Milk and cereals container designated for simple use by children's

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Technical Field

This patent relates to food containers. More particularly, this patent relates to a container for holding milk and cereal in separate compartments, until ready for consumption. Wherein, a simple use mechanism designated for children's easy use, enables to press and allows controlled flow of some milk from the upper container compartment into to the cereal compartment section.

Background of the Invention

Children's take breakfast most time to school. It is well known that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. However, it is common knowledge that children's have just some few minutes to “sit down” and eat a balanced healthy breakfast in some breaks from class. It is also common knowledge that children's breakfasts are “fast-food” such as sandwiches, mostly' because schools doesn't supply refrigerators or heating means for a better children's breakfasts.

The present invention relates to milk and cereal container having a designed container compartments and mechanism to be filled with milk and cereal, placed in one's briefcase, backpack, lunchbox, etc., and carried until the user is ready to eat. The present invention enables the user to eat a healthy meal optionally, of cold milk and crunchy cereal at his or her convenience.

Containers for holding milk and cereal can be found in the prior art. For example, Keck U.S. Pat. No. 4,5.58,804 describes a carousel type appliance in which milk is held in a lower chamber and cereal is held in an upper carousel. The user rotates the carousel which releases a measured amount of cereal and sips the milk from the lower chamber. Sullivan U.S. Pat. No. 4,625,882 describes a toy-like device in which the milk and cereal are mixed together by dumping the milk from a pivotally supported. Davis U.S. Pat. No. 4,986,433 describes a serving piece in which cereal go down a spout into a bowl in which milk is held.

None of the prior art patents discloses a milk and cereal container which can be easily operated, and easily transported. Therefore, there exists a need for a milk and cereal container which holds milk and cereal in separate compartments until ready to be consumed, can be easily operated and transported, and optionally, keeps the milk cold until ready to use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description present embodiments of the invention and are intended to provide an overview or framework for understanding the nature and character of the invention as it is claimed. The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated into and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate various embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles and operations of the invention but not to limit the invention to these descriptions only.

The present invention renew in a container for milk and cereals comprising a milk reservoir compartment and a cereal compartment. Wherein, the milk and cereals container, comprises from some built-in two compartments, an upper compartment and beneath it a lower compartment. Wherein, the upper compartment designated to contain milk and the lower compartment designated to contain cereal. Wherein, the milk and the cereal are separate, each in its separate compartment. Wherein, the upper compartment contains the milk, has an upper hole and a lower hole, which in a default condition of the invention are closed by the simple use mechanism designated for easy children's use in the present invention.

Such mechanism passes from the external upper compartment of the container, visible and accessible to the user from outside of the compartment, passes through the inner hollow section of the upper compartment to the lower bottom of such compartment, passes and closes the lower holes of such compartment.

Wherein, pressing the upper section of the mechanism, pushes the mechanism downwards, reveals and opens the lower hole that the lower section of the mechanism closes, enabling controlled flow of the milk from milk upper compartment to the cereals lower compartment of the container.

Wherein, the upper section of the cereal compartment, lower compartment of the container, is an open section that is not closed by ceiling. Wherein, the cereals compartment upper section “ceiling”, is the “lower bottom section” of the milk compartment, and in such “bottom section” is the mentioned “hole” that is in a “close condition”, closed by the mechanism when there is no external interference, and opens, when the upper mechanism is press downwards. Wherein, such upper and the lower section of the mechanism includes a “sealer rubber rings” that in the “default condition” of the mechanism, when there is no press, enabling closing and preventing of the milk to pass from the upper compartment of the container to the lower compartment of the container of the present invention.

Wherein, such mechanism composite from the upper section, the “press button”, connected to some “rod” passes to the bottom of the milk compartment, includes section that closes the hole in bottom of such compartment. Wherein, a spring connected to the “rod” in one end of the spring and connected to the milk compartment in its second end, enable the mechanism to be pressed down by pressing the “press button”, and by releasing the mechanism, enabling the mechanism to returns to its default condition, such condition that closes the holes and stops the flow of the milk downwards.

The present invention enables children by such pressing to enable the flow of the milk from the upper compartment of the container section into to the cereal compartment of the container lower compartment section.

