EP2566432A1 - Universal standard teat adapter - Google Patents

Universal standard teat adapter

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EP2566432A1
EP2566432A1 EP11723539A EP11723539A EP2566432A1 EP 2566432 A1 EP2566432 A1 EP 2566432A1 EP 11723539 A EP11723539 A EP 11723539A EP 11723539 A EP11723539 A EP 11723539A EP 2566432 A1 EP2566432 A1 EP 2566432A1
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bottle
upper element
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platform
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Françoise DAGHERO
Eric Daghero
Laurie Daghero
Jessica Daghero
Vincent Levy-Dieres
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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
    • A61J11/00—Teats
    • A61J11/04—Teats with means for fastening to bottles

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  • the present invention is concerned with the field of childcare, in particular with the nutrition of young children.
  • young child in the sense of the present invention, is meant a child from 0 to 6 years.
  • the present invention relates to an adapter for positioning a pacifier on a container comprising a neck with an external thread, said container being preferably a bottle or a bottle.
  • the invention provides a simple adapter, adaptable to a bottle, preferably a standard bottle, and / or on a bottle.
  • standard within the meaning of the present invention, is meant a product which holds more than 50% of market shares in a given country.
  • the present invention aims to provide parents and early childhood educators with a pacifier adapter, capable of adapting a pacifier, preferably a standard pacifier, to a container comprising an external thread, especially a bottle of mineral water or a bottle, said adapter being such that the introduction of the pacifier is easy, and that the tightness of the device constituted by the bottle or the bottle, the adapter and the pacifier, is ensured.
  • a pacifier adapter capable of adapting a pacifier, preferably a standard pacifier, to a container comprising an external thread, especially a bottle of mineral water or a bottle, said adapter being such that the introduction of the pacifier is easy, and that the tightness of the device constituted by the bottle or the bottle, the adapter and the pacifier, is ensured.
  • the adapter of the present invention is an annular ring comprising an upper element and a central element, which are two distinct parts.
  • the Applicant goes against a prejudice of the skilled person, who wants an adapter to be a product in one part, usually a ring with different internal threads (see for example US2007095778), to avoid any sealing problem.
  • the Applicant demonstrates, in the present invention, that the seal can be perfectly ensured with an adapter comprising several distinct elements.
  • the tightness of the adapter, in use, is essential. Indeed, it is impossible to propose to a user an adapter that would result in liquid leakage.
  • WO2009 / 091084 proposes a very specific flexible feeding bottle, in which the fastening system of the nipple is limited to an outer hook 115 (see Fig.12).
  • a hook is notoriously insufficient to seal the device.
  • a tab is envisaged, but only to facilitate the opening of the effective closing means of the valve on the central element.
  • the bottle attachment system of WO2009 / 091084 uses the flexibility of the bottle neck, which is a significant risk for sealing.
  • the invention relates to an adapter for positioning a pacifier on a container comprising a neck with an external thread, preferably a bottle of the type including mineral water bottle, or a bottle of the type including standard baby bottle, characterized in that said adapter comprises two parts, an upper element and a central element whose upper surface is called platform and the lower part comprises at least one thread adapted to cooperate with said external thread of said container, said upper element being juxtaposable on the platform of the central element, the upper element and the central element co-operating with at least one closure means making it possible to definitively or reversibly fasten the upper element to the central element, said adapter further comprising a fastening zone acting as a hinge between the circumference of the upper element and the circumference of the platform, it being understood that the upper element and the central element are not secured by screwing, the space between the upper element and the platform of the element central being adapted to receive the skirt of the nipple, said upper element and said central element each having a central orifice, the two central orifice
  • the term “circumference” designates a closed curved line limiting a surface. It is also the length of this closed curved line; the outer circumference of the central element or the upper element corresponds to the limit of the central element or of the upper element; the inner circumference of the central element or the upper element corresponds to the perimeter of the central orifice.
  • a securing zone causes the upper element not to be independent of the central element, but is secured to the central element over a small part of its circumference, so that it can be folded onto the central element. central element.
  • the closing means of the upper element on the central element is a means of retaining the lower element on the upper element.
  • said closing means comprises at least two pairs of respectively male and female means in which the male means formed at the level of the upper element or at the level of the central element, is adapted to cooperate with the means female formed respectively at the central element or at the level of the upper element, so that this cooperation results in the closure, reversible or not, the adapter.
  • said closing means is provided on the internal face, more precisely on the periphery of the inner face of the upper element and facing the periphery of the upper part of the central element.
  • said closure means comprises at least two male elements projecting with respect to the outer circumference of the element. upper, capable of being folded down along the central element and to cooperate with at least two female elements facing arranged on the circumference of the central element.
  • said closure means is disposed on the upper element and facing the platform, at the edge of the location occupied by the skirt of the nipple.
  • said pairs of means are circular.
  • the adapter preferably comprises 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 pairs of point means distributed on the periphery.
  • the adapter according to the invention further comprises a sealing means which comprises either a means of pressure on the skirt of the nipple, or a lug located on the central element at the edge of the nipple and coming into contact with the upper element when the adapter is in the closed position.
  • said sealing means is circular.
  • edge in the sense of the present invention is meant in contact with the circumference of the skirt of the nipple or less than 1 millimeter, preferably less than 0.8 millimeters, very preferably less than 0.3 millimeter of the circumference of the pacifier skirt.
  • the upper element further comprises a tongue projecting from the circumference of said upper element, or a notch formed in the circumference of said upper element, the tongue or notch is diametrically opposite, on the circumference of the upper element, to the securing zone, said tongue or notch allowing the user to exert a pressure from the bottom upwards on the upper element to separate the closure means and open the upper element.
  • this tab is not, in itself, a means for closing the upper element on the central element.
  • the lower part of the central element is circular and threaded in its inner part and is of a height such that it is adaptable to the neck of a bottle and / or a bottle.
  • the lower part of the central element comprises two threads, one adapted to cooperate with the thread of a bottle neck, the other adapted to cooperate with the thread of the neck of a bottle.
  • the thickness and / or the height of the upper element at its inner circumference is less than the distance between the skirt and the annular return of the nipple.
  • the adapter further comprises a filter integral with the lower part of the central element.
  • the adapter is such that: the lower part of the central element comprises two threads, one adapted to cooperate with the thread of a bottle neck, the other adapted to cooperate with the thread of the neck of a bottle; the filter comprises a thread of diameter identical to that of a bottle; and the filter is secured to the lower part of the central element by screwing onto the thread corresponding to the neck of a bottle.
  • This embodiment has the advantage of allowing filtration of the contents of a bottle using the adapter of the invention.
  • the invention also relates to a container, preferably a bottle or a bottle, provided with an adapter according to the invention.
  • the container comprises a neck with a thread on which an adapter according to the invention is adapted, typically screwed.
  • the invention also relates to a method for adapting with a single hand a teat on a container, such as a bottle or bottle, comprising a neck with a thread characterized in that said method comprises the following steps: screwing an adapter on the neck of said container, it being understood that said container may possibly be placed on a support such as a table or a worktop,
  • a nipple preferably a standard nipple, said setting being performed by sliding the nipple into the central orifice of the upper element from the inner portion of said upper element, so that the skirt the nipple is retained by the inner annular part of the upper element,
  • the adapter is screwed onto an empty bottle, and the preparer fills the bottle before or after the introduction of the pacifier, but before the flap of the upper element on the platform .
  • the adapter of the invention makes it possible to secure, with one hand, and in a sealed manner, a teat to a bottle or a bottle.
  • the acceptability of a standard nipple is a further advantage of the invention compared to the adapters of the prior art, which often require the use of specially adapted nipples.
  • Figure 1 is a sectional view of an adapter according to the invention in the open position, wherein a nipple has been positioned, said adapter being provided with a thread, with which cooperates a container.
  • Figure 2 is a sectional view of an adapter according to the invention in the closed position, in which a nipple has been positioned, said adapter being provided with two threads.
  • FIGS. 1 to 3 is a sectional view of an adapter according to the invention in the closed position, in which a nipple has been positioned, said adapter being provided with a thread.
  • the adapter 1 according to the invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, is an annular ring which comprises an annular upper element 6, called a "valve", and an annular central element 7 whose upper part 7a is called “platform And whose lower part 7b comprises at least one thread 8.
  • the valve 6 When the adapter 1 is in the open position (see Fig. 1), the valve 6 is raised; when the adapter 1 is in the closed position (see Fig.2 and Fig.3), the valve 6 is juxtaposed on the platform 7a and is secured, permanently or not, with the platform 7a.
  • the upper element 6 and the central element 7 each have a central orifice (10 and 11) adapted to receive the nipple 2 and let the liquid contained in the container 3 on which the adapter 1 is placed.
  • the upper element 6 and the platform 7a of the central element 7 have dimensions such that the upper element 6 is juxtaposable on the platform 7a of the central element 7; and the two central orifices 10 and 11 are of sizes adapted to be juxtaposed.
