Baby bottle warmer

• US 6,427,863 B1
• Filed: 12/29/2001
• Issued: 08/06/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Karen Nichols
• Original Assignee: Karen Nichols
• Inventors: Nichols, Karen
• Primary Examiner(s): POLLARD, STEVEN M
• Application Number:
  US10/038,190
• Time in Patent Office: 220 Days
• Field of Search: 220/592.17, 220/592.16, 220/592.27, 220/23.86, 220/23.91, 165/80.5
• US Class Current: 220/592.17
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 27/10 Cooking-vessels with water-bath arrangements for domestic use
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 36/2411 Baby bottle warmers; Devices for warming baby food in jars
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 39/00 Heat-insulated warming chambers; Cupboards with heating arrangements for warming kitchen utensils
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 41/00 Thermally-insulated vessels, e.g. flasks, jugs, jars

Abstract

A new and improved product for heating up baby bottles in a very convenient and quick manner is disclosed. The product comprises a thermos base that includes an insulated cup which can be threadably attached to the thermos base. A user would place hot water within the thermos before going to somewhere, and then would be able to remove the insulated cup and pour water from the thermos into the insulated cup when they would need to warm a baby bottle. The baby bottle would then be placed into the hot water in the insulated cup and the thermos would be closed to keep any remaining water hot.

Claims

1. An apparatus for warming baby bottles comprising:

(a) a thermos, the thermos comprising a circular base, the base having two surfaces, a top surface and a bottom surface, the thermos further comprising a continuous side wall, the continuous side wall having a bottom edge and top edge, the bottom edge of the continuous side wall fixedly attached to the base, the continuous side wall having two surfaces, an inner surface and an outer surface,

(b) a top threadably attached to the top edge of the continuous side wall,

(c) an insulated cup having a circular open top, the circular open top being threadably attached to the circular base of the thermos, the diameter of the circular open top of the insulated cup being greater than the diameter of the circular base of the thermos, the insulated cup being located out side the continuous side wall of the thermos when threadably attached to the circular base of the thermos, the insulated cup further having two surfaces, an inner surface and an outer surface,

(d) a volume of water placed within the thermos,

(e) a cup cap removably attached to the bottom of the insulated cup when the insulated cup is attached to the base of the thermos,

(f) whereby a user could warm up the volume of infant formula or milk within the baby bottle by removing the cup cap, further whereby the user would unscrew the insulated cup, placed the insulated cup right-side up, and unscrew the thermos top, further whereby the user would pour hot water from the thermos into the insulated cup, further whereby a user would place the baby bottle into the volume of hot water located within the insulated cup, further whereby the user would place the cup cap over the top of the insulated cup until the baby bottle reached a desired temperature.

2. An apparatus for warming baby bottles according to claim 1 wherein the cup cap would further comprise a plurality of holes dispersed through the cup cap.

3. An apparatus for warming baby bottles according to claim 1 wherein the insulated cup further comprises a fill line to designate the proper volume of water to be poured into the insulated cup.

4. An apparatus for warming baby bottles according to claim 1 wherein the base of the thermos would be fabricated from a non-slip surface.