Infants pacifier and feeder apparatus

Claim 1

A food/beverage dispenser for infants and small children comprising: a) a tubular flexible outer hollow housing having a generally cylindrical sidewall with a first larger diameter and defining an internal housing bore; b) a first closed end portion of the housing sealing the bore at one end of the housing, the second end of the housing defining an open end portion thereof; c) an elongated hollow flexible cylindrically shaped tubular chamber of a second and reduced diameter along its entire length disposed longitudinally within the bore and spaced inwardly of the housing sidewall, the chamber having an interior for containing the food or beverage to be dispensed; d) the tubular chamber having a dispensing outlet at one end portion; e) a generally circular and transversely positioned dispensing outlet seal plate that is connectable to the dispensing end of the outer housing at the open end portion thereof, the outlet seal plate having a central opening communicating with the tubular chamber for dispensing food/beverage from the flexible tubular chamber via the dispensing opening and, wherein the opening is corresponding in size and shape to the second, reduced diameter of the tubular chamber; f) the outer housing bore having a fluid holding portion externally of the tubular chamber that is sealed during use between the tubular chamber, the housing sidewall, and the seal plate so that squeezing pressure exerted on the external housing sidewall by an infant or child can force fluid contained in the fluid holding portion to depress the flexible tubular chamber for forcing food or beverage contained therein from the tubular chamber via the seal plate opening; g) a flexible pacifier member removably connectable to the housing sidewall at the housing open end portion and having one or more outlets communicating with the central opening of the outlet seal plate so that the infant/child can simultaneously or selectively consume the dispensed food/beverage or teethe on the pacifier; and h) the dispensing outlet seal plate being positioned radially between the housing sidewall and the tubular chamber, forming a seal upon assembly with the housing sidewall at the periphery of the seal plate, and with the chamber at the central opening of the seal plate.