  • the space 9 between the upper element 6 and the platform 7a of the central element 7, when the adapter 1 is in the closed position is designed to receive the skirt of the pacifier 2.
  • the skirt in the closed position, is compressed by a male element located on the inner face 12 of the upper element 6.
  • the adapted means is a fastening zone 13, connecting the upper element 6 and the central element 7, preferably connecting the upper element 6 with the platform 7a.
  • Said fastening zone 13 allows the folding or flap of the upper element 6 on the central element 7, and therefore the juxtaposition of the upper element 6 on the central element 7.
  • the upper element 6 and the central element 7 also cooperate by at least one closure means 14 for retaining the upper element 6 on the platform 7a, or to permanently or reversibly fasten the upper element 6 to the central element 7.
  • the adapter 1 has a double sealing system: in the first place, the closure means 14 between the upper element 6 and the central element 7, and secondly the skirt of the pacifier 2 which acts as a seal.
  • the technical problem of the sealing underlying the present invention is solved particularly effectively.
  • said closing means 14 are means for locking the upper element 6 on the central element 7.
  • the closing means 14 are final, which means that the upper element 6 is sealed on the central element 7 and can not, after closure, be detached from the central element 7 without damaging the adapter 1.
  • said closing means 14 are reversible, which means that said closing means 14 can be put in place, then opened, then closed, then reopened, as many times as necessary and indefinitely until the limit of resistance of the material constituting them.
  • the pressure to be exerted to snap the upper member 6 on the central member 7 is adapted to be exercised by the operator with one hand.
  • the closure means 14 are means for retaining the upper element 6 on the platform 7a.
  • the closing means 14 are constituted by means respectively male or female formed on the outer periphery of the inner face 12 of the upper element 6, which are able to cooperate with means respectively female or male arranged opposite on the platform 7a.
  • said means are clips, fasteners, crampons, pins, pins and corresponding female parts.
  • the thickness of the platform 7a is adapted to accommodate the means respectively male or female necessary for closing the adapter 1.
  • the closing means 14 are pins or lugs which are projecting in relation to the plane of the inner surface of the upper element 6, and which cooperate with orifices or female means correspondents dug in the platform 7a.
  • the closing means 14 are pins or lugs which are projecting from the plane of the platform 7a and which cooperate with corresponding holes or female means dug in the inner surface of the the upper element 6.
  • the closure means 14 are at the same time pins or lugs which are formed protruding with respect to the plane of the platform 7a and female elements dug in the platform 7a, and on the internal face 12 of the upper element 6, opposite, female elements corresponding to said pins or lugs and pins or lugs corresponding to said female elements.
  • Said closure means 14, in particular latching, are such that the force exerted by the suction of the child on the teat 2 is not sufficient to make said closing means 14 inoperative.
  • said closing means 14 can be opened only if the pressure exerted on the upper element 6 is greater than the pressure exerted by the suction of the child.
  • the pressure to be exerted to separate the closure means 14 or according to a preferred embodiment, "disengage" the upper element 6 of the central element 7, can be exerted by one hand by the operator.
  • said closure means 14 are arranged on the upper element 6, and facing the platform 7a, at the edge of the slot occupied by the skirt of the pacifier 2 when the pacifier 2 is positioned in the adapter 1. , said closure means 14 further fulfill a function of retention and locking of the nipple 2, when the adapter 1 is in the closed position.
  • the upper member 6 further comprises a tongue 16 projecting from the circumference of said upper member 6, said tongue allowing the user to exert a pressure from the bottom to the high on the upper element 6 to separate the closing means 14 and open the upper element 6.
  • the flush tongue 16 is diametrically opposite, on the circumference of the upper element 6, to the fastening zone 13
  • the protruding tongue 16 is molded with the upper element 6.
  • the upper element 6 thus has a central orifice 11 adapted to receive the body of the nipple 2, the latter being retained on the one hand by its skirt which remains retained by the inner face 12 of the upper member 6, on the other hand by the annular return 17 of the nipple 2, which is located just above the outer face of the upper member 6.
  • the thickness of the upper element 6 at its inner circumference is therefore less than or equal to the distance between the skirt of the annular return 17 of the nipple 2.
  • annular return is meant the bulge if killing at the base of standard nipples, above the skirt.
  • the upper element 6 and the central element 7 consist of the same material, preferably a food plastic, which advantageously does not contain bisphenol A.
  • the upper element 6, the central element 7, the securing zone 13 and the tongue 16 are made of the same material, and according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, molded in one piece.
  • the adapter 1 further comprises a plug [not shown] able to close the central orifice when the teat 2 is not yet placed in the adapter.
  • the adapter 1 further comprises a cap [not shown] capable of being reversibly fixed to the upper element 6 and making it possible to protect the pacifier 2.
  • the lower part 7b of the central element 7 comprises at least one circular portion integral with the lower part of the platform 7a. This circular portion may have the same diameter as the platform 7a, or a different diameter than that of the platform 7a.
  • This circular part of the lower part 7b of the central element 7 is provided with at least one internal thread 8, able to cooperate on the external thread 5 of a bottle, typically mineral water and / or a bottle. , typically a standard baby bottle.
  • the threaded lower portion 7b of the central element 7 is of a height such that it is adaptable to the neck 4 of a bottle.
  • the lower part 7b of the central element 7 is provided with a single thread 8, able to cooperate with the external thread 5 of a bottle neck or with the external thread 5 of a neck of bottle.
  • the adapter 1 according to the invention contains no part likely to have to enter the bottle and / or the bottle: it is indeed an external adapter, suitable to be screwed onto the external thread 5 of said bottle or bottle; in a second variant, the adapter further comprises a filter 18 may extend into the bottle or the bottle.
  • the lower element 7 comprises two circular parts secured to the lower part of the platform 7 a, each provided with a thread 8 and 15, one being suitable to cooperate with the thread of the neck of a bottle of the type including mineral water, the other being able to cooperate with the thread of the neck of a bottle.
  • the threading zone 15 adapted for a bottle of mineral water is of height adapted to the neck 4 of a bottle of mineral water, and is lower in height to the threading adapted for a bottle, as shown in FIG.
  • the adapter 1 can be used interchangeably on a bottle or on a bottle.
  • the teat 2 is a standard nipple, made of rubber or silicone.
  • the pacifier is a valve tip of the type of those adapted to sports bottles (cyclists, in particular), the lower part forms a skirt.
  • the adapter 1 has no other thread than those necessary for the adaptation of the lower part 7b of the central element 7 to a container 3 provided with a thread external 5. In particular, it does not contain a threaded structure for guiding the pacifier.
  • the bottle on which the adapter 1 can fit is a bottle of water, a bottle of fruit juice, a bottle containing soup, or a bottle containing any other drink. suitable for young children.
  • the adapter 1 further comprises a filter 18 integral with the lower part 7b of the central element 7.
  • This embodiment has the particular advantage of allowing the filtration of the contents of a bottle to the using the adapter of the invention. In particular, this embodiment makes it possible to filter water.
  • the filter 18 is secured to the lower part 7b of the central element 7 by screwing or interlocking. According to a second embodiment, the filter 18 and the lower part 7b of the central element 7 are sealed.
  • the adapter 1 comprising a filter 18 is such that:
  • the lower part 7b of the central element 7 comprises two threads, one adapted to cooperate with the thread of a bottle neck (thread 15), the other adapted to cooperate with the thread of the neck of a bottle ( thread 8);
  • the filter 18 comprises an external thread identical to that of a bottle; and the filter 18 is secured to the lower part 7b of the central element 7 by screwing onto the thread 15 corresponding to the neck of a bottle.
  • the filter 18 comprises a porous container containing a filter material. According to one embodiment, the filter 18 further comprises a usage indicator.
  • the filter 18 is a carbon filter.
  • this filter eliminates chlorine and improves the taste and smell of water.
  • the filter 18 is a filter for removing water from contaminations such as lead, nitrates, bacteria and / or viruses.
  • the filter 18 comprises a carbon filter to eliminate chlorine and improve taste and odor and one or more other filters, independent or not, to eliminate various contaminations such as lead, nitrates, bacteria or viruses.
  • the filter 18 has dimensions such that it can be used with a standard baby bottle.
  • the adapter 1 further comprises a thin diffusion container (not shown) in which is placed a substance intended to be diffused in the liquid contained in the container 3 or during passage of the liquid contained in the
  • the diffusion container is preferably secured to the lower part 7b of the central element 7 by screwing or interlocking.
  • Said substance may especially be tea, herbal tea, a syrup, or a food aromatic composition.

