Maria Alicia Carrasco

US Patent:

7607629, Oct 27, 2009

Filed:

Jun 16, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/454037

Inventors:

Raymond Carrasco - South Gate CA, US
Maria Carrasco - South Gate CA, US

International Classification:

A47B 91/10
A63H 33/00

US Classification:

24834607, 248102, 248313, 446 77, 446227

Abstract:

A detachable music box for a baby bottle is comprised of a body structure having a base for resting upon a horizontal surface to support the baby bottle thereon in a stable manner. A musical sound player is housed within the body structure. A bottle seat is located at the top of the base and includes a bottle clamp for gripping the sides of the baby bottle to thereby releasably secure the body structure to the baby bottle. The bottle clamp may alternatively release the body structure from the baby bottle. The clamping mechanism thereby allows the detachable music box to be releasably attached to baby bottles having physical sizes and shapes that differ significantly from each other.

US Patent:

7134932, Nov 14, 2006

Filed:

Jan 5, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/750729

Inventors:

Raymond Carrasco - South Gate CA, US
Maria Carrasco - South Gate CA, US

International Classification:

A63H 33/00
A47D 15/00

US Classification:

446227, 446404, 248102

Abstract:

A musical baby bottle is provided with an omnidirectional, gravity-operated switching mechanism for turning a musical player on and off, depending upon the orientation of the bottle. The infant nursing bottle of the invention employs a liquid container and a base containing the electrical switching mechanism releaseably attached to the bottom of the liquid container, such as by a threaded connection. A hollow cavity is defined within the structure of the base. The cavity has an inclined floor that slopes from the periphery of the cavity toward the axial center of the base. A detent recess is located at the axial center of the base and an electrical switch having a switch actuator is located at the detent. A sphere within the cavity rolls by gravity across the inclined surface of the cavity floor. The sphere lodges in the detent when the base and liquid container supported upon the base are oriented vertically upright, as when placed upon a horizontal surface.