JP2000350773A - Feeding bottle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To carry out a steam disinfection of the inside of a feeding bottle, a nipple stored inside, the inside of a hood and a screw cap part covered with the hood with a microwave oven. SOLUTION: This feeding bottle has a cylinder 7 detachably engaged with an outer periphery of a screw cap at an inner periphery thereof, the cylinder 7 is sealed on the feeding bottle, with its upper part secured by a difference of an outer peripheral diameter of the screw cap, and its lower part secured by a handle 9 or a shoulder of the feeding bottle. A groove 6 is disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the screw cap for steam circulation. When the feeding bottle is filled with a nipple and a small quantity of water, capped by covering from the outer periphery of the screw cap to the outer periphery of the cylinder with a hood, and heated with a microwave oven, the steam inside the hood can be circulated to outside through steam circulation paths formed between the screw cap and the cylinder, and further upper side parts and the handle.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for easily disinfecting the inside of a baby bottle and the nipple, the inside of a hood, and a screw cap portion covered by the hood with a microwave oven.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a baby bottle is provided with a screw cap having a screw thread at a lower portion of an opening of the baby bottle, and a screw cap having a screw thread which can be attached thereto. The screw cap has a nipple mounting hole for holding a nipple. It has a hood at the upper end, which can be detachably covered and covered from above. The handle may be separately provided between the shoulder of the baby bottle body and the screw cap. In each case, the baby bottle body is made of heat-resistant plastic, glass, etc., and the constituent nipples, screw caps, hoods and handles are also heat-resistant. The disinfecting method is generally boiling disinfection, and a method of immersing in a chemical solution or disinfection by a microwave oven using a dedicated container is also performed. However, none of them lacked convenience and all required other containers. According to the present invention, a boiling pot, a disinfecting container for chemicals, and a disinfecting container for a microwave oven are not required, and by using the baby bottle itself as the disinfecting container, any place where a microwave oven is easily provided. Disinfection can be performed. Further, unlike a disposable baby container, a large amount of used milk bags are not discarded. Excellent environment and can be used for many years.

[0003] The applicant has devised a baby bottle which can be used as a container for disinfecting a microwave oven itself with a disinfecting lid, a screw cap and a hood. (Utility model registration number 25
However, in the present invention, it was necessary to prepare a lid dedicated to steam disinfection or a separate screw cap dedicated to steam disinfection. Or, because a hood with a hole for steam distribution corresponding to the groove of the screw cap was required, there was a problem with the strength of the hood itself, and if the baby bottle with the nipple was covered with the hood, the inside of the hood should be as much as possible There was also a problem in keeping it sealed and sanitary.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems] Thoroughly wash a heat-resistant baby bottle, pour a small amount of water into the baby bottle, and put the washed nipple. In the present invention, a screw cap and a cylinder having an inner periphery fitted to the lower portion of the outer periphery of the screw cap are attached to the baby bottle, but the nipple attachment hole of the screw cap remains open. From above, cover the hood to the outer periphery of the screw cap or the outer periphery of the cylinder below the screw cap, and cover it. A groove is provided on the outer periphery of the screw cap from the upper end of the screw cap, or a groove, a hole, or a cut is provided in the cylinder to secure a steam flow path when the upper portion of the baby bottle is covered with a hood. The baby bottle is placed in a microwave oven, heated, and the water inside is steamed to disinfect the baby bottle and the nipples contained therein. The steam generated inside accumulates in the hood and allows the steam to flow out of the baby bottle through a groove between the cylinder and the screw cap. Even if a steam outflow groove is provided on the outer periphery of the screw cap, the upper part is covered by the hood and the lower part is inside the cylinder, so that the appearance design is excellent. Also, since there is no hole in the hood, there is no problem in strength. Also, no separate parts are required. Furthermore, since the steam flow path can be opened and closed by rotating the cylinder or rotating the handle, the inside of the baby bottle can be kept airtight even when the upper part of the baby bottle is covered with a hood.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a hood, FIG. 2 shows a nipple, 3 is an upper portion of a screw cap, and 6 is a groove on the outer periphery of the screw cap. Similarly, 7 is a cylinder having a hole for discharging steam 8 from the inner circumference to the outer circumference. Reference numeral 9 denotes a handle for holding the baby bottle, and the upper side has a gentle slope in proportion to the shoulder of the baby bottle body. Reference numeral 10 denotes a shoulder portion of the baby bottle body. 11 is the bottom of the baby bottle. 3 is a perspective view of the screw cap of FIG. 2, 4 is a step portion of the screw cap, 5 is a lower portion of the screw cap, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the cylinder 7, and FIG. It is. The upper end of the cylinder 7 is stopped by the step 4 of the screw cap 3, and the lower end is 9
Is sealed to the baby bottle by the handle, but is fitted to the lower part 5 of the screw cap so as to be detachable and rotatable. The hood 1 is detachably attached and is fixed so as to cover the nipple 2 and the upper part 3 of the screw cap which is not covered with the cylinder 7 in FIG. 2 and is fixed at the upper end of the cylinder 7. It may be fixed in a covering form.