Abstract

The invention relates to an adapter (1) intended for positioning a teat (2) on a container (3) including a neck (4) provided with an outer thread (5), said container (3) preferably being a bottle or a nursing bottle, characterised in that said adapter (1) includes two portions, an upper element (6) and a central element (7) the upper surface of which is referred to as the platform (7a) and the lower portion (7b) of which includes at least one thread (8) suitable for engaging with said outer thread (5) of said container (3), said upper element (6) being suitable for being juxtaposed on the platform (7a) of the central element (7), the upper element (6) and the central element (7) engaging by at least one closing means (14) suitable for securing the upper element (6) on the central element (7) in a permanent or reversible manner, the space (9) between the upper element (6) and the platform (7a) of the central element (7) being designed to receive the apron of the teat, said upper element (6) and said central element (7) each having a central opening (10, 11), the two central openings (10, 11) being suitable for being juxtaposed, the opening (10) of the upper element being intended for receiving the teat (2), which can be slipped on from the inner surface (12) of the upper element (6). The invention also relates to a method for preparing a nursing bottle with one hand, using the adapter (1) according to the invention.

Description

ADAPTATEUR UNIVERSEL DE TÉTINE STANDARD  UNIVERSAL STANDARD TASTE ADAPTER
La présente invention s'intéresse au domaine de la puériculture, en particulier à la nutrition des jeunes enfants. Par jeune enfant au sens de la présente invention, on entend un enfant de 0 à 6 ans. Plus précisément, la présente invention a pour objet un adaptateur visant à positionner une tétine sur un récipient comprenant un goulot muni d'un filetage externe, ledit récipient étant de préférence une bouteille ou un biberon. The present invention is concerned with the field of childcare, in particular with the nutrition of young children. By young child in the sense of the present invention, is meant a child from 0 to 6 years. More specifically, the present invention relates to an adapter for positioning a pacifier on a container comprising a neck with an external thread, said container being preferably a bottle or a bottle.
Il est bien connu et recommandé aux parents d'utiliser de l'eau minérale pour diluer le lait en poudre des jeunes enfants, ou pour leur donner à boire entre deux biberons. Il serait donc pratique de pouvoir adapter directement, lorsque l'eau est utilisée seule, une tétine à une bouteille d'eau minérale. Ce problème, déjà connu de l'art antérieur, a donné lieu à la conception d'adaptateurs de tétine destinés à venir se fixer sur des bouteilles (voir par exemple FR2646146). Toutefois, les adaptateurs de l'art antérieur s'avèrent d'un usage peu universel : soit ils sont conçus pour des tétines spécifiques, soit le positionnement de la tétine dans l'adaptateur est malaisé : tétine difficile à positionner correctement dans l'adaptateur, tétine qui s'enlève à la première traction ou lors de la succion, étanchéité défectueuse, etc. It is well known and recommended to parents to use mineral water to dilute the milk powder of young children, or to give them to drink between two bottles. It would therefore be practical to be able to adapt directly, when the water is used alone, a teat to a bottle of mineral water. This problem, already known from the prior art, has given rise to the design of pacifier adapters intended to be fixed on bottles (see for example FR2646146). However, the adapters of the prior art are of an unusual use: either they are designed for specific teats, or the positioning of the pacifier in the adapter is difficult: nipple difficult to position correctly in the adapter , nipple that comes off at the first pull or when sucking, faulty sealing, etc.
Pourtant, les parents utilisent le plus souvent des tétines standard, et restent confrontés au problème d'adapter ces tétines, suivant l'heure de la journée, aussi bien sur une bouteille que sur un biberon. L'invention fournit un adaptateur simple, adaptable sur un biberon, de préférence un biberon standard, et/ou sur une bouteille. Par « standard », au sens de la présente invention, on entend un produit qui détient plus de 50% des parts de marché dans un pays considéré. However, parents most often use standard teats, and still face the problem of adapting these teats, depending on the time of day, both on a bottle than on a bottle. The invention provides a simple adapter, adaptable to a bottle, preferably a standard bottle, and / or on a bottle. By "standard", within the meaning of the present invention, is meant a product which holds more than 50% of market shares in a given country.
Par ailleurs, il est bien connu que les parents sont souvent confrontés au problème de porter l'enfant tout en préparant le biberon ou la boisson. Or, tous les adaptateurs de l'art antérieur nécessitent l'intervention des deux mains du préparateur pour placer correctement la tétine dans l'adaptateur, ce qui exclut que ledit préparateur puisse porter l'enfant en même temps qu'il prépare le biberon ou la boisson. La présente invention vise à fournir aux parents et éducateurs de jeunes enfants un adaptateur de tétine, capable d'adapter une tétine, de préférence une tétine standard, sur un récipient comprenant un filetage externe, notamment une bouteille d'eau minérale ou un biberon, ledit adaptateur étant tel que la mise en place de la tétine est facile, et que l'étanchéité du dispositif constitué par la bouteille ou le biberon, l'adaptateur et la tétine, est assurée. In addition, it is well known that parents often face the problem of carrying the child while preparing the bottle or drink. However, all the adapters of the prior art require the intervention of the two hands of the preparer to correctly place the pacifier in the adapter, which precludes said preparer can carry the child at the same time he prepares the bottle or the beverage. The present invention aims to provide parents and early childhood educators with a pacifier adapter, capable of adapting a pacifier, preferably a standard pacifier, to a container comprising an external thread, especially a bottle of mineral water or a bottle, said adapter being such that the introduction of the pacifier is easy, and that the tightness of the device constituted by the bottle or the bottle, the adapter and the pacifier, is ensured.
L'adaptateur de la présente invention est une bague annulaire comprenant un élément supérieur et un élément central, qui sont deux parties distinctes. En présentant une bague en plusieurs parties, la Demanderesse va à l'encontre d'un préjugé de l'homme du métier, qui veut qu'un adaptateur soit un produit en une seule partie, en général une bague avec différents filetages internes (voir par exemple US2007095778), pour éviter tout problème d'étanchéité. Or, la Demanderesse démontre, dans la présente invention, que l'étanchéité peut parfaitement être assurée avec un adaptateur comprenant plusieurs éléments distincts. L'étanchéité de l'adaptateur, en utilisation, est essentielle. En effet, il est impossible de proposer à un utilisateur un adaptateur qui aurait pour conséquence des fuites de liquide. WO2009/091084 propose un biberon flexible très spécifique, dans lequel le système de fixation de la tétine est limité à un crochet extérieur 115 (voir Fig.12). Or, un tel crochet est notoirement insuffisant pour assurer l'étanchéité du dispositif. Dans l'invention, une languette est envisagée, mais uniquement pour faciliter l'ouverture des moyens de fermeture efficaces du clapet sur l'élément central. Par ailleurs, le système de fixation sur le biberon de WO2009/091084 fait appel à la flexibilité du goulot du biberon, ce qui est un risque important en matière d'étanchéité. The adapter of the present invention is an annular ring comprising an upper element and a central element, which are two distinct parts. By presenting a ring in several parts, the Applicant goes against a prejudice of the skilled person, who wants an adapter to be a product in one part, usually a ring with different internal threads (see for example US2007095778), to avoid any sealing problem. Now, the Applicant demonstrates, in the present invention, that the seal can be perfectly ensured with an adapter comprising several distinct elements. The tightness of the adapter, in use, is essential. Indeed, it is impossible to propose to a user an adapter that would result in liquid leakage. WO2009 / 091084 proposes a very specific flexible feeding bottle, in which the fastening system of the nipple is limited to an outer hook 115 (see Fig.12). However, such a hook is notoriously insufficient to seal the device. In the invention, a tab is envisaged, but only to facilitate the opening of the effective closing means of the valve on the central element. In addition, the bottle attachment system of WO2009 / 091084 uses the flexibility of the bottle neck, which is a significant risk for sealing.
Ainsi, l'invention a pour objet un adaptateur visant à positionner une tétine sur un récipient comprenant un goulot muni d'un filetage externe, de préférence une bouteille du type notamment bouteille d'eau minérale, ou un biberon du type notamment biberon standard, caractérisé en ce que ledit adaptateur comprend deux parties, un élément supérieur et un élément central dont la surface supérieure est appelée plateforme et la partie inférieure comprend au moins un filetage apte à coopérer avec ledit filetage externe dudit récipient, ledit élément supérieur étant juxtaposable sur la plateforme de l'élément central, l'élément supérieur et l'élément central coopérant par au moins un moyen de fermeture permettant de solidariser, de manière définitive ou réversible, l'élément supérieur sur l'élément central, ledit adaptateur comprenant en outre une zone de solidarisation faisant office de charnière entre la circonférence de l'élément supérieur et la circonférence de la plateforme, étant entendu que l'élément supérieur et l'élément central ne sont pas solidarisés par vissage, l'espace situé entre l'élément supérieur et la plateforme de l'élément central étant conçu pour recevoir la jupe de la tétine, ledit élément supérieur et ledit élément central ayant chacun un orifice central, les deux orifices centraux étant juxtaposables, l'orifice de l'élément supérieur étant destiné à recevoir la tétine, enfilable depuis la face interne de l'élément supérieur. Thus, the invention relates to an adapter for positioning a pacifier on a container comprising a neck with an external thread, preferably a bottle of the type including mineral water bottle, or a bottle of the type including standard baby bottle, characterized in that said adapter comprises two parts, an upper element and a central element whose upper surface is called platform and the lower part comprises at least one thread adapted to cooperate with said external thread of said container, said upper element being juxtaposable on the platform of the central element, the upper element and the central element co-operating with at least one closure means making it possible to definitively or reversibly fasten the upper element to the central element, said adapter further comprising a fastening zone acting as a hinge between the circumference of the upper element and the circumference of the platform, it being understood that the upper element and the central element are not secured by screwing, the space between the upper element and the platform of the element central being adapted to receive the skirt of the nipple, said upper element and said central element each having a central orifice, the two central orifices being juxtaposable, the orifice of the upper element being intended to receive the nipple, threadable from the face internal of the upper element.
