Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
  • A47G19/00—Table service
  • A47G19/22—Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service
  • A47G19/2205—Drinking glasses or vessels
  • A47G19/2261—Drinking glasses or vessels with integral means to prevent the glass from slipping or tipping-over
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
  • A47G21/00—Table-ware
  • A47G21/02—Forks; Forks with ejectors; Combined forks and spoons; Salad servers
• • 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
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
  • A47G2400/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A47G19/00-A47G23/16
  • A47G2400/02—Hygiene
  • A47G2400/025—Avoiding contact with unclean surfaces
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
  • A47G2400/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A47G19/00-A47G23/16
  • A47G2400/08—Stabilizing containers or articles
  • A47G2400/086—Self-levelling
• • 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
  • A61J9/08—Protective covers for bottles

Definitions

• the field of this invention is utensils such as feeding bottles, cups or cutlery for the feeding of young infants.
• the particular technical area is feet for supporting said cups, feeding bottles or cutlery, for example, on a table, causing them to rock, and returning them to the equilibrium position.
• the present invention relates to a rocking and self-righting device for feeding-related utensils for infants: cups, feeding bottles or cutlery, as described in the preamble of Claim 1.
• Stand-righting here means returning the axis of the utensil to the vertical position.
• feeding bottles, cups and cutlery mean utensils specially developed for infants, especially of a young age, for feeding purposes, as in bottle-feeding or feeding with semisolids of various consistencies.
• Figure 1 is a cross section through an embodiment of the rocking and self-righting device 1 for a cup 10 with a drinking straw 11 and a cap 12
• Figure 2 is a cross section through an embodiment of the rocking and self-righting device 1 for a feeding bottle 20 having a cap 21 and a teat 22;
• Figure 3 is a cross section through an embodiment of the rocking and self-righting device 1 for a spoon 30, the bowl P of which is of approximately ellipsoidal form.
• the device 1 which forms the subject matter of the invention is capable of rocking and righting infant feeding utensils such as, in particular, a spoon 30, a cup 10 or a feeding bottle 20.
• Reading refers to the axis of the utensil: in Figures 1-3 the utensils in question can be seen to be in the vertical position. In this position the forces and moments acting on the body of the utensil are in equilibrium.
• the oscillation mentioned above depends on the amount of liquid contained in the container. Feeding bottles and cups containing up to 250 ml_ are reliably righted at once.
• Said device 1 comprises an approximately spherically shaped part S of a size suitable to be grasped by an infant.
• Said part has a wall P, and the part S has a hollow region CA in its interior.
• the device 1 to which the invention relates has an axis A-A about which the device 1 is symmetrical. In the equilibrium position this axis is vertical.
• the device On the bottom of the approximately spherical part S, the device is provided with a weight means CC. More precisely, there is a hollow region CA in the bottom section of the spherical part S containing an object suitable to act as a weight and exert a force and moment on the utensil connected to the device 1 such as to restore the utensil to a position of vertical equilibrium.
• the weight means CC is secured by suitable securing means to the base of, and inside, the spherical part S.
• the function of the weight means CC is to restore mechanical equilibrium when the utensil is not in the equilibrium position; that is, when the forces and moments acting on the body in question are not equal to zero.
• Oscillation of the device is made possible by the curvature of the wall P of the device, where said wall is in contact with an external support during rocking.
• the weight section comprises a flat part perpendicular to the axis of symmetry A-A.
• the purpose of said shape is to give the utensil greater stability in the vertical position.
• the weight means CC is inserted in the hollow portion CA of the device 1 in the bottom of the utensil. Said weight CC enables the utensil to oscillate. The utensil therefore not only returns to the initial position but continues to rock until it reaches stability. This rocking is not prejudicial to the product's functionality: in one embodiment the cups and feeding bottles are all provided with an anti-drip mechanism to prevent the escape of liquid during the motion, thus ensuring the hygiene and safety of the child. If oscillated without the lid, the products in question still however remain very hygienic because the part of the cup or feeding bottle which is sucked never touches the surface of tables or chairs.
• the weight means CC is preferably made of a material such as high- density polyamide while the spherical body S of the device of the invention is preferably made of a thermoplastic elastomer or polypropylene, or both together, positioned in two adjacent layers.

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