US 2014/0277135 A1Published application

Consumable pacifier

OwnerBobbie DeLaurierinventor

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Abstract

A consumable pacifier for an infant is provided herein. The invention provides a consumable gelatinous nipple where the gelatinous nipple may also contain a nutrient. The base of the gelatinous body is trapped between a seat and retainer. A variety of flavors and nutrients may be infused in the consumable gelatinous nipple.

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An infant's pacifier for providing a consumable nipple, said pacifier comprising:

a consumable gelatinous body having a base and a nipple axially spaced from said base, said base having an outer diameter extending orthogonally from an axis and defined by a bottom surface and top surface axially spaced from said bottom surface to form a thickness and a generally bulbous nipple extending from said top surface of said base, said nipple having a peak diameter being the widest diameter of the nipple;
a shield having a back wall and a side wall extending orthogonally from said back wall, said back wall having a diameter extending orthogonally from the axis and defined by a back face and a land axially spaced from said back face to form a wall thickness, said land defined by a bore diameter extending orthogonally from the axis, said side wall having a height and defined by a bore and outer surface radially spaced from said bore to form a side wall thickness, said bore extending orthogonally from said land and having said wall height, a seat formed from said bore and said land, said seat adapted to receive said base of said consumable gelatinous body where said base of said consumable gelatinous body is in contact with said seat, said outer surface being at least partially threaded, said shield being of sufficient diameter to prevent said pacifier from being drawn into an infant's mouth;
a cover having a front wall and a flange extending orthogonally from said front wall, said front wall having a diameter extending orthogonally from the axis and defined by a front face and a retainer axially spaced from said front face to form a cover thickness, said retainer defined by a diameter extending orthogonally from the axis, said flange having a flange height and defined by an at least partially threaded inner surface and an outer surface radially spaced from said at least partially threaded inner surface to form a flange thickness, an aperture about the axis having a diameter larger than said peak diameter of said nipple to permit said nipple to be disposed through said aperture;
a handle extending from said back face of said shield;
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whereby said at least partially threaded inner surface of said cover is adapted to threadedly engage said at least partially threaded outer surface of said shield where said base of said consumable gelatinous body is trapped between said seat and said retainer.

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Abstract

An infant's pacifier for providing a consumable nipple, said pacifier comprising:

a consumable gelatinous body having a base and a nipple axially spaced from said base, said base having an outer diameter extending orthogonally from an axis and defined by a bottom surface and top surface axially spaced from said bottom surface to form a thickness and a generally bulbous nipple extending from said top surface of said base, said nipple having a peak diameter being the widest diameter of the nipple;
a shield having a back wall and a side wall extending orthogonally from said back wall, said back wall having a diameter extending orthogonally from the axis and defined by a back face and a land axially spaced from said back face to form a wall thickness, said land defined by a bore diameter extending orthogonally from the axis, said side wall having a height and defined by a bore and outer surface radially spaced from said bore to form a side wall thickness, said bore extending orthogonally from said land and having said wall height, a seat formed from said bore and said land, said seat adapted to receive said base of said consumable gelatinous body where said base of said consumable gelatinous body is in contact with said seat, said outer surface being at least partially threaded, said shield being of sufficient diameter to prevent said pacifier from being drawn into an infant's mouth;
a cover having a front wall and a flange extending orthogonally from said front wall, said front wall having a diameter extending orthogonally from the axis and defined by a front face and a retainer axially spaced from said front face to form a cover thickness, said retainer defined by a diameter extending orthogonally from the axis, said flange having a flange height and defined by an at least partially threaded inner surface and an outer surface radially spaced from said at least partially threaded inner surface to form a flange thickness, an aperture about the axis having a diameter larger than said peak diameter of said nipple to permit said nipple to be disposed through said aperture;
a handle extending from said back face of said shield;
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whereby said at least partially threaded inner surface of said cover is adapted to threadedly engage said at least partially threaded outer surface of said shield where said base of said consumable gelatinous body is trapped between said seat and said retainer.

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