Au sens de la présente invention, le terme circonférence désigne une ligne courbe fermée limitant une surface. C'est aussi la longueur de cette ligne courbe fermée ; la circonférence externe de l'élément central ou de l'élément supérieur, correspond à la limite de l'élément central ou de l'élément supérieur ; la circonférence interne de l'élément central ou de l'élément supérieur, correspond au périmètre de l'orifice central. For the purpose of the present invention, the term "circumference" designates a closed curved line limiting a surface. It is also the length of this closed curved line; the outer circumference of the central element or the upper element corresponds to the limit of the central element or of the upper element; the inner circumference of the central element or the upper element corresponds to the perimeter of the central orifice.
La présence d'une zone de solidarisation entraine que l'élément supérieur n'est pas indépendant de l'élément central, mais est solidarisé à l'élément central sur une faible partie de sa circonférence, de manière à pouvoir se rabattre sur l'élément central. The presence of a securing zone causes the upper element not to be independent of the central element, but is secured to the central element over a small part of its circumference, so that it can be folded onto the central element. central element.
De préférence, le moyen de fermeture de l'élément supérieur sur l'élément central est un moyen de retenir l'élément inférieur sur l'élément supérieur. Suivant un mode de réalisation, ledit moyen de fermeture comprend au moins deux couples de moyens respectivement mâle et femelle dans lequel le moyen mâle ménagé au niveau de l'élément supérieur ou au niveau de l'élément central, est apte à coopérer avec le moyen femelle ménagé respectivement au niveau de l'élément central ou au niveau de l'élément supérieur, de telle manière que cette coopération résulte en la fermeture, réversible ou non, de l'adaptateur. Suivant un premier mode de réalisation, ledit moyen de fermeture est ménagé sur la face interne, plus précisément sur la périphérie de la face interne de l'élément supérieur et en regard sur la périphérie de la partie supérieure de l'élément central. Suivant un second mode de réalisation, ledit moyen de fermeture comprend au moins deux éléments mâles situés en saillie par rapport à la circonférence externe de l'élément supérieur, susceptibles d'être rabattus le long de l'élément central et de coopérer avec au moins deux éléments femelles en regard ménagés sur la circonférence de l'élément central. Suivant un troisième mode de réalisation, ledit moyen de fermeture est disposé sur l'élément supérieur et en regard de la plateforme, en bordure de l'emplacement occupé par la jupe de la tétine. Preferably, the closing means of the upper element on the central element is a means of retaining the lower element on the upper element. According to one embodiment, said closing means comprises at least two pairs of respectively male and female means in which the male means formed at the level of the upper element or at the level of the central element, is adapted to cooperate with the means female formed respectively at the central element or at the level of the upper element, so that this cooperation results in the closure, reversible or not, the adapter. According to a first embodiment, said closing means is provided on the internal face, more precisely on the periphery of the inner face of the upper element and facing the periphery of the upper part of the central element. According to a second embodiment, said closure means comprises at least two male elements projecting with respect to the outer circumference of the element. upper, capable of being folded down along the central element and to cooperate with at least two female elements facing arranged on the circumference of the central element. According to a third embodiment, said closure means is disposed on the upper element and facing the platform, at the edge of the location occupied by the skirt of the nipple.
Suivant un premier mode de réalisation, lesdits couples de moyens sont circulaires. Selon un second mode de réalisation l'adaptateur comprend de préférence 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 couples de moyens ponctuels répartis sur la périphérie. According to a first embodiment, said pairs of means are circular. According to a second embodiment, the adapter preferably comprises 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 pairs of point means distributed on the periphery.
Avantageusement, l'adaptateur selon l'invention comprend en outre un moyen d'étanchéité qui comprend soit un moyen de pression sur la jupe de la tétine, soit un ergot situé sur l'élément central en bordure de la tétine et venant au contact avec l'élément supérieur lorsque l'adaptateur est en position fermée. Avantageusement, ledit moyen d'étanchéité est circulaire. Par « en bordure » au sens de la présente invention, on entend en contact avec la circonférence de la jupe de la tétine ou à moins de 1 millimètre, de préférence à moins de 0,8 millimètre, très préférentiellement à moins de 0,3 millimètre de la circonférence de la jupe de la tétine. Advantageously, the adapter according to the invention further comprises a sealing means which comprises either a means of pressure on the skirt of the nipple, or a lug located on the central element at the edge of the nipple and coming into contact with the upper element when the adapter is in the closed position. Advantageously, said sealing means is circular. By "edge" in the sense of the present invention is meant in contact with the circumference of the skirt of the nipple or less than 1 millimeter, preferably less than 0.8 millimeters, very preferably less than 0.3 millimeter of the circumference of the pacifier skirt.
Avantageusement, l'élément supérieur comprend en outre une languette en saillie par rapport à la circonférence dudit élément supérieur, ou une encoche ménagée dans la circonférence dudit élément supérieur, la languette ou encoche est diamétralement opposée, sur la circonférence de l'élément supérieur, à la zone de solidarisation, ladite languette ou encoche permettant à l'utilisateur d'exercer une pression du bas vers le haut sur l'élément supérieur pour désolidariser les moyens de fermeture et ouvrir l'élément supérieur. Il est bien entendu dans la présente invention que cette languette ne constitue pas, à elle seule, un moyen de fermeture de l'élément supérieur sur l'élément central. Selon l'invention, la partie inférieure de l'élément central est circulaire et filetée dans sa partie intérieure et est d'une hauteur telle qu'elle est adaptable sur le goulot d'une bouteille et/ou d'un biberon. De préférence, la partie inférieure de l'élément central comprend deux filetages, l'un apte à coopérer avec le filetage d'un goulot de bouteille, l'autre apte à coopérer avec le filetage du goulot d'un biberon. Avantageusement, l'épaisseur et/ou la hauteur de l'élément supérieur au niveau de sa circonférence interne, est inférieure à la distance entre la jupe et le retour annulaire de la tétine. Advantageously, the upper element further comprises a tongue projecting from the circumference of said upper element, or a notch formed in the circumference of said upper element, the tongue or notch is diametrically opposite, on the circumference of the upper element, to the securing zone, said tongue or notch allowing the user to exert a pressure from the bottom upwards on the upper element to separate the closure means and open the upper element. It is understood in the present invention that this tab is not, in itself, a means for closing the upper element on the central element. According to the invention, the lower part of the central element is circular and threaded in its inner part and is of a height such that it is adaptable to the neck of a bottle and / or a bottle. Preferably, the lower part of the central element comprises two threads, one adapted to cooperate with the thread of a bottle neck, the other adapted to cooperate with the thread of the neck of a bottle. Advantageously, the thickness and / or the height of the upper element at its inner circumference is less than the distance between the skirt and the annular return of the nipple.
Suivant un mode de réalisation, l'adaptateur comprend en outre un filtre solidaire de la partie inférieure de l'élément central. De préférence, dans ce mode de réalisation, l'adaptateur est tel que : la partie inférieure de l'élément central comprend deux filetages, l'un apte à coopérer avec le filetage d'un goulot de bouteille, l'autre apte à coopérer avec le filetage du goulot d'un biberon ; - le filtre comprend un filetage de diamètre identique à celui d'une bouteille ; et le filtre est solidarisé avec la partie inférieure de l'élément central par vissage sur le filetage correspondant au goulot d'une bouteille. According to one embodiment, the adapter further comprises a filter integral with the lower part of the central element. Preferably, in this embodiment, the adapter is such that: the lower part of the central element comprises two threads, one adapted to cooperate with the thread of a bottle neck, the other adapted to cooperate with the thread of the neck of a bottle; the filter comprises a thread of diameter identical to that of a bottle; and the filter is secured to the lower part of the central element by screwing onto the thread corresponding to the neck of a bottle.
Ce mode de réalisation présente l'avantage de permettre la filtration du contenu d'un biberon à l'aide de l'adaptateur de l'invention. This embodiment has the advantage of allowing filtration of the contents of a bottle using the adapter of the invention.
L'invention a également pour objet un récipient, de préférence une bouteille ou un biberon, muni d'un adaptateur selon l'invention. Le récipient comprend un goulot muni d'un filetage sur lequel un adaptateur selon l'invention est adapté, typiquement vissé. The invention also relates to a container, preferably a bottle or a bottle, provided with an adapter according to the invention. The container comprises a neck with a thread on which an adapter according to the invention is adapted, typically screwed.
