Baby safe feeder with integrally fitted food container

A device for feeding a young child or impaired adult without the threat of the person choking, said device comprising:

• a handle member in combination with an elongate food-receiving container of mesh material, one end of said container being closed but the other end containing an aperture in which ring means is mounted, with said ring means being of a sufficiently large diameter as to make it highly unlikely that said elongate container could be swallowed by a child or impaired adult;
• said handle member having a circularly configured handle end around which is defined a circularly disposed sealing surface and around the adjacent exterior surface of said handle member securing means are disposed;
• a closure ring utilized in operative association with said handle end around the interior surface of which closure ring securing means complementary to said securing means on said handle end are disposed, with said securing means of said handle end and said closure ring able to interfit and be tightened so as to be interlocked together, said closure ring having a central aperture for receiving said food-receiving container with an inner shoulder disposed around said aperture, said inner shoulder being of a size to closely receive said ring means, but not permitting the passage of said ring means through said aperture;
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• whereby when said elongate container with food therein has been inserted through said aperture in said closure ring and said closure ring has been tightened upon said handle end, said inner shoulder will cause said ring means to tightly engage said circularly disposed sealing surface, said elongate container being placable in the mouth of a person to enable the food in said container to at least partially dissolve in the mouth of the person.

A device for feeding a young child or impaired adult without the threat of the person choking, said device comprising:

• a handle member in combination with a food-receiving member in the form of an elongate container of mesh material in one end of which container an aperture is located, said handle member having a circularly configured handle end around which is defined a circularly disposed sealing surface, and around the adjacent exterior surface of said handle member securing means are disposed;
• a closure ring having a central aperture, said closure ring utilized in operative association with said handle end around the interior surface of which closure ring securing means complementary to said securing means on said handle end are disposed, with said securing means of said handle end and said closure ring able to interfit and be tightened so as to be interlocked together;
• ring means serving to hold said aperture of said elongate container in an open position to simplify the placement of relatively soft food in said container, with said ring means being of a sufficiently large diameter as to make it highly unlikely that said elongate container could be swallowed by a child or impaired adult;
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• said aperture of said closure ring sized to receive said food-receiving container with an inner shoulder formed around said aperture, said inner shoulder being of a size to closely receive said ring means but not permitting the passage of said ring means through said aperture, such that when said elongate container with food therein has been inserted through said aperture in said closure ring and said closure ring has been tightened upon said handle end, said inner shoulder will cause said ring means to tightly engage said circularly disposed sealing surface, whereby said food-containing elongate container can be placed in the mouth of the person to enable the food in said container to at least partially dissolve in the mouth of the person.

A device for feeding a young child or impaired adult without the threat of the person choking, said device comprising:

• a handle member in combination with a closure ring and a food-receiving member;
• said food-receiving member being in the form of an elongate container of mesh material, one end of said elongate container being closed and the other end containing an aperture permitting the insertion of semi-solid food into said elongate container;
• ring means serving to hold said aperture of said elongate container in an open position to simplify the placement of food in said container, said ring means being of a diameter as to make it highly unlikely that said elongate container could be swallowed by a child or impaired adult;
• said handle member having a circularly configured handle end around which is defined a circularly disposed sealing surface, said sealing surface being of approximately the same diameter as said ring means;
• securing means disposed around an exterior surface of said circularly configured handle end;
• said closure ring having a central aperture for receiving said elongate container in which food has been placed around which aperture is disposed an inner shoulder of a diameter to closely receive said ring means but not permitting said ring means to pass through, said closure ring being utilized in operative association with said handle end, said closure ring having an interior surface around which securing means are disposed which are complementary to said securing means around said handle end, with said securing means of said handle end and of said closure ring able to interfit such that upon such securing means being moved relatively, they will become interlocked together and, upon being interlocked, said inner shoulder of said closure member will cause said ring means to tightly engage said circularly disposed sealing surface, such that said food-containing elongate container, upon thereafter being placed in the mouth of the person, enables the food to at least partially dissolve in the mouth of the person.

A device for feeding a young child or impaired adult without the threat of the person choking, said device comprising:

• a handle member in combination with a closure ring and a food-receiving member;
• said food-receiving member being in the form of an elongate container of mesh material with one end of said elongate container being closed and the other end containing an aperture;
• ring means serving to hold said aperture of said elongate container in an open position to simplify the placement of food in said container, said ring means being of a diameter as to make it highly unlikely that said elongate container could be swallowed by a child or impaired adult;
• said handle member having a circularly configured handle end around which is defined a circularly disposed sealing surface, said sealing surface being of approximately the same diameter as said ring means;
• securing means disposed around an adjacent exterior surface of said circularly configured handle end;
• said closure ring having a central aperture for receiving said elongate container in which food has been placed around which aperture is disposed an inner shoulder of a diameter to closely receive said ring means but not permitting said ring means to pass through, said closure ring being utilized in operative association with said handle end, said closure ring having an interior surface around which securing means are disposed which are complementary to said securing means on said handle end, with said securing means of said handle end and of said closure ring able to interfit with such securing means being movable relatively so as to be interlocked together, such that when said closure ring has been tightened upon said handle end, said inner shoulder will cause said ring means to tightly engage said circularly disposed sealing surface, said food-containing elongate container, upon being placed in the mouth of the person, enables the food to at least partially dissolve in the mouth of the person.