EP0703771A1 - Dummy holder for newborn - Google Patents

Dummy holder for newborn

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EP0703771A1
EP0703771A1 EP94918894A EP94918894A EP0703771A1 EP 0703771 A1 EP0703771 A1 EP 0703771A1 EP 94918894 A EP94918894 A EP 94918894A EP 94918894 A EP94918894 A EP 94918894A EP 0703771 A1 EP0703771 A1 EP 0703771A1
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pacifier
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newborn
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Pierre Aouizerate
Jocelyne Aouizerate
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    • 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
    • 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
    • A61J17/111—Holders therefor, e.g. to prevent loss or to hold in place
    • 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
    • A61J17/113—Protective covers therefor, e.g. for protecting during disuse

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  • the present invention relates to a pacifier holder for newborns, said pacifier comprising a teat and a gripping endpiece with an intermediate ring or collar, said support being made of a flexible material and comprising at least one opening in which the endpiece can be engaged to removably fix the pacifier to the support, the latter being intended to be placed in a cradle, for example, near the head of the newborn.
  • a classic problem posed by a pacifier is that of its fall when the newborn baby lets the teat escape from its mouth.
  • a ring is used which is generally carried by the tip of the pacifier to pass a collar which allows the pacifier to be suspended around the neck of the newborn.
  • This solution is generally satisfactory when the newborn is for example in the arms of a person or in a stroller.
  • the collar is of no interest, and its use can even be dangerous. Indeed, the collar can wrap around the neck of the newborn and be the cause of a strangulation.
  • the pacifier when the newborn baby lets go of the pacifier, the pacifier remains in the cradle, but if the newborn is not yet old enough to take it back in hand, intervention is necessarily required. a third person who is most often alerted by the cries of the newborn.
  • Document CA-A-1 130 166 describes the principle of a pacifier holder intended to be placed in the cradle near the head of the newborn. Concretely, this support is in the form of an animal having at least one deformable arm at the end of which the pacifier is fixed. Once the support is in place in the cradle, the arm is deformed and oriented so that the pacifier can be positioned at the mouth of the newborn.
  • the support has the form of a cylinder of rubberized foam of a great length in which is housed a metal rod which makes it possible to deform it.
  • This cylinder has a lateral opening intended to receive the pacifier.
  • special emphasis is given to the construction of the pacifier which is no longer traditional, but which includes a nipple and a collar which adopt the form of a bottle nipple in which the rubber collar has a rim function flexible.
  • the traditional rigid flange is eliminated, which offers the advantage of avoiding any irritant contact with the mouth of the newborn.
  • a fabric itself covered with a fabric cover, possibly removable, and a rigid plastic ring is sewn in the removable cover to hold the teat threaded in the opening. and keep it in position by locking its collar against the cylinder.
  • Pacifier holders as described above have drawbacks, in particular related to the fact that they require the deformation of at least part of the holder to adjust the position of the teat to the height of the mouth of the newborn.
  • the placing these supports is not an immediate operation.
  • these supports have possibilities of deformation which are limited and approximate, which affects their effectiveness.
  • the front supports also have the disadvantage that they generally have to be deformed in a different manner depending on the side on which the head of the newborn baby is turned.
  • the support according to document CA-A-1 130 166 is necessarily relatively bulky. As a result, it is not well suited to the case of small cradles, and it can cause the newborn to squint.
  • the playful aspect of the support is not necessarily an advantage, because it can possibly scare the newborn.
  • the support and the means for fixing the pacifier to the latter involve several elements, which complicates its structure and increases its manufacturing cost.
  • the mouth of the newborn will be in permanent contact with the support cover.
  • the saliva of the newborn will therefore moisten this cover, and it will not result in good hygiene.
  • it is necessary to grasp the teat with your fingers to fix it to the support which is also not hygienically recommended.
  • the object of the invention is to overcome the drawbacks of lollipop holders according to the prior art, while providing other advantages, in particular in terms of the simplicity of its structure, its installation in a cradle and its low manufacturing cost.
  • the invention provides a pacifier holder for newborns of the aforementioned type, and which is characterized in that the opening in which can be engaged the endpiece to removably fix the pacifier to the support, is an oblong opening, in that said endpiece is retained in said opening by elastic deformation of this opening, and in that the support is a hollow body which has at least one face serving as a support surface for the support.
  • the face of the support which delimits the bearing surface is an open face.
  • the support has a curved shape that is substantially hemispherical, for example.
  • the pacifier can be fixed to the support with the nipple located inside of it and the nozzle located outside of it, the pacifier having then been freely introduced into the support by the open face thereof.
