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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
May. 26, 2006
Eugenio Guglielmelli, Rome, IT;
Giuseppina Anna Di Lauro, Pisa, IT;
Federico Chiarugi, Pisa, IT;
Giacomo Giachetti, Pisa, IT;
Yves Perrella, Milan, IT;
Andrea Pisetta, Leghorn, IT;
Andrea Scoglio, Pisa, IT;
Eugenio Guglielmelli, Rome, IT;
Giuseppina Anna Di Lauro, Pisa, IT;
Federico Chiarugi, Pisa, IT;
Giacomo Giachetti, Pisa, IT;
Yves Perrella, Milan, IT;
Andrea Pisetta, Leghorn, IT;
Andrea Scoglio, Pisa, IT;
Abstract
A self-feeding apparatus for the disabled and elderly, which comprises: a support base; a holder for an open food container, pivotally connected to the base; an article for scooping food from the container; a system for moving the scooping article from a food scooping position from the container and a food dispensing position at a selected height from the base corresponding to the user's mouth. The system includes a first arm slantingly extending from the base and a second arm, arranged in a substantially horizontal position and slidably mounted on the first arm, the food scooping article being slidably mounted on the second arm. A motor is further provided for sliding the second arm along the first arm and the food scooping article along the second arm and for rotating the food container holder. At least one tank for liquid or semi liquid food and for beverages is placed on the base and a conveyor is provided for transporting the food from the tank to the user's mouth. The apparatus also has a programming and control system that includes a mouth operable control at the outlet end of the conveyor.