GB2409413A - Baby comfort bottle with temperature indicator - Google Patents

Abstract

The baby comfort bottle has an encapsulated temperature sensor that gives a clear indication when the fluid within the baby's drinking vessel is comfortable for the baby to drink. The favourable placement of the temperature sensor seen in Fig. 1 ensures reliable temperature readings regardless of the volume of liquid within.

Description

240941 3 Baby Comfort Bottle Observation of established childcare practice

has led the inventor to conclude that the practice of testing the temperature of the liquid within a baby feeding vessel by dropping samples onto the forearm or wrist or by direct measurement gives rise to significant risks namely the risk of contamination of the teat by air and skin borne bacteria and secondly a risk of scalding if the liquid is unacceptably hot.

Once the drinking vessel, teat or mouthpiece and protective cap have been sterilized it is undesirable to remove the cap and/or teat to directly measure the temperature of the contents.

Incorporating a temperature sensor within the wall of the baby's drinking vessel in such a way that an external indication of the temperature of the contents is given would obviate the necessity to expose the contents or teat to air or skin borne bacteria before presenting the drinking vessel to the baby.

During the manufacturing process a temperature sensor is encapsulated into the external wall of the drinking vessel. By fully encapsulating the temperature sensor the problems of contamination and accidental removal are negated.

The following describes the invention with reference to accompanying drawings in which: Fig 1 shows the lateral view of a baby's drinking vessel, in this case a baby's bottle.

Fig 2 shows a sectional view of the same baby's bottle as seen in Fig 1.

Fig 3 shows the lateral view a baby's drinking vessel, in this case a baby's beaker.

Fig 4 shows a sectional view of the same baby's beaker seen in Fig 3.

In Fig 1 and Fig 3 a baby's bottle and child's beaker are used as examples. The crosshatch pattern indicates a favourable placement of the temperature sensor thus ensuring reliable readings regardless of the volume of the liquid within.

In Fig 2 and Fig 4 the crosshatching shows the encapsulation of the temperature sensor within the wall of the vessel. See Fig 2.2. and Fig 4. 2.

Claims (3)

1. Claims 1. Using a temperature sensor to indicate when the fluid within the

   drinking vessel is at a comfortable temperature to drink obviates the need to test the fluid. Thus preventing the possibility of contamination by air and skin borne bacteria and the possibility of scalding
2. 2. The encapsulation of a temperature sensor within the wall avoids the creation of spaces that could potentially harbour bacteria.
3. 3. By giving an external temperature reading of the vessel's contents the need to expose the teat by taking off the protective cap is removed and thus the risk of contamination of the teat or mouthpiece by air or skin borne bacteria.