GB2489721A - A powder dispenser for attachment to a baby bottle - Google Patents

A powder dispenser for attachment to a baby bottle Download PDF

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GB2489721A
GB2489721A GB1105818.7A GB201105818A GB2489721A GB 2489721 A GB2489721 A GB 2489721A GB 201105818 A GB201105818 A GB 201105818A GB 2489721 A GB2489721 A GB 2489721A
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Tugkan Dikkez
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/40—Beverage-making apparatus with dispensing means for adding a measured quantity of ingredients, e.g. coffee, water, sugar, cocoa, milk, tea
    • A47J31/404—Powder dosing devices
    • 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
    • A61J1/00—Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes
    • A61J1/14—Details; Accessories therefor
    • A61J1/20—Arrangements for transferring or mixing fluids, e.g. from vial to syringe
    • A61J1/2093—Containers having several compartments for products to be mixed
    • 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
    • A61J11/0075—Accessories therefor
    • A61J11/008—Protecting caps
    • 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
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/28—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials
    • B65D51/2807—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container
    • B65D51/2857—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by displacing or removing an element enclosing it
    • B65D51/2878—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by displacing or removing an element enclosing it the element being a lid or cover seated on a passage between the auxiliary container and the main container
    • 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
    • A61J1/00—Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes
    • A61J1/14—Details; Accessories therefor
    • A61J1/20—Arrangements for transferring or mixing fluids, e.g. from vial to syringe
    • A61J1/2003—Accessories used in combination with means for transfer or mixing of fluids, e.g. for activating fluid flow, separating fluids, filtering fluid or venting
    • A61J1/202—Separating means
    • A61J1/2031—Separating means having openings brought into alignment

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Abstract

A powder dispenser for a bottle 4, the dispenser including a powder container 10 and a connector 6, wherein the connector includes a coupling 52 adapted to releasably secure the connector 6 to a baby bottle and the powder container is releasably coupled 28 to the connector. The powder container comprises a base element 66 which defines one or more holes 68 and the connector includes a sealing plate 62 which defines one or more holes 64 corresponding to the base element holes. The powder container is rotatable relative to the connector to define a closed angular configuration (as shown in fig.2) in which the base plate is located adjacent to the sealing plate and the hole(s) of the sealing plate is/are out of alignment with the corresponding base element hole(s), whereby powder within the powder container is sealed therein, and an open angular configuration in which the two sets of holes are aligned to permit powder to flow out the powder container.

Description

A powder dispenser The present invention relates to a powder dispenser for a baby bottle and to a baby bottle including such a dispenser. In particular, it relates to a powder dispenser which is able to store, for example, a formula milk powder separately from the water component of the formula milk until such time as the baby or infant requires feeding, whereupon the powder and the water components may be combined.
Historically, the advice to parents has been to make up one or more bottles of formula milk by combining the formula milk powder with water and then refrigerating the pre-prepared formula milk until use. However, this advice is now changing and current recommendations are to make up the formula milk on-demand. This means that the current advice is to only add the formula milk powder to the water just prior to feeding the baby or infant (hereinafter, the term "baby" will be used to refer to a toddler, baby or an infant).
This can cause problems for parents who are travelling with their baby, as they would need to carry a suitable number of bottles containing water, together with a corresponding amount of formula milk powder in a separate container, and then mix the two together, which is not always convenient. It can also cause problems for parents with babies who require feeding at night, where the milk is required as quickly as possible to minimise any stress for the baby.
The present invention seeks to provide a powder dispenser which can contain the formula milk powder and which can be secured to a baby bottle, wherein the dispenser is arranged to dispense the powder into the water at the appropriate time.
According to a first aspect, the present invention provides a powder dispenser for a bottle, the dispenser including a powder container and a connector, wherein the connector includes a coupling adapted to releasably secure the connector to a baby bottle and the powder container is releasably coupled to the connector, and wherein the powder container comprises a base element which defines one or more holes and the connector includes a sealing plate which defines one or more holes corresponding to the base element holes, the powder container being rotatable relative to the connector to define a closed angular configuration in which the base plate is located adjacent to the sealing plate and the hole(s) of the sealing plate is/are out of alignment (i.e. out of register) with the corresponding base element hole(s), whereby powder within the powder container is sealed therein, and an open angular configuration in which the two sets of holes are aligned (i.e. in register with each other) to permit powder to flow out the powder container.