  • the pacifier can be indifferently fixed to the support while being engaged on one side or the other of the oblong opening.
  • the teat protrudes outside the support, it is in the so-called use position to be engaged in the mouth of the newborn, while in the position where it is housed inside the support, it is in a so-called non-use position which allows it to be protected hygienically, which is an advantage not to be overlooked.
  • the support can comprise several oblong openings situated at different heights, in order to be able to adapt the same support to newborns having different ages, for example.
  • the support can be deformed during the operation of engaging the tip of the pacifier in the oblong opening of the support, but it then generally resumes its initial shape.
  • the installation of the support in the cradle does not require any particular operation aimed at making it take a particular shape, as is the case for the prior supports. It is enough to place it near the head of the newborn, the latter being turned indifferently to one side or the other.
  • the support comprises only one piece which can be easily manufactured by molding, for example, from a transparent plastic material.
  • the newborn can move the support when it performs a movement of the head without letting the teat escape, while the anterior supports mentioned above remain fixed, that is to say that the risk of loss of the teat with a support according to the invention is very reduced, which increases its effectiveness.
  • the support is sterilizable, like the pacifiers, which contributes to strengthening its hygienic character.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lollipop support according to the invention, the nipple of the lollipop being located outside the support, - FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the support alone,
  • - Figure 3 is an elevational view with partial cutaway of the pacifier holder where the pacifier nipple is housed inside the support
  • - Figure 4 is a sectional view in a horizontal plane of an identical support to the one illustrated in the previous figures, but with another form of lollipop.
  • a support 1 of a pacifier 2 for a newborn is a hollow body made of a flexible material, such as a transparent plastic.
  • this hollow support 1 has a substantially hemispherical curved shape and it has a face 1a which serves as its support surface.
  • the face 1a of this support 1 is an open face delimited by an opening 4 which makes it possible to place the support, in a stable manner, in a cradle, a pram or a basket.
  • This opening 4 is circular and has a diameter of about 8 cm, for example.
  • the side wall of the support 1 is pierced with at least one oblong opening 5 which extends, for example, substantially parallel to the plane defined by the open face 1a of the support 1.
  • the pacifier 2 is a traditional pacifier which consists of a flexible rubber nipple 10 and a rigid gripping end piece 11. More specifically, the teat 10 is fixed at one end of the end piece 11, the other end of which supports a ring 13 which freely crosses an opening 14 in the end piece 11.
  • This end piece 11 also includes an intermediate ring or collar 15 in its central part, which serves as a stop to limit the degree of penetration of the nipple 10 into the mouth of the newborn.
  • This flange 15 is made of a rigid material, and it may include a notch 16 at its periphery. This notch 16 then forms a clearance which prevents the nose of the newborn from coming into contact with the rigid collar 15.
  • the lollipop 2 is removably attached to the support 1 as follows.
  • the pacifier is gripped by its pivoting ring 13 which is engaged in the oblong opening 5 to force it to penetrate inside the support 1 with concomitant elastic deformation of the oblong opening 5.
  • the pacifier 2 is kept fixed, the oblong opening 5 elastically deformed exerting sufficient pressure forces on the nozzle 11 to ensure this maintenance.
  • the flange 15 is substantially in contact with the support, on the outside of the latter.
  • the support 1 to which the pacifier 2 is fixed is then placed freely by its support surface delimited by its face 1a on the bottom of the cradle, while being positioned near the head of the newborn and oriented so that he can grasp the nipple 10.
  • the oblong opening 5 is situated at a height which is determined in such a way that the support 1 is adapted to the normal dimensions of the head of newborns.
  • the same support 1 may include several oblong openings 5 located at different heights depending on the age of the newborn.
  • the method of fixing the pacifier 2 to its support 1 offers the possibility of being able to turn the pacifier 2 on itself to make it take any desired orientation, in particular so that the notch 16 for releasing the collar 15 is positioned at the nose of the newborn.
  • the structure of the support 1 makes it possible to fix the pacifier 2 so that the teat can be indifferently located outside the support 1 (FIG. 1) which corresponds to a so-called use position, where at inside the support 1, as is clearly illustrated in FIG. 3.
  • the pacifier 2 has been freely introduced inside the support 1 through its opening 4, and the ring 13 has been engaged in the oblong opening 5 until it protrudes outside the support 1 to secure the pacifier 2 to the support 1.
  • the pacifier 10 is protected, when pacifier 2 is not used.
  • Figure 4 illustrates an alternative embodiment, where the support 1 is identical to that illustrated in the other figures, only the pacifier 2 having a different structure.
