INFANT PACIFIER

TETINE

Claims

I claim:

1.~In a pacifier having a nipple composed of soft, flexible material and a
face plate having
oppositely facing sides, said nipple being attached on one said side, the
improvement wherein said
face plate has a compartment disposed on the other side of said face plate and
wherein said
compartment contains a scent-emitting means.

2. ~The improved pacifier of claim 1 further including a lid for preventing
the scent-emitting
means from escaping from said compartment.

3.~The improved pacifier of claim 2 wherein said compartment is ventilated to
the atmos-
phere.

4. ~The improved pacifier of claim 2 wherein said compartment has a side wall
which defines,
in part, an interior of said compartment and which has a plurality of vents
for ventilating the
interior of said compartment to the atmosphere.

5.~The improved pacifier of claim 4 further including an absorbent pad
disposed within said
compartment, said pad having the scent-emitting means therein.

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Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to pacifiers and more particularly to a pacifier which
has means for
emitting vapours which are beneficial to babies.
A baby who suffers a minor aliment such a sinus congestion or headache or who
is fretful
and unsettled may be treated by exposing the baby to vapours having beneficial
properties. For
example, some essential oils such as eucalyptus oil are known to help to clear
congested sinus
passages while vapours containing the scent of lavender helps to calm a
fretful baby. Vapours
which contain the scent of camomile is known to have a soothing, tranquilizing
effect and the
scent of peppermint is known to relieve headaches.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
I have invented a pacifier having a compartment for accommodation of a pad
impregnated
with a liquid which will emit vapours which are beneficial to a baby. The
vapours are emitted in
proximity to the baby's nose and mouth where they will do the most good.
Briefly, the pacifier of
my invention has a nipple composed of soft, flexible material and a face plate
having oppositely
facing sides. The nipple is attached on one said side of the face plate while
on the opposite side
there is a compartment containing scent-emitting means.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The pacifier of the invention is described with reference to the accompanying
drawing in
which:


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Figure 1 is a perspective view of the pacifier;
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a lid for a compartment of the pacifier;
Figure 3 is an elevation of the pacifier.
Like numbers refer to like parts throughout the description of the drawings.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
With reference to Figures 1 and 3, the pacifier has a nipple 10 attached to
one side of a
face plate 12. The nipple is of conventional shape and is composed of soft,
flexible material such
as plastic or rubber. The side of the face plate which contacts a baby's face
is concave, as is
conventional.
On the side of the face plate opposite the nipple is a compartment 14. The
compartment
has an annular side wall 16 in which a number of vents 18 are formed. The
compartment is closed
by a cap or lid 20 having a head 22 and a ring 24. The ring frictionally
engages the side wall 16 of
the compartment when the cap is pressed against the open end of the
compartment in order to
secure the cap to the compartment. A number of vents 26 are formed in the cap.
On the bottom wall of the compartment is a circular piece of material 30 on
which a
removable pad 32 is seated. The surfaces of the material and pad in contact
with each other are
fastened to one another by means of Velcro, an adhesive or other means to
prevent the pad from
falling out of the compartment or otherwise exiting from it unless the pad is
manually pulled out
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of the compartment.
The pad may be filled or saturated with a number of dii~erent liquids. The
liquids may be
essential oils such as eucalyptus oil or they may be derived from camomile,
lavender, peppermint
and so on. Each of these liquids is said to have a beneficial effect such as
healing, soothing and
tranquilizing.
It will be understood, of course, that modifications can be made in the
construction of the
pacifier described above without departing from the scope and purview of the
invention as defined
in the appended claims.

Representative Drawing