Self contained spoon feeder

• US 7,210,600 B1
• Filed: 09/12/2002
• Issued: 05/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John Delio Jr
• Original Assignee: John Delio Jr
• Inventors: Delio, John Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Corbin; Arthur L.
• Application Number:
  US10/241,570
• Time in Patent Office: 1,692 Days
• Field of Search: 426/110, 426/111, 426/115, 426/122, 426/394, 426410-411, 302/31, 301/24, 301/25, 301/236, 301/28, 301/237, 301/41, 301/50, 30324-328, 222 92- 93, 222/631, 222/632, 222/323, 222/282, 222/101, 222/192, 222/103, 206/804, 206/277
• US Class Current: 222/92
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 21/04 Spoons; Pastry servers
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 9/001 with inner liners
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 19/002 Measuring spoons or scoops

Abstract

A disposable spoon having a hollow main housing with a spoon that is releasably attached to the main housing. When the user places a food packet inside the main housing, the spoon pierces the food packet. A movable extruder actuator is operatively attached to an extruder blade. When the user slides the movable extruder actuator, the extruder blade compresses the food packet causing the contents of the food packet to extruded from the food packet and onto the spoon.

Claims

1. A feeding package comprising:

a hollow housing adapted to receive a food packet,

said housing having ends and sides,

said housing having a feeding utensil secured to one of said ends,

means communicating between said feeding utensil and an inside of said hollow housing,

said housing having means for acting on a food packet placed in said hollow housing for transferring contents in said food packet through said means communicating between said feeding utensil and an inside of said hollow housing and onto said feeding utensil, and

wherein said means communicating between said feeding utensil and an inside of said hollow housing is a channel, and

wherein said channel has a piercing means at one end for piercing said food packet, and

wherein said piercing means is directly adjacent said one of said ends of said housing and is a part of said feeding utensil.

2. The feeding package as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for acting on a food packet is an extruder.

3. The feeding package as claimed in claim 1, wherein said slot has indicia means for indicating an amount of contents remaining in said food packet.

4. The feeding package as claimed in claim 1 in combination with a food packet, and wherein said food packet is flexible.

5. The feeding package as claimed in claim 4, wherein said food packet has a body and a cap,

said cap has a sealed end which is punctured by a piercing means on said feeding utensil for piercing said food packet.

6. The feeding package as claimed in claim 5, wherein said sealed end has means for facilitating puncturing.

7. The feeding package as claimed in claim 6, wherein said means for facilitating puncturing is at least one score line.

8. The feeding package as claimed in claim 4, wherein said food packet has a restrictor means for controlling the amount of contents removed from said food packet.

9. The feeding package as claimed in claim 8, wherein said restrictor means is positioned closely adjacent a cap of said food packet.

10. The feeding package as claimed in claim 9, wherein said restrictor means is a projection which extends partially across said cap.

11. The feeding package as claimed in claim 1, wherein said extruder member is positioned between an inside wall of said hollow housing and an outside wall of said food packet.

12. The feeding package as claimed in claim 1, wherein said piercing means is hollow.

13. A feeding package comprising:

a hollow housing adapted to receive a food packet,

said housing having ends and sides,

said housing having a feeding utensil secured to one of said ends,

means communicating between said feeding utensil and an inside of said hollow housing,

said housing having means for acting on a food packet placed in said hollow housing for transferring contents in said food packet through said means communicating between said feeding utensil and an inside of said hollow housing and onto said feeding utensil, and

wherein said means for acting on a food packet is an extruder, and

wherein said extruder has an operating member and an extruding member, and

said housing has a slot extending though one side, and

said extruding member is inside said hollow housing, and is connected, through said slot, with said operating member.

14. The feeding package as claimed in claim 13, wherein said extruding member engages only one side of said food packet.

15. A feeding package in combination with a food packet, wherein said combination comprises:

a hollow housing adapted to receive a food packet,

said housing having ends and sides,

said housing having a feeding utensil secured to one of said ends,

means communicating between said feeding utensil and an inside of said hollow housing,

said housing having means for acting on a food packet placed in said hollow housing for transferring contents in said food packet through said means communicating between said feeding utensil and an inside of said hollow housing and onto said feeding utensil, and

wherein said food packet has a body and a cap,

said cap has a sealed end which is, punctured by a piercing means on said feeding utensil for piercing said food packet, and

wherein said sealed end has means for facilitating puncturing, and

wherein said means for facilitating puncturing is at least one score line.