Infant feeder basket

Abstract

A basket is configured to hold infant feeding apparatus for cleaning, transport, and/or storage. The basket is partitioned to provide separate storage regions for different kinds of infant feeding apparatus such as bottles, bottle components, plates, bowls, cups, and utensils.

1 . An infant feeding apparatus basket comprising 
 a first panel formed to include separate first, second, and third storage regions,    a second panel formed to include separate first, second, third, and fourth storage regions, and    means for coupling the first panel to the second panel for pivotable movement about a pivot axis between a closed position mating the first and second panels to align the first storage regions of the first and second panels with one another to produce a bottle sleeve storage compartment, to align the second storage regions of the first and second panels with one another to produce a bottle closure base storage compartment, to align the third storage regions of the first and second panels with one another to produce a nipple storage compartment, and to align the fourth storage regions of the first and second panels with one another to produce a nipple mount storage compartment and an opened position unmating the first and second panels to allow movement of bottle sleeves, bottle closure bases, nipples, and nipple mounts into and out of the first, second, third, and fourth regions formed in the first and second panels to wash any bottle sleeves, bottle closure bases, nipples, and nipple mounts contained therein during exposure of the first and second panels to dishwashing water while the basket is placed in a dishwasher during a dishwashing cycle.    
   
   
       2 . The basket of  claim 1 , further comprising at least two bottle sleeves located in the bottle sleeve storage compartment following movement of the first and second panels to assume the closed position.  
   
   
       3 . The basket of  claim 1 , further comprising at least two bottle closure bases located in the bottle closure base storage compartment following movement of the first and second panels to assume the closed position.  
   
   
       4 . The basket of  claim 1 , further comprising at least two nipples located in the nipple storage compartment following movement of the first and second panels to assume the closed position.  
   
   
       5 . The basket of  claim 1 , further comprising at least two nipple mounts located in the nipple mount storage compartment following movement of the first and second panels to assume the closed position.