • l'élément saillant est apte à venir se placer derrière un épaulement interne de l'embout, l'épaulement interne formant butée et l'élément saillant prenant appui contre l'épaulement interne,
  • le conduit présente une section longitudinale en forme de tronc de cône, dont le diamètre externe décroît entre une première extrémité débouchant dans le cuilleron et une seconde extrémité apte à déboucher dans le réservoir,
  • la première extrémité présente un diamètre externe sensiblement égal ou supérieur au diamètre interne de l'embout,
  • le conduit présente une longueur au moins égale à la longueur de l'embout.
The invention may also include the following features, taken separately or in combination:
  • the fastening element is elastically deformable,
  • the fixing element comprises a wall element of the duct,
  • the fastener protrudes from the outer surface of the conduit,
  • the projecting element is able to be placed behind an internal shoulder of the endpiece, the internal shoulder forming a stop and the projecting element bearing against the internal shoulder,
  • the duct has a longitudinal section in the form of a truncated cone, whose outer diameter decreases between a first end opening into the spoon and a second end able to open into the tank,
  • the first end has an outer diameter substantially equal to or greater than the internal diameter of the tip,
  • the duct has a length at least equal to the length of the nozzle.

L'invention concerne également un système de nourrissage comprenant un ustensile tel que défini ci-dessus, et un réservoir de produit équipé d'un embout de délivrance de produit.The invention also relates to a feeding system comprising a utensil as defined above, and a product tank equipped with a product delivery tip.

Le système selon l'invention peut comporter les caractéristiques suivantes, prises séparément ou en combinaison :

  • il comporte des moyens de verrouillage en rotation du conduit dans l'embout,
  • les moyens de verrouillage comportent des espaces creux ménagés sur le conduit coopérant avec des ailettes radiales internes à l'embout, aptes à s'insérer dans les espaces creux.
  • le système comprend un ensemble de nourrissage dont l'élément saillant est apte à venir se placer derrière un épaulement interne à l'embout, l'épaulement interne formant butée et l'élément saillant prenant appui contre l'épaulement interne. Le système est remarquable en ce que l'épaulement est formé entre une première portion cylindrique, interne à l'embout, et une seconde portion cylindrique, interne à l'embout et adjacente à ladite première portion, la première portion présentant un diamètre interne inférieur au diamètre interne de la seconde portion.
The system according to the invention may comprise the following characteristics, taken separately or in combination:
  • it comprises locking means in rotation of the duct in the mouthpiece,
  • the locking means comprise hollow spaces formed on the duct cooperating with radial fins internal to the tip, adapted to be inserted into the hollow spaces.
  • the system comprises a feeding assembly whose protruding element is adapted to be placed behind a shoulder internal to the endpiece, the internal shoulder forming a stop and the projecting element bears against the internal shoulder. The system is remarkable in that the shoulder is formed between a first cylindrical portion, internal to the tip, and a second cylindrical portion, internal to the tip and adjacent to said first portion, the first portion having a lower internal diameter. to the inner diameter of the second portion.

L'invention sera davantage comprise à la lumière de l'exemple de réalisation qui va maintenant être présenté, en faisant référence aux figures annexées parmi lesquelles :

  • la figure 1 A est une vue de dessous d'un ustensile conforme à l'invention et d'un embout de réservoir,
  • la figure 1 B est une vue de dessus d'une partie de l'ustensile montré en figure 1,
  • la figure 2 est une vue en perspective éclatée de l'ustensile et de l'embout représentés en figure 1,
  • la figure 3 est une vue en perspective de l'ustensile de la figure 1 dont le conduit est inséré partiellement dans l'embout de la figure 1,
  • la figure 4 est une vue en perspective de l'ustensile de la figure 1 inséré et fixé dans l'embout de la figure 1,
  • la figure 5 est une vue en perspective montrant partiellement, à plus grande échelle, une extrémité du conduit fixé dans l'embout,
  • et la figure 6 est une vue axiale de l'ustensile fixé dans l'embout.
The invention will be further understood in the light of the embodiment which will now be presented, with reference to the appended figures among which:
  • the figure 1 A is a bottom view of a utensil according to the invention and a reservoir tip,
  • the figure 1 B is a top view of a portion of the utensil shown in figure 1 ,
  • the figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the utensil and tip represented in figure 1 ,
  • the figure 3 is a perspective view of the utensil of the figure 1 whose duct is partially inserted into the mouthpiece of the figure 1 ,
  • the figure 4 is a perspective view of the utensil of the figure 1 inserted and fixed in the mouthpiece of the figure 1 ,
  • the figure 5 is a perspective view partially showing, on a larger scale, an end of the duct fixed in the mouthpiece,
  • and the figure 6 is an axial view of the utensil fixed in the mouthpiece.

