US2614407A

US2614407A - Child's feeding tray

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Publication number: US2614407A
Application number: US709171A
Authority: US
Inventors: Norman J Mercer
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1946-11-12
Filing date: 1946-11-12
Publication date: 1952-10-21
Anticipated expiration: 1969-10-21

Description

N. J. MERCER CHILDS FEEDING TRAY Oct. 21, 1952 2 Sl-IEETS-Sl-IEET 1 iled Nov. 12, 1946 26 INVENTOR Norma/2 JMeficer BY ATTORNEY )ct. 21, 1952 N. J. MERCER 2,514,497

' CHILD'S FEEDING TRAY Filed Nov. 12, 1946 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 I INVENTOR jVbPmamJMeficer ATTORNEY Patenied Oct. 21, 1952 2,614,407

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' an outward fiange 65.

The short or side members 13 are provided with the recesses 14 which enable the hands to be placed thereunder and enable the tray A to be readily lifted.

As shown in Fig. 2, the table or top I of the tray is recessed at [5 and Hi to receive the handle portion l1 and prong portion [8 of the fork F (see Fig. 1). It is also recessed at l9 to receive the handle portion of the knife G (see Fig. 1). It is further recessed at 19' and 2| respectively to receive the handle portion 22 and the bowl portion 23 of the spoon I-I.

As shown best in Figs. 2, 3 and 6, the recesses I5, I9 and I9 are of increased depth adjacent the rim H while they become increasingly shallow toward the center of the tray A so that the implements F, G and H are held firmly in place as the tray is carried at the hand hold portions I4.

The dessert dish C (see Fig. '7) fits in the recess 24 in the tray A. The recess 24 has a bottom 25 above the

lower edges

26 and 21 of the side Walls l2 and I3. I

The dessert dish C (see Figs. 1 and '7) is provided with a curved rim 28 which will form a space 29 around the top of the recess 24 and it has the side walls 30 and the bottom 3| having a spacer ridge 32. At one side it is provided with a hollow relatively fiat rabbit-like figure 33 extending over the recess 34 (see Fig. '7) The element 33 forms a handle for the dish C and the recess 34 enables it to be readily grasped by the hand. The side walls 38 are spaced in respect to the side Walls 35 of the recess 24 so that there will be a space 38 around the dish C which will act to insulate the dish together with the air space 31 which is formed by the ridge 32 resting upon the bottom 25 of the recess 24.

The recess 38 (see Figs. 2 and 6) receiving the glass D has its side wall39 and its bottom wall 40. The bottom 43 of the glass D is doomed upwardly to form the air space 42, while the side walls 44 are spaced apart sufficiently so as to leave the air space 4| inside of the side walls 39 of the recess 38. The air gaps 4| and 42 will give an air insulation to the glass D.

The hot dish portion B (see Figs. 1 and 2) is provided with three

compartments

48, 49 and 50 which are divided by spaced walls which take the form of an inverted U-structure.

Enclosing the bottom of the compartmented hot food dish B is the hot water container J (see Figs. 3 to 5). The container J has a base and a substantially cylindrical side wall Bl terminating in the oifset portion I52. This oifset portion 62 extends under the opening or recess 63 from which extends the downward spout or conical wall 64. The side walls 6| as well as the extension wall 62 of the hot liquid tray J are provided with The flange 65 carries a series of outward lugs or

projections

66, 61 and 68 (see Fig. 3) receiving the screws 69, I0 and H which screw into the lugs or bosses 12 (see Fig. 8) formed on the bottom face or under surface of the table or tray top In.

Extending downwardly from the top or table In (as best shown in Fig. 4) are the inside fin l3 and the outside fin 14 between which is received the gasket 15.

The flange 65 will fit between the fins l3 and I4 and compress the gasket 15 thus forming a water tight connection (see Figs. 4, 5 and 8). At the forward and rear sides of the hot Water dish J, the outside fin l4 joins the enlargements or bosses l6 and 1'! respectively.

The spout 64 or opening 63 is preferably stopped by the conical stopper encircled by the rubber tube 19. The stopper 80 may be molded integrally with a napkin ring E having the circular portion 18 with an animal figure 8| in front to enhance the appearance.

