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A sterilizer assembly for sterilizing infant accessories such as baby bottles, nipples, nipple hoods and collars simultaneously, especially in microwave ovens. Preferably, the assembly is formed from heat resistant, nonmetallic, microwavable materials and includes a base defining a receptacle for re

A sterilizer assembly for sterilizing infant accessories such as baby bottles, nipples, nipple hoods and collars simultaneously, especially in microwave ovens. Preferably, the assembly is formed from heat resistant, nonmetallic, microwavable materials and includes a base defining a receptacle for receiving water to be heated to form steam. A rack is received on the base over the water and preferably includes a plurality of upstanding supports removably mounted over steam passage apertures in the rack. A dome-like hood encloses the rack, supports, and any items to be sterilized. A vent member on the hood may be rotated to uncover an aperture and release steam from the assembly before removing the hood and after heating to avoid burn injuries. Each support will suspend a baby bottle or, alternately, will suspend a nipple hood, mount a nipple and locate a bottle collar all in position for effective steam contact and water drainage.

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A sterilizer assembly especially adapted for use with microwave ovens to sterilize infant accessories such as baby bottles and parts thereof, said assembly being formed from heat resistant, microwavable material comprising: a base having upstanding sides defining a receptacle for holding a quantity

A sterilizer assembly especially adapted for use with microwave ovens to sterilize infant accessories such as baby bottles and parts thereof, said assembly being formed from heat resistant, microwavable material comprising: a base having upstanding sides defining a receptacle for holding a quantity of water; a rack for supporting items to be sterilized above the water, said rack including a plurality of apertures extending therethrough at spaced locations; a plurality of upstanding supports for supporting and locating items such as baby bottles or nipple hoods on said rack, each of said supports being mounted on said rack over and in alignment with one of said apertures; each of said upstanding supports including an upper portion spaced above said rack a distance greater than the length of a baby bottle to be suspended thereby, said upper portion engaging the interior of the bottom of an item such as a bottle or nipple hood and suspending the item above said aperture with an open end of the item opening downwardly toward and aligned with said aperture but spaced above said aperture and spaced from other supporting structure therebelow to allow steam to circulate both internally and externally of the bottle or nipple hood and to allow any condensed water to drain from the bottle or nipple hood; said rack being substantially imperforate except for said apertures; said apertures allowing steam to pass through said rack to the bottles or nipple hoods in alignment therewith; a hood removably supported on said base and enclosing said rack, said upstanding supports and any items thereon whereby said assembly simultaneously supports multiple types of infant accessories during sterilization.