US 5,690,852 AGranted

Baby bottle sterlizing container for use in microwave oven

AssigneeCombi Corporation

InventorsHideo Saito, Hiroaki Matsuda

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Abstract

A sterilizing container including a container main body for storing therein a plurality of baby bottles and including an opening for storing therein water used to generate steam when the sterilizing container is inserted into and heated in a microwave oven, a cover member for covering the container main body from the upper portion of the front surface to the upper surface of the container main body and including a water pouring opening in the upper portion of the front surface thereof, a support member stored within the container main body and including a plurality of holders respectively for supporting baby bottles, and a tray member connected to the support member a substantially a right angle and stored within the container main body along the back surface thereof to the bottom surface thereof, the tray member having a certain degree of depth for being able to contain water.

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Dependent claims

A baby bottle sterilizing container for use in a microwave oven, comprising:

a container main body for storing a plurality of baby bottles therein, said container having a front portion, and having a receptacle portion which can hold water;
a cover member for covering said container main body and including a water pouring opening in a front portion of said cover member;
a support member stored within said container main body and including a plurality of holders respectively for supporting baby bottles;
and
a tray member connected to said support member at a substantially right angle, and stored along a back area of said container main body, said tray member including a receptacle portion which can hold water;
wherein in a normal position of the sterilizing container, said tray member is disposed along the back area of said container main body, and in a recumbent position, the sterilizing container is positioned such that said tray member is disposed along a bottom area of said container main body, wherein said sterilizing container is able to store water therein and heat and sterilize baby bottles in a microwave oven in either the normal position or the recumbent position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.