  • This pacifier 2 also of a type known per se, differs from the previous only by the fact that the ring 13 is no longer pivotable, but integral with the nozzle 11, which in no way modifies the principle of l 'invention.
  • the invention is not limited to the embodiment described above.
  • the shape of the support may be different, and holes 18 may be provided in the support 1 to avoid any risk of suffocation, if the newborn baby comes to press his mouth directly against the support 1.

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Abstract

A dummy holder for a newborn baby wherein the dummy (2) comprises a teat (10) and a grip portion (11) with an intermediate ring or collar (15). The holder (1) is made from supple plastic and has at least one oblong opening (5) into which the grip portion (11) may be inserted to removably secure the dummy (2) to the carrier (1), the grip portion (11) being held in the opening (5) by elastic deformation of said opening. The holder (1) is a bulbous hollow body with at least one face (1a) forming a support surface (1).

Description

SUPPORT DE SUCETTE POUR NOUVEAU-NEPACIFIER HOLDER FOR NEWBORN
La présente invention concerne un support de sucette pour nouveau-né, ladite sucette comprenant une tétine et un embout de préhension avec une bague ou collerette intermédiaire, ledit support étant réalisé en un matériau souple et comportant au moins une ouverture dans laquelle 1 ' embout peut être engagé pour fixer, de façon amovible, la sucette au support, celui-ci étant destiné à être posé dans un berceau par exemple, à proximité de la tête du nouveau-né.The present invention relates to a pacifier holder for newborns, said pacifier comprising a teat and a gripping endpiece with an intermediate ring or collar, said support being made of a flexible material and comprising at least one opening in which the endpiece can be engaged to removably fix the pacifier to the support, the latter being intended to be placed in a cradle, for example, near the head of the newborn.
D'une manière générale, un problème classique posé par une sucette est celui de sa chute lorsque le nouveau-né laisse échapper la tétine de sa bouche. Pour éviter cette chute, notamment sur le sol, on utilise un anneau qui est généralement porté par l'embout de la sucette pour faire passer un collier qui permet de suspendre la sucette autour du cou du nouveau-né. Cette solution est globalement satisfaisante lorsque le nouveau-né est par exemple dans les bras d'une personne ou dans une poussette. Par contre, lorsque le nouveau-né est dans une position couchée dans un berceau par exemple, le collier ne présente aucun intérêt, et son utilisation peut même s'avérer dangereuse. En effet, le collier peut s'enrouler autour du cou du nouveau-né et être la cause d'un étranglement. Dans ce cas, lorsque le nouveau-né laisse échapper la tétine, la sucette reste néanmoins dans le berceau, mais si le nouveau-né n'est pas encore en âge de la reprendre lui-même en main, il faut nécessairement l'intervention d'une tierce personne qui est le plus souvent alertée par les cris du nouveau- né.In general, a classic problem posed by a pacifier is that of its fall when the newborn baby lets the teat escape from its mouth. To avoid this fall, especially on the ground, a ring is used which is generally carried by the tip of the pacifier to pass a collar which allows the pacifier to be suspended around the neck of the newborn. This solution is generally satisfactory when the newborn is for example in the arms of a person or in a stroller. By cons, when the newborn is in a lying position in a cradle for example, the collar is of no interest, and its use can even be dangerous. Indeed, the collar can wrap around the neck of the newborn and be the cause of a strangulation. In this case, when the newborn baby lets go of the pacifier, the pacifier remains in the cradle, but if the newborn is not yet old enough to take it back in hand, intervention is necessarily required. a third person who is most often alerted by the cries of the newborn.
