Baby bottle cover

• US 7,152,750 B2
• Filed: 08/20/2004
• Issued: 12/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Conor Coffey
• Original Assignee: Conor Coffey
• Inventors: Coffey, Conor
• Primary Examiner(s): Weaver, Sue A.
• Application Number:
  US10/923,448
• Publication Number:
  US 20050040129A1
• Time in Patent Office: 858 Days
• Field of Search: 215/11.6, 215/12.1, 215/12.2, 215/386, 150/901, 220/737, 220/739
• US Class Current: 215/11.6
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 9/08 Protective covers for bottles

Abstract

Covers for baby bottles. A baby bottle cover includes an interior space adapted to conform to a baby bottle, an outer surface conforming to the interior space, and at least one opening adapted to receive the baby bottle. The cover may have two openings such that each opening is at opposite ends of the interior space. The interior space may be slightly larger than the baby bottle. The cover may include elastic near the openings, where the elastic forms bands; a liquid level viewing window; and/or one or more flexible materials.

Claims

1. A baby bottle cover consisting essentially of:

one or more flexible materials substantially forming a tube dimensioned to snugly envelop an outer peripheral surface of a substantially cylindrical baby bottle, the cover having an opening at each end of the tube, wherein;

the tube is configured to conform to the surface of the baby bottle,

end of the cover are dimensioned to fit over cylindrical ends of the outer peripheral surface of the substantially cylindrical baby bottle,

a lengthwise portion of the cover which is parallel to a lengthwise portion of the tube is dimensioned to be substantially a same length as a cylinder of the baby bottle formed by a portion of the baby bottle configured to store liquid,

the tube is formed such that, when placed on the baby bottle, a bottom surface of the baby bottle is left sufficiently exposed to facilitate the baby bottle being able to stand securely on its own,

an inner surface of the cover is substantially parallel to an outer surface of the cover such that the tube is formed as a thin tube,

at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface of the cover comprises woven material configured to provide a tactile sensation similar to a tactile sensation provided by a worn blanket, the at least one surface having a substantially uniform texture, and

the outer surface of the snugly enveloping cover is capable of being easily gripped by a baby;

two elastic bands, the elastic bands integrally attached to opposite ends of the tube; and

wherein the tube conforming to the surface of the baby bottle and the easily gripped outer surface of the snugly enveloping cover in combination allows the baby to grasp both the cover and the baby bottle together without having to hold onto folds of the cover.

2. The cover of claim 1, wherein the tube is adapted for a baby bottle of a specific size from a specific manufacturer.

3. The cover of claim 1, wherein the circumference of the tube generally is slightly larger than the circumference of the baby bottle.

4. A baby bottle cover comprising:

an interior space adapted to conform to a substantially cylindrical baby bottle;

an outer surface conforming to the interior space, wherein the outer surface is substantially parallel to a surface defined by the interior space such that the surfaces form a substantially thin tube, the tube is dimensioned to snugly fit over an outer peripheral surface of the baby bottle including cylindrical ends of the baby bottle, and the outer surface comprises woven material configured to provide a tactile sensation similar to a tactile sensation provided by a worn blanket;

two openings, each of the openings at opposite ends of the interior space and at least one of the openings adapted to receive the baby bottle;

two elastic bands, the elastic bands integrally attached to opposite ends of the tube,

wherein the cover is formed such that, when placed on the baby bottle, a bottom surface of the baby bottle is left sufficiently exposed to facilitate the baby bottle being able to stand securely on its own; and

wherein the thin, snugly fit cover and the interior space conforming to the baby bottle in combination enables a baby to grasp the cover and the baby bottle together as a single unit without having to hold onto folds of the cover.

5. The cover of claim 4, wherein the interior space is adapted to conform to a baby bottle of a specific size from a specific manufacturer.

6. The cover of claim 4, wherein the interior space is slightly larger than the baby bottle.

7. The cover of claim 4, wherein the cover comprises one or more flexible materials.

8. A baby bottle cover comprising:

an interior space adapted to conform to a baby bottle;

an outer surface conforming to the interior space, wherein the outer surface is substantially parallel to a surface defined by the interior space such that the surfaces form a substantially thin tube snugly over an outer peripheral surface of the baby bottle from a first cylindrical end to a second cylindrical end of the baby bottle, and the outer surface comprises material configured to provide a tactile sensation similar to a tactile sensation provided by a blanket;

two openings, the openings at opposite ends of the cover, at least one of the openings adapted to receive the baby bottle; and

two elastic bands, the elastic bands attached to opposite ends of the tube,

wherein the interior space conforming to the baby bottle, the thin tube, and the material of the outer surface in combination enables a baby to grasp the cover and the baby bottle together as a single unit without having to hold onto folds of the cover.

9. The cover of claim 8, wherein the interior space is slightly larger than the baby bottle.

10. The cover of claim 8, wherein the cover is formed such that, when placed on the baby bottle, a bottom surface of the baby bottle is left sufficiently exposed to facilitate the baby bottle being able to stand securely on its own.