Classifications

• • 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
  • A61J17/00—Baby-comforters; Teething rings
  • A61J17/001—Baby-comforters
• • 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
  • A61J17/00—Baby-comforters; Teething rings
  • A61J17/10—Details; Accessories therefor
• • 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
  • A61J17/00—Baby-comforters; Teething rings
  • A61J17/10—Details; Accessories therefor
  • A61J17/105—Nipple attachments

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a comforter comprising a safety shield and a teat rubber moulded integral with a circumferential collar, the thickness of which corresponds substantially to the thickness of the teat rubber.
• Usual comforters comprise a plug maintaining the teat rub ⁇ ber in the centre of the safety shield.
• the baby may place such a comforter so that the hard safety shield preventing the baby from swallowing the comforter abuts the rim of the lower teeth whereas the upper front teeth abut the portion of the plug extending a short distance downwards through the hole of the rubber teat.
• the front upper teeth are subjected to a heavy pressure from below. How- ever, the baby may bite so hard in the rubber plug end that the teeth bite through the rubber and finally bite said rubber in two so that the baby may either swallow said rub ⁇ ber or get it into the trachea.
• these known comforters have the drawback that it is impossible to keep the connection between the rubber and the plastic placed immediately in front of the mouth bacteria-free.
• the baby may also be sucking these known comforters so that a va ⁇ cuum arises in the oral cavity involving a deformation of the palate so that the palate becomes high and narrow.
• This drawback may influence the rudiment for the permanent teeth present above the milk teeth in the jawbone so that the permanent teeth become alpositioned or pointed outwards .
• the baby may by means of the known comforters form a tight loop beneath the front teeth by pushing the teat rubber backwards against the palate with the tongue.
• the outer shape of these comforters may resemble the mamma, they have all the above drawbacks.
• British patent specification No. 27,198 disclose ter comprising a safety shield and a teat rubber, the pro ⁇ jecting collar of which surrounds the plane safety shield and is tightened thereabout, said collar comprising a flan curved backwards.
• This comforter comprises a plane, rigid surface facing the mouth of the baby and may * imply excoria tion about the mouth.. This surface comprises, no movability
• the teat rubber is the natural rubber usually used for all comforters today, and when influenced by the saliva this rubber dissolves and swells in such a manner that the sur- face after use for a short time is porous, which provides favourable conditions for bacteria.
• the object of the invention is to provide a comforter com ⁇ prising a safety shield, the teat rubber and associate col lar of which are loosely movable, and which to a far highe extent than previous comforters resembles a mamma.
• the comforter according to the invention is characterised that the collar strainlessly abuts and substantially only coversthe entire surface of the safety shield in front of t mouth and furthermore inclines upwards towards or along sa safety shield to form a movable contact surface for the lips of the baby, whereby the collar along its outer rim area comprises an outwardly directed, circumferential, sol rim moulded integral with said collar and loosely abutting the peripheral surface of the safety shield opposing the mouth or projecting beyond said safety shield.
• the rubber is movable, f __O whereby the comforter resembles a mamma and the comforter is more hygienic in use as no connection between the rubber and the plastic is present immediately in front of the mouth of the baby as by the comforters commonly used today.
• Owing to the flexibility of the collar it is obtained that the baby cannot suck so that a vacuum arising in the oral cavity may deform the palate, and furthermore that the baby by means of the soft collar rubber in front of the mouth may form a tight loop under the front teeth by pushing the teat rubber backwards against the palate.
• the collar, the solid rim thereof, and the teat rubber moulded integral therewith are manufactured of a soft, resilient material preferably chemically inactive towards saliva.
• the material used is silicon rubber.
• a securing member for securing the teat rubber and the collar to the safety shield by co-operating with a fastening means is pro ⁇ vided on the side of the collar opposing the safety shield and moulded integral with, said safety shield, whereby the collar optionally projects beyond said safety shield.
• the fastening means be a locking disk comprising a central projection welded glued to the rim of a central hole in the safety shield
• the securing member of the teat rubber may be a circ ferential marginal flange turned inwards and moulded int gral with the collar and furthermore clamped between the rim edge or rim surface and the surface of the safety shield opposing the locking disk, whereby a simple and efficient securing of the teat rubber is ensured.
• the r.im of the marginal flange facing the centre comprises a circumferential bea clamped between the safety shield and the locking disk.