Le problème de la perte de la sucette par un nouveau-né couché dans un berceau par exemple, a déjà fait l'objet de solutions notamment décrites dans les documents CA-A-1 130 166 et FR-A-2 636 233. Le document CA-A-1 130 166 décrit le principe d'un support de sucette destiné à être posé dans le berceau à proximité de la tête du nouveau-né. Concrètement, ce support se présente sous la forme d'un animal ayant au moins un bras déformable à 1 ' extrémité duquel est fixée la sucette. Une fois le support mis en place dans le berceau, le bras est déformé et orienté de manière à pouvoir positionner la sucette au niveau de la bouche du nouveau-né. Ce principe d'un support de sucette a été repris dans le document FR-A-2 636 233, mais en modifiant à la fois la forme du support et la constitution de la sucette. Le support a la forme d'un cylindre de mousse caoutchoutée d'une grande longueur dans lequel est logée une tige métallique qui permet de le déformer. Ce cylindre comporte une ouverture latérale destinée à recevoir la sucette. Dans ce document, on insiste tout particulièrement sur la constitution de la sucette qui n'est plus traditionnelle, mais qui comprend une téterelle et une collerette qui adoptent la forme d'une tétine de biberon dans laquelle la collerette en caoutchouc a une fonction de rebord souple. Autrement dit, la collerette rigide traditionnelle est supprimée, ce qui offre 1 ' vantage d'éviter tout contact irritant avec la bouche du r-ouveau-né. Pour fixer la tétine au support, celui-ci est recouvert d'un tissu lui-même recouvert d'une housse en tissu éventuellement amovible, et un anneau en plastique rigide est cousu dans la housse amovible pour retenir la tétine enfilée dans l'ouverture et la maintenir en position par blocage de sa collerette contre le cylindre.The problem of the loss of the pacifier by a newborn baby lying in a cradle, for example, has already been the subject of solutions notably described in documents CA-A-1 130 166 and FR-A-2 636 233. Document CA-A-1 130 166 describes the principle of a pacifier holder intended to be placed in the cradle near the head of the newborn. Concretely, this support is in the form of an animal having at least one deformable arm at the end of which the pacifier is fixed. Once the support is in place in the cradle, the arm is deformed and oriented so that the pacifier can be positioned at the mouth of the newborn. This principle of a pacifier holder has been taken up in document FR-A-2 636 233, but by modifying both the shape of the holder and the constitution of the pacifier. The support has the form of a cylinder of rubberized foam of a great length in which is housed a metal rod which makes it possible to deform it. This cylinder has a lateral opening intended to receive the pacifier. In this document, special emphasis is given to the construction of the pacifier which is no longer traditional, but which includes a nipple and a collar which adopt the form of a bottle nipple in which the rubber collar has a rim function flexible. In other words, the traditional rigid flange is eliminated, which offers the advantage of avoiding any irritant contact with the mouth of the newborn. To fix the teat to the support, it is covered with a fabric itself covered with a fabric cover, possibly removable, and a rigid plastic ring is sewn in the removable cover to hold the teat threaded in the opening. and keep it in position by locking its collar against the cylinder.
Les supports de sucette tels que décrits précédemment présentent des inconvénients, notamment liés au fait qu'ils nécessitent la déformation d'au moins une partie du support pour ajuster la position de la tétine à la hauteur de la bouche du nouveau-né. Autrement dit, la mise en place de ces supports n'est pas une opération immédiate. En outre, ces supports ont des possibilités de déformation qui sont limitées et approximatives, ce qui nuit à leur efficacité. Lorsque le nouveau-né est couché avec la tête de côté, les supports antérieurs ont également pour inconvénient le fait qu'il faut généralement les déformer d'une manière différente selon le côté où la tête du nouveau-né est tournée. II est à noter que le support selon le document CA-A-1 130 166 est nécessairement relativement volumineux. Il en résulte qu'il n'est pas bien adapté au cas des petits berceaux, et qu'il peut amener le nouveau- né à loucher. En outre, l'aspect ludique du support n'est pas nécessairement un avantage, car il peut éventuellement faire peur au nouveau-né.Pacifier holders as described above have drawbacks, in particular related to the fact that they require the deformation of at least part of the holder to adjust the position of the teat to the height of the mouth of the newborn. In other words, the placing these supports is not an immediate operation. In addition, these supports have possibilities of deformation which are limited and approximate, which affects their effectiveness. When the newborn baby is lying with the head to the side, the front supports also have the disadvantage that they generally have to be deformed in a different manner depending on the side on which the head of the newborn baby is turned. It should be noted that the support according to document CA-A-1 130 166 is necessarily relatively bulky. As a result, it is not well suited to the case of small cradles, and it can cause the newborn to squint. In addition, the playful aspect of the support is not necessarily an advantage, because it can possibly scare the newborn.
En outre, notamment en ce qui concerne le document FR-A-2 623 233, le support et les moyens de fixation de la sucette à celui-ci font intervenir plusieurs éléments, ce qui complique sa structure et augmente son coût de fabrication. De plus, la bouche du nouveau-né va se trouver au contact permanent de la housse du support. La salive du nouveau-né va donc humidifier cette housse, et il ne va pas en résulter une bonne hygiène. Enfin, il est nécessaire de saisir la tétine avec les doigts pour la fixer au support, ce qui n'est également pas recommandé sur le plan hygiénique.In addition, in particular with regard to document FR-A-2 623 233, the support and the means for fixing the pacifier to the latter involve several elements, which complicates its structure and increases its manufacturing cost. In addition, the mouth of the newborn will be in permanent contact with the support cover. The saliva of the newborn will therefore moisten this cover, and it will not result in good hygiene. Finally, it is necessary to grasp the teat with your fingers to fix it to the support, which is also not hygienically recommended.