The present invention allows a powder, such as a formula milk powder, to be stored within the powder container and to be kept separate from a liquid stored in the bottle until it is desired to mix the powder with the liquid. Thus with the powder container being arranged in the closed angular configuration with respect to the connector, the powder is sealed within the container. However, when the powder container is moved to the open angular configuration with respect to the connector, the powder is able to exit the container, e.g. under the influence of gravity, and the water is able to enter the container upon shaking to effect the mixing of the powder with the water.
The dispenser is arranged such that it is detachable from a bottle for ease of cleaning and to enable the bottle to be filled with the liquid. Suitably, the dispenser is adapted to be dis-assem bled, again for ease of cleaning. Thus, for example, the powder container may be removed from the connector.
Typically, the sealing plate is fixed to the connector and/or forms an integral part thereof.
In an embodiment of the invention as defined herein, the powder container is substantially cylindrical. This allows for the powder container to be arranged concentrically with the bottle to which it is attached in use. Suitably, the connector is an annular connector.
In a further embodiment of the invention, the powder dispenser is coupled to the connector via a threaded screw fit. In this embodiment, the powder dispenser may carry a first part of the threaded coupling and the connector may carry a complimentary second part of the coupling. In such an arrangement, the threaded components may be arranged such that rotation of the powder container relative to the connector causes axial movement of the powder container base element away from the connector sealing plate.
The powder container may include a sealing element located about the or each outwardly facing side wall, wherein the sealing element is adapted to engage an or each inwardly facing side wall of the connector, such that a fluid-proof seal is provided between the powder container and the connector. In an embodiment where the powder container is substantially cylindrical and the connector is substantially annular, the powder container and the connector both only have a single side wall. The seal prevents egress of the liquid from the bottle between the connector and the powder container, as the dispenser forms part of the closure for the bottle.
The sealing element may include one or more 0-ring seals, suitably rubber 0-ring seals. The 0-ring seals may be a separate component with respect to the powder container. In this way, the powder container can be separated from the connector and the 0-ring seal can be removed from the powder container to allow cleaning and sterilisation of all of the components. Alternatively, the sealing element may be formed as an integral part of the powder container. For example, the sealing element may be moulded as part of the powder container.
The powder container is adapted to be rotatable relative to the connector. In order to assist a user to rotate the powder container, the powder container may include an outwardly projecting operating tab. The tab may be arranged such that a user is readily able to urge the tab in one sense or the other in order to rotate the powder container.
In an embodiment as described immediately above, the connector may include a pair of circumferentially spaced stops. The stops are adapted to contact the tab and to prevent angular movement of the tab beyond the stop. Thus, the stops define the end points of an arc within which the tab is free to move and thereby limit the angular rotation of the powder container relative to the connector.
In an embodiment of the invention as defined anywhere herein, the dispenser further includes a teat and a teat-securing element, the teat-securing element being adapted to secure the teat to the powder container. In such an embodiment, the dispenser comprises a complete closure for a baby bottle in which the teat is secured to the bottle via the dispenser and a baby can consume a liquid from the bottle via the teat.
The teat may be any known teat and may, for example, include an anti-colic element.
In a further embodiment of the invention, the powder container includes a sealing element located about an outwardly facing side wall, wherein the sealing element is adapted to engage an inwardly facing side wall of the teat-securing element, such that a fluid-proof seal is provided between the powder container and the teat-securing element. The sealing element provides similar advantages as the sealing element discussed above and may have the same features and/or characteristics as described above (i.e. may be an 0-ring, etc.). Thus, the powder dispenser may include two sealing elements: a first sealing element located between the powder container and the connector, and a second sealing element located between the powder container and the teat-securing element.
The powder dispenser of the invention may include a cap adapted to protect the teat in use. The teats of baby bottles are typically sterilised prior to being secured to a bottle. The cap helps to maintain the sterility of the teat. The skilled person will appreciate that the teat is typically housed within the cap such that it is totally enclosed within the cap in use.
As with many baby bottle caps, the cap according to the present invention may form a friction fit with the connector or the powder dispenser. Thus, the cap may be sized and configured to form such a friction fit. In embodiments in which the cap forms a friction fit with the connector, the cap totally encloses the teat, the teat-securing element and the powder container in use.
It may be desirable to be able to rotate the powder dispenser relative to the connector with the cap in place. As such, the cap may include an aperture through which an operating tab is accessible by a user. In this embodiment, the tab may be accessed by the user to rotate the powder container whilst it is still enclosed by the cap.
