GB2286811A - Receptacle such as feeding bottle with sub compartment - Google Patents

Receptacle such as feeding bottle with sub compartment Download PDF

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GB2286811A
GB2286811A GB9403526A GB9403526A GB2286811A GB 2286811 A GB2286811 A GB 2286811A GB 9403526 A GB9403526 A GB 9403526A GB 9403526 A GB9403526 A GB 9403526A GB 2286811 A GB2286811 A GB 2286811A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D3/00—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D3/02—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies using ice, e.g. ice-boxes
    • F25D3/06—Movable containers
    • F25D3/08—Movable containers portable, i.e. adapted to be carried personally
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J9/00—Feeding-bottles in general
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/04—Multi-cavity bottles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D23/00—Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
    • B65D23/12—Means for the attachment of smaller articles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D31/00—Other cooling or freezing apparatus
    • F25D31/006—Other cooling or freezing apparatus specially adapted for cooling receptacles, e.g. tanks
    • F25D31/007—Bottles or cans
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2303/00—Details of devices using other cold materials; Details of devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D2303/08—Devices using cold storage material, i.e. ice or other freezable liquid
    • F25D2303/081—Devices using cold storage material, i.e. ice or other freezable liquid using ice cubes or crushed ice
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2303/00—Details of devices using other cold materials; Details of devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D2303/08—Devices using cold storage material, i.e. ice or other freezable liquid
    • F25D2303/083—Devices using cold storage material, i.e. ice or other freezable liquid using cold storage material disposed in closed wall forming part of a container for products to be cooled
    • F25D2303/0831—Devices using cold storage material, i.e. ice or other freezable liquid using cold storage material disposed in closed wall forming part of a container for products to be cooled the liquid is disposed in the space between the walls of the container
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2303/00—Details of devices using other cold materials; Details of devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D2303/08—Devices using cold storage material, i.e. ice or other freezable liquid
    • F25D2303/084—Position of the cold storage material in relationship to a product to be cooled
    • F25D2303/0842—Position of the cold storage material in relationship to a product to be cooled inside the beverage contained in a bottle, can, drinking glass, pitcher or dispenser
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2303/00—Details of devices using other cold materials; Details of devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D2303/08—Devices using cold storage material, i.e. ice or other freezable liquid
    • F25D2303/084—Position of the cold storage material in relationship to a product to be cooled
    • F25D2303/0843—Position of the cold storage material in relationship to a product to be cooled on the side of the product
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2303/00—Details of devices using other cold materials; Details of devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D2303/08—Devices using cold storage material, i.e. ice or other freezable liquid
    • F25D2303/084—Position of the cold storage material in relationship to a product to be cooled
    • F25D2303/0845—Position of the cold storage material in relationship to a product to be cooled below the product
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2331/00—Details or arrangements of other cooling or freezing apparatus not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2331/80—Type of cooled receptacles
    • F25D2331/803—Bottles

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Abstract

A receptacle, eg a baby's feeding bottle, comprises a main compartment 11 for receiving milk and an integral sub-compartment 14 which projects axially upwards into the main compartment 11 from the base 15 of the bottle. In use, the sub-compartment 14 can be filled with ice cubes to cool hot milk in the surrounding main compartment 11. The subcompactment may be rectangular or square in section. <IMAGE>

Description

Receptacle This invention relates to a receptacle and more particularly but not solely to a baby's feeding bottle.
Powdered baby milk and other baby drinks need to be made using sterile water. Typically the water is sterilised by boiling it, and then allowing it to cool. Usually a supply of milk or drinks for the day is made up at one time, using boiled water. However, extra bottles of milk are often needed, say when the baby wakes up at night crying. If there is no milk made up, then a bottle of milk has to be swiftly made up in order to comfort the baby.
It takes at least half an hour for milk made using boiled water to cool sufficiently before it can be drunk by the baby. This long wait can be particularly distressing to the baby.
Thus, it is common practice to cool the bottle rapidly by immersing it in a container of cold water, or by placing it under a running cold tap. The water cools the bottle more rapidly than air because water has a higher degree of thermal conductivity than air. This practice of cooling bottles using water is a waste of water, especially in the summer months when water is in short supply. Also many areas now have a metered water supply, and thus in such areas it is expensive to cool bottles in this way.
I have now devised a receptacle which alleviates the above mentioned problems.
In accordance with this invention there is provided a receptacle comprising a main compartment and an external subcompartment which projects into the main compartment and which is in thermal contact therewith via a wall of said subcompartment.
In use, the main compartment can be filled with a material to be cooled, such as milk, and the sub-compartment filled with ice or other material having a lower temperature than the material to be cooled. Thus, heat is transmitted from the material in the main compartment to the cooler material in the sub-compartment at a rate which is dependent upon the temperature gradient across the wall. It is envisaged that in some circumstances the sub-compartment may be filled with a material which is warmer than the material in the main compartment in order to warm the latter.
Preferably the main compartment is defined by an outer container, the container comprising a hollow portion which projects inwardly and which forms an inner container which defines said sub-compartment.
Preferably the inner and outer containers are formed integrally with each other.
Preferably the outer container is in the form of a bottle. The inner container being formed in the base of the bottle.
Preferably the inner container extends axially upwards into the bottle so that the main compartment surrounds the subcompartment.
Preferably a closure is provided for closing the subcompartment.
Preferably the sub-compartment is rectangular or square in section, so that ice cubes can easily be arranged inside it.
Preferably the receptacle is formed from plastics e.g. by blow moulding.
An embodiment of this invention will now be described by way of example only, and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through a baby's feeding bottle in accordance with this invention; and Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view through a baby's feeding bottle, along the lines II-II of Figure 1.
Referring to the drawings, there is shown a baby's feeding bottle formed from transparent moulded plastics e.g.
by blow moulding. The bottle comprises an outer container 10 in the form of a bottle which defines a main compartment 11.
The outer container 10 has an opening in the form of an externally screw-threaded neck 12 adapted to fit a closure provided with a teat (not shown).
An inner container 13 formed integrally with the base 15 of the outer container 10 defines a sub-compartment 14 which projects axially upwards into the main compartment 11. The sub-compartment 14 is square or rectangular in cross-section, and is provided with a removable closure 20, which is a pushfit into its mouth.
In use, the sub-compartment 14 is filled with ice cubes and then sealed by fitting the closure 20. Powdered milk is then placed in the main compartment 11, and boiling water added to make up the required volume of milk. The ice cubes in the sub-compartment 14 rapidly cool the hot milk in the surrounding main compartment 11. A further supply of ice cubes may be added if the initial ones melt. Alternatively the subcompartment may be filled with cold water if no ice cubes are available.
The sub-compartment 14 may be arranged to project further into the main compartment 11 than shown in the drawings. It will be appreciated that the greater the surface area of the wall dividing the two compartments 10, 14, the greater will be the degree of heat transfer between their contents. Also, a large sub-compartment has the advantage that it may be filled with a larger quantity of ice cubes. Of course the bottle may be used in the normal way without any cooling.