Le but de l'invention est de pallier les inconvénients des supports de sucette selon l'art antérieur, tout en procurant d'autres avantages, notamment au niveau de la simplicité de sa structure, de sa mise en place dans un berceau et de son faible coût de fabrication.The object of the invention is to overcome the drawbacks of lollipop holders according to the prior art, while providing other advantages, in particular in terms of the simplicity of its structure, its installation in a cradle and its low manufacturing cost.
A cet effet, l'invention propose un support de sucette pour nouveau-né du type précité, et qui est caractérisé en ce que 1 ' ouverture dans laquelle peut être engagé l'embout pour fixer, de façon amovible, la sucette au support, est une ouverture de forme oblongue, en ce que ledit embout est retenu dans ladite ouverture par déformation élastique de cette ouverture, et en ce que le support est un corps creux qui comporte au moins une face servant de surface d'appui pour le support.To this end, the invention provides a pacifier holder for newborns of the aforementioned type, and which is characterized in that the opening in which can be engaged the endpiece to removably fix the pacifier to the support, is an oblong opening, in that said endpiece is retained in said opening by elastic deformation of this opening, and in that the support is a hollow body which has at least one face serving as a support surface for the support.
Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, la face du support qui délimite la surface d'appui est une face ouverte. Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le support a une forme bombée sensiblement hémisphérique, par exemple.According to another characteristic of the invention, the face of the support which delimits the bearing surface is an open face. According to one embodiment of the invention, the support has a curved shape that is substantially hemispherical, for example.
Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, la sucette peut être fixée au support avec la tétine située à l'intérieur de celui-ci et l'embout situé à l'extérieur de celui-ci, la sucette ayant été alors librement introduite dans le support par la face ouverte de celui-ci.According to another characteristic of the invention, the pacifier can be fixed to the support with the nipple located inside of it and the nozzle located outside of it, the pacifier having then been freely introduced into the support by the open face thereof.
Ainsi, la sucette peut être indifféremment fixée au support en étant engagée d'un côté ou de l'autre de l'ouverture oblongue. Lorsque la tétine fait saillie à l'extérieur du support, elle est en position dite d'utilisation pour être engagée dans la bouche du nouveau-né, alors que dans la position où elle est logée à l'intérieur du support, elle est dans une position dite de non-utilisation qui permet de la protéger hygiéniquement, ce qui est un avantage à ne pas négliger.Thus, the pacifier can be indifferently fixed to the support while being engaged on one side or the other of the oblong opening. When the teat protrudes outside the support, it is in the so-called use position to be engaged in the mouth of the newborn, while in the position where it is housed inside the support, it is in a so-called non-use position which allows it to be protected hygienically, which is an advantage not to be overlooked.
Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, le support peut comporter plusieurs ouvertures oblongues situées à des hauteurs différentes, pour oouvoir adapter un même support à des nouveau-nés ayant des âges différents, par exemple.According to another characteristic of the invention, the support can comprise several oblong openings situated at different heights, in order to be able to adapt the same support to newborns having different ages, for example.
D'une manière générale, le support peut être déformé au cours de l'opération d'engagement de l'embout de la sucette dans l'ouverture oblongue du support, mais il reprend ensuite globalement sa forme initiale. Selon un avantage important de l'invention, la mise en place du support dans le berceau ne nécessite aucune opération particulière visant à lui faire prendre une forme particulière, comme cela est le cas pour les supports antérieurs. Il suffit de le poser à proximité de la tête du nouveau-né, celle-ci se trouvant tournée indifféremment d'un côté ou de l'autre.In general, the support can be deformed during the operation of engaging the tip of the pacifier in the oblong opening of the support, but it then generally resumes its initial shape. According to an important advantage of the invention, the installation of the support in the cradle does not require any particular operation aimed at making it take a particular shape, as is the case for the prior supports. It is enough to place it near the head of the newborn, the latter being turned indifferently to one side or the other.
Selon encore un avantage de l'invention, le support ne comporte qu'une seule pièce qui peut être facilement fabriquée par moulage, par exemple, à partir d'une matière plastique transparente.According to yet another advantage of the invention, the support comprises only one piece which can be easily manufactured by molding, for example, from a transparent plastic material.