According to a second aspect of the invention, there is provided a baby bottle for use in dispensing a liquid to a baby, the bottle including a liquid container, the liquid container being open at one end, and a powder dispenser as defined anywhere hereinabove secured to the open end of the liquid container.
The skilled person will appreciate that the features described and defined in connection with the aspect of the invention and the embodiments thereof may be combined in any combination, regardless of whether the specific combination is expressly mentioned herein. Thus, all such combinations are considered to be made available to the skilled person.
An embodiment of the invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a baby bottle including a powder dispenser according to the first aspect of the invention; Figure 2 is an exploded view of the baby bottle shown in Figure 1; Figure 3 is a cut-away perspective view of the powder dispenser of the bottle shown in Figure 1; and Figure 4 is a perspective view of the connector sealing plate.
For the avoidance of doubt, the skilled person will appreciate that in this specification, the terms "up", "down", "front", "rear", "upper", "lower", "width", etc. refer to the orientation of the components as found in the example when installed for normal use as shown in the Figures.
Figure 1 shows a baby bottle 2 according to the invention. The baby bottle comprises a liquid container 4, a connector 6 and a cap 8. The components of the baby bottle 2 are better seen in Figure 2.
Figure 2 shows the baby bottle 2 of Figure 1 in an exploded form to show the various components and their relative arrangement. As can be seen from Figure 2, the connector 6 is releasably connected to the liquid container 4, a powder container 10 is releasably connected to the connector 6 and a teat 12 is releasably connected to the powder dispenser 10 via a teat-securing element 14.
More specifically, the connector 6 is substantially annular and carries a helical thread (not shown in Figure 2) on a first inwardly facing wall of a shoulder portion 16 of the connector 6. The helical thread is arranged to engage a complimentary screw thread 18 carried by a neck portion 20 of the liquid container 4 such that the connector 6 may screwed onto the liquid container 4 in use and removed for cleaning or filling of the liquid container 4 with a liquid, such as water.
The connector 6 further includes a friction surface 22 and a pair of stop elements 24, 26 which are circumferentially spaced to define an arc of approximately 900 as part of the upper portion of the friction surface 22.
A second inwardly facing wall portion (not shown in Figure 2) is provided as part of the shoulder portion 16 of the connector 6. The second inwardly facing wall is radially inwardly spaced from the first inwardly facing wall such that the spacing between the first and second inwardly facing walls defines a gap sufficient to receive therein the neck portion 20 of the liquid container 4.
The second inwardly facing wall also carries a helical thread which is sized and configured to engage a complimentary screw thread 28 carried by the powder container 10. In this way, the powder container 10 may be screwed into the connector 6 in use and removed from the connector 6 for cleaning and such like.
The powder container 10 is substantially cylindrical and includes a side wall 30, an open top and a substantially circular base element which defines a pair of opposed through holes (shown in Figures 3 and 4).
The side wall 30 of the powder container 10 carries an 0-ring sealing element 32 above the screw thread 28. The outer diameter of the side wall 30 is sized such that the 0-ring seal element 32 engages the second inwardly facing wall portion of the connector 6.
An operating tab 34 projects outwardly from the powder container 10. The operating tab 34 is arranged such that when the powder container 10 is screwed into the connector 6, the operating tab 34 lies adjacent to the upwardly facing top surface of the connector 6 and contacts the stop elements 24, 26.
Arranged towards the top of the side wall 30 of the powder container 10 is a second helical thread 36. This is sized and configured to engage a complimentary screw thread 38 carried by the teat-securing element 14. As with the screw thread arrangements described above, this permits the teat-securing element 14 to be screwed onto the top of the powder container 10 in use and to be removed as desired.
The teat-securing element 14 includes a side waIl 40 which defines a first circular aperture 42 at its bottom, which is sized to receive therein the top portion of the powder container, and a second circular aperture 44 at its top, which is sized to permit an upper portion of the teat 12 to pass through. The teat 12 includes a flange 46 which is sized to fit within the first circular aperture 42, but not to fit through the second circular aperture 44.
The cap 8 covers in use the teat 12, the teat-securing element 14 and the powder dispenser 10 and forms a friction fit with the friction surface 22 of the connector 6. The cap 8 defines an elongate aperture 48 through which the operating tab 34 is accessible when the powder dispenser 2 is correctly assembled and the cap is secured to the friction surface 22 of the connector 6.