It is another option and implementation of the present invention that the milk compartment is made out from some temperature-preserving materials and from freshness preserving materials, as known in the Prior-Art, enables to preserve the milk cold and freshness until it is ready for consumption.

The present invention keeps the cereal compartment and milk compartment separate until the user wishes to eat.

The container has connecting means that enable to open and close some sections of the container, enables it to be washable and reusable, and enables to fill it with milk, and other liquids and cereal.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a container which holds milk and cereal in separate compartments until ready to be consumed.

A further object is to provide a container for milk and cereal which can be easily transported.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is schematic view of one implementation of the container of the present invention with two compartments, one upon the other, and which its lower compartment can be opened by pulling its inner case to the outside.

FIG. 2 is another schematic implementation of the present invention with the mechanism of the present invention, with another shape of the present invention with two compartments, one upon the other, wherein, the compartments are in their close position in the present schematic implementation, enabling another container shape according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic implementation of the mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is another schematic implementation of the present invention with another shape of the present invention with two compartments, one upon the other, wherein, the compartments are in their open position in the present schematic implementation, similar to Illustrates FIG. 2 herein, that is in its close position, enabling another container shape according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

FIG. 1 is schematic view of one implementation of the container 100 of the present invention which is pre-fixed with two compartments, the upper hollowed compartment 104 designated as a liquids reservoir, such as to enable accommodation of “milk”, and the lower hollowed compartment 102 which is beneath compartment 104 is designated to enable accommodation some “dry food”, such as for some “cereals”. Wherein, the container of the present invention fitted to enable a separation between the milk upper hollowed compartment 104 and the betweens the cereals in the lower hollowed compartment 102. Wherein, the present invention enabling the user to transfer at least some of the milk from the upper storage compartment 104 to the lower storage compartment case 108 and mix them together with the cereal that are at the lower compartment removable case 108 that enabled to be pulled out from compartment 102, all according to the user's wishes, depending on the time that the user consuming the breakfast or the meal.

Wherein, the mechanism of the present invention, enabled flow of milk from the upper compartment reservoir 104 to the lower storage hollowed space 114 in compartment case 108 by pressing the button 118 located partially, outside of the upper compartment 104.

Wherein, the upper compartment reservoir 104 has a filling and empting opening fixed with cork 110, enabling the opening and closing of the upper compartment reservoir 104.

Wherein, the upper compartment reservoir 104 is optionally fixed and built in a configuration that the front-fed section of the upper compartment reservoir 104 of the milk is lower than the back section 106 of the storage upper compartment reservoir 104, to enable all the milk to flow to the opening area beneath the mechanism button 118.

Wherein, the lower storage hollowed space 114 in compartment case 108 is one implementation of the present invention, enabled in another implementation as viewed for example in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 of the present invention, is optionally built in a diagonally configuration 116 to ensure optimal flow of milk from the upper compartment 104 to the lower compartment 108 inner hollowed case 114.

Wherein, the compartments of the present container 100 built of some different parts and sections, in such a way that its parts can be dismantled and reassembled to allow cleaning and sterilization of such parts and sections, such as by connecting means 112 as in some prior-arts, known by one skilled in the art, that enabling such purpose.

FIG. 2 is another schematic implementation 120 of the present invention with the mechanism 140 of the present invention, with another shape of the present invention with two compartments, one upon the other, with, the upper compartment 124 and the lower compartments 122. Wherein, the compartments are in their close position in the present schematic implementation 120, enabling another container shape 120 according to the present invention.

Wherein, the lower compartments 122 designated to accommodate some cereals 138 in its hollowed space 136. Wherein, the upper section of the lower compartment 122 is in an open shape, with no roofing cover, wherein, the lower section of the upper compartment 124 functioning as the lower compartment 122 upper cover and closer, enabling the separation between the milk 130 and the cereals 138 when the user doesn't consume food from the container of the present invention. Wherein, FIG. 4 of the present invention illustrates the same implementation in its open position, when the upper section of the lower compartment 122 is in an open shape, enabling the user to consume food from the container of the present invention.

Wherein, the upper compartment 124, designed with three opening, wherein, two of the opening parallel to each other, one in the upper wall of compartment 124 and one in its lower wall, wherein, between those opening passes the present invention mechanism from the upper mechanism section, its “press button” 140, passes through the hollow compartment 124 section, and crosses the hollow compartment 124 section out of the bottom of compartment, ending in the mechanism lower section 134, which is the closer and the opening of such compartment, depending if the upper press button is pressed or released default condition.