The tray section A as well as the under hot water tray J may be formed of a rag filled molded melamine or urea formaldehyde resin of such construction as to be resistant to hot water and having sufficiently negligible expansion between 10 F. and 220 F.

The elements C, D and E as well as the handles F, G and H may be made of a cellulose filled resin of the same nature. In manufacture the parts A, C, D, E and F may be molded separately and the jacket J then screwed to the bottom of the tray A after the gasket 15 has been placed in position.

In utilization by removing the napkin ring, it is possible to fill the jacket J with hot water or remove water therefrom. The heat from the jacket J will be confined to the vicinity of the multi-compartment recess B since the rag filled resin is not too good a conductor of heat. The air jackets 36-31 and 4|--42 will give additional insulation to the dessert in container 0 and the drink in container D. Even with hot water in the jacket J, the tray A may be readily lifted by grasping the hand holds l4. Y

The animal figures 33 and BI as well as the im lements F, G and H will attract the child and enable the feeding, training and instructions all to proceed more quickly and with less difficulty.

Although the dimensions may vary widely it has been found satisfactory in one commercial embodiment to give the tray A a height of 1.813, a width of 10.375" and a length of 16.251" and the average thickness of the molded resin is .090". The jacket J may have a diameter of As many changes could be made in the above childrens feeding tray and many apparently Widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope of the claims, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What is claimed'is:

1. A childrens feeding tray comprising a thin table-like structure having a depending skirt structure to elevate and support the same and having a depressed compartmented portion forming a food receptacle and a hot water container fitted under said depressed portion and enclosing the bottom of the same in water-tight fashion, said table-like structure with said depending structure being integrally molded in one piece of a plastic and said hot water container being also integrally molded in one piece of a plastic, and the upper edges of'sai'd hot Water containerhaving outward lugs forattachment to the bottom of said table-like structure, and a gasket positioned between said upper edges of said hot water container and the under surface of the table to form a Water-tight connection.

2. A childrens feeding tray comprising a thin table-like structure having a depending skirt structure to elevate and support the same and having a depressed compartmented portion forming a food receptacle and a hot water container fitted under said depressed portion and enclosing the bottom of the same in water-tight fashion, said depending structure consisting of a continuous skirt surrounding said hot water container,

' said table-like structure with said depending tom of said table-like structure, and a gasket positioned between said upper edges of said hot water container and the under surface of the table to form a water-tight connection.

3. A childrens feeding tray comprising a thin table-like structure having a depending skirt structure to elevate and support the same and havng a depressed oompartmented portion forming a food receptacle and a hot water container fitted under said depressed portion and enclosing the bottom of the same in water-tight fashion, said container having a single water inlet and outlet through said table-like structure and a -napkin ring having a stopper for closing said inlet and outlet, said table-like structure with :said depending structure being integrally molded in one piece of a plastic and said hot water container being. also integrally molded in one piece of a plastic," and the upper edges of said hot water container having outward lugs for attachment to the bottom of said table-like structure, and a gasket positioned between said upper edges of said hot ,water container and the under surface of the table to form a water-tight connection.

4'. A childrens feeding tray comprising a thin table-like structure having a depending skirt theupper edgesof said hot water container having outward lugs for attachment to the bottom of said table-like structure, and Ya gasket posi-' tioned'between said upper edges of said hot water container and the under surface of the table to form a water-tight connection.

5. A'childrens feeding tray comprising a table 3 of thin rag-filled melamine-formaldehyde resin, a substantially continuous downwardly depending outwardly curved skirt to support said table in elevated position and molded integrally with said table, said table being provided on its top with spaced depressions to receive a dessert dish, a glass, a knife, a fork and a spoon and hot foods, and having attachment bosses on its under surface and a gasket receiving sealing channel encircling the depression for hotfoods and a hot water jacket having attachment lugs and a compression'flange fitted into said channel and compressing said gasket in said channel, said table being provided with a filling opening for said jacket.

'N-ORMAN J. MERCER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references areof record in the file of this patent:

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