Aseptic infant feeding system
AssigneeInpaco Corporation
InventorWilliam C. Christine
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Abstract
A system is provided for housing a feeding product having an exterior body defining an interior, an interior chamber within the exterior body and a fitment extending from the interior chamber through an opening of the exterior body. A teat assembly is secured about the opening of the exterior body providing access to the feeding product within the interior chamber. The exterior body may be selectively accessed for removal of the interior chamber for disposal and/or replacement thereof. The exterior body may be reused repetitively by replacing the interior chamber with a new chamber containing product.
Claims15
A system for dispensing a feeding product, the system comprising:
- a body defining an interior including a hinge allowing selective access to the body, wherein the body when in a closed position, has an opening providing access to the interior;
- a container housing the feeding product to be dispensed including an opening for accessing the feeding product, the container constructed and arranged to allow the container to be located in the interior when the body is in the closed position;
- a fitment having a first end enclosing the opening of the body and a second end extending into the opening of the container and providing fluid communication with the opening of the container;
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- a feeding connector having a collar allowing the feeding connector to be secured to the opening of the body and a teat allowing delivery of the feeding product from the container to a user.
A body for housing a container in a closed position having a height approximately equal to its width and further having a feeding product therein, the body comprising:
- a shell defining an interior having a non-circular cross-sectional area along its length so as to receive the container therein;
- a hinge allowing selective access to the interior of the shell;
- an opening in the shell providing access to the interior when the shell is in the closed position;
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- clips projecting into the interior of the shell at the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.