Patent Application
20210113435
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The disclosure relates to feeding devices and more particularly pertains to a new feeding device for simulating breast feeding an infant.
The prior art relates to feeding devices.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a reservoir that is fillable with a nourishing fluid. A nipple is removably attachable to the reservoir to be suckled by an infant thereby facilitating the infant to consume the nourishing fluid. A pouch is wearable on a user's chest and the reservoir is removably positionable in the pouch. The pouch has a nipple opening therein and the nipple extends outwardly through the nipple opening when the reservoir is positioned in the pouch. A first belt is coupled to the pouch and the first belt is extendable around the user's chest for retaining the pouch on the user's chest. A second belt is coupled to the pouch, the second belt is extendable around the user's chest for retaining the pouch on the user's chest and the second belt is matable to the first belt.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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The front wall 14 has an aperture 22 extending into an interior of the reservoir 12. The front wall 14 has a lip 24 extending forwardly therefrom and the lip 24 surrounds the aperture 22. The lip 24 has an outwardly facing surface 26 and the outwardly facing surface 26 is threaded. Additionally, the aperture 22 is positioned closer to the first lateral side 18 than the second lateral side 20.
A nipple 28 is removably attachable to the reservoir 12 and the nipple 28 can be suckled by an infant thereby facilitating the infant to consume the nourishing fluid. The nipple 28 may be comprised of a deformable material similar to that of a baby feeding nipple 28. The nipple 28 has a back end 30 and a forward end 32, the back end 30 is open, the forward end 32 has a dispensing hole 34 extending therethrough and the forward end 32 is rounded. The nipple 28 has an inside surface 36 and the inside surface 36 is threaded adjacent to the back end 30. The inside surface 36 threadably engages the outwardly facing surface 26 of the lip 24 to removably attach the nipple 28 to the reservoir 12. In this way the nipple 28 receives the nourishing fluid.
A pouch 38 is provided and the pouch 38 is wearable on a user's chest 39. The reservoir 12 is removably positionable in the pouch 38. The pouch 38 has a nipple opening 40 therein and the nipple 28 extends outwardly through the nipple opening 40 when the reservoir 12 is positioned in the pouch 38. The pouch 38 has a forward wall 42, a rear wall 44 and an outer wall 46 extending therebetween. The outer wall 46 has a first lateral side 48 and a second lateral side 50, and the pouch 38 is elongated between the first lateral side 48 and the second lateral side 50 of the outer wall 46.
The forward wall 42 has a cut 52 extending into an interior of the pouch 38. The cut 52 extends substantially between the first lateral side 48 and the second lateral side 50 of the outer wall 46. The reservoir 12 is insertable through the cut 52. The nipple opening 40 extends through the forward wall 42 into the interior of the pouch 38. The nipple opening 40 is positioned below the cut 52 and the nipple opening 40 is positioned closer to the first lateral side 48 of the outer wall 46 than the second lateral side 50 of the outer wall 46. The nipple 28 extends through the nipple opening 40 when the reservoir 12 is positioned in the pouch 38. In this way the nipple 28 can be positioned on the user's chest 39 in a similar position to a respective one of the user's nipples.
A first belt 54 is coupled to the pouch 38 and the first belt 54 is extendable around the user's chest 39 for retaining the pouch 38 on the user's chest 39. The first belt 54 extends away from the rear wall 44 of the pouch 38 and the first belt 54 extends laterally away from the first lateral side 48 of the outer wall 46 of the pouch 38. The first belt 54 has a distal end 56 with respect to the pouch 38. A first mating member 58 is coupled to the distal end 56 of the first belt 54 and the first mating member 58 may comprise a female buckle or other type of releasable fastener.
A second belt 60 is coupled to the pouch 38 and the second belt 60 is extendable around the user's chest 39 for retaining the pouch 38 on the user's chest 39. The second belt 60 extends away from the rear wall 44 of the pouch 38 and the second belt 60 extends laterally away from the second lateral side 50 of the outer wall 46 of the pouch 38. The second belt 60 has a distal end 62 with respect to the pouch 38. An adjuster 64 is provided and the second belt 60 is looped therethrough for adjusting a length of the second belt 60. A second mating member 66 is coupled to the distal end 62 of the second belt 60 and the second mating member 66 releasably engages the first mating member 58 for retaining the pouch 38 on the user's chest 39. The second mating member 66 may comprise a male buckle or other type of releasable fastener.
In use, the reservoir 12 is filled with the nourishing fluid and the nipple 28 is attached to the reservoir 12. The reservoir 12 is inserted into the pouch 38 having the nipple 28 extending outwardly through the nipple opening 40 in the pouch 38. The first belt 54 and the second belt 60 are wrapped around the user's chest 39 to position the pouch 38 on the user's chest 39. In this way the nipple 28 facilitates the infant to feed from the nourishing fluid in a manner that simulates breast feeding.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
