Squeeze dispenser

Abstract

A squeeze food dispenser has a reusable body that holds food and a nipple that has a recessed opening that dispenses food to a user. Food is dispensed by the user squeezing the body and/or sucking on the nipple.

1 . A dispenser, comprising:
 a squeezable body for holding a food;   a nipple attachable to the body for dispensing the food to a user when the body is squeezed by the user, wherein the nipple comprises a recessed portion having a slit opening; and   a mechanism to secure the nipple to the body.   
     
     
         2 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the food is held directly within the squeezable body. 
     
     
         3 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the recessed portion comprises two intersecting slit openings. 
     
     
         4 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the mechanism comprises a ring cap and a locking ring, with the nipple secured between the ring cap and the locking ring. 
     
     
         5 . The dispenser of  claim 4 , wherein the ring cap and the locking ring have corresponding threads. 
     
     
         6 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the body is at least semi-transparent. 
     
     
         7 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the squeezable body is washable and reusable. 
     
     
         8 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the nipple comprises a reservoir having a bottom defined by the recessed portion. 
     
     
         9 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the food is a semi-solid food product. 
     
     
         10 . The dispenser of  claim 9 , wherein the food product comprises a puree. 
     
     
         11 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the mechanism comprises a locking ring that secures to the body. 
     
     
         12 . A squeezable food dispenser, comprising:
 a reusable flexible body adapted to hold food directly within the body and having an opening for moving the food into and out of the body;   a nipple overlying the opening of the body, wherein the nipple comprises a recessed opening that delivers the food to the user when the body is squeezed and the nipple is sucked by the user; and   a ring to secure the nipple to the body.   
     
     
         13 . The squeezable food dispenser of  claim 12 , wherein the opening is formed through a solid layer within a reservoir of the nipple. 
     
     
         14 . The squeezable food dispenser of  claim 13 , wherein the opening comprises two intersecting slit openings. 
     
     
         15 . The squeezable food dispenser of  claim 12 , further comprising a ring cap, with the nipple secured between the ring cap and the ring. 
     
     
         16 . The squeezable food dispenser of  claim 12 , wherein the body is at least semi-transparent. 
     
     
         17 . The squeezable food dispenser of  claim 12 , wherein the food is a semi-solid food product. 
     
     
         18 . The squeezable food dispenser of  claim 12 , further comprising a cap adapted to cover the nipple. 
     
     
         19 . The squeezable food dispenser of  claim 18 , further comprising a cord having one end connected to the cap for securing the cap to the ring. 
     
     
         20 . The squeezable food dispenser of  claim 19 , wherein the cord has another end connected to the ring.