Musical toy for a baby bottle
A soft toy made from an elastic rubber and having the shape of a small animal or character appealing to a baby, where the soft toy includes a flexible loop that can secure the soft toy to a middle section of a baby bottle without covering up most of the bottle so that the amount of liquid within the bottle can be observed yet the soft toy is large enough to appeal to a baby. The soft toy includes a small opening for insertion of a pacifier and a push button that when activated will play a sound such as a melody appealing to a baby.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONSNone.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a baby bottle, and more specifically to a musical toy that fits around a baby bottle.
2. Description of the Related Art including Information Disclosed under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98
A baby bottle is used to feed a small child. The baby bottle includes a bottle section that is filled with milk, and a nibble that is removably secured to an open end of the bottle on which the baby will such the milk out from the bottle. A typical baby bottle is plain or with some cartoon characters printed on the outer surface for a visual display. Another bottle holder is a stuffed animal with a hole inside in which a bottle can be inserted to fully cover the bottle. This type of bottle holder is very bulky since the holder is much larger than the bottle so that a baby has difficulty in holding the bottle and cannot even see the bottle.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONA soft toy in the shape of an object appealing to a baby is made from an elastic rubber with an elastic loop that is wrapped around the bottle to secure the soft toy on an outer surface of the bottle. the soft toy is much smaller than the bottle so that the baby can easily grasp the bottle yet the toy is large enough to catch the attention of the baby.
The soft toy includes a button in the area of the belly of the animal that, when pushed, will produce a sound such as a musical melody that is appealing to a baby. The mouth of the animal includes an opening in which a small pacifier can be secured and held until the baby wants to suck on the pacifier.
The present invention is a soft toy that is removably attached to a baby bottle that is small enough to not interfere with a baby handling the bottle for feeding, but large enough to capture the attention of a baby. The soft toy can be in the shape of a cartoon character or an animal or any object that would capture the attention of a baby. The soft toy is made from an elastic rubber material so that it is flexible, water proof, easy to clean and keep clean, and safe for handling with a baby.
The soft toy 13 is made from an elastic rubber material so that the soft toy is waterproof, clean and easy to clean, and safe to handle for a baby. The elastic rubber will also allow for the soft toy 13 to be removed from the bottle and secured onto the bottle but yet allow for the soft toy to remain on the bottle when handled by an adult or a baby.
The soft toy 13 is sized and shaped to fit around a middle section of the bottle so as not to cover all or most of the surface area of the bottle, yet the soft toy 13 is large enough to present an appealing object to a baby while handling the bottle for feeding. The soft toy 13 is small enough to that an amount of liquid in the bottle can be observed with the soft toy secured in place on the bottle 12. In the
Claims
1. A soft toy for securing to a baby bottle, the soft toy comprising:
- a front side having a shape of a character appealing to a baby;
- the soft toy formed from an elastic rubber;
- a flexible loop extending from a back side of the soft toy to secure the soft toy to the bottle;
- the soft toy having a size small enough compared to the bottle so that a level of fluid within the bottle can be observed while the soft toy is secured in place to the bottle.
2. The soft toy of claim 1, and further comprising:
- a small opening on a front side of the soft toy for insertion of a pacifier; and,
- a pacifier inserted into the small opening.
3. The soft toy of claim 2, and further comprising:
- the character is an animal; and,
- the small opening for the pacifier is in a location of a mouth of the animal.
4. The soft toy of claim 1, and further comprising:
- a push button located on a front side of the small toy; and,
- an electronic circuit within the soft toy and connected to the push button to play a sound when the button is pushed.
5. The soft toy of claim 4, and further comprising:
- the character is an animal; and,
- the push button is in a location of a belly button of the animal.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 8, 2011
Publication Date: Jun 30, 2011
Inventor: Jerry Jean-Baptiste (West Palm Beach, FL)
Application Number: 13/042,975
International Classification: A63H 3/00 (20060101);