Collection and feeding bottle container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11247835-B2
Application number	US-201916378008-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 8, 2019
Priority date	Apr 8, 2019
Publication date	Feb 15, 2022
Grant date	Feb 15, 2022

Abstract

A cooler box or container for containing a one or more bottles for storing human breast milk or infant formula. The container includes four sidewalls and a floor defining an internal volume, and a closure is configured to enclose the internal volume and prevent or provide access thereto. The container is size and shaped for fitting in a stacked arrangement within a refrigerator or freezer, and is easily transportable while keeping the internal volume at a low temperature to prevent the breast milk within the one or more bottles from spoiling. In example embodiments, the container 10 provides for multiple functions throughout its usable life such as functioning as a shipping box or container, a user transport device, and a storage bin in hospital or medical facility refrigerator.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A breast milk management kit of parts comprising:
a disposable container configured to have a shipping state, a transport state, a storage state and a dispensing state, the container comprising an internal volume defined by a rigid support floor defining a geometry, a pair of self-supporting side walls extending upwardly from the floor, wherein each of the side walls has a thickness T 2 , and a pair of self-supporting end walls extending upwardly from the floor, wherein each of the end walls has a thickness T 1 , wherein the thickness T 2 is greater than the thickness T 1 , wherein each of the end walls are inserted within each of the side walls such that the pair of self-supporting side-walls and the pair of self-supporting end walls are secured to each other, the pair of self-supporting side walls comprising a plurality of interconnected webs defining a plurality of generally parallel and spaced elongated cavities therebetween, the pair of self-supporting end walls comprising a plurality of interconnected webs defining a plurality of generally parallel and spaced elongated cavities therebetween, wherein the side walls, the end walls and the floor are formed from a corrugated material comprising food grade plastic; and
a plurality of bottles configured for receiving a volume of breast milk, the plurality of bottles comprising multiple containment volumes, the containment volumes being in a range from two ounces to eight ounces, the plurality of bottles comprising dimensions within a range between a smaller first cross-sectional area and a larger second cross-sectional area, the plurality of bottles configured to retain a position and orientation with respect to the container floor geometry when the plurality of bottles are received within the container internal volume.

2. The breast milk management kit of parts of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the pair of self-supporting side walls and the pair of self-supporting end walls comprises a top edge positioned distally away from the container floor, the top edge comprising an access opening to the plurality of generally parallel and spaced elongated cavities between the plurality of interconnected webs.

3. The breast milk management kit of parts of claim 1 , wherein the generally parallel and spaced elongated cavities between the plurality of interconnected webs are configured to receive a volume of material, wherein the material is insulation or a fluid barrier.

4. The breast milk management kit of parts of claim 1 , wherein the generally parallel and spaced elongated cavities between the plurality of interconnected webs are configured to receive a volume of material that maintains temperature substantially similar to the freezing point of water.

5. The breast milk management kit of parts of claim 1 , further comprising a cover that removably covers the container volume, the cover comprising a plurality of interconnected webs defining a plurality of generally parallel and spaced elongated cavities therebetween.

6. The breast milk management kit of parts of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of bottles comprise one of a plurality of different visual indicia on each bottle, the visual indicia being configured to present a bottle contents identification system.

7. The breast milk management kit of parts of claim 6 , wherein the one of a plurality of different visual indicia comprises a plurality of different colors configured to identify different material contents within the plurality of bottles.

8. The breast milk management kit of parts of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of bottles comprise a removable cap comprising the different visual indicia.

9. A breast milk management kit of parts comprising:
a disposable container configured to have a shipping state, a transport state, a storage state and a dispensing state, the container comprising an internal volume defined by a rigid support floor defining a geometry, a pair of self-supporting side walls extending upwardly from the floor, wherein each of the side walls has a thickness T 2 , and a pair of self-supporting end walls extending upwardly from the floor, wherein each of the end walls has a thickness T 1 , wherein the thickness T 2 is greater than the thickness T 1 , wherein each of the end walls are inserted within each of the side walls such that the pair of self-supporting side-walls and the pair of self-supporting end walls are secured to each other, wherein the side walls, the end walls and the floor are formed from a corrugated material comprising food grade plastic; and
a plurality of bottles configured for receiving a volume of breast milk, the plurality of bottles comprising multiple containment volumes, the containment volumes being in a range from two ounces to eight ounces, the plurality of bottles comprising dimensions within a range between a smaller first cross-sectional area and a larger second cross-sectional area, the plurality of bottles configured to retain a position and orientation with respect to the container floor geometry when the plurality of bottles are received within the container internal volume, the plurality of bottles comprise a plurality of caps each having one of a plurality of different colors configured to identify different material contents within the plurality of bottles.

10. A container for containing one or more bottles comprising:
a pair of oppositely-positioned first sidewall panels having a thickness T 2 ;
a pair of oppositely-positioned second sidewall panels having a thickness T 1 that is less than the thickness T 2 ; and
a floor portion connected to the first and second pair of sidewall panels to define an internal volume,
wherein each end wall of a pair of end walls are inserted within each of the sidewalls,
wherein the side walls, the end walls and the floor are formed from a corrugated material comprising food grade plastic;
further wherein the one or more bottles are configured to occupy at least a portion of the internal volume, and wherein the container is generally configured for ease of portability and containment within a refrigerator, the one or more bottles comprising multiple containment volumes, the containment volumes being in a range from two ounces to eight ounces.

11. The container of claim 10 , further comprising a lid for placement atop the first and second pair of sidewalls.

12. The container of claim 10 , wherein the corrugated material comprises first and second opposing surfaces and a plurality of interconnected webs defining a plurality of generally parallel and spaced elongated cavities therebetween.

13. The container of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the elongate cavities can be filled with water.

14. The container of claim 13 , wherein the at least one elongate cavity that can be filled with water is generally sealed at ends thereof so as to contain water therein.

15. The container of claim 10 , wherein the container is capable of acting as a cooler to maintain the one or more bottles therein at a cool temperature, the container being portable for easily transporting between at least two different geographical locations, wherein the container is disposable and intended to be disposed or recycled after its use by a first user.

Assignees

• Neomed Inc

Inventors

• Davis Benjamin M

Classifications

• B65D81/3813 Primary

  rigid container being in the form of a box, tray or like container · CPC title

• A61J9/00

  Feeding-bottles in general · CPC title

• B65D77/003

  Articles enclosed in rigid or semi-rigid containers, the whole being wrapped · CPC title

• B65D77/0446

  the inner and outer containers being rigid or semi-rigid and the outer container being of polygonal cross-section not formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks (B65D81/3825 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D43/0202

  without integral tamper element · CPC title