In order to disinfect the baby bottle of the present invention using a microwave oven, the used nipple and baby bottle are washed with water, and then the nipple is stored inside the baby bottle. In this case, the baby bottle itself is preferably a wide-mouth baby bottle for storing or removing the nipple inside. After the nipple is stored in the bottom 11 of the baby bottle, a small amount of water is put inside the baby bottle.
The handle 9 is attached to the baby bottle, and the screw cap with the cylinder 7 fitted to the lower part is attached. The hood 1 is placed on top of the screw cap with the nipple mounting hole 12 of the screw cap opened, and the lid is covered. At this time, the hood 1 is fixed so as to completely cover the groove 6 that appears on the outer appearance. In this case, in the case of a baby bottle without the handle 9, the cylinder 7 has a shape extended vertically to the baby bottle shoulder 10.
The cylinder 7 is rotated to align the groove 6 on the outer peripheral surface of the screw cap with the vapor discharge hole 8 of the cylinder, and then the baby bottle is placed in a microwave oven and heated.

The water at the bottom 11 of the baby bottle becomes steam by heating, and the inside of the nipple 2 and the baby bottle stored at the bottom is steam-disinfected.
Hood 1 mounted on top through nipple mounting hole 12
Into the cylinder 7 through the groove 6 from the upper part 3 of the screw cap.
Flows out from the steam discharge hole 8. FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3 in a state where the cylinder 7 of FIG.

In this embodiment, a tube having a notch at the top as shown in FIG. 7 may be used in place of the steam discharge hole 8 of the tube 7, or the shape of the groove on the outer peripheral surface of the screw cap may be changed. The shape can also be changed. For example, in the screw cap of FIG. 3, since the groove extends halfway on the outer peripheral surface of the lower screw cap, a groove connected to the lower opening of the cylinder is provided at the lower portion on the corresponding inner peripheral surface of the cylinder, and the groove on the screw cap is It may be a combination in which an outflow path of steam is provided, or a groove is provided from the upper opening to the lower opening of the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder, and a steam flow path corresponding to the groove 6 on the outer peripheral surface of the screw cap is formed. It may be provided. As for the shape of the cylinder, if the inner circumference is circular, a polygonal cylinder such as an octagon or a decagon other than a cylinder may be considered. Further, the cylinder may be provided with a thread on the inner peripheral surface, and may also be provided with a thread on the outer peripheral surface of the corresponding screw cap lower part 5 and rotated.

Further, the screw cap may have a continuous groove from the upper end to the lower end of the outer peripheral surface as shown in FIG. In this case, the cylinder may be provided with a groove on the inner peripheral surface as shown in FIG. 13 or may be a simple cylinder as shown in FIG. 10 even if there is a cut in the lower part as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, an embodiment as shown in FIG. 17 in which the handle and the cylinder are further integrally molded can be considered. Also in this case, the functions are the same, and the number of parts of the baby bottle can be reduced.