L'invention a également pour objet un procédé pour adapter d'une seule main une tétine sur un récipient, de type bouteille ou biberon, comprenant un goulot muni d'un filetage caractérisé en ce que ledit procédé comprend les étapes suivantes : vissage d'un adaptateur sur le goulot dudit récipient, étant entendu que ledit récipient peut éventuellement être posé sur un support tel qu'une table ou un plan de travail, The invention also relates to a method for adapting with a single hand a teat on a container, such as a bottle or bottle, comprising a neck with a thread characterized in that said method comprises the following steps: screwing an adapter on the neck of said container, it being understood that said container may possibly be placed on a support such as a table or a worktop,
- vérification que l'adaptateur est en position ouverte ou ouverture de l'élément supérieur de l'adaptateur, mise en place d'une tétine, de préférence une tétine standard, ladite mise en place étant réalisée en glissant la tétine dans l'orifice central de l'élément supérieur à partir de la partie interne dudit élément supérieur, de telle manière que la jupe de la tétine est retenue par la partie annulaire interne de l'élément supérieur, - check that the adapter is in the open position or open the upper element of the adapter, placing a nipple, preferably a standard nipple, said setting being performed by sliding the nipple into the central orifice of the upper element from the inner portion of said upper element, so that the skirt the nipple is retained by the inner annular part of the upper element,
rabat de l'élément supérieur sur la plateforme,  flap of the upper element on the platform,
exercice d'une pression visant à activer le système de fermeture dudit adaptateur.  exerting pressure to activate the closure system of said adapter.
Suivant un mode de réalisation particulier de l'invention, l'adaptateur est vissé sur un biberon vide, et le préparateur remplit le biberon avant ou après la mise en place de la tétine, mais avant le rabat de l'élément supérieur sur la plateforme. According to a particular embodiment of the invention, the adapter is screwed onto an empty bottle, and the preparer fills the bottle before or after the introduction of the pacifier, but before the flap of the upper element on the platform .
Ainsi, l'adaptateur de l'invention permet de solidariser, d'une seule main, et de manière étanche, une tétine à une bouteille ou un biberon. L'acceptabilité d'une tétine standard est un avantage supplémentaire de l'invention par rapport aux adaptateurs de l'art antérieur, qui nécessitent souvent l'usage de tétines spécialement adaptées. Thus, the adapter of the invention makes it possible to secure, with one hand, and in a sealed manner, a teat to a bottle or a bottle. The acceptability of a standard nipple is a further advantage of the invention compared to the adapters of the prior art, which often require the use of specially adapted nipples.
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L'invention se comprendra mieux à la lecture de la description détaillée qui suit, qui illustre non limitativement l'invention, et expose différents modes de réalisation indiqués à titre d'exemples uniquement, qui se lisent en regard des figures annexées dans lesquelles : The invention will be better understood on reading the detailed description which follows, which illustrates the invention without limitation, and discloses various embodiments given by way of example only, which are read with reference to the appended figures in which:
La figure 1 est une vue en coupe d'un adaptateur selon l'invention en position ouverte, dans lequel une tétine a été positionnée, ledit adaptateur étant muni d'un filetage, avec lequel coopère un récipient. Figure 1 is a sectional view of an adapter according to the invention in the open position, wherein a nipple has been positioned, said adapter being provided with a thread, with which cooperates a container.
La figure 2 est une vue en coupe d'un adaptateur selon l'invention en position fermée, dans lequel une tétine a été positionnée, ledit adaptateur étant muni de deux filetages. Figure 2 is a sectional view of an adapter according to the invention in the closed position, in which a nipple has been positioned, said adapter being provided with two threads.
La figure 3 est une vue en coupe d'un adaptateur selon l'invention en position fermée, dans lequel une tétine a été positionnée, ledit adaptateur étant muni d'un filetage. L'adaptateur 1 selon l'invention, exposé sur les Figures 1 à 3, est une bague annulaire qui comprend un élément supérieur 6 annulaire, dit « clapet », et un élément central 7 annulaire, dont la partie supérieure 7a est appelée « plateforme » et dont la partie inférieure 7b comprend au moins un filetage 8. Lorsque l'adaptateur 1 est en position ouverte (voir Fig. 1), le clapet 6 est relevé ; lorsque l'adaptateur 1 est en position fermée (voir Fig.2 et Fig.3), le clapet 6 est juxtaposé sur la plateforme 7a et est solidarisé, d'une manière définitive ou non, avec la plateforme 7 a. Figure 3 is a sectional view of an adapter according to the invention in the closed position, in which a nipple has been positioned, said adapter being provided with a thread. The adapter 1 according to the invention, shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, is an annular ring which comprises an annular upper element 6, called a "valve", and an annular central element 7 whose upper part 7a is called "platform And whose lower part 7b comprises at least one thread 8. When the adapter 1 is in the open position (see Fig. 1), the valve 6 is raised; when the adapter 1 is in the closed position (see Fig.2 and Fig.3), the valve 6 is juxtaposed on the platform 7a and is secured, permanently or not, with the platform 7a.
L'élément supérieur 6 et l'élément central 7 ont chacun un orifice central (10 et 11) apte à accueillir la tétine 2 et à laisser passer le liquide contenu dans le récipient 3 sur lequel l'adaptateur 1 est placé. The upper element 6 and the central element 7 each have a central orifice (10 and 11) adapted to receive the nipple 2 and let the liquid contained in the container 3 on which the adapter 1 is placed.
L'élément supérieur 6 et la plateforme 7a de l'élément central 7 ont des dimensions telles que l'élément supérieur 6 est juxtaposable sur la plateforme 7a de l'élément central 7; et les deux orifices centraux 10 et 11 sont de tailles adaptées pour être juxtaposés. Selon l'invention, l'espace 9 entre l'élément supérieur 6 et la plateforme 7a de l'élément central 7, lorsque l'adaptateur 1 est en position fermée, est conçu pour recevoir la jupe de la tétine 2. Suivant un mode de réalisation particulier de l'invention, en position fermée, la jupe est comprimée par un élément mâle situé sur la face interne 12 de l'élément supérieur 6. The upper element 6 and the platform 7a of the central element 7 have dimensions such that the upper element 6 is juxtaposable on the platform 7a of the central element 7; and the two central orifices 10 and 11 are of sizes adapted to be juxtaposed. According to the invention, the space 9 between the upper element 6 and the platform 7a of the central element 7, when the adapter 1 is in the closed position, is designed to receive the skirt of the pacifier 2. particular embodiment of the invention, in the closed position, the skirt is compressed by a male element located on the inner face 12 of the upper element 6.
Selon un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention, une partie des circonférences respectives de l'élément supérieur 6 et de l'élément central 7 sont rendus solidaires, par tout moyen adapté. Selon un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention, le moyen adapté est une zone de solidarisation 13, reliant l'élément supérieur 6 et l'élément central 7, de préférence liant l'élément supérieur 6 avec la plateforme 7a. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, part of the respective circumferences of the upper element 6 and the central element 7 are secured by any suitable means. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the adapted means is a fastening zone 13, connecting the upper element 6 and the central element 7, preferably connecting the upper element 6 with the platform 7a.
Ladite zone de solidarisation 13 permet le repliement ou le rabat de l'élément supérieur 6 sur l'élément central 7, et donc la juxtaposition de l'élément supérieur 6 sur l'élément central 7. Said fastening zone 13 allows the folding or flap of the upper element 6 on the central element 7, and therefore the juxtaposition of the upper element 6 on the central element 7.
Selon l'invention, l'élément supérieur 6 et l'élément central 7 coopèrent aussi par au moins un moyen de fermeture 14 permettant de retenir l'élément supérieur 6 sur la plateforme 7a, ou de solidariser, de manière définitive ou réversible, l'élément supérieur 6 sur l'élément central 7. According to the invention, the upper element 6 and the central element 7 also cooperate by at least one closure means 14 for retaining the upper element 6 on the platform 7a, or to permanently or reversibly fasten the upper element 6 to the central element 7.
Ainsi, l'adaptateur 1 selon l'invention a un double système d'étanchéité : en premier lieu, les moyens de fermeture 14 entre l'élément supérieur 6 et l'élément central 7, et en second lieu la jupe de la tétine 2 qui fait fonction de joint d'étanchéité. Ainsi, le problème technique de l'étanchéité sous-jacent à la présente invention est résolu de manière particulièrement efficace. Thus, the adapter 1 according to the invention has a double sealing system: in the first place, the closure means 14 between the upper element 6 and the central element 7, and secondly the skirt of the pacifier 2 which acts as a seal. Thus, the technical problem of the sealing underlying the present invention is solved particularly effectively.
Suivant un mode de réalisation préféré, lesdits moyens de fermeture 14 sont des moyens d'encliqueter l'élément supérieur 6 sur l'élément central 7. Suivant un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention, les moyens de fermeture 14 sont définitifs, ce qui signifie que l'élément supérieur 6 est scellé sur l'élément central 7 et ne peut plus, après fermeture, être désolidarisé de l'élément central 7 sans détériorer l'adaptateur 1. According to a preferred embodiment, said closing means 14 are means for locking the upper element 6 on the central element 7. According to a first embodiment of the invention, the closing means 14 are final, which means that the upper element 6 is sealed on the central element 7 and can not, after closure, be detached from the central element 7 without damaging the adapter 1.
