A detachable music box for a baby bottle is comprised of a body structure having a base for resting upon a horizontal surface to support the baby bottle thereon in a stable manner. A musical sound player is housed within the body structure. A bottle seat is located at the top of the base and include
A detachable music box for a baby bottle is comprised of a body structure having a base for resting upon a horizontal surface to support the baby bottle thereon in a stable manner. A musical sound player is housed within the body structure. A bottle seat is located at the top of the base and includes a bottle clamp for gripping the sides of the baby bottle to thereby releasably secure the body structure to the baby bottle. The bottle clamp may alternatively release the body structure from the baby bottle. The clamping mechanism thereby allows the detachable music box to be releasably attached to baby bottles having physical sizes and shapes that differ significantly from each other.
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We claim: 1. A removable attachment for a baby feeding bottle having a bottom and upright side surfaces comprising: a seat for receiving said bottom of said baby feeding bottle, a music producing device located within said seat, a releaseable clamp mechanism on said seat for exerting compressive fo
We claim: 1. A removable attachment for a baby feeding bottle having a bottom and upright side surfaces comprising: a seat for receiving said bottom of said baby feeding bottle, a music producing device located within said seat, a releaseable clamp mechanism on said seat for exerting compressive forces from opposing directions, against said side surfaces of said baby feeding bottle and in the alternative releasing said side surfaces of said baby feeding bottle, wherein said releaseable clamp mechanism includes at least one pair of opposing jaws facing each other and mounted upon opposing sides of said seat and gear elements coupling said jaws together and movable in a first direction to draw said jaws toward each other and in a second opposite direction to force said jaws apart from each other; and guide slots in said seat, and said gear elements include a pair of transversely extending clamp arms mounted within said guide slots for mutually parallel reciprocal movement in a common clamp arm plane relative to said seat, and each of said clamp arms carries a separate one of said jaws at one of its extremities, and said clamp arms have mutually facing longitudinal edges formed with teeth, and said gear elements further include a pinion having a pinion axis of rotation and located between and engaged with said teeth on said clamp arms and said pinion axis of rotation is perpendicular to said clamp arm plane, whereby said pinion and said gear teeth on said clamp arms are engaged to form a rack and pinion jaw advancement and jaw retraction mechanism. 2. An attachment according to claim 1 further comprising a manually operated latch engageable with said releaseable clamp mechanism to selectively permit and prevent movement of said jaws. 3. An attachment according to claim 2 wherein said latch is a lever with an outboard operating end protruding from said seat, a toothed inboard end engageable with said pinion, and said latch is rotatably mounted to said seat for rotation about a latch axis offset from and parallel to said pinion axis of rotation. 4. An attachment according to claim 3 further comprising a detent on said seat past which said operating end of said latch moves when said latch is rotated about said latch axis, so that said detent tends to hold said lever alternatively engaged with and disengaged from said rack and pinion gearing. 5. A removable attachment for a baby feeding bottle having a bottom and upright side surfaces comprising: a seat for receiving said bottom of said baby feeding bottle, a music producing device located within said seat, a releaseable clamp mechanism on said seat for exerting compressive forces from opposing directions, against said side surfaces of said baby feeding bottle and in the alternative releasing said side surfaces of said baby feeding bottle; and wherein said seat has an axial center and said releaseable clamp mechanism includes two pairs of opposing jaws, wherein said jaws within each pair face each other and are mounted upon opposing sides of said axial center of said seat from each other, and said pairs of jaws are oriented at right angles relative to each other, and further comprising a retraction system for concurrently moving all of said jaws toward said axial center of said seat and an extension system for concurrently pushing said jaws away from said axial center of said seat. 6. An attachment according to claim 5 wherein said retraction and extension systems are comprised of rack and pinion gearing. 