Turning to Figure 3, an assembled powder dispenser is shown screwed onto a liquid container 4 to form the baby bottle 2.
The cut-away drawing enables the first inwardly facing wall 50 of the shoulder portion 16 to be seen. This first inwardly facing wall 50 carries the screw thread 52 which engages the screw thread 18 carried by the liquid container 4.
The second inwardly facing wall 54 can also be seen. The second inwardly facing wall 54 carries the screw thread 56 which engages the screw thread 28 carried by the powder dispenser 10.
As can be seen from Figure 3, the neck 20 of the liquid container 4 is located within the generally inverted U-shaped channel defined by the first and second inwardly facing walls 50, 54. A downwardly facing sealing surface 58 is provided in the channel which engages an upwardly facing surface 60 of the neck 20 to provide a liquid-tight seal between the liquid container 4 and the connector 6.
With the powder container 10 screwed into the connector 6, the 0-ring sealing element 32 is compressed between the second inwardly facing wall 54 of the connector 6 and the side wall 30 of the powder container 10 to provide a liquid-tight seal between the powder container 10 and the connector 6.
The connector 6 is provided with a sealing plate 62 which is fixed thereto and forms a base of the connector 6. The sealing plate 62 is substantially circular in cross-section and defines a pair of opposed holes 64 (only one of which is shown in Figure 3). The opposed holes 64 are generally triangular in shape.
Also shown in Figure 3 is the base element 66 of the powder container 10. Similarly to the sealing plate 62, the base element 66 defines a pair of opposed holes 68. The base element holes 68 are substantially the same shape and size as the sealing plate holes 64.
The sealing plate holes 64 and the base element holes 68 are configured such that they can be arranged with the holes vertically aligned to define substantially a single hole through both the base element 66 and the sealing plate 62 (i.e. the holes are aligned or in register with each other and the powder container 10 is in fluid communication with the liquid container 4) or they can be arranged such that there is no overlap between the holes such that the powder container 10 is effectively sealed from the liquid container 4.
The arrangement of the holes 64 in the sealing plate 62 is shown in more detail in Figure 4. The base element 66 of the powder container 10 has a corresponding arrangement to that shown in Figure 4.
Figure 3 also shows the arrangement of the teat 12, the teat-securing element 14 and the upper portion of the powder container 10. More specifically, when the teat 12 is secured to the powder container 10 via the teat-securing element 14, the flange 46 of the teat 12 is compressed between an upwardly facing contact surface 70 of the side wall 30 of the powder container 10 and a downwardly facing contact surface 72 of the side wall 40 of the teat-securing element 14.
In use, the liquid container 4 is filled with a pre-determined amount of a liquid, such as water.
The powder container 10 is screwed into the connector 6 via the interengagement of the complimentary screw threads 28 and 56, until the base element 66 is located adjacent to the sealing plate 62 and the holes 68 of the base element 66 are out of alignment with (i.e. there is no overlap with) the holes 64 of the sealing plate 62. In this arrangement, the 0-ring seal 32 forms a liquid tight seal between the powder container 10 and the connector 6.
In this configuration, the operating tab is located adjacent to one of the two stop elements 24, 26.
A pre-determined amount of a powder component (e.g. a formula milk powder) is located within the powder container 10. The powder remains within the powder container 10, as the arrangement of the base element 66 with the sealing plate 62 with the non-alignment of the holes 64 with the holes 68 prevents the loss of the powder from the powder container 10.
The powder dispenser formed by the coupling of the powder container 10 to the connector 6 is then screwed onto the bottle via the interengagement of the complimentary screw threads 18 and 52. Thus, the neck 20 of the bottle is located within the inverted U-shaped channel defined between the first inwardly facing side wall 50 and the second inwardly facing side wall 54. The connector 6 is fluidly sealed to the liquid container 4 via the engagement of the downwardly facing sealing surface 58 of the connector 6 with the upwardly facing surface 60 of the neck 20.
With the powder dispenser secured to the liquid container 4, the teat 12 is secured to the powder container 10. This is achieved by passing the teat 12 through the teat-securing element 14 from the larger aperture 42 to the smaller aperture 44. In this way, the flange 46 of the teat 12 is able to pass through the larger aperture 42, but is prevented from exiting the teat-securing element 14 via the smaller aperture 44 as the flange 46 has a diameter which prevents it from passing through the smaller aperture 44. Thus, the flange 46 remains within the teat-securing element 14, while the remainder of the teat 12 projects from the teat-securing element 14.
