Portable baby bottle warmer

Abstract

A non-electrical, portable, disposal self-contained heating element for use as a portable baby bottle warmer comprising a pliable container with a first side panel and a second side panel bonded along outer edges of the panels to avoid leakage and of a size suited to wrap around a baby bottle with an adhesive element to hold the container in place on the baby bottle, and further comprising a pouch containing a super-cooled salt solution, said pouch being surrounded by air and encapsulated within the pliable container so that manual rupture of the pouch causes an exothermic reaction releasing heat to warm a baby bottle when the pliable container is wrapped around the baby bottle.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to warming devices for baby bottles, specifically to those devices which are self-contained.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The baby bottle warmer is an intricate part of the daily routine in the care of the newborn infant. Where the mother usually has the convenience of the stove top, the technique of boiling water then warming the bottle in the warmed water is time consuming with an infant crying in the background. While the method of bottle warming in the microwave is not recommended by physicians, mothers usually turn to electrical devices such as was provided with “Baby Mike Warmer”—U.S. Pat. No. 5,397,031, issued Mar. 8, 1994. This device allows for the warming of the bottle and a sensor that detects when heat is no longer needed. Such devices can be conveniently placed anywhere in the home such as in the nursery or the parent's bedside. Because parents are typically more mobile today traveling with their children and working...

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Benefits of technology

[0004]Integrating the idea of a portable baby bottle warmer with a lightweight, portable self-contained hearing element allows the cosmopolitan parent while traveling to quickly and easily heat a baby bottle. The inventive Portable Baby Bottle Warmer would be a self-contained heating element. This inventive heating element is a made of flexible, pliable material bonded as to avoid leakage. Inside the encapsulated pliable material is a “pouch” that contains a super-cooled salt solution. The “pouch” is surrounded by air. Once the pouch containing the salt solution is manually ruptured, an exothermic reaction occurs causing the release of heat. The pliable, self-contained heating element is wrapped around the bottle and attached with adhesive in turn transferring heat to the baby bottle. Without plugging-in a device and without adding water, this self-contained heating element that is stored in a purse or diaper bag is within seconds activated and the baby bottle is warmed. Because the heat dissipates quickly, the inventive heating element may be disposed into any residential or commercial receptacle.

[0005]It is an object of this invention to provide a non-electric, portable, disposable,_self-contained heating element for use as a portable baby bottle warmer comprising a pliable container with a first side panel and a second side panel bonded along outer edges of the panels to avoid leakage and of a size suited to wrap around a baby bottle with an adhesive element to hold the container in place on the baby bottle, and further comprising a pouch containing a super-cooled salt solution, said pouch being surrounded by air and encapsulated within the pliable container so that manual rupture of the pouch causes an exothermic reaction releasing heat to warm a baby bottle when the pliable container is wrapped around the baby bottle.

Problems solved by technology

Where the mother usually has the convenience of the stove top, the technique of boiling water then warming the bottle in the warmed water is time consuming with an infant crying in the background.

In the same vein, the Baby Bottle Warmer U.S. Pat. No. 6,234,165, Thermal baby bottle warmer U.S. Pat. No. 5,975,337, and Baby Bottle Warmer U.S. Pat. No. 6,427,863 are devices that are more lightweight, however, not pliable enough to fit into a purse or may need manual manipulation that a parent can not manage while holding an infant and bags on the go.

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