WO2013182839A1 - Cuillère - Google Patents

Cuillère Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2013182839A1
WO2013182839A1 PCT/GB2013/051339 GB2013051339W WO2013182839A1 WO 2013182839 A1 WO2013182839 A1 WO 2013182839A1 GB 2013051339 W GB2013051339 W GB 2013051339W WO 2013182839 A1 WO2013182839 A1 WO 2013182839A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
spoon
shank
food
bag
screwthreaded
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/GB2013/051339
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Stephen Paul Tollman
Original Assignee
Bb Ipr Limited
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Bb Ipr Limited filed Critical Bb Ipr Limited
Publication of WO2013182839A1 publication Critical patent/WO2013182839A1/fr

Links

Classifications

    • 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
    • A47G21/004—Table-ware comprising food additives to be used with foodstuff
    • 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
    • A47G21/04—Spoons; Pastry 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
    • A61J7/00—Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoons; Pill counting devices; Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
    • A61J7/0015—Devices specially adapted for taking medicines
    • A61J7/0023—Spoons
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C45/00—Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C45/16—Making multilayered or multicoloured articles
    • B29C45/1676—Making multilayered or multicoloured articles using a soft material and a rigid material, e.g. making articles with a sealing part

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a spoon for feeding persons, especially babies, infants, toddlers and disabled people, from what is known as a squeezable food bag or pouch of flexible material.
  • the invention also relates to the combination of such a bag or pouch and the spoon.
  • food bags of the kind referred to are of laminated plastics material and comprise a screwthreaded hollow plastics spigot or spout which is heat-sealed to the bag material and normally closed by a screw-on cap to prevent the food in the bag from escaping or becoming contaminated when the bag is not in use.
  • the cap is removed and the bag is squeezed to eject the food either straight into the person's mouth, which is dangerous and cumbersome, especially for babies and in the case of where the food is very fluent, or the ejected food is aimed onto the concave operative portion of a spoon so that the mother or carer can more conveniently and less dangerously apportion the food, although problems are nevertheless encountered.
  • the present invention aims to overcome these problems by providing a spoon which is designed for food bags of the kind described.
  • a spoon for a food bag having a screwthreaded spout comprises a relatively hard hollow shank of plastics material provided with a screwthread designed to engage the screwthread of the spout on the bag and a concave operative portion of relatively soft plastics material moulded to the shank to form an integral whole, a communicating passage for the food being provided between the interior of the hollow shank and the concave operative portion of the spoon.
  • the person doing the feeding is relieved of the task of holding a separate spoon and can use both hands to hold and properly squeeze the food bag at a selected pressure to eject food into the concave portion and at the same time direct the operative part of the spoon safely into to the fed person's mouth, with the added advantage of the spoon being less likely to harm the fed person's face or gums with the relatively soft plastics operative part of the spoon.
  • a suitable material for the shank has been found to be polypropylene and for the operative concave portion to be a thermoplastic elastomer.
  • the communicating passage is preferably about 6mm wide at the shank end, narrowing down to about 3mm at the end opening into the concave operative portion of the spoon. This permits controlled dispensing of even fluent food from the spoon into the mouth
  • Squeezable food bags or pouches are currently sold with their hollow spigots or spouts being externally screwthreaded for closing with a screw-on cap.
  • the spoon according to the invention will have its shank provided with an internal screwthread for engagement with the spout of the bag.
  • the spoon of the invention will have an external screwthread on the shank.
  • a spoon according to the invention can be sold in combination with each food bag but, because it is reusable, it can be sold in combination with more than one food bag or separately.
  • Figure 1 is a top perspective view of a spoon according to the invention
  • Figure 2 is a plan view of the spoon
  • Figure 3 is a side elevation of the spoon.
  • the spoon 1 has its concave operative portion 2 of preferably flexible and soft thermoplastic material and it terminates in a co-moulded hollow shank 3 of relatively hard and more rigid polypropylene to form an integral whole.
  • the operative portion 2 communicates with the interior of the shank 3 through a hole 4 which is approximately 3mm wide where it enters the operative potion 4 and it tapers to about 6mm in width where it enters the interior (not shown) of the shank 3.
  • the interior of the shank 3 is screwthreaded (not visible) for engagement with the externally screwthreaded spout on a conventional squeezable food bag (not shown).
  • a conventional squeezable food bag (not shown).
  • the more rigid shank 3 can be used as a hand grip by being provided with external striations or ribs 6.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Food Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Bag Frames (AREA)
  • Table Equipment (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne une cuillère (1) à fixer à un sac de nourriture souple (non représenté), qui a une partie fonctionnelle (2) de matière plastique relativement souple et se termine par une tige creuse co-moulée filetée (3) de matière plastique relativement dure à accoupler à un bec fileté du sac de nourriture. Un passage de communication (4) permet à la nourriture de passer de la tige (3) à la partie concave (2) de la cuillère lorsque le sac de nourriture est pressé.
PCT/GB2013/051339 2012-06-05 2013-05-22 Cuillère WO2013182839A1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB1210020.2 2012-06-05
GB201210020A GB2502793A (en) 2012-06-05 2012-06-05 Spoon for attachment to a food package

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2013182839A1 true WO2013182839A1 (fr) 2013-12-12