Suivant un second mode de réalisation de l'invention, lesdits moyens de fermeture 14 sont réversibles, ce qui signifie que lesdits moyens de fermeture 14 peuvent être mis en place, puis ouverts, puis refermés, puis rouverts, autant de fois que nécessaire et de manière indéfinie jusqu'à la limite de résistance du matériau les constituant. Dans ce mode de réalisation, de préférence, la pression à exercer pour encliqueter l'élément supérieur 6 sur l'élément central 7 est adaptée pour pouvoir être exercée par l'opérateur d'une seule main. According to a second embodiment of the invention, said closing means 14 are reversible, which means that said closing means 14 can be put in place, then opened, then closed, then reopened, as many times as necessary and indefinitely until the limit of resistance of the material constituting them. In this embodiment, preferably, the pressure to be exerted to snap the upper member 6 on the central member 7 is adapted to be exercised by the operator with one hand.
Avantageusement, les moyens de fermeture 14 sont des moyens de retenir l'élément supérieur 6 sur la plateforme 7a. Suivant un mode de réalisation particulier de l'invention, les moyens de fermeture 14 sont constitués par des moyens respectivement mâles ou femelles ménagés sur la périphérie externe de la face interne 12 de l'élément supérieur 6, qui sont aptes à coopérer avec des moyens respectivement femelles ou mâles ménagés en regard sur la plateforme 7a. Avantageusement, lesdits moyens sont des clips, attaches, crampons, ergots, picots et parties femelles correspondantes. L'épaisseur de la plateforme 7a est adaptée pour accueillir les moyens respectivement mâles ou femelles nécessaires à la fermeture de l'adaptateur 1. Suivant un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention, les moyens de fermeture 14 sont des picots ou ergots qui sont formés en saillie par rapport au plan de la surface interne de l'élément supérieur 6, et qui coopèrent avec des orifices ou moyens femelles correspondants creusés dans la plateforme 7a. Suivant un second moyen de réalisation de l'invention, les moyens de fermeture 14 sont des picots ou ergots qui sont formés en saillie par rapport au plan de la plateforme 7a et qui coopèrent avec des orifices ou moyens femelles correspondants creusés dans la surface interne de l'élément supérieur 6. Advantageously, the closure means 14 are means for retaining the upper element 6 on the platform 7a. According to a particular embodiment of the invention, the closing means 14 are constituted by means respectively male or female formed on the outer periphery of the inner face 12 of the upper element 6, which are able to cooperate with means respectively female or male arranged opposite on the platform 7a. Advantageously, said means are clips, fasteners, crampons, pins, pins and corresponding female parts. The thickness of the platform 7a is adapted to accommodate the means respectively male or female necessary for closing the adapter 1. According to a first embodiment of the invention, the closing means 14 are pins or lugs which are projecting in relation to the plane of the inner surface of the upper element 6, and which cooperate with orifices or female means correspondents dug in the platform 7a. According to a second embodiment of the invention, the closing means 14 are pins or lugs which are projecting from the plane of the platform 7a and which cooperate with corresponding holes or female means dug in the inner surface of the the upper element 6.
Suivant un troisième mode de réalisation de l'invention, les moyens de fermeture 14 sont à la fois des picots ou ergots qui sont formés en saillie par rapport au plan de la plateforme 7a et des éléments femelles creusés dans la plateforme 7a, et sur la face interne 12 de l'élément supérieur 6, en regard, des éléments femelles correspondants auxdits picots ou ergots et des picots ou ergots correspondant auxdits éléments femelles. According to a third embodiment of the invention, the closure means 14 are at the same time pins or lugs which are formed protruding with respect to the plane of the platform 7a and female elements dug in the platform 7a, and on the internal face 12 of the upper element 6, opposite, female elements corresponding to said pins or lugs and pins or lugs corresponding to said female elements.
Lesdits moyens de fermeture 14, notamment d'encliquetage, sont tels que la force exercée par la succion de l'enfant sur la tétine 2 n'est pas suffisante pour rendre lesdits moyens de fermeture 14 inopérants. Ainsi, lesdits moyens de fermeture 14 ne peuvent être ouverts que si la pression exercée sur l'élément supérieur 6 est plus importante que la pression exercée par la succion de l'enfant. De préférence, la pression à exercer pour désolidariser les moyens de fermeture 14 ou suivant un mode de réalisation préféré, « désencliqueter » l'élément supérieur 6 de l'élément central 7, peut être exercée d'une seule main par l'opérateur. Said closure means 14, in particular latching, are such that the force exerted by the suction of the child on the teat 2 is not sufficient to make said closing means 14 inoperative. Thus, said closing means 14 can be opened only if the pressure exerted on the upper element 6 is greater than the pressure exerted by the suction of the child. Preferably, the pressure to be exerted to separate the closure means 14 or according to a preferred embodiment, "disengage" the upper element 6 of the central element 7, can be exerted by one hand by the operator.
Avantageusement, lesdits moyens de fermeture 14 sont disposés sur l'élément supérieur 6, et en regard sur la plateforme 7a, en bordure de l'emplacement occupé par jupe de la tétine 2 quand la tétine 2 est positionnée dans l'adaptateur 1. Ainsi, lesdits moyens de fermeture 14 remplissent en outre une fonction de rétention et blocage de la tétine 2, lorsque l'adaptateur 1 est en position fermée. Advantageously, said closure means 14 are arranged on the upper element 6, and facing the platform 7a, at the edge of the slot occupied by the skirt of the pacifier 2 when the pacifier 2 is positioned in the adapter 1. , said closure means 14 further fulfill a function of retention and locking of the nipple 2, when the adapter 1 is in the closed position.
Suivant un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention, l'élément supérieur 6 comprend en outre une languette 16 en saillie par rapport à la circonférence dudit élément supérieur 6, ladite languette permettant à l'utilisateur d'exercer une pression du bas vers le haut sur l'élément supérieur 6 pour désolidariser les moyens de fermeture 14 et ouvrir l'élément supérieur 6. De préférence, la languette en saille 16 est diamétralement opposée, sur la circonférence de l'élément supérieur 6, à la zone de solidarisation 13. Avantageusement, la languette en saillie 16 est moulée avec l'élément supérieur 6. L'élément supérieur 6 présente donc un orifice central 11 apte à recevoir le corps de la tétine 2, cette dernière étant retenue d'une part par sa jupe qui reste retenue par la face interne 12 de l'élément supérieur 6, d'autre part par le retour annulaire 17 de la tétine 2, qui se situe juste au dessus de la face externe de l'élément supérieur 6. Avantageusement, l'épaisseur de l'élément supérieur 6 au niveau de sa circonférence interne (juxtaposant l'orifice) est donc inférieure ou égale à la distance séparant la jupe du retour annulaire 17 de la tétine 2. Par retour annulaire, on entend le renflement se situant à la base des tétines standards, au dessus de la jupe. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the upper member 6 further comprises a tongue 16 projecting from the circumference of said upper member 6, said tongue allowing the user to exert a pressure from the bottom to the high on the upper element 6 to separate the closing means 14 and open the upper element 6. Preferably, the flush tongue 16 is diametrically opposite, on the circumference of the upper element 6, to the fastening zone 13 Advantageously, the protruding tongue 16 is molded with the upper element 6. The upper element 6 thus has a central orifice 11 adapted to receive the body of the nipple 2, the latter being retained on the one hand by its skirt which remains retained by the inner face 12 of the upper member 6, on the other hand by the annular return 17 of the nipple 2, which is located just above the outer face of the upper member 6. Advantageously, the thickness of the upper element 6 at its inner circumference (juxtaposing the orifice) is therefore less than or equal to the distance between the skirt of the annular return 17 of the nipple 2. By annular return is meant the bulge if killing at the base of standard nipples, above the skirt.
De préférence, l'élément supérieur 6 et l'élément central 7 sont constitués du même matériau, de préférence un plastique alimentaire, qui avantageusement ne contient pas de bisphénol A. Suivant un mode de réalisation particulier de l'invention, l'élément supérieur 6, l'élément central 7, la zone de solidarisation 13 et la languette 16 sont réalisés dans le même matériau, et suivant un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention, moulés d'une pièce. Preferably, the upper element 6 and the central element 7 consist of the same material, preferably a food plastic, which advantageously does not contain bisphenol A. According to a particular embodiment of the invention, the upper element 6, the central element 7, the securing zone 13 and the tongue 16 are made of the same material, and according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, molded in one piece.
Suivant un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention, l'adaptateur 1 comprend en outre un bouchon [non représenté] apte à fermer l'orifice central lorsque la tétine 2 n'est pas encore placée dans l'adaptateur. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the adapter 1 further comprises a plug [not shown] able to close the central orifice when the teat 2 is not yet placed in the adapter.
