INFANT TEETHER WITH HYGIENIC INVERSION STORAGE METHOD

Abstract

A baby teether having a means to invert inside out is disclosed. The invention comprised of a hollow, slightly flexible material such as silicone, rubber and the like having a plurality of shapes that can be received by an infant's mouth. Said teether also having side walls that are thinner in cross-section than all other walls and a slit aperture on one face allowing it to become inverted within itself. When ready for use, the device can be recoiled. The cavity inside the device can also be used to store small baby snacks therein. An object of the invention is to enhance infant hygiene by providing a teether that can be turned inside out thereby minimizing cross-contamination during storage.

Claims

1. An infant teether comprising: a graspable housing defining a cavity therein; and a teething portion defining a teething surface spanning a limited extent of the graspable housing.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0010] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and form a part of the specification, illustrate some, but not the only or exclusive, examples of embodiments and/or features.

[0011] FIG. 1 showing a rear perspective view of an embodiment of the invention.

[0012] FIG. 2 showing a front perspective view of an embodiment of the invention.

[0013] FIG. 3 showing a front perspective view of the invention inverted.

[0014] FIG. 4 showing a front perspective view of the invention being used by an infant.

[0015] FIG. 5 showing a front view of the invention holding food.

[0016] Other aspects of the present invention shall be more readily understood when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and the following detailed description, neither of which should be considered limiting.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

[0017] In this description, the directional prepositions of up, upwardly, down, downwardly, front, back, top, upper, bottom, lower, left, right and other such terms refer to the device as it is oriented and appears in the drawings and are used for convenience only; they are not intended to be limiting or to imply that the device has to be used or positioned in any particular orientation.

[0018] FIG. 1 showing a rear perspective view of an embodiment of the invention 1. The aforementioned invention comprised of, but not limited to; a hollow, elliptical-shaped puck having a plurality of decorative, molded adornments 5 such as arches, handles, rings, nibs etc. on an external surface. The invention 1 being of a size that can be received by an infant's mouth therein. Said invention 1 also being made of a flexible, yet rigid material, such as but not limited to; silicone, rubber and the like and having a slot 2 on one face extending along the longitudinal axis of the invention 1 creating a hollow cavity therein.

[0019] FIG. 2 showing a front perspective view of an embodiment of the invention having the aforementioned adornments 5. The figure showing the invention having the shape of a bee. However, other embodiments of the invention may have other shapes including, but not limited to: snails, fish, animals, other insects and the like.

[0020] FIG. 3 showing a front perspective view of the invention 1 inverted by a user 4.

[0021] FIG. 4 showing a front perspective view of the invention 1 being used by an infant 3.

[0022] FIG. 5 showing a front perspective view of the invention 1 holding small food items 6 inside the cavity 7.

[0023] It is additionally noted and anticipated that although the device is shown in its most simple form, various components and aspects of the device may be differently shaped or slightly modified when forming the invention herein. As such those skilled in the art will appreciate the descriptions and depictions set forth in this disclosure or merely meant to portray examples of preferred modes within the overall scope and intent of the invention, and are not to be considered limiting in any manner. While all of the fundamental characteristics and features of the invention have been shown and described herein, with reference to particular embodiments thereof, a latitude of modification, various changes and substitutions are intended in the foregoing disclosure and it will be apparent that in some instances, some features of the invention may be employed without a corresponding use of other features without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth. It should also be understood that various substitutions, modifications, and variations may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.