Safety lollipop holder

Abstract

A safety lollipop holder includes a tube ( 2 ) extending around a longitudinal axis ( 10 ) to take a lollipop stick ( 11 ) with a lollipop sweet ( 12 ) on one end of this stick ( 11 ), a collar ( 3 ) in the vicinity of the proximal end ( 17 ) of the tube ( 2 ), the collar ( 3 ) extending radially and being larger in shape and radial dimensions than the dimensions of a child's mouth, and a main body ( 1 ). The holder includes an element ( 4 ) for the one-way clamping of a lollipop stick ( 11 ) held in the tube ( 2 ), the clamping element ( 4 ) being designed to clamp this stick ( 11 ) in the lengthwise direction inside the tube ( 2 ) and prevent the stick ( 11 ) from being removed axially from the proximal end ( 17 ) of the tube ( 2 ), so that a child cannot withdraw the lollipop from the lollipop holder through this proximal end ( 17 ).

1 - 10 . (canceled) 
   
   
       11 . A safety lollipop holder comprising:
 a tube extending along and around an axis, known as the longitudinal axis, said tube being designed to receive through one of its ends, known as the proximal end, a stick of a lollipop comprising a lollipop sweet arranged at one end of this stick,   a collar arranged in the vicinity of said proximal end of said tube and extending radially,   a main body arranged about said tube and having a shape and dimensions designed so that the hand of a child may grip said body,   
     wherein it comprises means for the one-way clamping of a lollipop stick held in said tube, said clamping means being designed to clamp this stick in the lengthwise direction inside said tube and prevent the stick from being removed axially from the proximal end of said tube, so that a child cannot withdraw the lollipop from the lollipop holder through this proximal end. 
   
   
       12 . The lollipop holder as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said collar has a shape and radial dimensions greater than the dimensions of a mouth having, when fully open, a length of 4 cm and a width of 3 cm, so as to prevent any risk of penetration, in the mouth of a child, of the stick of a lollipop held in said tube, 
   
   
       13 . The lollipop holder as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said tube has a transverse cross section of which the dimensions are smaller than the overall transverse spatial requirement of a lollipop sweet such that the lollipop sweet forms an abutment for holding the sweet of the lollipop outside said tube so that a child may suck said sweet. 
   
   
       14 . The lollipop holder as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said clamping means are designed to permit the displacement of a stick inside said tube from the proximal end to the distal end of said tube, so that the lollipop stick may be removed from the lollipop holder through the distal end of said tube after the lollipop sweet has been consumed. 
   
   
       15 . The lollipop holder as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said clamping means are arranged opposite the distal end of said tube. 
   
   
       16 . The lollipop holder as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein said clamping means comprise a resilient disc arranged perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, said disc comprising:
 a central opening, with an axis coinciding with said longitudinal axis, and radial dimensions which are less than the overall dimensions of the transverse cross section of a stick,   at least two continuous radial slots connected to said central opening of the disc and thus defining at least two disc portions arranged on both sides of said slots, said disc portions being designed to fold under the action of pressure exerted by a lollipop stick on the disc which permits the passage of the lollipop stick through the disc in one direction and blocks the displacement of the stick in the opposite direction.   
   
   
       17 . The lollipop holder as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein it comprises means for deactivating the clamping means in two states, an active state in which the one-way clamping means are deactivated so that an operator may remove the lollipop from the tube of the lollipop holder through the proximal end and an inactive state in which the clamping means prevent the removal of a lollipop stick through the proximal end, the passage from the inactive state to the active state requiring the execution of at least one movement independent of the handling of the lollipop such that the removal of a lollipop through the proximal end requires at least two combined movements. 
   
   
       18 . The lollipop holder as claimed in  claim 16  taken together, wherein said main body comprises:
 a column with an axis coinciding with the longitudinal axis and bearing said resilient disc,   a head bearing said tube and said collar, said head being mounted on said column by means of resilient sliding means designed to permit the sliding of said head along the column by a pressure exerted by an operator on said head and to bring it into an initial position in the absence of pressure, said sliding action making it possible at the distal end of said tube to exert pressure on said resilient disc so that the portions of said disc are folded and so that it is possible to release the stick from the grip of the resilient disc.   
   