Suivant un mode de réalisation de l'invention, l'adaptateur 1 comprend en outre un capuchon [non représenté] capable d'être fixé de façon réversible sur l'élément supérieur 6 et permettant de protéger la tétine 2. Selon l'invention, la partie inférieure 7b de l'élément central 7 comprend au moins une partie circulaire, solidaire de la partie inférieure de la plateforme 7a. Cette partie circulaire peut avoir le même diamètre que la plateforme 7a, ou un diamètre différent de celui de la plateforme 7a. Cette partie circulaire de la partie inférieure 7b de l'élément central 7 est munie d'au moins un filetage interne 8, apte à coopérer sur le filetage externe 5 d'une bouteille, typiquement d'eau minérale et/ou d'un biberon, typiquement un biberon standard. Avantageusement, la partie inférieure 7b filetée de l'élément central 7 est d'une hauteur telle qu'elle est adaptable sur le goulot 4 d'une bouteille. Suivant un premier mode de réalisation, la partie inférieure 7b de l'élément central 7 est munie d'un seul filetage 8, apte à coopérer avec le filetage externe 5 d'un goulot de bouteille ou avec le filetage externe 5 d'un goulot de biberon. Dans ce mode de réalisation, dans une première variante, l'adaptateur 1 selon l'invention ne contient aucune partie susceptible de devoir entrer dans la bouteille et/ou le biberon : il s'agit bien d'un adaptateur externe, propre à être vissé sur le filetage externe 5 de ladite bouteille ou biberon ; dans une seconde variante, l'adaptateur comprend en outre un filtre 18 susceptible de s'étendre dans la bouteille ou le biberon. According to one embodiment of the invention, the adapter 1 further comprises a cap [not shown] capable of being reversibly fixed to the upper element 6 and making it possible to protect the pacifier 2. According to the invention, the lower part 7b of the central element 7 comprises at least one circular portion integral with the lower part of the platform 7a. This circular portion may have the same diameter as the platform 7a, or a different diameter than that of the platform 7a. This circular part of the lower part 7b of the central element 7 is provided with at least one internal thread 8, able to cooperate on the external thread 5 of a bottle, typically mineral water and / or a bottle. , typically a standard baby bottle. Advantageously, the threaded lower portion 7b of the central element 7 is of a height such that it is adaptable to the neck 4 of a bottle. According to a first embodiment, the lower part 7b of the central element 7 is provided with a single thread 8, able to cooperate with the external thread 5 of a bottle neck or with the external thread 5 of a neck of bottle. In this embodiment, in a first variant, the adapter 1 according to the invention contains no part likely to have to enter the bottle and / or the bottle: it is indeed an external adapter, suitable to be screwed onto the external thread 5 of said bottle or bottle; in a second variant, the adapter further comprises a filter 18 may extend into the bottle or the bottle.
Suivant un mode de réalisation particulier de l'invention représenté sur la Figure 2, l'élément inférieur 7 comprend deux parties circulaires solidaires de la partie inférieure de la plateforme 7a, munies chacune d'un filetage 8 et 15, l'un étant apte à coopérer avec le filetage du goulot d'une bouteille du type notamment d'eau minérale, l'autre étant apte à coopérer avec le filetage du goulot d'un biberon. Avantageusement, la zone de filetage 15 adaptée pour une bouteille d'eau minérale est de hauteur adaptée au goulot 4 d'une bouteille d'eau minérale, et est inférieure en hauteur au filetage adapté pour un biberon, comme représenté sur la Figure 2. Dans ce mode de réalisation, l'adaptateur 1 peut être utilisé indifféremment sur une bouteille ou sur un biberon. According to a particular embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 2, the lower element 7 comprises two circular parts secured to the lower part of the platform 7 a, each provided with a thread 8 and 15, one being suitable to cooperate with the thread of the neck of a bottle of the type including mineral water, the other being able to cooperate with the thread of the neck of a bottle. Advantageously, the threading zone 15 adapted for a bottle of mineral water is of height adapted to the neck 4 of a bottle of mineral water, and is lower in height to the threading adapted for a bottle, as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the adapter 1 can be used interchangeably on a bottle or on a bottle.
Suivant un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention, la tétine 2 est une tétine standard, en caoutchouc ou en silicone. Suivant un autre mode de réalisation, la tétine est un embout à valve du type de ceux adaptés sur les bouteilles de sportifs (cyclistes, notamment), dont la partie inférieure forme une jupe. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the teat 2 is a standard nipple, made of rubber or silicone. According to another embodiment, the pacifier is a valve tip of the type of those adapted to sports bottles (cyclists, in particular), the lower part forms a skirt.
Suivant un mode de réalisation préféré, l'adaptateur 1 selon l'invention n'a pas d'autre filetage que ceux nécessaire à l'adaptation de la partie inférieure 7b de l'élément central 7 sur un récipient 3 muni d'un filetage externe 5. En particulier, il ne contient pas de structure filetée de guidage de la tétine. Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la bouteille sur laquelle peut s'adapter l'adaptateur 1 est une bouteille d'eau, une bouteille de jus de fruits, une bouteille contenant de la soupe, ou une bouteille contenant toute autre boisson adaptée aux jeunes enfants. According to a preferred embodiment, the adapter 1 according to the invention has no other thread than those necessary for the adaptation of the lower part 7b of the central element 7 to a container 3 provided with a thread external 5. In particular, it does not contain a threaded structure for guiding the pacifier. According to one embodiment of the invention, the bottle on which the adapter 1 can fit is a bottle of water, a bottle of fruit juice, a bottle containing soup, or a bottle containing any other drink. suitable for young children.
Suivant un mode de réalisation, l'adaptateur 1 comprend en outre un filtre 18 solidaire de la partie inférieure 7b de l'élément central 7. Ce mode de réalisation présente notamment l'avantage de permettre la filtration du contenu d'un biberon à l'aide de l'adaptateur de l'invention. En particulier, ce mode de réalisation permet de filtrer de l'eau. According to one embodiment, the adapter 1 further comprises a filter 18 integral with the lower part 7b of the central element 7. This embodiment has the particular advantage of allowing the filtration of the contents of a bottle to the using the adapter of the invention. In particular, this embodiment makes it possible to filter water.
Selon un premier mode de réalisation, le filtre 18 est solidarisé avec la partie inférieure 7b de l'élément central 7 par vissage ou emboîtement. Selon un deuxième mode de réalisation, le filtre 18 et la partie inférieure 7b de l'élément central 7 sont scellés. According to a first embodiment, the filter 18 is secured to the lower part 7b of the central element 7 by screwing or interlocking. According to a second embodiment, the filter 18 and the lower part 7b of the central element 7 are sealed.
Selon un mode de réalisation préféré, l'adaptateur 1 comprenant un filtre 18 est tel que: According to a preferred embodiment, the adapter 1 comprising a filter 18 is such that:
la partie inférieure 7b de l'élément central 7 comprend deux filetages, l'un apte à coopérer avec le filetage d'un goulot de bouteille (filetage 15), l'autre apte à coopérer avec le filetage du goulot d'un biberon (filetage 8) ; le filtre 18 comprend un filetage externe identique à celui d'une bouteille ; et le filtre 18 est solidarisé avec la partie inférieure 7b de l'élément central 7 par vissage sur le filetage 15 correspondant au goulot d'une bouteille.  the lower part 7b of the central element 7 comprises two threads, one adapted to cooperate with the thread of a bottle neck (thread 15), the other adapted to cooperate with the thread of the neck of a bottle ( thread 8); the filter 18 comprises an external thread identical to that of a bottle; and the filter 18 is secured to the lower part 7b of the central element 7 by screwing onto the thread 15 corresponding to the neck of a bottle.
Selon un mode de réalisation, le filtre 18 comprend un récipient poreux contenant un matériau filtrant. Selon un mode de réalisation, le filtre 18 comprend en outre un indicateur d'usage. According to one embodiment, the filter 18 comprises a porous container containing a filter material. According to one embodiment, the filter 18 further comprises a usage indicator.
Selon un premier mode de réalisation, le filtre 18 est un filtre à charbon. Avantageusement, ce filtre permet d'éliminer le chlore et d'améliorer le goût et l'odeur d'une eau. Selon un second mode de réalisation, le filtre 18 est un filtre permettant d'éliminer de l'eau des contaminations telles que le plomb, des nitrates, des bactéries et/ou des virus. Selon un troisième mode de réalisation, le filtre 18 comprend un filtre à charbon permettant d'éliminer le chlore et d'améliorer le goût et l'odeur ainsi que un ou plusieurs autres filtres, indépendants ou non, permettant d'éliminer diverses contaminations telles que le plomb, les nitrates, les bactéries ou les virus. According to a first embodiment, the filter 18 is a carbon filter. Advantageously, this filter eliminates chlorine and improves the taste and smell of water. According to a second embodiment, the filter 18 is a filter for removing water from contaminations such as lead, nitrates, bacteria and / or viruses. According to a third embodiment, the filter 18 comprises a carbon filter to eliminate chlorine and improve taste and odor and one or more other filters, independent or not, to eliminate various contaminations such as lead, nitrates, bacteria or viruses.