Wherein, the third opening of the upper compartment 124 reservoir functions as a filling and emplirig opening 128, fixed with cork 126, enabling the opening and closing of the upper compartment reservoir 124, designated to be filled with milk 130, for example to some optional liquid drinks and food, in its hollowed section.

Wherein, the upper mechanism section 132 fixed to the upper compartment 124, preferably from its external side, and the lower mechanism section 134 fixed to the upper compartment 124, preferably from its external bottom side as well, as described in the upper mechanism section 132.

Wherein, the purpose for the present mechanism shape designated to passes through hollowed compartment 124 is to allow simple operation of the present invention, allowing flow of milk from the inner section 130 upper compartment 124—to the inner section 136 of the lower compartment 122, enabling some opening space in the bottom of upper compartment 124, allowing flow of milk to the lower compartment 122. Wherein, such simple operation mechanism fitted for children in general who take meals to school.

Wherein, mechanism lower section 134 functioning as a closer to the bottom of upper compartment 124, and enable controlled opening and flow of milk to the lower compartment 122.

Wherein, such container compartments of the present invention are preferable and optionally made, at list partially, out of plastic materials.

FIG. 3 is a schematic implementation of the mechanism 150 of the present invention. Wherein, the upper compartment section 158 and 160 including an opening hole, wherein, such opening hole has a closer 154 which is one section of mechanism 150, wherein, section 154 connected and fastened to the upper compartment section 158 and 160, designated to close such opening hole. Wherein, pressing button section 156 of mechanism 150 passes through a hole in the middle of section 154. Wherein, pressing button section 156 of mechanism 150 connected to section 152 of mechanism 150, wherein, when the user pressing down button section 156 section 152 is also fall downwards in the upper compartment hollow section of the container of the present invention. Wherein, the bottom section 180 of mechanism 150 which connected to section 152, is also pushed downwards, and exposes an opening hole 182 at the bottom of the compartment 168 and 170, allowing controlled flow of milk downwards enabling some opening space in the bottom of upper compartment 168 and 170, allowing flow of milk to the lower compartment of the container.

When in the default mode without activating the push button 156 of the mechanism 150, the bottom section 180 which is equipped with a sealing bands in some of its sections, sealed the opening hole 182 and sticks to compartment 168 and 170, connects to the lower part of the compartment 168 and 170 and closes the opening of the milk outlet 182.

Wherein, springs 162 and 164 connected to section 152 from one side and to section 158 and 160 from its other side. Wherein, such springs 162 and 164 functioning as a “returns spring” that in its default conditions fastening sections 180 and 150 upwards, closing the holes and preventing leak of milk, enabling the present invention goals.

FIG. 4 is another schematic implementation 200 of the present invention with another shape of the present invention with two compartments, one upon the other, wherein, the compartments are in their open position in the present schematic implementation 200, wherein, one can see Illustrates FIG. 2 herein, that show the present implementation 200 in its close position, enabling another container shape according to the present invention.

Wherein, compartment 204 which is the upper compartment can be opened by axis 206 as in the present implementation 200 position, and reveals the lower hollowed compartment 214 containing the cereals, in time when the user consuming the food from the container of the present invention.

Wherein, the shape of the two compartments in their open position 210 and 208 are at the same level of the surface area on which they are placed upon.

Wherein, mechanism 234 partially in the hollowed space 212, is optionally consists of more than one section, in such a way to enable disassemble and assemble for different need, such for cleaning such parts, for example by connecting means between part 234 and part 236. Wherein, the pressing button 118 fixed in connector section 222 that fastening to compartment 208, similar to section 220 that fixed in connector 224 that fastening to compartment 204.

Wherein, spring 230 connect in one side to section 228 and in its other side to section 226. Wherein, cork 216 designated to enable filling and emptiness milk to and from compartment 204. Wherein, the opening hole of compartment 204 illustrates by arrow 232.

Wherein, compartment 204 of the present invention is optionally made out of materials known in early prior-art that allows preservation of temperature and sterilization of the milk such compartment.