Patent ID: 8597235

Claim:
A feeding apparatus comprising: a food container comprising an open end, a closed end, and at least one aperture; a first coupling member comprising a platform, and an opening in communication with the container open end, the food container being engaged with the first coupling member; and a second coupling member cooperating with the first coupling member and movable between an open configuration allowing food to pass through the opening and into the food container, and a sealed configuration where the second coupling member covers the opening of the first coupling member thereby sealing the open end of the food container, the second coupling member comprising a first protruding plug portion which snugly plugs into and seals the opening of the first coupling member when the second coupling member is in the sealed configuration; wherein the open end of the food container comprises an flange which is adapted to be clamped between the platform of the first coupling member and the first protruding plug portion of the second coupling member, a bottom surface of the first protruding plug portion is pressed against a top surface of the flange of the food container, and a bottom surface of the flange of the food container is pressed against the platform of the first coupling member when the second coupling member is in the sealed configuration; wherein the flange comprises a shaped notch disposed on a edge thereof for engagement with an axially protruded projection of corresponding shape disposed on the platform; and wherein the food container is made of a soft resilient material, and the at least one aperture and the food container are sized and shaped such that normally the food container stays in its original shape and the food stays inside the food container, and wherein the food container while in a person's mouth collapses by external force that forces the food to pass through the at least one aperture, and the food container returns to its original shape upon release of the force.