Selon un autre avantage de l'invention, le nouveau-né peut déplacer le support lorsqu'il effectue un mouvement de la tête sans laisser échapper la tétine, alors que les supports antérieurs évoqués précédemment restent fixes, c'est-à-dire que le risque de perte de la tétine avec un support selon l'invention est très diminué, ce qui augmente son efficacité.According to another advantage of the invention, the newborn can move the support when it performs a movement of the head without letting the teat escape, while the anterior supports mentioned above remain fixed, that is to say that the risk of loss of the teat with a support according to the invention is very reduced, which increases its effectiveness.
Selon encore un autre avantage de l'invention, le support est sterilisable, tout comme les sucettes, ce qui contribue à renforcer son caractère hygiénique.According to yet another advantage of the invention, the support is sterilizable, like the pacifiers, which contributes to strengthening its hygienic character.
D'autres avantages, caractéristiques et détails de 1 ' invention ressortiront de la description explicative qui va suivre faite en référence aux dessins annexés, donnés uniquement à titre d'exemple, et dans lesquels :Other advantages, characteristics and details of the invention will emerge from the explanatory description which follows, given with reference to the appended drawings, given solely by way of example, and in which:
- la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un support de sucette selon l'invention, la tétine de la sucette étant située à l'extérieur du support, - la figure 2 est une vue en perspective du support seul,FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lollipop support according to the invention, the nipple of the lollipop being located outside the support, - FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the support alone,
- la figure 3 est une vue en élévation avec arrachement partiel du support de sucette où la tétine de la sucette est logée à l'intérieur du support, et - la figure 4 est une vue en coupe dans un plan horizontal d'un support identique à celui illustré sur les précédentes figures, mais avec une autre forme de sucette.- Figure 3 is an elevational view with partial cutaway of the pacifier holder where the pacifier nipple is housed inside the support, and - Figure 4 is a sectional view in a horizontal plane of an identical support to the one illustrated in the previous figures, but with another form of lollipop.
Selon l'invention, un support 1 d'une tétine 2 pour nouveau-né est un corps creux réalisé en un matériau souple, tel qu'une matière plastique transparente.According to the invention, a support 1 of a pacifier 2 for a newborn is a hollow body made of a flexible material, such as a transparent plastic.
Dans 1 ' exemple illustré sur les différentes figures, ce support creux 1 a une forme bombée sensiblement hémisphérique et il comporte une face la qui lui sert de surface d'appui. La face la de ce support 1 est une face ouverte délimitée par une ouverture 4 qui permet de poser le support, de façon stable, dans un berceau, un landau ou un couffin. Cette ouverture 4 est circulaire et a un diamètre d'environ 8 cm, par exemple. La paroi latérale du support 1 est percée d'au moins une ouverture oblongue 5 qui s ' étend par exemple sensiblement parallèlement au plan défini par la face ouverte la du support 1.In the example illustrated in the various figures, this hollow support 1 has a substantially hemispherical curved shape and it has a face 1a which serves as its support surface. The face 1a of this support 1 is an open face delimited by an opening 4 which makes it possible to place the support, in a stable manner, in a cradle, a pram or a basket. This opening 4 is circular and has a diameter of about 8 cm, for example. The side wall of the support 1 is pierced with at least one oblong opening 5 which extends, for example, substantially parallel to the plane defined by the open face 1a of the support 1.
La sucette 2 est une sucette traditionnelle qui est constituée d'une tétine 10 en caoutchouc souple et d'un embout rigide de préhension 11. Plus précisément, la tétine 10 est fixée à une extr mité de l'embout 11 dont 1 ' autre extrémité supporte un anneau 13 qui traverse librement une ouverture 14 de l'embout 11. Cet embout 11 comporte également une bague ou collerette inter¬ médiaire 15 dans sa partie centrale, qui sert de butée pour limiter le degré d'enfoncement de la tétine 10 dans la bouche du nouveau-né. Cette collerette 15 est en un matériau rigide, et elle peut comporter une encoche 16 à sa périphérie. Cette encoche 16 forme alors un dégagement qui évite que le nez du nouveau-né ne vienne en contact avec la collerette rigide 15.The pacifier 2 is a traditional pacifier which consists of a flexible rubber nipple 10 and a rigid gripping end piece 11. More specifically, the teat 10 is fixed at one end of the end piece 11, the other end of which supports a ring 13 which freely crosses an opening 14 in the end piece 11. This end piece 11 also includes an intermediate ring or collar 15 in its central part, which serves as a stop to limit the degree of penetration of the nipple 10 into the mouth of the newborn. This flange 15 is made of a rigid material, and it may include a notch 16 at its periphery. This notch 16 then forms a clearance which prevents the nose of the newborn from coming into contact with the rigid collar 15.