FIG. 11 is a front view of a screw cap having a projection 13 interposed on the outer peripheral surface and having a horizontal direction, and FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the screw cap. It is. If the upper part of the baby bottle is covered with a hood, the steam flow path passes from the hood through the upper part of the screw cap, through the intermittent part of the projection 13 and enters the lower part of the screw cap, and the corresponding cylinder fitted to the lower part of the screw cap is There is a groove on the inner peripheral surface that connects the upper opening to the lower opening. FIG.
3 is a perspective view of the cylinder. The upper opening of the cylinder is shown in FIG.
The upward movement is stopped by the projection 13 on the outer peripheral surface of the screw cap 1, and the lower part is stopped by the handle or the shoulder of the baby bottle body and sealed therebetween. In a baby bottle without a handle, the barrel 13 extends downward to the shoulder portion of the baby bottle body. When the nipple is stored inside the baby bottle, a small amount of water is added thereto, a screw cap fitted to the cylinder is attached to the baby bottle, and the hood is covered up to the lower end of the projection 13 up to the boundary of the cylinder. If the cylinder is rotated to align with the lower part of the intermittent projection on the outer peripheral surface of the screw cap, a flow passage for discharging steam is opened to the outside of the baby bottle.
FIG. 14 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line BB when the handle 9 is attached to a baby bottle, and a screw cap FIG. The protrusions 13 on the outer surface of the screw cap may be several in the horizontal direction. The tube may have a shape with a cut at the top as shown in FIG. The cylinder may further have both a groove on the inner peripheral surface and a hole extending from the inner periphery to the outer periphery of the groove, or may have a shape having a notch in the groove and a lower portion thereof.

A third embodiment of the present invention is shown in the drawing, and is detachably fitted to a lower portion of a screw cap having a groove formed on the outer peripheral surface from the upper outer periphery to the lower outer periphery like the screw cap of FIG. 10 is provided, and the screw cap is attached to the baby bottle. The lower part of the cylinder is stopped by the handle upper side part 14 shown in FIG. 15 and sealed in a baby bottle. Put the nipple inside the baby bottle, pour a small amount of water into the bottom of the baby bottle, and cover the top of the screw cap with the hood, or cover the hood to the outer periphery of the cylinder in FIG. It does not matter. After the water inside is heated in a microwave oven, it becomes steam and disinfects the inside of the baby bottle and the built-in nipple and accumulates in the hood cap through the nipple mounting hole, and the groove on the outer peripheral surface of the screw cap shown in FIG. FIG.
When the handle is turned in the outer peripheral direction of the baby bottle at this time, the slot on the outer peripheral surface of the screw cap of FIG. The recess is opened in conformity with 15 in FIG. 15, and the steam flows out. FIG. 16 is a side view of the handle having a depression on the upper side. When the nipple is attached and the hood is used so that a baby bottle can be used normally, if the handle is rotated so that the depression of the handle does not match the slot, the steam flow path will be closed and the airtightness Keep it sanitary.

In the above case, the shape of the screw cap is shown in FIG.
The same effect can be obtained even if the cylinder is made as shown in FIG.
The same applies to the combination of the screw cap of FIG. 3 and the cylinder of FIG. In addition, the handle upper side portion 14 has a gentle taper at the top similarly to the shoulder of the bottle body, and the bottle mounting hole 1
In the case where the handle is directed toward 6, a similar taper is also provided in parallel with the lower opening of the cylinder, and if the taper is brought into close contact with the tapered surface on the upper side of the handle, there is no outflow of steam in portions other than the depression 15,
Can maintain hermeticity. A similar effect can be obtained by providing a groove, a hole, or a cut in the upper side of the handle in addition to the depression. The groove on the outer periphery of the screw cap only needs to have a length from the upper end to the lower end, and may be vertical or oblique. The same applies to the groove on the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder.