Un ustensile 1 selon l'invention et un embout 3 de réservoir ont été représentés sur la figure 1 A.A utensil 1 according to the invention and a reservoir tip 3 have been represented on the figure 1 A .

L'ustensile 1 comporte, de manière connue en soi, un cuilleron 5 relié à un manche de préhension.The utensil 1 comprises, in a manner known per se, a spoon 5 connected to a handle.

Le cuilleron 5 présente des éléments saillants 6 sur sa surface externe, permettant la stimulation labiale d'une personne pour provoquer une ouverture de sa bouche.The spoon 5 has salient elements 6 on its outer surface, allowing the labial stimulation of a person to cause an opening of his mouth.

Les éléments saillants 6 sont, par exemple, réalisés sous la forme de bourrelets saillants alignés suivant la longueur du cuilleron.The projecting elements 6 are, for example, made in the form of projecting beads aligned along the length of the spoon.

Le manche de préhension est creux, et constitue un conduit 7 dont une première extrémité 9 débouche dans le cuilleron 5 (figure 1B), et dont une seconde extrémité 11 est apte à être fixée à l'embout 3.The handle is hollow, and constitutes a conduit 7, a first end 9 of which opens into the spoon 5 ( Figure 1B ), and a second end 11 of which can be fixed to the end piece 3.

L'embout 3 est un embout de délivrance qui peut être fixé sur un réservoir (non représenté) pouvant contenir un produit à délivrer, tel qu'un produit alimentaire ou un produit médicamenteux.The tip 3 is a delivery tip that can be attached to a reservoir (not shown) that can contain a product to be delivered, such as a food product or a drug product.

Un tel réservoir peut, par exemple, être une poche souple constituée de deux parois souples superposées l'une sur l'autre et reliées par leurs bords.Such a reservoir may, for example, be a flexible bag consisting of two flexible walls superimposed on one another and connected by their edges.

L'embout de délivrance 3 comporte deux ailettes de profil sensiblement plat 13 en forme de coin, s'étendant symétriquement de part et d'autre d'un col tubulaire de section circulaire 15.The delivery nozzle 3 comprises two fins of substantially flat profile 13 in the shape of a wedge, extending symmetrically on either side of a tubular neck of circular section 15.

L'embout de délivrance 3 est fixé sur la poche souple, par exemple, par soudage des deux ailettes 13 entre deux bords des deux parois souples formant la poche.The delivery tip 3 is fixed on the flexible bag, for example, by welding the two fins 13 between two edges of the two flexible walls forming the pocket.

Le col tubulaire 15 de l'embout 3 comporte à l'une de ses extrémités, un double filetage 17 pour permettre le vissage d'un capuchon (non représenté).The tubular neck 15 of the nozzle 3 has at one of its ends, a double thread 17 to allow the screwing of a cap (not shown).

Le col tubulaire 15 comporte enfin, entre les ailettes 13 et le double filetage 17, des parois saillantes plates 19 qui sont perpendiculaires à la surface externe du col 15, et qui entourent le col tubulaire 15.The tubular neck 15 finally comprises, between the fins 13 and the double thread 17, flat projecting walls 19 which are perpendicular to the external surface of the neck 15, and which surround the tubular neck 15.

Les parois 19 peuvent présenter des dimensions différentes, comme le montrent les figures 1A, 2, 3 et 4.The walls 19 may have different dimensions, as shown by the Figures 1A , 2 , 3 and 4 .

Les parois 19 sont de préférence de section polygonale, et dans le cadre de cet exemple de réalisation, elles sont de section octogonale.The walls 19 are preferably of polygonal section, and in the context of this embodiment, they are of octagonal section.

La section polygonale permet de maintenir en place une bague d'inviolabilité (non représentée) qui est liée au bord d'un bouchon de fermeture par des ponts frangibles.The polygonal section allows to maintain in place a tamper evident ring (not shown) which is linked to the edge of a closure cap by frangible bridges.

L'une au moins des parois 19 maintient en place la bague d'inviolabilité (par exemple en faisant butée) lorsque le bouchon est dévissé, de sorte à rompre les ponts frangibles avant une première utilisation.At least one of the walls 19 holds in place the tamperproof ring (for example by abutment) when the cap is unscrewed, so as to break the breakable bridges before a first use.

L'ustensile 1 conforme à l'invention comporte des moyens de fixation du conduit 7 à l'intérieur de l'embout 3.The utensil 1 according to the invention comprises means for fixing the duct 7 inside the mouthpiece 3.