• An additional securing may be obtained by the bead being fixed behind a circumferential rib placed radially outsi said bead and on the safety shield, said bead being clam between said safety shield and the locking disk.
• the fastening means is a loc ing ring having a substantially U-shaped cross section with two legs, whereby the inner sectional leg is welded glued to the safety shield, and the outer sectional leg ends a short distance from the safety shield, and the se curing member of the teat rubber is a circumferential ma ginal flange turned inwards and moulded integral with th collar and with a circumferential bead along the rim of the inner marginal flange, said bead being clamped in th hollow space of the U and towards the surface of the saf shield.
• This embodiment renders it possible to exert a p of more than 25 kg in the teat rubber without separating the parts, which also applies to the above embodiments.
• the fastening mea comprises a hollow projection having a first lower circum ⁇ ferential rib, and a cylindrical portion welded or glued to the lower marginal surface of the projection and having a second lower circumferential rib, whereby the projection and the portion are introduced from their respective side into the central hole of the safety shield, the diameter of said central hole corresponding to or being a short distance smaller than the largest diameter of the ribs, said ribs having a mutual distance being somewhat larger than the thickness of the safety shield, and whereby the securing member of the teat rubber is a ring flange moulded integral with and extending upwards from the collar, said ring flange being placed adjacent the connection between the collar and the teat body of the teat rubber and comprising a bead and furthermore being clamped in the annular opening formed be ⁇ tween the cylindrical portion and the wall of the hole of the safety shield, whereby the bead is located
• the hollow space formed by the collar, the teat rubber, and the safety shield communicates with the surrounding air, so as to en- sure an appropriate softness of the teat rubber.
• the solid rim coincides with the peripheral rim surface of the safety shield oppo ⁇ sing the mouth or projects beyond said rim surface, whereby the entire surface of the safety shield opposing the mouth is uniformly covered by a flexible, resilient layer forming a movable contact surface towards the lips of the baby.
• Fig. 1 illustrates a first embodiment of a comforter.
• Fig. 2 illustrates, a variation of the embodiment of Fig.
• Fig. 3 illustrates a second embodiment of the comforter.
• Fig. 4 illustrates a locking ring used in connection wit the comforter illustrated in Fig. 3,
• Fig. 5 illustrates a third embodiment of the comforter
• Fig. 6 is an exploded view of a comforter substantially corresponding to the comforter of Fig. 5.
• the comforter illustrated in Fig. 1 comprises a teat rub 1, a safety shield 2 which inter alia ensures that a bab cannot swallow the comforter, and a locking disk 3.
• the teat rubber comprises a collar 4 substantially covering t entire surface of the safety shield 2 opposing the mouth the baby.
• the collar 4 is moulded integral with the teat rubber and comprises a circumferential marginal flange 5 turning inwards and preferably ending in a bead 6.
• the locking disk 3 comprises a central projection 7 extending upwards through a central hole 8 in the safety shield 2. This central projection is welded or glued to the upper o lower inner rim of the central hole. The welding is prefe ably performed by ultrasound or heat welding.
• the locking disk 3 comprises a relatively sharp rim edge 9 and a rim surface 10 opposing the safety shield 2.
• the central pro ⁇ jection may be hollow and comprise a central wall 11 posi ⁇ tioning a ring (not shown) . Furthermore, holes receiving a ring (not shown) may be provided in the wall of the central projection.
• the collar 4 compri ⁇ ses a solid rim 4 ' moulded integral therewith and loosely abutting the surface of the safety shield opposing the mouth.
• the rim 4 ! is very solid to form an extra protection so that the baby does not swallow the teat rubber in case said teat rubber should be used inde ⁇ pendently of the safety sh-ield and project a short distance thereabove.
• a circumferential projection 2' is provided a short distance within or adjacent the bead 6 on the safety shield 2, said projection being moulded integral with said safety shield.
• This projection abuts the locking disk 3 and is welded thereto. In this manner the assembled ends of the locking disk 3 and the safety shield 2 are prevented from separating and thereby from forming an opening during boil- ing of the comforter owing to the softer consistency of the plastics when heated. In this manner the projection 2 f en ⁇ sures the securing of the bead 6.
• the central projec ⁇ tion 7 may for instance be moulded in a solid form.