[0013] In the fitting of the cylinder and the screw cap,
In this embodiment, there is no problem whether or not the cylinder can be rotated. Correspondence may be provided on the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder and the outer peripheral surface of the screw cap to block the horizontal movement of the cylinder, or a projection may be provided at the upper opening of the cylinder, and a corresponding recess at the step of the screw cap. It may be provided and sealed. Furthermore, in order to smooth the rotation of the handle, the screw cap and the lower part of the cylinder may be rounded to reduce friction, or a rail-shaped projection or a recess may be provided on the upper side of the corresponding handle.

Reference FIG. 1 is a view showing a hood which can be integrally attached to a cylinder, and shows a state in which the hood and the cylinder are integrated. The applicant of the present invention filed an application as a patent application on May 26, 1999 in the form shown in the reference drawing as a cap for a baby bottle, but that application is also applicable to the present invention. Referring to the drawings, reference numeral 17 denotes an integrated hood;
Is an arm, 19 is an end of the arm, and 20 is a pawl for opening and closing the hood by hand, which are integrally formed. FIG. 2 is a side view in which the hood and the cylinder are separated from each other. The cylinder has a hook connecting portion 21 for connecting an integrated hood on an outer peripheral surface thereof. FIG. 3 is a front view of the integrated hood, in which the joint bar 22 is a cylinder having arm ends 19 at both ends. The integrated hood 17 connects the joint bar 22 at the arm end 19 to the hook connecting portion 2 on the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder.
1 and integrated with the cylinder. The length of the arm 18 is determined in proportion to the height of the outer periphery of the upper part of the screw cap appearing at the upper part of the cylinder. Reference FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the integrated hood is attached to the cylinder. In the reference drawing, the cylinder has a hole penetrating at the center of the outer peripheral surface. However, a combination of the shape of the cylinder and the shape of the screw cap according to the first and second aspects of the present invention is possible. Further, a steam flow passage may be provided in combination with the upper side of the handle as in the third aspect. As shown in FIG. 5, a form in which the cylinder and the handle are integrally formed and an integrated hood is attached is also possible in the first and second aspects.

As described above, according to the present invention,
The inside of the baby bottle, inside of the hood, the top of the screw cap and the nipple can be easily disinfected using a microwave oven, and the steam flow path can be opened and closed, so the nipple is attached, and the baby bottle with the hood is kept airtight. And sanitary. Also,
Since all the components are heat resistant, it is possible to use a microwave oven to directly feed the hot water for milk preparation. Furthermore, since a baby bottle is used, it can be used any number of times, and there is no problem of disposal.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a hood.

FIG. 2 is a front view of one embodiment of the present invention with a nipple.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a screw cap having a groove on an outer peripheral surface.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a cylinder having a hole.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a handle.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3 in a state where the cylinder of FIG. 4 is fitted to the screw cap.

FIG. 7 shows a tube with a cut at the top

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a screw cap having a groove on the outer peripheral surface extending from the upper outer periphery to the lower outer periphery.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a cylinder having a cut at the bottom.

FIG. 10 is a simple cylinder

FIG. 11 is a front view of a screw cap having a projection intermittently on an outer peripheral surface in a horizontal direction.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a screw cap having a projection intermittently on an outer peripheral surface in a horizontal direction.

FIG. 13 is a cylinder having a groove on the inner peripheral surface.

FIG. 14 shows a B-cap in which the screw cap of FIG. 12 in which the cylinder of FIG. 13 is fitted is fitted to the upper part of the baby bottle with the handle further attached.
B line enlarged sectional view

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a handle having a recess on the upper side.

FIG. 16 is a side view of a handle having a recess on the upper side.

FIG. 17 is a handle in which a cylinder is integrally molded on an upper part.

[Reference Figure 1] Side view of cylinder with integrated hood

[Reference Figure 2] Side view of cylinder with integrated hood separated

[Reference Figure 3] Front view of integrated hood

[Reference Figure 4] Perspective view with integrated hood attached to the cylinder

[Reference FIG. 5] A perspective view of a state in which an integrated hood is attached to a handle having a tube integrally molded on an upper portion.