   
       19 . The lollipop holder as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein it comprises a removable protective cover designed to be arranged on the head so that it protects the lollipop, the stick thereof being held in said tube, when the lollipop is not consumed, and designed to be arranged on the end of the opposing column when the lollipop is to be consumed. 
   
   
       20 . The lollipop holder as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the shape and dimensions of said collar are similar to those of a soother. 
   
   
       21 . The lollipop holder as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein said tube has a transverse cross section of which the dimensions are smaller than the overall transverse spatial requirement of a lollipop sweet such that the lollipop sweet forms an abutment for holding the sweet of the lollipop outside said tube so that a child may suck said sweet. 
   
   
       22 . The lollipop holder as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein said clamping means are designed to permit the displacement of a stick inside said tube from the proximal end to the distal end of said tube, so that the lollipop stick may be removed from the lollipop holder through the distal end of said tube after the lollipop sweet has been consumed. 
   
   
       23 . The lollipop holder as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein said clamping means are designed to permit the displacement of a stick inside said tube from the proximal end to the distal end of said tube, so that the lollipop stick may be removed from the lollipop holder through the distal end of said tube after the lollipop sweet has been consumed. 
   
   
       24 . The lollipop holder as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein said clamping means are arranged opposite the distal end of said tube. 
   
   
       25 . The lollipop holder as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein said clamping means are arranged opposite the distal end of said tube. 
   
   
       26 . The lollipop holder as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein said clamping means are arranged opposite the distal end of said tube. 
   
   
       27 . The lollipop holder as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein it comprises means for deactivating the clamping means in two states, an active state in which the one-way clamping means are deactivated so that an operator may remove the lollipop from the tube of the lollipop holder through the proximal end and an inactive state in which the clamping means prevent the removal of a lollipop stick through the proximal end, the passage from the inactive state to the active state requiring the execution of at least one movement independent of the handling of the lollipop such that the removal of a lollipop through the proximal end requires at least two combined movements. 
   
   
       28 . The lollipop holder as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein it comprises means for deactivating the clamping means in two states, an active state in which the one-way clamping means are deactivated so that an operator may remove the lollipop from the tube of the lollipop holder through the proximal end and an inactive state in which the clamping means prevent the removal of a lollipop stick through the proximal end, the passage from the inactive state to the active state requiring the execution of at least one movement independent of the handling of the lollipop such that the removal of a lollipop through the proximal end requires at least two combined movements. 
   
   
       29 . The lollipop holder as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein it comprises means for deactivating the clamping means in two states, an active state in which the one-way clamping means are deactivated so that an operator may remove the lollipop from the tube of the lollipop holder through the proximal end and an inactive state in which the clamping means prevent the removal of a lollipop stick through the proximal end, the passage from the inactive state to the active state requiring the execution of at least one movement independent of the handling of the lollipop such that the removal of a lollipop through the proximal end requires at least two combined movements. 
   
   
       30 . The lollipop holder as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein it comprises means for deactivating the clamping means in two states, an active state in which the one-way clamping means are deactivated so that an operator may remove the lollipop from the tube of the lollipop holder through the proximal end and an inactive state in which the clamping means prevent the removal of a lollipop stick through the proximal end, the passage from the inactive state to the active state requiring the execution of at least one movement independent of the handling of the lollipop such that the removal of a lollipop through the proximal end requires at least two combined movements. 
   
   
       31 . The lollipop holder as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein it comprises means for deactivating the clamping means in two states, an active state in which the one-way clamping means are deactivated so that an operator may remove the lollipop from the tube of the lollipop holder through the proximal end and an inactive state in which the clamping means prevent the removal of a lollipop stick through the proximal end, the passage from the inactive state to the active state requiring the execution of at least one movement independent of the handling of the lollipop such that the removal of a lollipop through the proximal end requires at least two combined movements.