Family

ID=46582389

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/GB2013/051339 WO2013182839A1 (fr) 2012-06-05 2013-05-22 Cuillère

Country Status (2)

Country Link
GB (1) GB2502793A (fr)
WO (1) WO2013182839A1 (fr)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
KR20170002580A (ko) * 2014-05-09 2017-01-06 샤인 첸 젓가락과 함께 사용하기 위한 스푼 헤드 장치

Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4091965A (en) * 1976-06-22 1978-05-30 Gerico, Inc. Combined feeding spout and cap attachment
US5154318A (en) * 1990-03-02 1992-10-13 Lampard Lucille B Infants pacifier and feeder apparatus
US5556008A (en) * 1994-04-08 1996-09-17 Medela, Inc. Soft-cup feeder
WO2000010442A1 (fr) * 1998-08-24 2000-03-02 Hakim Nouri E Cuillers ameliorees pour bebes et procede de fabrication associe
US6264074B1 (en) * 1997-07-18 2001-07-24 Bjorn Emilsson Mouthpiece for the feeding of children from a compressible E.G. tube-like container
GB2379596A (en) * 2001-09-13 2003-03-19 Benson Holdings Ltd Safety cutlery
GB2382020A (en) * 2001-11-20 2003-05-21 Rollin Rachele Spoon-shaped nozzle for container
US20040006874A1 (en) * 2002-07-09 2004-01-15 Great Lakes Engineering & Design, Inc. Travel feeding utensil

Family Cites Families (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB962002A (en) * 1961-07-05 1964-06-24 Sidney Geoffrey Young Improvements in or relating to dispensing containers
CN2077707U (zh) * 1990-10-08 1991-05-29 张立元 多用奶瓶
US5682931A (en) * 1995-07-28 1997-11-04 Munchkin, Inc. Baby feeding bottle
EP1388312B1 (fr) * 1998-08-24 2007-01-03 Nouri E. Hakim Ustensile alimentaire réalisé en matériaux composites
CN201253085Y (zh) * 2008-09-19 2009-06-10 邹建义 一种喂送匙

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4091965A (en) * 1976-06-22 1978-05-30 Gerico, Inc. Combined feeding spout and cap attachment
US5154318A (en) * 1990-03-02 1992-10-13 Lampard Lucille B Infants pacifier and feeder apparatus
US5556008A (en) * 1994-04-08 1996-09-17 Medela, Inc. Soft-cup feeder
US6264074B1 (en) * 1997-07-18 2001-07-24 Bjorn Emilsson Mouthpiece for the feeding of children from a compressible E.G. tube-like container
WO2000010442A1 (fr) * 1998-08-24 2000-03-02 Hakim Nouri E Cuillers ameliorees pour bebes et procede de fabrication associe
GB2379596A (en) * 2001-09-13 2003-03-19 Benson Holdings Ltd Safety cutlery
GB2382020A (en) * 2001-11-20 2003-05-21 Rollin Rachele Spoon-shaped nozzle for container
US20040006874A1 (en) * 2002-07-09 2004-01-15 Great Lakes Engineering & Design, Inc. Travel feeding utensil

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
KR20170002580A (ko) * 2014-05-09 2017-01-06 샤인 첸 젓가락과 함께 사용하기 위한 스푼 헤드 장치
KR102407302B1 (ko) 2014-05-09 2022-06-13 샤인 첸 젓가락과 함께 사용하기 위한 스푼 헤드 장치

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB201210020D0 (en) 2012-07-18
GB2502793A (en) 2013-12-11

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US20200361662A1 (en) Apparatus for oral delivery of fluids and semi-solid foods
US9848721B2 (en) Universal lid for food and drink containers
EP2931618B1 (fr) Adaptateurs pour emballages de produits consommables et leurs procédés d'utilisation
US20210106127A1 (en) Collapsible Container with Straw
US9452109B2 (en) Food and liquid delivery system for pacifier—kids food serving solution in home and on the go by
US20230240945A1 (en) Feeding bottle
ES2917204T3 (es) Boquilla y conjunto de tapón-boquilla
WO2013182839A1 (fr) Cuillère
JP5424324B2 (ja) 吸引補助具
WO2017197461A1 (fr) Ensemble biberon
JP2017517450A (ja) 流れ制限部材を備える閉鎖キャップ
US20180064272A1 (en) Multifunctional Universal Silicon Spout Adaptor for Drinking Vessels
US9510701B1 (en) Drinking container with handle on cup maintained below opening in lid
US20130306647A1 (en) Attachable utensil for a flexible pouch containing edible material
JP6810930B2 (ja) パウチ容器スパウト用アタッチメント
US20180028411A1 (en) Baby Food Canteen
CN205963873U (zh) 一种多用途咖啡搅拌棒
GB2465363A (en) A cup with a conduit and a mouthpiece
KR20150061525A (ko) 유아용 컵
CN107499661A (zh) 一种倒灌容器
GB2499624A (en) Pouch support
TH7325C3 (th) ช้อนสำหรับป้อนอาหารเหลว
TH7325A3 (th) ช้อนสำหรับป้อนอาหารเหลว

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application

Ref document number: 13725441

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A1

NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: DE

122 Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase

Ref document number: 13725441

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A1