Les moyens de fixation sont constitués par l'extrémité 11 du conduit réalisée de sorte à être déformable élastiquement, combinée à la présence, sur cette extrémité 11, d'éléments saillants 21.The fastening means consist of the end 11 of the duct made to be elastically deformable, combined with the presence, on this end 11, of projecting elements 21.

Pour permettre la déformation élastique de l'extrémité 11, le conduit 7 est réalisé en matière plastique élastiquement déformable.To allow the elastic deformation of the end 11, the duct 7 is made of elastically deformable plastic material.

De plus, la paroi du conduit comporte deux encoches axiales 23, symétriques, séparant en deux parties symétriques 24 l'extrémité 11 du conduit 7.In addition, the wall of the duct comprises two axial notches 23, symmetrical, separating into two symmetrical parts 24 the end 11 of the duct 7.

Les encoches axiales 23 autorisent le rapprochement des deux parties 24, l'une vers l'autre, de sorte à réduire l'encombrement de l'extrémité 11.The axial notches 23 allow the two parts 24 to be brought closer to each other so as to reduce the bulk of the end 11.

De cette manière, l'extrémité 11 est plus facilement introduite dans le col tubulaire 15 de l'embout 3.In this way, the end 11 is more easily introduced into the tubular neck 15 of the endpiece 3.

Les éléments saillants 21 sont au nombre de quatre. Chacune des deux parties 24 présente deux éléments saillants 21, les deux éléments saillants 21 de chacune de parties 24 étant séparés par un espace creux 22 de faible dimension comparée à la dimension des encoches axiales 23 (figures 2, 4, 5 et 6).The salient elements 21 are four in number. Each of the two parts 24 has two salient elements 21, the two salient elements 21 of each of the parts 24 being separated by a hollow space 22 of small size compared to the dimension of the axial notches 23 ( figures 2 , 4 , 5 and 6 ).

Les deux éléments saillants 21 de chacune de parties 24 sont réalisés symétriques par rapport à un plan de symétrie passant par les deux encoches axiales 23.The two projecting elements 21 of each of the parts 24 are made symmetrical with respect to a plane of symmetry passing through the two axial notches 23.

Les éléments saillants 21 assurent la fixation de l'extrémité 11 dans l'embout 3.The projecting elements 21 secure the end 11 in the endpiece 3.

Pour ce faire, l'embout 3 présente un épaulement 29 qui est interne au col tubulaire 15, derrière lequel les éléments saillants 21 viennent prendre appui lorsque les deux parties 24 de l'extrémité 11 reprennent leur forme initiale, par rappel élastique, lorsque les deux parties 24 ne sont pas contraintes.To do this, the tip 3 has a shoulder 29 which is internal to the tubular neck 15, behind which the projecting elements 21 come to bear when the two parts 24 of the end 11 return to their original shape, by elastic return, when the two parts 24 are not constrained.

La mise sous contrainte des deux parties 24 est assurée par une portion 25 interne du col 15, dite de contrainte, dont le diamètre interne est inférieur au diamètre externe de l'extrémité 11 dans lequel s'inscrit les éléments saillants 21 quand l'extrémité 11 n'est pas contrainte.The stressing of the two parts 24 is ensured by an internal portion 15 of the neck 15, said stress, whose inner diameter is smaller than the outer diameter of the end 11 in which the projecting elements 21 are inscribed when the end He is not constrained.

De la sorte, l'extrémité 11 doit être introduite dans le col en contraignant les deux parties 24 de l'extrémité 11, c'est-à-dire en rapprochement manuellement les deux parties 24 l'une de l'autre, vers l'axe de l'extrémité 11.In this way, the end 11 must be introduced into the neck by forcing the two parts 24 of the end 11, that is to say, manually approaching the two parts 24 from each other, towards the end. end axis 11.

Le col 15 comporte également une seconde portion 27, dite de détente, adjacente à la portion 25, de diamètre interne supérieur au diamètre interne de la portion de contrainte 25, et dans laquelle les parties 24 de l'extrémité 11 peuvent s'écarter l'une de l'autre par rappel élastique.The neck 15 also comprises a second portion 27, called expansion, adjacent to the portion 25, of internal diameter greater than the internal diameter of the constraint portion 25, and in which the portions 24 of the end 11 can move apart. one of the other by elastic return.

La portion de détente 27 forme avec la portion de contrainte 25 l'épaulement 29 contre lequel se positionnent et prennent appui les éléments saillants 21, comme montré en particulier sur la figure 5.The expansion portion 27 forms with the constraint portion 25 the shoulder 29 against which the projecting elements 21 are positioned and supported, as shown in particular on the figure 5 .

