Transportable feeding system for infants and the like

Abstract

A transportable feeding system for infants and the like comprises an hollow upper chamber for receiving a quantity of powdered food material and a hollow lower chamber for receiving a quantity of water. A normally closed valve member is selectively openable to permit water to flow from the hollow lower chamber into the hollow upper chamber for mixing and feeding.

1 . A transportable feeding system for infants and the like comprising: 
 a hollow upper chamber having an open upper end and an open lower end;    feeding means;    means for releaseably securing the feeding means to the upper open end of the hollow upper chamber;    a valve section;    means for releaseably securing the valve section to the open lower end of the hollow upper chamber;    the valve section comprising a valve member selectively positionable in an open configuration and in a closed configuration;    a hollow lower chamber having an open upper end and a closed lower end;    means for releaseably securing the open upper end of the hollow lower chamber to the valve section;    the hollow upper chamber for receiving a quantity of a powdered food material and the hollow lower chamber for receiving a quantity of water.    
   
   
       2 . The transportable feeding system for infants and the like according to  claim 1  wherein the valve member of the valve section normally maintains separation between the powdered food material in the hollow upper chamber and the water in the hollow lower chamber and wherein the valve member is selectively positionable to allow water from the hollow lower chamber to flow into the hollow upper chamber.  
   
   
       3 . The transportable feeding system for infants and the like according to  claim 1  wherein the feeding means comprises a feeding nipple and wherein the means for releaseably securing the feeding means to the open upper end of the hollow upper chamber comprises a nipple retainer normally threadedly engaged with the open upper end of the hollow upper chamber.  
   
   
       4 . The transportable feeding system for infants and the like according to  claim 1  wherein the means for releaseably securing the open lower end of the hollow upper chamber to the valve section and the means for releaseably securing the open upper end of the hollow lower chamber to the valve section comprise threaded connections between the open lower end of the hollow upper chamber and between the open upper end of the hollow lower chamber and the valve section.  
   
   
       5 . A transportable feeding system for infants and the like comprising: 
 a first hollow chamber for receiving a quantity of a powdered food material therein;    a second hollow chamber for receiving a quantity of water therein;    valve means operatively connected to the first hollow chamber and to the second hollow chamber for normally separating the powdered food material in the first hollow chamber from the water in the second hollow chamber and selectively openable to permit water to flow from the second hollow chamber into the first hollow chamber; and    means for feeding a mixture of the powdered food material and the water from the first hollow chamber.    
   
   
       6 . The transportable feeding system for infants and the like according to  claim 5  further comprising a valve section, wherein the valve means comprises a valve member mounted on the valve section for movement between a closed position and an open position, and means for releaseably securing the first hollow chamber and the second hollow chamber to the valve section.  
   
   
       7 . The transportable feeding system for infants and the like according to  claim 6  wherein the feeding means comprises a nipple and further including means for securing the nipple in fluid communication with the interior of the first hollow chamber.  
   
   
       8 . The transportable feeding system for infants and the like according to  claim 6  wherein the valve member is slidably supported on the valve section for movement between open and closed positions.  
   
   
       9 . The transportable feeding system for infants and the like according to  claim 6  wherein the valve member is rotatably supported on the valve section for movement between open and closed positions.  
   
   
       10 . A transportable infant feeding method comprising the steps of: 
 providing a first hollow chamber;    providing a quantity of a powdered food material;    positioning the quantity of powdered food material in the first hollow chamber;    providing a second hollow chamber;    providing a quantity of water;    positioning the water in the second hollow chamber;    providing a valve member;    securing the first hollow chamber in fluid communication with the valve member;    securing the second hollow chamber in fluid communication with the valve member;    initially employing the valve member to maintain separation between the quantity of powdered food material in the first hollow chamber and the water in the second hollow chamber;    subsequently employing the valve member to direct water from the second hollow chamber into the first hollow chamber;    thereafter mixing the quantity of powdered food material and the quantity of water in the first hollow chamber; and    subsequently feeding the mixture of powdered food material and water from the first hollow chamber.    
   
   
       11 . The transportable infant feeding method according to  claim 10  including the additional steps of: 
 providing a valve section having the valve member mounted therein for selective movement relative to the valve section between open and closed positions;    releaseably securing the first hollow chamber in fluid communication with the valve section; and    releaseably securing the second hollow chamber in fluid communication with the valve section.    
   
   
       12 . The transportable infant feeding method according to  claim 11  wherein the valve member is slidably supported relative to the valve section for movement between open and closed positions.  
   
   
       13 . The transportable infant feeding method according to  claim 11  wherein the valve member is rotatably supported in the valve section for movement between open and closed positions.  
   
   
       14 . The transportable infant feeding method according to  claim 11  wherein the step of feeding the mixture of powdered food material and water from the first hollow chamber is further characterized by releaseably securing a nipple in fluid communication with the first hollow chamber.