7. An attachment according to claim 6 wherein each of said jaws is mounted upon an outboard end of a separate support arm, and said support arms each have a toothed side that forms a gear rack, and further comprising a pinion having an axis of rotation located at said axial center of said seat, and said pinion is engaged with all of said gear racks so that rotation of said pinion in one direction of rotation concurrently draws all of said jaws toward said axial center of said seat and rotation of said pinion in an opposite direction of rotation pushes said jaws apart from each other and away from said axial center of said seat. 8. An attachment according to claim 7 further comprising a pinion latch mounted on said seat and rotatable about a latch axis of rotation offset from and parallel to said axis of rotation of said pinion and said pinion latch is engageable with said pinion to immobilize said pinion from rotation relative to said seat and disengageable from said pinion to permit said pinion to rotate relative to said seat. 9. An attachment according to claim 8 further comprising a detent on said seat for holding said pinion latch in engagement and alternatively in disengagement with said pinion. 10. A detachable baby bottle accessory comprising: a base for supporting a baby bottle from beneath upon a flat surface, a music player located within said base, at least one pair of opposing jaws located atop said base for receiving said baby bottle therebetween, a jaw adjustment mechanism for moving at least one of said jaws to clamp said baby bottle between said jaws and alternatively release said baby bottle from between said jaws; and further comprising two pairs of said jaws, and said jaws are all mounted upon support arms having side edges formed as toothed racks, wherein said toothed racks on said support arms in each pair of said jaws reside in mutually coplanar relationship facing each other, and said support arms for one of said pairs of jaws reside in a first support arm plane parallel to and longitudinally displaced from a second support arm plane in which said support arms for the other of said pairs of jaws reside and further comprising a pinion extending longitudinally between said first and second support arm planes and mounted for rotation in said base about a pinion axis of rotation perpendicular to both said support arm planes and passing through the center of said base, and said pinion has pinion teeth engaged with all of said toothed racks. 11. A detachable baby bottle accessory according to claim 10 further comprising a pinion latch mounted on said base and selectively engageable with and disengageable from said pinion to alternatively immobilize and permit rotation of said pinion on said pinion axis. 12. A detachable baby bottle accessory according to claim 11 further comprising a detent for selectively retaining said pinion latch engaged and disengaged with said pinion. 13. A detachable baby bottle accessory according to claim 10 wherein said jaws are each formed with concave inwardly facing surfaces that contact said baby bottle when said jaws clamp said baby bottle therebetween. 14. A detachable music box for a baby bottle comprising: a body structure having a base for resting upon a horizontal surface to support said baby bottle thereon in a stable manner, a musical sound player housed within said body structure, and a bottle seat located at the top of said base and including a bottle clamp for gripping said bottle to thereby releasably secure said body structure to said baby bottle, and to alternatively release said body structure from said baby bottle, and wherein said bottle clamp is comprised of four clamping members, each formed with a jaw supported upon a clamp arm having an edge with a plurality of teeth formed thereon, and said clamping members are arranged in pairs with said jaws in each pair residing in opposition to each other and with said plurality of teeth on said clamp arms in each pair mutually parallel and in facing relationship relative to each other, whereby each of said clamp arms defines a linear toothed rack and further comprising guide slots in said body structure, wherein each of said jaws is mounted upon one of said transversely extending clamp arms and said clamp arms in each pair are disposed in mutual parallel alignment with each other and move in said guide slots formed in said body structure, and said pairs of clamping members are oriented at right angles relative to each other, and further comprising a single pinion mounted to said body structure for rotation relative thereto and engaged with all of said toothed racks and rotatable in a first direction to concurrently draw all of said jaws toward each other and alternatively rotatable in an opposite, second direction to concurrently push all of said jaws apart from each other. 15. A detachable music box according to claim 14 further comprising a manually actuatable latching mechanism mounted on said body structure and alternatively engageable with said pinion to immobilize said pinion from rotation relative to said body structure and disengageable from said pinion to permit said pinion to rotate relative to said body structure. 16. A detachable music box according to claim 15 further comprising a detent on said body structure to hold said latching member in selected alternative positions of engagement and disengagement relative to said pinion.
Jones Stephen W. (710 Commercial St. Emporia KS 66801) Babkes Mitchell H. (8444 W. Birch La. Wichita KS 67212) McCormick David D. (8830 Maple Dr. Overland Park KS 66207), Universal cup holder for use in vehicles.
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