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US 12,440,060 B2Granted
Bottle warmers with adapters
AssigneeMunchkin, Inc.
InventorKevin Douglas Johnson
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Abstract
A bottle warmer assembly includes a base having a heating element, and a threaded portion which may be connected directly to a bottle or through an intermediary adapter. One or more seals may be used between the base and the bottle and adapter such that the bottle warmer is universal and may be used to heat any design and configuration of bottles.
Claims17
A bottle warmer, comprising:
- a base housing having an internal heating element, and an open top chamber with a threaded interior which is adapted to mate with an inverted bottle or an adapter;
- a circular channel positioned at a base portion of the top chamber;
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- a circular base seal adapted to fit within the channel and create a leak-proof barrier with a bottle or an adapter attached to the top chamber, the base seal having a pull tab to facilitate removal from the circular channel.
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A bottle warmer, comprising:
- a base housing having an internal heating element, and an open top chamber with a threaded interior which is adapted to mate with an inverted bottle or an adapter;
- a circular channel positioned at a base portion of the top chamber;
- a circular base seal adapted to fit within the channel and create a leak-proof barrier with a bottle or an adapter attached to the top chamber, the base seal having a pull tab to facilitate removal from the circular channel;
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- an adapter having a first skirt portion and a second skirt portion, wherein the second skirt portion has a threaded interior wall which is adapted to mate with the threaded portion of a bottle, and the second skirt portion has a threaded exterior wall which is adapted to mate with the threaded interior of the top chamber.
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A bottle warmer, comprising:
- a base housing having an internal heating element, and an open top chamber with a threaded interior which is adapted to mate with an inverted bottle or an adapter;
- a circular channel positioned at a base portion of the top chamber;
- a circular base seal adapted to fit within the channel and create a leak-proof barrier with a bottle or an adapter attached to the top chamber, the base seal having pull tab to facilitate removal from the circular channel;
- an adapter having a first skirt portion with a first diameter and a second skirt portion with a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter, wherein the second skirt portion has a threaded interior wall which is adapted to mate with the threaded portion of a bottle, and the second skirt portion has a threaded exterior wall which is adapted to mate with the threaded interior of the top chamber;
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- a bottle seal having a pull tab that is adapted to be positioned on a base portion of the interior of the first skirt portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.