Selon un mode de réalisation, le filtre 18 présente des dimensions telles qu'il est utilisable avec un biberon standard. According to one embodiment, the filter 18 has dimensions such that it can be used with a standard baby bottle.
Suivant un mode de réalisation, l'adaptateur 1 comprend en outre un container de diffusion de faible épaisseur (non représenté) dans lequel est placé une substance destinée à être diffusée dans le liquide contenu dans le récipient 3 ou lors passage du liquide contenu dans le récipient 3. Dans ce mode de réalisation, le container de diffusion est de préférence solidarisé avec la partie inférieure 7b de l'élément central 7 par vissage ou emboîtement. Ladite substance peut être notamment du thé, de la tisane, un sirop, ou une composition aromatique alimentaire. According to one embodiment, the adapter 1 further comprises a thin diffusion container (not shown) in which is placed a substance intended to be diffused in the liquid contained in the container 3 or during passage of the liquid contained in the In this embodiment, the diffusion container is preferably secured to the lower part 7b of the central element 7 by screwing or interlocking. Said substance may especially be tea, herbal tea, a syrup, or a food aromatic composition.

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REVENDICATIONS
1. Adaptateur (1) visant à positionner une tétine (2) sur un récipient (3) comprenant un goulot (4) muni d'un filetage externe (5), ledit récipient (3) étant de préférence une bouteille ou un biberon, caractérisé en ce que ledit adaptateur (1) comprend deux parties, un élément supérieur (6) et un élément central (7) dont la surface supérieure est appelée plateforme (7a) et la partie inférieure (7b) comprend au moins un filetage (8) apte à coopérer avec ledit filetage externe (5) dudit récipient (3), ledit élément supérieur (6) étant juxtaposable sur la plateforme (7a) de l'élément central (7), l'élément supérieur (6) et l'élément central (7) coopérant par au moins un moyen de fermeture (14) permettant de solidariser, de manière définitive ou réversible, l'élément supérieur (6) sur l'élément central (7), ledit adaptateur (1) comprenant en outre une zone de solidarisation (13) faisant office de charnière entre la circonférence de l'élément supérieur (6) et la circonférence de la plateforme (7a), étant entendu que l'élément supérieur (6) et l'élément central (7) ne sont pas solidarisés par vissage, l'espace (9) situé entre l'élément supérieur (6) et la plateforme (7a) de l'élément central (7) étant conçu pour recevoir la jupe de la tétine, ledit élément supérieur (6) et ledit élément central (7) ayant chacun un orifice central (10, 11), les deux orifices centraux (10,11) étant juxtaposables, l'orifice (10) de l'élément supérieur étant destiné à recevoir la tétine (2), enfilable depuis la face interne (12) de l'élément supérieur (6). An adapter (1) for positioning a nipple (2) on a container (3) comprising a neck (4) provided with an external thread (5), said container (3) being preferably a bottle or a bottle, characterized in that said adapter (1) comprises two parts, an upper element (6) and a central element (7) whose upper surface is called platform (7a) and the lower part (7b) comprises at least one thread (8). ) adapted to cooperate with said external thread (5) of said container (3), said upper element (6) being juxtaposable on the platform (7a) of the central element (7), the upper element (6) and the central element (7) cooperating with at least one closure means (14) for definitively or reversibly securing the upper element (6) to the central element (7), said adapter (1) further comprising a fastening zone (13) acting as a hinge between the circumference of the element 6 (6) and the circumference of the platform (7a), it being understood that the upper element (6) and the central element (7) are not secured by screwing, the space (9) situated between the element upper (6) and the platform (7a) of the central element (7) being adapted to receive the skirt of the teat, said upper element (6) and said central element (7) each having a central orifice (10, 11 ), the two central orifices (10, 11) being juxtaposed, the orifice (10) of the upper element being intended to receive the teat (2), threadable from the inner face (12) of the upper element (6). ).
2. Adaptateur (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de fermeture (14) sont constitués par au moins deux moyens respectivement mâles ou femelles ménagés sur la périphérie de la face interne (12) de l'élément supérieur (6), qui sont aptes à coopérer avec des moyens respectivement femelles ou mâles ménagés en regard sur la plateforme (7a). 2. Adapter (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that said closure means (14) consist of at least two male or female means respectively formed on the periphery of the inner face (12) of the upper element ( 6), which are able to cooperate with means respectively female or male arranged opposite on the platform (7a).
3. Adaptateur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 2, caractérisé en ce lesdits moyens de fermeture (14) sont disposés sur l'élément supérieur (6), et en regard sur la plateforme (7a), en bordure de l'emplacement occupé par jupe de la tétine (2). 3. Adapter (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 2, characterized in that said closure means (14) are arranged on the upper element (6), and facing the platform (7a), along of the site occupied by skirt of the pacifier (2).
4. Adaptateur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 3, caractérisé en ce que l'élément supérieur (6) comprend en outre un moyen (16) en saillie par rapport à la circonférence dudit élément supérieur (6), ledit moyen (16) permettant à l'utilisateur d'exercer une pression du bas vers le haut sur l'élément supérieur (6) pour désolidariser les moyens de fermeture (14) et ouvrir l'élément supérieur (6), ledit moyen (16) en saille étant diamétralement opposée, sur la circonférence de l'élément supérieur (6), à la zone de solidarisation (13). 4. Adapter (1) according to any one of claims 2 to 3, characterized in that the upper element (6) further comprises means (16) projecting from the circumference of said upper element (6), said means (16) allowing the user to exert upward pressure on the upper member (6) to disengage the closure means (14) and open the upper member (6), said means ( 16) in diametrically opposite projection, on the circumference of the upper element (6), the fastening zone (13).
5. Adaptateur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que la partie inférieure (7b) de l'élément central (7) est circulaire et filetée dans sa partie intérieure et est d'une hauteur telle qu'elle est adaptable sur le goulot (4) d'une bouteille et/ou d'un biberon. 5. Adapter (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the lower part (7b) of the central element (7) is circular and threaded in its inner part and is of such a height it is adaptable on the neck (4) of a bottle and / or a bottle.
6. Adaptateur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que la partie inférieure (7b) de l'élément central (7) comprend deux filetages (8, 15), l'un apte à coopérer avec le filetage d'un goulot de bouteille, l'autre apte à coopérer avec le filetage du goulot d'un biberon. 6. Adapter (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the lower part (7b) of the central element (7) comprises two threads (8, 15), one adapted to cooperate with the thread of a bottle neck, the other adapted to cooperate with the thread of the neck of a bottle.
7. Adaptateur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que l'épaisseur de l'élément supérieur (6) est inférieure à la distance entre la jupe et le retour annulaire (17) de la tétine (2). 7. Adapter (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the thickness of the upper member (6) is less than the distance between the skirt and the annular return (17) of the pacifier. (2).
8. Adaptateur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7 comprenant en outre un filtre (18) solidaire de la partie inférieure (7b) de l'élément central (7). 8. Adapter (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 7 further comprising a filter (18) integral with the lower part (7b) of the central element (7).
9. Récipient (3), de type bouteille ou biberon, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un goulot (4) muni d'un filetage (5) sur lequel est adapté un adaptateur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8. 9. Container (3), bottle or bottle type, characterized in that it comprises a neck (4) provided with a thread (5) on which is fitted an adapter (1) according to any one of claims 1 at 8.
10. Procédé pour adapter d'une seule main une tétine (2) sur un récipient (3), de type bouteille ou biberon, comprenant un goulot (4) muni d'un filetage (5) caractérisé en ce que ledit procédé comprend les étapes suivantes : 10. A method for adapting a teat (2) to a container (3) of the bottle or bottle type, comprising a neck (4) provided with a thread (5), characterized in that said method comprises the following steps :
vissage d'un adaptateur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8 sur le goulot (4) dudit récipient (3), vérification que l'adaptateur (1) est en position ouverte ou ouverture de l'élément supérieur (6) de l'adaptateur (1), screwing an adapter (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 8 onto the neck (4) of said container (3), verifying that the adapter (1) is in the open position or opening of the upper element (6) of the adapter (1),
mise en place d'une tétine (2), de préférence une tétine standard, ladite mise en place étant réalisée en glissant la tétine dans l'orifice central (10) de l'élément supérieur (6) à partir de la partie interne dudit élément supérieur (6), de telle manière que la jupe de la tétine (2) est retenue par la partie annulaire interne de l'élément supérieur (6), placing a teat (2), preferably a standard teat, said placing being carried out by sliding the teat into the central orifice (10) of the upper element (6) from the inner part of said upper member (6), such that the skirt of the nipple (2) is retained by the inner annular portion of the upper member (6),
rabat de l'élément supérieur (6) sur la plateforme (7a), flap of the upper element (6) on the platform (7a),
exercice d'une pression visant à activer le système de fermeture dudit adaptateur (D- exercising pressure to activate the closure system of said adapter (D-
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