Disposable baby food packaging

Abstract

This invention relates to disposable containers for storing, transporting and serving food, and more particularly to disposable containers for storing, transporting and serving baby food that include additional elements, e.g., one or more utensil and napkin (e.g., moist napkin), attached thereto for serving the food and cleaning up. The invention also relates to methods of supplying such containers with food as well as methods of transporting such containers.

1 . A disposable container for providing baby food, that comprises 
 one or more utensils attached to the container; and    one or more napkins attached to the container, wherein the utensil and the napkin are separately attached to the container.    
   
   
       2 . The disposable container of  claim 1 , wherein the utensil is attached directly to the container.  
   
   
       3 . The disposable container of  claim 1 , wherein the utensil is contained within a utensil bag and the utensil bag is attached to the container.  
   
   
       4 . The disposable container of  claim 1 , wherein the napkin is contained within a napkin bag and the napkin bag is attached to the container.  
   
   
       5 . The disposable container of  claim 1 , wherein the napkin is a moist napkin.  
   
   
       6 . The disposable container of  claim 1 , wherein the container is a pouch.  
   
   
       7 . The disposable container of  claim 6 , wherein the utensil is attached to one side of the pouch and the napkin is attached to the other side of the pouch.  
   
   
       8 . The disposable container of  claim 6 , wherein the pouch comprises an opening means and the opening means is selected from the group consisting of a reclosable fastener and a resealable adhesive.  
   
   
       9 . The disposable container of  claim 8 , wherein the opening means is a zipper-like device.  
   
   
       10 . A disposable pouch for providing baby food, that comprises 
 one or more utensils attached to the pouch;    one or more moist napkins attached to the pouch, wherein the utensil and the moist napkin are separately attached to the pouch; and    a zipper-like device at the top of the pouch for opening and closing the pouch.    
   
   
       11 . The disposable container of  claim 1 , wherein the container comprises at least two chambers.  
   
   
       12 . The disposable container of  claim 11 , wherein the at least two chambers are attached to one another by an attachment means, wherein the attachment means includes a separation means for separating the chambers from one another.  
   
   
       13 . The disposable container of  claim 11 , wherein the utensil and the napkin are contained within one or more chambers of the container.  
   
   
       14 . The disposable container of  claim 13 , wherein the utensil and napkin are contained within the same chamber and wherein the utensil is contained within a utensil bag and the napkin is contained within a napkin bag.  
   
   
       15 . A disposable container for providing baby food, comprising 
 at least four chambers;    an attachment means for attaching the chambers to one another, wherein the attachment means includes a separation means for separating the chambers from one another;    one or more utensils attached to the container or contained within a chamber of the container; and    one or more moist napkins attached to the container or contained within a chamber of the container, wherein the utensil and the napkin are separately attached to or contained within the container.    
   
   
       16 . The disposable container of  claim 15 , wherein each of the chambers has a cover.  
   
   
       17 . The disposable container of  claim 16 , wherein the top of each of the chambers comprises a protrusion and the covers for each of the chambers comprises an indent such that when the cover is placed on top of the chamber, the protrusion fills, at least partially, the indent.