En se reportant à la figure 1, la sucette 2 est fixée de façon amovible au support 1 de la façon suivante. La sucette est saisie par son anneau pivotant 13 que 1 ' on engage dans 1 ' ouverture oblongue 5 pour le forcer à pénétrer a 1 ' intérieur du support 1 avec déformation élastique concomitante de l'ouverture oblongue 5. Une fois que i ' anneau 13 a pénétré à l'intérieur du support 1, la sucette 2 est maintenue fixée, l'ouverture oblongue 5 déformée élastiquement exerçant des forces de pression suffisantes sur l'embout 11 pour assurer ce maintien. Dans cette position, la collerette 15 est sensiblement au contact du support, côté extérieur de celui-ci. Le support 1 auquel est fixée la sucette 2 est ensuite posé librement par sa surface d'appui délimitée par sa face la sur le fond du berceau, en étant positionné à proximité de la tête du nouveau-né et orienté de manière à ce qu'il puisse saisir la tétine 10. Bien évidemment, l'ouverture oblongue 5 est située à une hauteur qui est déterminée d'une manière telle, que le support 1 soit adapté aux dimensions normales de la tête des nouveaux-nés. En variante, un même support 1 peut comprendre plusieurs ouvertures oblongues 5 situées à des hauteurs différentes en fonction de l'âge du nouveau-né.Referring to Figure 1, the lollipop 2 is removably attached to the support 1 as follows. The pacifier is gripped by its pivoting ring 13 which is engaged in the oblong opening 5 to force it to penetrate inside the support 1 with concomitant elastic deformation of the oblong opening 5. Once the ring 13 has penetrated inside the support 1, the pacifier 2 is kept fixed, the oblong opening 5 elastically deformed exerting sufficient pressure forces on the nozzle 11 to ensure this maintenance. In this position, the flange 15 is substantially in contact with the support, on the outside of the latter. The support 1 to which the pacifier 2 is fixed is then placed freely by its support surface delimited by its face 1a on the bottom of the cradle, while being positioned near the head of the newborn and oriented so that he can grasp the nipple 10. Obviously, the oblong opening 5 is situated at a height which is determined in such a way that the support 1 is adapted to the normal dimensions of the head of newborns. Alternatively, the same support 1 may include several oblong openings 5 located at different heights depending on the age of the newborn.
D'une manière générale, le mode de fixation de la sucette 2 à son support 1 offre la possibilité de pouvoir tourner la sucette 2 sur elle-même pour lui faire prendre toute orientation souhaitée, en particulier pour que l'encoche 16 de dégagement de la collerette 15 se positionne au niveau du nez du nouveau-né.In general, the method of fixing the pacifier 2 to its support 1 offers the possibility of being able to turn the pacifier 2 on itself to make it take any desired orientation, in particular so that the notch 16 for releasing the collar 15 is positioned at the nose of the newborn.
Selon l'invention, la structure du support 1 permet de fixer la sucette 2 de manière à ce que la tétine puisse être indifféremment située à l'extérieur du support 1 (figure 1) qui correspond à une position dite d'utilisation, où à l'intérieur du support 1, comme cela est clairement illustré à la figure 3. En effet, dans le cas de la figure 3, la sucette 2 a été librement introduite à 1 ' intérieur du support 1 par son ouverture 4, et 1 'anneau 13 a été engagé dans l'ouverture oblongue 5 jusqu'à faire saillie à 1 ' extérieur du support 1 pour assurer la fixation de la sucette 2 au support 1. Dans cette configuration, la tétine 10 est protégée, lorsque la sucette 2 n'est pas utilisée.According to the invention, the structure of the support 1 makes it possible to fix the pacifier 2 so that the teat can be indifferently located outside the support 1 (FIG. 1) which corresponds to a so-called use position, where at inside the support 1, as is clearly illustrated in FIG. 3. In fact, in the case of FIG. 3, the pacifier 2 has been freely introduced inside the support 1 through its opening 4, and the ring 13 has been engaged in the oblong opening 5 until it protrudes outside the support 1 to secure the pacifier 2 to the support 1. In this configuration, the pacifier 10 is protected, when pacifier 2 is not used.