Pour assurer une bonne étanchéité entre le conduit 7 et le col 15, le conduit 7 présente un section en forme de tronc de cône, dont le diamètre externe croit entre l'extrémité 11 se fixant dans l'embout 3 et l'extrémité 9 débouchant dans le cuilleron (ou décroît entre l'extrémité 9 et l'extrémité 11).To ensure a good seal between the duct 7 and the neck 15, the duct 7 has a section in the form of a truncated cone, whose outer diameter increases between the end 11 being fixed in the endpiece 3 and the end 9 opening in the spoon (or decreases between the end 9 and the end 11).

L'extrémité 9 du conduit 7 présente un diamètre ∅ sensiblement supérieur au diamètre interne de la portion de contrainte 25 de l'embout 3.The end 9 of the duct 7 has a diameter that is substantially greater than the internal diameter of the constraint portion of the endpiece 3.

Le conduit 7 présente une portion annulaire 31 dont le diamètre externe est sensiblement égal au diamètre interne de la portion de contrainte 25 du col 15 (figure 1 B).The duct 7 has an annular portion 31 whose external diameter is substantially equal to the internal diameter of the stress portion 25 of the neck 15 ( Figure 1 B) .

Ainsi, l'introduction du conduit 7 dans l'embout 3 (figure 3) est, dans un premier temps, freinée quand la surface interne de la portion de contrainte 25 de l'embout 3 vient au contact de la surface externe du conduit 7.Thus, the introduction of the duct 7 into the mouthpiece 3 ( figure 3 ) is, initially, braked when the inner surface of the constraint portion 25 of the tip 3 comes into contact with the outer surface of the duct 7.

L'introduction du conduit 7 est arrêtée quand la surface de la portion annulaire 31 du conduit 7 prend appui contre la surface interne de la portion de contrainte 25 de l'embout 3.The introduction of the duct 7 is stopped when the surface of the annular portion 31 of the duct 7 bears against the inner surface of the constraint portion 25 of the nozzle 3.

Dans cette position, l'étanchéité est optimale entre la surface externe du conduit 7 et la surface interne de la portion de contrainte 25 de l'embout 3.In this position, the seal is optimal between the outer surface of the duct 7 and the inner surface of the constraint portion 25 of the nozzle 3.

Pour maintenir dans cette position l'embout 3 et le conduit 7, la course du conduit 7 dans l'embout 3 est telle que les éléments de fixation 21 se positionnent contre l'épaulement 29 quand la surface externe du conduit 7 prend appui contre la surface interne de la portion de contrainte 25.To maintain in this position the tip 3 and the conduit 7, the stroke of the duct 7 in the nozzle 3 is such that the fastening elements 21 are positioned against the shoulder 29 when the outer surface of the duct 7 bears against the internal surface of the constraint portion 25.

Pour ce faire, la longueur de la portion de contrainte 25 de l'embout 3 est sensiblement égale à la longueur du conduit 7 entre les éléments saillant 21 et la paroi annulaire 31.To do this, the length of the constraint portion 25 of the nozzle 3 is substantially equal to the length of the duct 7 between the projecting elements 21 and the annular wall 31.

L'embout 3 et le conduit 7 comportent des moyens qui coopèrent ensemble pour empêcher la rotation du conduit 7 dans l'embout 3 (figures 2 à 6).The mouthpiece 3 and the duct 7 comprise means that cooperate together to prevent rotation of the duct 7 in the mouthpiece 3 ( Figures 2 to 6 ).

De tels moyens sont constitués par des ailettes radiales 33, internes à la portion de détente 27 et aptes à se loger dans les espaces creux 22 ménagés entre deux éléments saillants 21 du conduit 7 (figures 5 et 6).Such means are constituted by radial fins 33, internal to the expansion portion 27 and able to be housed in the hollow spaces 22 formed between two projecting elements 21 of the duct 7 ( Figures 5 and 6 ).

Pour ce faire, deux ailettes 33 consécutives sont suffisamment espacées pour livrer passage à un élément saillant 21 entre elles.To do this, two consecutive fins 33 are spaced apart sufficiently to allow passage to a salient element 21 between them.

De préférence, les ailettes 33 sont uniformément réparties sur la surface interne de la portion de détente 27 et constituent également des éléments de renfort de la paroi du col tubulaire 15 de l'embout 3.Preferably, the fins 33 are uniformly distributed over the inner surface of the expansion portion 27 and also constitute reinforcing elements of the wall of the tubular neck 15 of the nozzle 3.

