Cereal bowl

Abstract

The invention relates to a cereal bowl for gradually mixing a solid food and a liquid food for being eaten mixed, comprising an outer container ( 1 ), for a liquid food, and an inner detachable container ( 2 ), for a solid food, wherein the inner container ( 2 ) is provided with a base ( 3 ) slopping towards the center, where a spherical cup ( 4 ) is provided, whose surface comprises a plurality of apertures ( 5 ) for feeding the inner container ( 2 ) with liquid food from the outer container ( 1 ) and partially immersing the inner container ( 2 ) into the liquid food from the outer container ( 1 ), the inner container ( 2 ) being provided with means for floating at the surface of the outer recipient ( 1 ). The invention further relates to a use of the cereal bowl according to the invention, consisting of feeding the outer container ( 1 ) with the entire quantity of liquid food to be eaten, inserting the inner container ( 2 ) into the outer container ( 1 ), feeding the inner container ( 2 ) with the entire amount of solid food to be eaten, and eating continuously or discontinuously the mixture formed of the solid food and of the liquid food, from within the interior of the apertured spherical cup ( 4 ), until the exhaustion of the of the solid food and/or the liquid food.

1 . Cereal bowl for gradually mixing a solid food and a liquid food for being eaten mixed, characterized by that it comprises
 an outer container ( 1 ), for a liquid food, and   an inner detachable container ( 2 ), for a solid food,   
       wherein the inner container ( 2 ) is provided with a base ( 3 ) slopping towards the center, where a spherical cup ( 4 ) is provided, whose surface comprises a plurality of apertures ( 5 ) for feeding the inner container ( 2 ) with liquid food from the outer container ( 1 ) and partially immersing the inner container ( 2 ) into the liquid food from the outer container ( 1 ), the inner container ( 2 ) being provided with means for floating at the surface of the outer recipient ( 1 ). 
     
     
         2 . Cereal bowl according to  claim 1 , characterized by that, the means for maintaining the inner recipient ( 2 ) floating at the surface of the liquid in the outer container ( 1 ), simultaneously with maintaining the apertured spherical cup ( 4 ) immersed into the liquid in the outer recipient ( 1 ), consist of that the inner recipient ( 2 ) is provided with an air chamber ( 6 ) placed under its base ( 3 ) around the spherical cup ( 4 ). 
     
     
         3 . Cereal bowl according to  claim 1 , characterized by that, the means for maintaining the inner recipient ( 2 ) floating at the surface of the liquid in the outer container ( 1 ), simultaneously with maintaining the apertured spherical cup ( 4 ) immersed into the liquid in the outer recipient ( 1 ), consist of that the inner recipient ( 2 ) is provided with an air coil, stuck to, or detachable from, the inner container ( 2 ), provided outside the inner container ( 2 ) around the spherical cup ( 4 ). 
     
     
         4 . Cereal bowl according to  claim 1 , characterized by that, the means for maintaining the inner recipient ( 2 ) floating at the surface of the liquid in the outer container ( 1 ), simultaneously with maintaining the apertured spherical cup ( 4 ) immersed into the liquid in the outer recipient ( 1 ), consist of that the inner container ( 2 ) is manufactured entirely from a low-weight expanded material. 
     
     
         5 . Cereal bowl according to the  claim 1 , characterized by that the outer container ( 1 ) has a base ( 7 ) slopping downwards a cavity ( 8 ), provided in its center and corresponding to the exterior surface of the apertured spherical cup ( 4 ) at the base of the inner container ( 2 ), which ensures the free flow of the liquid food downwards to the cavity ( 8 ). 
     
     
         6 . Cereal bowl according to the preceding claims, characterized by that ensures the assembling of the inner container ( 2 ) into the outer container ( 1 ) maintaining a fixed relative position horizontally between the two containers ( 1 ,  2 ) by means of some vertical grooves ( 9 ) provided on the interior wall of the outer container ( 1 ), corresponding to some vertical protrusions ( 10 ) provided on the exterior wall of the inner container ( 2 ), wherein the inner container ( 2 ) is provided with a collar ( 11 ) in the upper part, serving for detaching the inner container ( 2 ) from the outer container ( 1 ), the cereal bowl according to the invention being further provided with other constructive elements, such as handles or holders for an easy handling, constructive configurations, recesses or spaces for hosting a utensil, such as a spoon, ensuring additional comfort during use. 
     
     
         7 . Use of the cereal bowl according to the invention, characterized by that it ensures continuous and free feeding of the spherical cup ( 4 ) with the solid food slopping downwards form the inner container ( 2 ) and with the liquid food which drains freely from the outer container ( 1 ) through the apertures ( 5 ), describing three zones:
 dry zone (A), represented by the portion occupied by the solid food within the interior of the inner container ( 2 ), less the interior of the apertured spherical cup ( 4 );   wet zone (B), represented by the portion occupied by the liquid food, in between the interior of the outer container ( 1 ) and the exterior of the inner container ( 2 ); and   mixed zone (C), located within the interior of the apertured spherical cup ( 4 ) from the base of the inner container ( 2 ), within which the solid food and the liquid food are mixed,   
       wherein the use consists of feeding the outer container ( 1 ) with the entire quantity of liquid food to be eaten, inserting the inner container ( 2 ) into the outer container ( 1 ) by fitting the protrusions ( 10 ) of the inner container ( 2 ) into the grooves ( 9 ) of the outer container ( 1 ), feeding the inner container ( 2 ) with the entire amount of solid food to be eaten, and eating continuously or discontinuously the mixture formed of the solid food and of the liquid food, from the mixed zone (C), located within the interior of the apertured spherical cup ( 4 ), until the exhaustion of the solid food from the dry zone (A) and/or the liquid food from the wet zone (B). 
     
     
         8 . Cereal bowl according to the preceding claims, characterized by that the dry zone (A) may comprise any solid food under the form of granules or slices, and the wet zone (B) may comprise any liquid food.