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1) A receptacle comprising a main compartment and an external sub-compartment which projects into the main compartment and which is in thermal contact therewith via a wall of said sub-compartment.
2) A receptacle as claimed in claim 1, in which the main compartment is defined by an outer container, the container comprising a hollow portion which projects inwardly and which forms an inner container which defines said sub-compartment.
3) A receptacle as claimed in claim 2, in which the inner and outer containers are formed integrally with each other.
4) A receptacle as claimed in claims 2 or 3, in which the outer container is in the form of a bottle.
5) A receptacle as claimed in claim 4, in which the inner container is formed in a base of the bottle.
6) A receptacle as claimed in claim 5, in which the inner container extends axially into the bottle from the base.
7) A receptacle as claimed in any preceding claim, comprising a closure for closing the sub-compartment.
8) A receptacle as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the sub-compartment is rectangular or square in section.
9) A receptacle as claimed in any preceding claim formed from plastics material.
10) A receptacle as claimed in claim 9, in which the plastics material is blow moulded.
11) A receptacle as claimed in any preceding claim comprising a closure for closing the main compartment, the closure being provided with a teat.
12) A receptacle substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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GB2317220A (en) * 1996-09-14 1998-03-18 Ronald Joseph Richmond Portable drinking container
GB2325912A (en) * 1997-06-06 1998-12-09 Karin Ward Babies bottles
EP0891733A1 (en) * 1997-07-17 1999-01-20 Stefan Rink Beaker
WO2000056631A1 (en) * 1999-03-19 2000-09-28 Reckitt Benckiser France Container for dispensing a heated fluid
WO2008049630A3 (en) * 2006-10-26 2008-07-10 Arnd Kozlik Drinks vessel, in particular a feeding bottle or keg

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US4981022A (en) * 1989-09-08 1991-01-01 American Cycle Industries, Inc. Refrigerated bicycle beverage carrier
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GB1432005A (en) * 1972-07-26 1976-04-14 Mamrud A Double chamber bottle
GB2182762A (en) * 1985-11-07 1987-05-20 Kin Shen Hwang Cooling devices for cans containing beverages
US4981022A (en) * 1989-09-08 1991-01-01 American Cycle Industries, Inc. Refrigerated bicycle beverage carrier
US5189892A (en) * 1992-02-07 1993-03-02 Roberts Steven K Container that cools liquids

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GB2317220A (en) * 1996-09-14 1998-03-18 Ronald Joseph Richmond Portable drinking container
GB2325912A (en) * 1997-06-06 1998-12-09 Karin Ward Babies bottles
EP0891733A1 (en) * 1997-07-17 1999-01-20 Stefan Rink Beaker
WO2000056631A1 (en) * 1999-03-19 2000-09-28 Reckitt Benckiser France Container for dispensing a heated fluid
AU755467B2 (en) * 1999-03-19 2002-12-12 Reckitt Benckiser France Container for dispensing a heated fluid
US6616363B1 (en) 1999-03-19 2003-09-09 Reckitt Benckiser France Container for dispensing a heated fluid
US7011465B2 (en) 1999-03-19 2006-03-14 Reckitt Benckiser Inc. Container for dispensing a heated fluid
US7059795B2 (en) 1999-03-19 2006-06-13 Reckitt Benckiser France Container for dispensing a heated fluid
WO2008049630A3 (en) * 2006-10-26 2008-07-10 Arnd Kozlik Drinks vessel, in particular a feeding bottle or keg

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