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Thermal receptacle with phase change material

  • US 7,059,387 B2
  • Filed: 10/26/2005
  • Issued: 06/13/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/07/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A baby bottle for rapidly lowering the temperature of a liquid contained therein to a warm range suitable for infant contact and maintaining the liquid in the warm range for an extended period of time, the baby bottle comprising:

  • an inner vessel having an open upper end and closed lower end and a wall connecting the upper end and the lower end;

    an outer shell spaced from the inner vessel defining an interstitial chamber therebetween;

    a drinking outlet closing the upper end of the inner vessel, the drinking outlet including a nipple; and

    a phase change material disposed within the chamber for regeneratively absorbing thermal energy from the liquid and then releasing the thermal energy to the liquid to maintain the temperature of the liquid.

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