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US 12,310,423 B2Granted
Bib and utensil kit
AssigneeBusy Baby LLC
InventorsBeth Benike, Alex Coffey, Luke Gonos, Aaron Nelson, Eric Fynbo
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Abstract
In some implementations, a kit includes a bib having a protective surface and a bib-coupling point; at least one eating utensil having a working end and a retention end, where the retention end includes a utensil-coupling point; and a tether having a first anchor end having a first coupling point that is configured to releasably couple to the bib-coupling point and a second anchor end having a second coupling point that is configured to releasably couple to the utensil-coupling point.
Claims13
A kit comprising:
- a bib having a protective surface;
- a basin disposed at a bottom end of the protective surface;
- and one or more bib apertures each characterized by a bib-aperture diameter;
- at least one eating utensil having a working end;
- a retention end;
- and a handle disposed between the working end and the retention end;
- wherein the retention end includes a utensil-retention aperture characterized by a retention-aperture diameter;
- and
- a tether comprising a first anchor end and a second anchor end;
- wherein the first anchor end comprises a first retention terminus, and the second anchor end comprises a second retention terminus, each of the first and second retention termini comprising a compressible and resilient silicone having a Shore A durometer hardness of about 45 to about 65 and being characterized by a retention-terminus diameter that is, in a non-compressed state, greater than either the bib-aperture diameter or the utensil-retention-aperture diameter;
- wherein the one or more bib apertures and first retention terminus are configured to enable the first retention terminus to be compressed and manipulated into and through one of the one or more bib apertures to releasably secure the tether to the bib with a compression fit, and wherein the utensil-retention aperture and second retention terminus are configured to enable the second retention terminus to be compressed and manipulated into and through the utensil-retention aperture to releasably secure the utensil to the tether with a compression fit.
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A kit comprising:
- a bib having a protective surface and a bib-coupling aperture that is characterized by a bib-aperture diameter;
- at least one eating utensil having a working end and a retention end;
- wherein the retention end includes a utensil-coupling aperture that is characterized by a utensil-aperture diameter;
- and
- a tether comprising a first anchor end and a second anchor end;
- wherein the first anchor end comprises a first coupling point that is configured to releasably couple to the bib-coupling aperture;
- and wherein the second anchor end comprises a second coupling point that is configured to releasably couple to the utensil-coupling aperture;
- wherein the first coupling point comprises a first retention terminus, and the second coupling point comprises a second retention terminus, each of the first retention terminus and second retention terminus comprising a compressible and resilient silicone having a Shore A durometer hardness of about 45 to about 65 and being characterized by a retention-terminus diameter that is, in a non-compressed state, greater than either the bib-aperture diameter or the utensil-aperture diameter;
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- wherein the bib aperture and first retention terminus are configured to enable the first retention terminus to be compressed and manipulated into and through the bib aperture to releasably secure the tether to the bib with a compression fit, and wherein the utensil-retention aperture and second retention terminus are configured to enable the second retention terminus to be compressed and manipulated into and through the utensil-retention aperture to releasably secure the eating utensil to the tether with a compression fit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.