Infant utensil having twist lock coupling
OwnerAdonica B. Savoyinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to an infant utensil apparatus. The apparatus comprises a utensil, such as a feeding bowl, which is connected to a base through a twist lock coupling. The base can include a suction cup which can be removably attached to a conforming surface such as a table. The utensil has legs extending downward from the utensil in a circular pattern and such legs are adapted to provide a first part of the twist lock coupling. The base for the apparatus is adapted to provide the second part of the twist lock coupling which together with the first part of the twist lock coupling holds the utensil firmly to the base. The base can also be included in the feeding table of a high chair as an integral part of the feeding table.
Claims32
An infant utensil apparatus comprising:
- an infant feeding dish or infant toy having legs extending downward in a substantially circular pattern and which provide a first part of a push-twist lock coupling, and
- a base for supporting said utensil having a top and which provide a second part of a push-twist lock coupling, which together with said first part of said push-twist lock coupling holds said utensil securely to said base, and
- a resilient element located in said utensil or said base adapted to exert a biasing force downward to hold the first part of said push-twist lock coupling in locking engagement with the second part of said push-twist lock coupling.
An infant utensil apparatus comprising:
- an infant feeding dish or infant toy having legs extending downward in a substantially circular pattern and which provide a first part of a push-twist lock coupling, and
- a base for supporting said utensil having a top and which provide a second part of a push-twist lock coupling, which together with said first part of said push-twist lock coupling holds said utensil securely to said base,
- a resilient element located in said utensil or said base adapted to exert a biasing force downward to hold the first part of said push-twist lock coupling in locking engagement with the second part of said push-twist lock coupling, and
- wherein said base is a feeding table and said second part of said push-twist lock coupling is part of said feeding table and said legs of said infant utensil have slots therein which cooperate with projections on said base to provide said push-twist lock coupling.
An infant utensil apparatus comprising:
- an infant feeding dish or infant toy having legs extending downward in a substantially circular pattern and which provide a first part of a push-twist lock coupling, and
- a base for supporting said utensil having a top which provides a second part of a push-twist lock coupling, which together with said first part of said push-twist lock coupling holds said utensil securely to said base,
- a resilient element located in said utensil or said base adapted to exert a biasing force downward to hold the first part of said push-twist lock coupling in locking engagement with the second part of said push-twist lock coupling, and
- wherein said base is a feeding table and said second part of said push-twist lock coupling are an integral part of said feeding table.
An infant utensil apparatus comprising:
- an infant feeding dish or infant toy having a bottom which provides a first part of a push-twist lock coupling,
- a base, for supporting said utensil, having a top which provides a second part of a twist lock coupling, which together with said first part of said push-twist lock coupling secures the utensil firmly to said base, a resilient element located in said utensil or said base adapted to exert a biasing force downward to hold the first part of said push-twist lock coupling in locking engagement with the second part of said push-twist lock coupling, and the bottom part of said base containing a suction cup for detachable attachment to a conforming surface.
An infant high chair having a feeding table and having an infant utensil attached to said feeding table through a push-twist lock connection comprising:
- an infant utensil having legs extending downward in a substantially circular pattern which are adapted to provide a first part of said push-twist lock coupling,
- a portion of said feeding table adapted to provide a second part of said push-twist lock coupling, which together with the first part of said twist lock coupling firmly attaches the utensil to the feeding table, and
- a resilient element located in said utensil or said table adapted to exert a biasing force downward to hold the first part of said push-twist lock coupling in locking engagement with the second part of said push-twist lock coupling.
An infant feeding dish having legs extended downward in a substantially circular pattern which legs are of uniform length adapted to support said feeding utensil in an upright position when placed on a flat surface and which legs provide part of a push-twist lock coupling and include projections having a recess or a slot having a recess which projections or slots adapted to cooperate with projections on a base to complete a push-twist lock coupling, and
- a resilient element located in said utensil adapted to exert a biasing force downward to hold the first part of said push-twist lock coupling in locking engagement with the second part of said push-twist lock coupling, and
- a base for supporting said utensil having a top which provides a second part of a twist lock coupling, which together with said first part of said twist lock coupling holds said utensil securely to said base, and
- wherein said base includes on the bottom thereof, a suction cup for detachable attachment to a flat surface.
An infant high chair having a feeding table wherein said feeding table contains a substantially cylindrical element in said table with projections extending from said cylinder which are adapted to cooperate with projections or slots on the bottom of an infant utensil to complete a push-twist lock coupling.
An infant utensil apparatus comprising:
- an infant feeding utensil having legs of substantially uniform length extending downward in a substantially circular pattern adapted to support said feeding utensil in an upright position and which are adapted to provide a first part of a twist lock coupling, and
- a base for supporting said utensil having a top which is adapted to provide a second part of a twist lock coupling, which together with said first part of said twist lock coupling holds said utensil securely to said base, and
- wherein said base includes on the bottom thereof, a suction cup for detachable attachment to a flat surface.
An infant utensil apparatus comprising:
- an infant feeding utensil having legs of substantially uniform length extending downward in a substantially circular pattern adapted to support said feeding utensil in an upright position and which are adapted to provide a first part of a twist lock coupling, and
- a base for supporting said utensil having a top which is adapted to provide a second part of a twist lock coupling, which together with said first part of said twist lock coupling holds said utensil securely to said base, and
- wherein said base is a feeding table and said second part of said twist lock coupling is part of said feeding table.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.