GB2404868A

GB2404868A - Disposable self-heating baby feed container

Info

Publication number: GB2404868A
Application number: GB0319026A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Siobhan Fogarty; Kelly Summers
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2003-08-13
Filing date: 2003-08-13
Publication date: 2005-02-16
Also published as: GB0319026D0

Abstract

A disposable, self-heating baby feed container with attached silicone teat which is packaged in a sterile, vacuum-packed wallet. Preferably the wallet keeps the feeding bottle sterile, and may be peeled open. The container may be inflated and air tight when full of liquid, and deflated when empty. An instant self-heating pad containing sodium acetate may be attached to the container which may be activated by pressing a button to crystallise the sodium acetate and warm the liquid. The heat pad may change colour when it reaches its optimum temperature, and may be removed from the container. Once the container is empty and deflated, the teat may be tucked up inside for disposal.

Description

t 2404868 Disposable self-heatin2 baby feeder container This invention

relates to a disposable self-heating baby feeder.

Apart from breast-feeding the bottle system is the only alternative method of feeding young babies. Baby bottles comprise in general of a reusable glass or plastic cylinder with attachable lid, which include a silicon teat. Washing/cleaning and sterilizing of the cylinder is needed to eliminate bacteria. Preparing the liquid mixture for the baby bottle involves, mixing precise measurements of pre-boiled water and baby formula, which then needs to be kept refrigerated and used within 24 hours. The process of re-heating the mixture, by either warming the bottle in hot water or microwave then completes the procedure.

The above process however is time consuming and energy wasting and open to misinterpretation and error. In today's world it is unpractical and expensive.

According to the present invention (Disposable self heating baby feeder container) our invention solves all the above problems. There is provided a sterile disposable container, containing safe long life ready mixed baby feed and silicon teat. Attached to the container is a safe instant self heating pad, which at the click of a button heats the liquid within the container. heat pad contains sodium acetate, which when activated starts to crystallize, causing the solution to solidify thus creating heat. The heat pad then changes colour when the correct temperature is obtained at which point the heat pad is removed. The container is packaged in a vacuum packed wallet to keep the product sterile and to lengthen the shelf life.

Once the sterile package is peeled opened and the liquid in the container consumed, the container deflates sufficiently enough to allow it to be tucked inside the silicone teat for easy disposal.

A specific embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 Shows in perspective the disposable container in its sterile vacuum packed wallet.

Figure 2 Illustrates the separation of disposable container from the vacuum packed wallet.

Figure 3 Illustrates the instant self-heating pad attached to the container. When the button on the heat pad is pressed the sodium acetate crystallizes and solidifies, which causes the liquid within the container to heat.

Figure 4 When the correct temperature is obtained the heat pad changes colour to indicate this information. The heat pad is then peeled off.

Figure 5 Shows that as the liquid is consumed the container deflates completely.

Figure 6 Illustrates the now deflated empty container, with the container now small enough to be tucked up into the silicone teat for easy disposal.

Claims

Claims 1. A disposable self-heating baby feeder container with attached

silicone teat for consumption of liquid and for easy disposal - packaged in a vacuum packed sterile wallet.
2. A vacuum packed wallet containing the disposable self-heating baby feeder container, keeps the bottle sterile for a longer shelf life and is fitted with a convenient peel back system to release the container as claimed in claim 1.
3. A disposable container as claimed in claim 1 which when full of liquid is inflated and air tight, as liquid is removed the container then deflates.
4. An instant self-heating pad attached to the container as claimed in claim I and 3.

Which when activated by pressing the button within the pad then crystallizes the sodium acetate within the heat pad which solidifies thus creating instant safe heat to warm the liquid within the container.
5. The heat pad as claimed in claim 4 changes colour when optimum temperature is reached.
6. The heat pad as claimed in claim 4 and 5 is then peeled from the container as claimed in claim 1 and 3.
7. Once deflated container as claimed in claim 1 and 3 is empty of liquid the container itself is small enough to tuck up inside the silicon teat ready for easy disposal.