Once the teat 12 has been secured within the teat-securing element 14, the teat-securing element 14 is screwed to the top of the powder container 10 via interengagement of the complimentary screw threads 36 and 38. This causes the flange 46 to be trapped and slightly compressed between the upwardly facing contact surface 70 of the powder container 10 and the downwardly facing contact surface 72 of the teat-securing element 14. Such an arrangement prevents liquid leaking from the bottle 2 between the powder container 10 and the teat-securing element 14.
Finally, the cap 8 is located over the teat, the teat-securing element and the powder container 10 and forms a friction fit with the friction surface 22 of the connector 6.
The bottle may then be stored or transported in this configuration, with the powder within the powder container 10 being maintained separate from the liquid within the liquid container 4.
When it is desired to feed the baby, the user simply grasps the operating tab 34 through the aperture 48 and rotates it counter-clockwise to the opposite stop element 24, 26. This has the effect of aligning the holes 64 and 68 and raising slightly the base element 66 relative to the sealing plate 62. With the holes 64, 68 aligned, the powder is mixed with the liquid by gently shaking the bottle 2 until a homogeneous mixture is obtained. The cap 8 may then be removed and the baby fed as usual. The powder solution or suspension is able to exit the bottle 2 via the aligned through holes 64, 68 and the teat 12.
The skilled person will appreciate that the arrangement of the cap 8 and the teat 12 are well known and that the teat may be any known type of teat, including those teats that include anti-colic features.
The skilled person will further appreciate that the order of filling the liquid container 4 and the powder container 10 need not be as described, provided that the liquid is placed within the liquid container prior to the powder dispenser being secured to the liquid container.

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  1. Claims 1. A powder dispenser for a bottle, the dispenser including a powder container and a connector, wherein the connector includes a coupling adapted to releasably secure the connector to a baby bottle and the powder container is releasably coupled to the connector, and wherein the powder container comprises a base element which defines one or more holes and the connector includes a sealing plate which defines one or more holes corresponding to the base element holes, the powder container being rotatable relative to the connector to define a closed angular configuration in which the base plate is located adjacent to the sealing plate and the hole(s) of the sealing plate is/are out of alignment with the corresponding base element hole(s), whereby powder within the powder container is sealed therein, and an open angular configuration in which the two sets of holes are aligned to permit powder to flow out the powder container.
  2. 2. A powder dispenser according to Claim 1, wherein the powder container is substantially cylindrical.
  3. 3. A powder dispenser according to Claim 2, wherein the powder container includes a sealing element located about the outwardly facing side wall, wherein the sealing element is adapted to engage an inwardly facing side wall of the connector, such that a fluid-proof seal is provided between the powder container and the connector.
  4. 4. A powder dispenser according to any preceding claim, wherein the powder container include an outwardly projecting operating tab.
  5. 5. A powder dispenser according to Claim 4, wherein the connector includes a pair of angularly spaced circumferentially located stops adapted to contact the operating tab in use, thereby limiting the angular rotation of the powder container relative to the connector.
  6. 6. A powder dispenser according to any preceding claim, wherein the powder container is coupled to the connector such that rotation of the powder container relative to the connector causes axial movement of the powder container base element away from the connector sealing plate.
  7. 7. A powder dispenser according to any preceding claim, wherein the dispenser further includes a teat and a teat-securing element, the teat-securing element being adapted to secure the teat to the powder container.
  8. 8. A powder dispenser according to Claim 7, wherein the powder container includes a sealing element located about an outwardly facing side wall, wherein the sealing element is adapted to engage an inwardly facing side wall of the teat-securing element, such that a fluid-proof seal is provided between the powder container and the teat-securing element.
  9. 9. A powder dispenser according to Claim 7 or Claim 8, wherein the dispenser further includes a cap adapted to protect the teat in use.
  10. 10. A powder dispenser according to Claim 9, wherein the cap is sized and configured to form a friction fit with the connector, such that the cap covers the powder container, the teat and the teat-securing element.
  11. 11. A powder dispenser according to Claim 9 or Claim 10, wherein the cap includes an aperture through which an operating tab is accessible by a user.
  12. 12. A baby bottle for use in dispensing a liquid to a baby or infant, the bottle including a liquid container, the liquid container being open at one end, and a powder dispenser according to any of Claims 1 to 11 secured to the open end of the liquid container.
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