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Ustensile de nourrissage (1) comprenant un cuilleron (5), un conduit (7) d'amenée d'un produit dans le cuilleron (5) et des moyens de fixation du conduit à un embout (3) d'un réservoir apte à contenir ledit produit, lesdits moyens de fixation comportant au moins un élément de fixation (21, 24) du conduit (7) à l'intérieur dudit embout (3), caractérisé en ce que ledit cuilleron (5) présente sur sa face externe des éléments saillants (6) permettant la stimulation labiale d'une personne pour provoquer l'ouverture de la bouche.Feeding apparatus (1) comprising a spoon (5), a conduit (7) for feeding a product into the spoon (5) and means for attaching the conduit to a spout (3) of a reservoir suitable for contain said product, said fixing means comprising at least one fastening element (21, 24) of the conduit (7) inside said nozzle (3), characterized in that said spoon (5) has on its outer face salient elements (6) allowing the labial stimulation of a person to cause opening of the mouth. Ustensile de nourrissage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de fixation (24) est déformable élastiquement.Feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that the fastening element (24) is elastically deformable. Ustensile de nourrissage selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de fixation (24) comporte un élément de paroi dudit conduit (7).Feeding device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the fastening element (24) comprises a wall element of said conduit (7). Ustensile de nourrissage selon la revendication 1, 2 ou 3, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de fixation (21) fait saillie sur la surface externe dudit conduit (7).Feeding device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the fastening element (21) projects on the outer surface of said conduit (7). Ustensile de nourrissage selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que l'élément saillant (21) est apte à venir se placer derrière un épaulement (29) interne dudit embout (3), l'épaulement interne (29) formant butée et l'élément saillant (21) prenant appui contre l'épaulement interne (29).Feeding device according to claim 4, characterized in that the projecting element (21) is adapted to be placed behind an internal shoulder (29) of said end piece (3), the internal shoulder (29) forming an abutment and the protruding element (21) bearing against the inner shoulder (29). Ustensile de nourrissage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le conduit (7) présente une section longitudinale en forme de tronc de cône, dont le diamètre externe décroît entre une première extrémité (9) débouchant dans ledit cuilleron et une seconde extrémité (11) apte à déboucher dans ledit réservoir.Feeding device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the conduit (7) has a longitudinal section in the form of a truncated cone, whose outer diameter decreases between a first end (9) opening into said spoon and a second end (11) adapted to open into said tank. Ustensile selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ladite première extrémité (9) présente un diamètre externe sensiblement égal ou supérieur au diamètre interne dudit embout (3).Utensil according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said first end (9) has an outer diameter substantially equal to or greater than the inner diameter of said tip (3). Ustensile de nourrissage selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que ledit conduit (7) présente une longueur au moins égale à la longueur dudit embout (3).Feeding device according to claim 7, characterized in that said conduit (7) has a length at least equal to the length of said tip (3). Système de nourrissage comprenant un ustensile selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes et un réservoir de produit équipé d'un embout (3) de délivrance dudit produit.Feeding system comprising a utensil according to any one of the preceding claims and a product reservoir equipped with a nozzle (3) for delivering said product. Système selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte des moyens de verrouillage en rotation (22, 33) dudit conduit (7) dans ledit embout (3).System according to claim 9, characterized in that it comprises means for locking in rotation (22, 33) of said duct (7) in said end piece (3). Système selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de verrouillage (22, 23) comportent des espaces creux (22) ménagés sur ledit conduit (7) coopérant avec des ailettes radiales internes audit embout (3), aptes à s'insérer dans lesdits espaces creux (22).System according to claim 10, characterized in that the locking means (22, 23) comprise hollow spaces (22) formed on said duct (7) cooperating with radial fins internal to said endpiece (3), able to fit in said hollow spaces (22). Système selon l'une quelconque des revendications 9 à 11, comprenant un ensemble de nourrissage selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que ledit épaulement est formé entre une première portion (25) cylindrique, interne audit embout (3), et une seconde portion (27) cylindrique, interne audit embout (3) et adjacente à ladite première portion (25), ladite première portion (25) présentant un diamètre interne inférieur au diamètre interne de ladite seconde portion (27).System according to any one of claims 9 to 11, comprising a feeding assembly according to claim 5, characterized in that said shoulder is formed between a first portion (25) cylindrical internal said tip (3), and a second portion (27) cylindrical, internal to said tip (3) and adjacent to said first portion (25), said first portion (25) having an inner diameter less than the inner diameter of said second portion (27).
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