• Fig. 2 illustrates an embodiment of the comforter according to the invention, which deviates slightly from the comfort ⁇ er of Fig. 1 by a circumferential rib 14 in this embodiment being placed on the safety shield 2.
• This circumferential rib opposes in radial direction the bead 6 of the marginal flange 5 of the collar 4 when the comforter is assembled. Thereby it is further ensured that the collar is prevented from being pulled out in radial direction.
• the end of the solid rim 4 ' coincides with and extends uniformly into the bevelled rim surface of the safety shield or may project therebeyond to achieve a higher movability.
• OMPI IPO Furthermore, a flat ring 15 comprising projections 28 is shown in this drawing. These projections extend substanti ally perpendicular to the upright parts 29 of the ring, whereby the projections in spite of a strong pull cannot 5 slide out of the holes 12.
• the flat top portion of the ring is suited for gluing thereon a label.
• the teat rubber also comprises a collar 4 and a solid rim 4' moulded inte gral with said collar. This solid rim surrounds the rim o
• the teat rubber 1 furthermore comprises a circumfere tial marginal flange 5 turned inwards and a bead 6, which is the securing member of the teat rubber, cf. above.
• fastening means fastening the teat rubber to the safety shield 2 is in this embodiment a locking ring 16 having a substantially U-shaped cross section with two legs 17, 18.
• the inner sectional leg 17 is welded or glued to the safe " shield 2 and the outer sectional leg 18 ends a short dis- ,20 tance from the safety shield.
• the locking ring clearly appears from Fig. 4.
• a projection 7 for a ring (not shown) is furthermore provided in the centre of the safety shiel 2.
• the safety shield may be formed as a completely flat or slightly curved disk
• the comforter illustrated in Fig. 3 is assembled by everti 30 the bead 6 downwards into the hollow space 19 of the locki ring 16, subsequently pressing the locking ring firmly against the safety shield by a pressure opposite the inner leg 17, and finally assembling the locking ring and the safety shield by welding or gluing, preferably by ultra ⁇ sound or heat welding.
• the teat rubber 1 also comprises a collar 4 ending in a rim 4 1 moulded integral therewith.
• This rim 4' abuts the safety shield and is illustrated in the embodiment permitting the maximum possible movement of the collar 4.
• the solid rim 4' is tightened about the safety shield du ⁇ ring sucking as a consequence of the consistency of the rubber, whereby penetration of liquid into the interspace between the safety shield and the collar is limited.
• This embodiment is particularly easy to clean.
• an upright ring lange 20 is situated on the collar 4 adjacent the connection between the collar and the teat portion. At the top this ring flange 20 ends in a cir ⁇ cumferential bead 21.
• the safety shield 2 comprises a hole 8.
• the fastening means is an annular hollow projection 22 comprising a first lower circumferential rib 23, and may have holes 12 receiving a ring (not shown) .
• the fastening means comprises a cylindrical portion 24 com ⁇ prising a second lower circumferential rib 25.
• the projection 22 and the portion 24 are welded together along their abutting marginal surfaces 26 and 27, respectively.
• the diameter of the circumferential ribs 23, 25 corresponds to or is a small amount larger than the dia ⁇ meter of the central hole 8. If a comforter always filled with air is desired, a locking disk may be placed on the portion 24 at 28.
• the comforter illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 is assembled by inserting the cylindrical portion 24 into the comforter, then pressing the ring flange 20 and the bead 21 upwards through the hole 8, subsequently pressing the annular pro ⁇ jection 22 downwards into the ring flange of the comforter until the rib 23 is under the bead 21 and the marginal sur- faces of the projection 22 and the portion 24 are in con- tact with each other, and finally welding these portions together by heat or ultrasonic welding.
• gluing is use a preferably two component glue of known art is applied the two marginal surfaces 26, 27 before the assembling, whereafter the parts are pressed together.
• a comforter comprising a large skin-like surface opposing t mouth of the baby, whereby the comforter to a higher ex ⁇ tent than previously resembles a mamma. It is at the sam time by means of the collar which may loosely abut the safety shield, cf. Fig. 5, obtained that sufficient rubb is present for preventing the teeth of the baby from reac ing the very small and slightly projecting contact surfac on the side of the safety shield opposing the mouth of t baby. Furthermore, a groove, in which bacteria may be pre sent, is avoided immediately in front of the mouth of the baby.

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