[Description of Signs] 1 Hood 2 Nipple 3 Screw cap upper part 4 Screw cap step part 5 Screw cap lower part 6 Groove 7 Cylinder 8 Steam discharge hole 9 Handle 10 Baby bottle shoulder 11 Baby bottle bottom 12 Nipple mounting hole 13 Protrusion 14 Handle upper side Part 15 recess 16 Bottle mounting hole 17 Integrated hood 18 Arm 19 Arm end 20 Nail 21 Hook connection part 22 Joint bar

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) In a screw cap having a hole for mounting a nipple of a baby bottle at an upper end, an upper outer diameter is made larger than a lower outer diameter, and a groove is provided on the outer peripheral surface from the upper outer circumference to the lower outer circumference. (B) A cylinder whose inner periphery is fitted to the outer periphery of the lower part of the screw cap and which can be attached and detached and rotated is provided. The cylinder covers the lower portion of the screw cap in a state where the upward movement is stopped by the difference in outer diameter of the outer periphery of the screw cap. (C) A groove, hole, or cut corresponding to the groove on the outer peripheral surface of the screw cap is provided in a part of the cylinder. (D) The lower part of the cylinder is sealed by the shoulder of the baby bottle main body or a handle for holding the baby bottle by hand and does not fall off. When the hood covering the nipple is covered by covering the outer periphery of the screw cap or the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder, and the lid is covered, gas in the hood passes through the groove on the outer peripheral surface of the screw cap by rotating the cylinder. A baby bottle characterized in that it can flow into and out of the baby bottle through a cut. 2. A screw cap having a hole for mounting a nipple of a baby bottle at an upper end thereof, an intermittent projection is provided on an outer peripheral surface thereof in a horizontal direction. (B) An inner periphery is fitted to the lower periphery of the screw cap, and a cylinder capable of being attached and detached and rotatable is provided, and the upward movement is stopped by intermittent horizontal projections on the outer periphery of the screw cap. In this state, cover the lower part of the screw cap. (C) A groove or cut is formed in a part of the cylinder, or a hole is formed on the groove and a cut is formed on the groove. (D) The lower part of the cylinder is sealed by the shoulder of the baby bottle main body or a handle for holding the baby bottle by hand and does not fall off. When the hood covering the nipple is covered by covering the outer periphery of the screw cap or the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder, and by rotating the cylinder, gas inside the hood passes through the intermittent portion of the horizontal projection of the screw cap and the groove of the cylinder. Baby bottle characterized by being able to flow into and out of the baby bottle through a hole or cut. 3. A screw cap having an upper end with a hole for attaching a nipple of a baby bottle, the upper outer diameter of which is larger than the lower outer diameter, or a protrusion is provided intermittently on the outer peripheral surface in a horizontal direction. B) A detachable cylinder is provided on the outer periphery of the lower part of the screw cap, the inner periphery of which is fitted to the outer periphery of the screw cap. The cylinder is stopped from moving upward by the difference in the outer diameter of the screw cap outer periphery or intermittent horizontal projections, and the lower part of the cylinder is stopped by the handle for holding the baby bottle by hand and cannot be pulled down. And seal it in a baby bottle. (C) on the outer peripheral surface of the screw cap or on the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder;
Both sides are provided with a continuous groove to the lower end, and the lower part of the groove is opened to the upper side of the handle. (D) The handle is provided rotatably along the outer periphery of the baby bottle, and a recess, groove, cut or hole corresponding to the groove of the screw cap or the opening of the cylinder is provided in a part of the upper side thereof. When the hood covering the nipple is covered and covered with the screw cap or the cylinder, the gas inside the hood is passed through the groove formed between the screw cap and the cylinder by rotating the handle along the periphery of the baby bottle. A baby bottle characterized by being able to flow into and out of the baby bottle through grooves, cuts and holes in the upper side of the handle.