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US 11,317,745 B2Granted
Securable plate for a child
OwnerKaren Braveheartinventor
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Abstract
A securable plate for infants having a sidewall projecting a length of a perimeter edge engages removably with a support surface using a suction cup. An opening in the sidewall provides a passage to lift the edge of the suction cup to disengage the suctioned engagement of the suction cup by lifting the edge of the suction cup or a release flap extending from it.
Claims17
A securable plate, comprising:
- a body having a top surface configured to hold food and having a bottom surface opposite the top surface;
- a sidewall projecting a length around a perimeter edge of the body to a distal end of the sidewall;
- an opening formed in the sidewall;
- a suction cup in an engagement with the bottom surface of the body, the suction cup extending a distance away from the bottom surface to a circumferential edge;
- the distal end of the sidewall configured to support the body of the securable plate upon a support surface in an operative position;
- the suction cup configured for a removable suctioned engagement to the support surface with the securable plate in the operative position;
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- the suction cup being accessible through the opening whereby a lifting of the circumferential edge of the suction cup disengages the removable suctioned engagement to the support surface;
- a release flap extending from the circumferential edge of the suction cup with an axis of the release flap running toward the opening in the sidewall, wherein the release flap extends a length to a distal end thereof and the release flap is actuable for the lifting of the circumferential edge of the suction cup by a pulling or lifting of the distal end of the release flap;
- wherein the release flap includes a memory material along an upper surface of the release flap that forms a curved portion at the distal end of the release flap that forms a concave shape with respect to the support surface when engaged to the support surface;
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- a transitory cavity, at the distal end of the release flap, positioned between the curved portion of the release flap and the support surface with the suction cup in the removable suctioned engagement, wherein the transitory cavity is formed only when the suction cup is engaged.
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A securable plate, comprising:
- a body having a top surface configured to hold food and having a bottom surface opposite the top surface;
- a sidewall projecting a length around a perimeter edge of the body to a distal end of the sidewall;
- an opening formed in the sidewall;
- a suction cup in an engagement with said the bottom surface of the body, the suction cup extending a distance away from the bottom surface to a circumferential edge;
- the distal end of the sidewall configured to support the body of the securable plate upon a support surface in an operative position;
- the suction cup configured for a removable suctioned engagement to the support surface with the securable plate in the operative position;
- a release flap extending from the circumferential edge of the suction cup with an axis of the release flap running toward the opening in the sidewall, wherein the release flap extends a length to a distal end thereof and the release flap is actuable for lifting the circumferential edge of the suction cup by a pulling or lifting of the distal end of the release flap;
- wherein the release flap includes a memory material along an upper surface of the release flap that forms a curved portion at the distal end of the release flap that forms a concave shape with respect to the support surface when engaged to the support surface;
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- a rotational connection including a mounting projection extending from the suction cup to the body, the rotational connection configured to secure the suction cup to the body using an elongated member aligned with a release flap, the elongated member extending through the rotational connection and into a cap, the rotational connection configured to allow the suction cup to rock or rotate along an axis and not easily dismount the suction cup from the support surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.