GB2583653A

GB2583653A - Pacifier

Info

Publication number: GB2583653A
Application number: GB2010880.9A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Wilson Julia
Original assignee: SMILESTRAW Pty Ltd
Current assignee: SMILESTRAW Pty Ltd
Priority date: 2018-01-22
Filing date: 2019-01-22
Publication date: 2020-11-04
Anticipated expiration: 2039-01-22
Also published as: GB2583653B; AU2019208455A1; WO2019140493A1; GB202010880D0

Abstract

The invention is directed broadly to a pacifier comprising a resilient body protruding distally from a shield to which the resilient body is attached at a proximal portion of the resilient body wherein a distal portion of the resilient body is substantially closed, the resilient body being configured to be received in an infant's mouth; wherein an upper surface of the resilient body intermediate of the proximal and distal portions is provided with a curved portion configured to conform to an infant's palate; and a lower surface of the resilient body provides a recessed pocket intermediate of the proximal and distal portions, the recessed pocket being configured to receive an infant's tongue.

Claims

CLAIMS:

1 . A pacifier comprising a, resilient body protruding distally from a shield to which the resilient body is attached at a proximal portion of the resilient body wherein a distal portion of the resilient body is substantially closed, the resilient body being configured to be received in an infantâ s mouth; wherein an upper surface of the resilient body intermediate of the proximal and distal portions is provided with a curved portion configured to conform to an infantâ s palate; and a lower surface of the resilient body provides a recessed pocket intermediate of the proximal and distal portions, the recessed pocket being configured to receive an infantâ s tongue.
2. The pacifier of claim 1 , wherein an upper surface of the resilient body intermediate of the proximal and distal portions is provided with an indent configured to receive an infantâ s upper jaw.
3. The pacifier of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the proximal portion of the resilient body narrows in breadth to form a neck of the resilient body.
4. The pacifier of any one of claims 1 -3, wherein the proximal portion of the resilient body remains substantial constant in depth.
5. The pacifier of any one of claims 1 -4, wherein the recessed pocket of the lower surface is bounded by a proximal ridge.
6. The pacifier of claim 5, wherein the recessed pocket of the lower surface is bounded by a distal ridge .
7. The pacifier of claim 6, wherein the proximal and distal ridges are separated by a distal wall and a proximal wall, that together define an anchor to locate the infantâ s tongue, in use.
8. The pacifier of claim 7, wherein the distal wall and the proximal wall are inclined to one another to form the recessed pocket in the lower surface of the body.
9. The pacifier of claim 7 or claim 8, wherein the proximal wall is oriented parallel to the shield and provides an engagement surface to the infantâ s tongue.
10. The pacifier of claim 7 or claim 8, wherein the distal wall protrudes outwardly from the lower surface of the body and provides an anchor to be received in the median of an infantâ s tongue.
1 1 . The pacifier of any one of claims 6-10, wherein the distal ridge defines a protruding apex across the lower surface of the body.
12. The pacifier of claim 1 1 , wherein the apex of the lower surface has a v-shaped profile when viewed in at least one of a side view and a rear view.
13. The pacifier of any one of claims 1 -12, wherein the body further comprises a rounded tip having a breadth substantially similar to a breadth of the teat proximate the shield.
14. The pacifier of any one of any one of claims 1 -13, further comprising a lower gum support on the lower surface of the body between the proximal ridge and the shield.
15. The pacifier of any one of any one of claims 1 -14, further comprising an upper gum support on the upper surface of the body between the curved portion and the shield.
16. The pacifier of any one of any one of claims 1 -15, wherein the upper surface of the resilient body intermediate of the proximal and distal ends further comprises a curved indent configured to receive the infantâ s upper jaw.
17. The pacifier of any one of any one of claims 1 -16, wherein the resilient body is hollow.
18. A drinking teat comprising a resilient body protruding distally from a shield to which the resilient body is attached at a proximal portion of the resilient body wherein a distal portion of the resilient body is substantially closed, the resilient body being configured to be received in an infantâ s mouth; wherein an upper surface of the resilient body intermediate of the proximal and distal portions is provided with a curved portion configured to conform to an infantâ s palate; and a lower surface of the resilient body provides a recessed pocket intermediate of the proximal and distal portions, the recessed pocket being configured to receive an infantâ s tongue.
19. The drinking teat of claims 18, wherein the resilient body is hollow .
20. A pacifier, comprising; a resilient body having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper and lower surfaces spaced apart to urge an infantâ s mouth towards an open position, in use, the resilient body having a distal portion, an intermediate portion and a proximal portion; and a shield engaged with the proximal portion of the body, wherein an upper surface of the resilient body intermediate of the proximal and distal portions is provided with a curved profile configured to conform to an infantâ s palate; and a lower surface is provided with a recessed pocket intermediate of the proximal and distal portions the recessed pocket configured to receive an infantâ s tongue.