La figure 4 illustre une variante de réalisation, où le support 1 est identique à celui illustré sur les autres figures, seule la sucette 2 ayant une structure différente. Cette sucette 2 également d'un type connu en soi, se différencie de la précédente uniquement par le fait que l'anneau 13 n'est plus pivotant, mais solidaire de l'embout 11, ce qui ne modifie en rien le principe de l'invention. Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limitée au mode de réalisation décrit précédemment. En particulier, la forme du support peut être différente, et il peut être prévu des trous 18 dans le support 1 pour éviter tout risque d' étouffement, si le nouveau-né vient appuyer directement sa bouche contre le support 1. Figure 4 illustrates an alternative embodiment, where the support 1 is identical to that illustrated in the other figures, only the pacifier 2 having a different structure. This pacifier 2 also of a type known per se, differs from the previous only by the fact that the ring 13 is no longer pivotable, but integral with the nozzle 11, which in no way modifies the principle of l 'invention. Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiment described above. In particular, the shape of the support may be different, and holes 18 may be provided in the support 1 to avoid any risk of suffocation, if the newborn baby comes to press his mouth directly against the support 1.

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1. Support de sucette pour nouveau-né, ladite sucette comprenant une tétine fixée à une extrémité d'un embout de préhension, un anneau monté articulé à l'autre extrémité de l'embout de préhension, et une collerette solidaire de l'embout de préhension pour limiter le degré d'enfoncement de la tétine, ledit support étant réalisé en un matériau élastiquement déformable et comportant au moins une ouverture dans laquelle 1 ' embout peut être engagé pour fixer, de façon amovible, la sucette au support, caractérisé en ce que ladite ouverture (5) est sensiblement de forme oblongue, en ce que ledit embout (11) est retenu dans ladite ouverture (5) du support (1) par déformation élastique de cette ouverture (5) , et en ce que le support (1) est un corps creux qui comporte au moins une face plane (la) qui forme une surface d'appui du support qui est destiné à être posé à proximité de la tête d'un nouveau-né couché dans un berceau, par exemple. 1. Pacifier holder for newborns, said pacifier comprising a teat attached to one end of a gripping end piece, a ring mounted articulated at the other end of the gripping end piece, and a collar secured to the end piece grip to limit the degree of penetration of the teat, said support being made of an elastically deformable material and comprising at least one opening in which the end piece can be engaged to removably fix the pacifier to the support, characterized in that said opening (5) is substantially oblong, in that said end piece (11) is retained in said opening (5) of the support (1) by elastic deformation of this opening (5), and in that the support (1) is a hollow body which has at least one flat face (la) which forms a support surface for the support which is intended to be placed close to the head of a newborn baby lying in a cradle, for example .
2. Support de sucette selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ladite face plane (la) du support (1) qui forme ladite surface d'appui est délimitée par une ouverture (4) .2. Pacifier holder according to claim 1, characterized in that said planar face (la) of the support (1) which forms said bearing surface is delimited by an opening (4).
3. Support de sucette selon la revendication 1 ou 2 , caractérisé en ze que le support (1) a une forme bombée sensiblement hémisphérique, par exemple.3. Pacifier holder according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in ze that the holder (1) has a domed shape substantially hemispherical, for example.
4. Support de sucette selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3 , caractérisé en ce que la sucette (2) est fixée au support (1) avec la tétine (10) située a l'extérieur du support (1) et l'anneau (13) situé à l'intérieur du support (1) après son passage au travers de 1 ' ouverture (5) .4. Pacifier holder according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the pacifier (2) is fixed to the support (1) with the nipple (10) located outside the support (1) and the ring (13) located inside the support (1) after it has passed through the opening (5).
5. Support de sucette selon la revendication 2 ou 3, caractérisé en ce que la sucette (2) est fixée au support (1) avec la tétine (10) située à l'intérieur du support (1) , la sucette (2) ayant été préalablement introduite à l'intérieur du support (1) par la face ouverte (la) , l'anneau (13) étant situé à l'extérieur du support (1) après son passage au travers de 1 ' ouverture (5) . 5. Pacifier holder according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the pacifier (2) is fixed to the support (1) with the teat (10) located inside the support (1), the pacifier (2) having been previously introduced inside the support (1) through the open face (la), the ring (13) being located outside the support (1) after it has passed through the opening (5).
6. Support de sucette selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que le support (1) est percé de trous (18) .6. Pacifier holder according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the holder (1) is pierced with holes (18).
7. Support de sucette selon 1 'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'ouverture (4) de la face ouverte (la) du support à un diamètre de 1 ' ordre de 8 cm environ pour permettre le libre passage de la sucette (2) à l'intérieur du support (1) .7. Pacifier holder according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the opening (4) of the open face (la) of the holder has a diameter of around 8 cm to allow the free passage of the pacifier (2) inside the support (1).
8. Support de sucette selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le support (1) est fabriqué en une matière plastique. 8. Pacifier holder according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the holder (1) is made of a plastic material.
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