CN113260286A

CN113260286A - Carrying arrangement for accommodating a baby or infant

Info

Publication number: CN113260286A
Application number: CN201980080234.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: P·沙赫特纳
Original assignee: Szak Tevemo Zhenweiwa Co ltd
Current assignee: Szak Tevemo Zhenweiwa Co ltd
Priority date: 2018-12-04
Filing date: 2019-10-23
Publication date: 2021-08-13
Also published as: EP3890561A1; GB202107807D0; WO2020114667A1; AU2019393858A1; JP2022512147A; GB2594378A; US20220047096A1; KR20210097187A; CA3121587A1; MX2021006623A; SG11202105894WA; DE102018130795A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a carrying device (1) having a receiving body (10) for receiving a baby or a small child (B), wherein the receiving body (10) has an inner side (S1) and an outer side (S2) and is designed such that at least one region of the rear side (B1) of the baby or small child (B) can be received and/or supported in the receiving body (10), and having a strap system (40) for fastening the receiving body (10) to a person (P). The receiving body (10) has a central section (11) with an upper end (12), a lower end (13), a left-hand edge (14) and a right-hand edge (15), and also with a left-hand tape (31) and a right-hand tape (32), wherein, in the region of the upper end (12), the central section (11) has a left-hand through-passage (16) and a right-hand through-passage (17), the left-hand tape (31) being guided through the left-hand through-passage (16), the right-hand tape (32) being guided through the right-hand through-passage (17). The area of the upper end (12) of the central portion (11) is mounted to be displaced along the left and right tapes (31, 32) by the left and right through passages (16, 17).

Description

Carrying arrangement for accommodating a baby or infant

Technical Field

The invention relates to a carrier device having a receiving body for receiving a baby or a small child according to the preamble of claim 1.

Background

A number of different configurations of carrying devices for infants and/or young children are known. The carrier device should hold the infant or young child firmly against the body of the person carrying him/her. For the infant or the young child and the person carrying him/her it is important that the carrying device provides an anatomically favourable carrying position, in particular a back-friendly carrying position. When carrying a baby or a small child, it should be held safely and comfortably in the carrying device so that the person carrying him/her can perform tasks and the hands and arms of the person can move freely.

Furthermore, the carrying device should provide direct adjustment both to the size and weight of the baby or infant to be carried and to the body structure of the person carrying him/her. A larger child must be placed at a lower level so that the person carrying him/her is not hindered. On the other hand, for example, in order to obtain a desired carrying position for a baby or a young child, it may be necessary to adapt the carrying system to taller or shorter persons. It is also the case that the piggyback aid itself should be able to adapt to the size of the child in terms of height and width.

In the case of the known infant sling, the fastening operation, which in any case is awkward, is difficult to perform in order to adapt the dimensions of the accommodation space to the infant. Thus, in the case of one known fastening method, the infant sling is first put in place/fastened on a preliminary basis, and then the child is placed in the sling. However, if the child has not been placed in the sling, the necessary tightness of the infant sling can only be roughly estimated. Conversely, if a child has been placed in the seated infant sling, the adjustment is contrary to the child's weight (if not impossible due to the child's weight), the infant sling to be adjusted must be pulled at the same time and the child is to be held tightly against the body. In another known fastening method, the infant sling is only partially fastened on a preliminary basis, first holding the child tightly against the body of the person carrying him/her and then fastening the infant sling around the child. Here again, the adjustment is contrary to the weight of the child (if not impossible due to the weight of the child), the infant sling to be adjusted must be pulled at the same time and the child is to be held tightly against the body. There is therefore also a risk here that the child is not held in an optimal carrying position. To simplify the adjustability of infant slings, DE 20014477U 1, for example, proposes a loop at the end of an infant sling by which the infant sling or strap can be pulled steplessly.

Another method of carrying a child on the body originates in asia, the so-called "Meh Dai harness", which was later further developed into a modern western "motai" (Mei Tai) harness. The Meitai harness includes a rectangular fabric blank forming a containment body. The tapes are secured to the corners of the rectangular fabric blank. This rectangular fabric blank forms a receiving space for the baby and, in contrast to a baby sling, it covers the body of the baby in practice exclusively, but not the body of the person carrying him/her. Instead, the person carrying the baby merely fastens the straps around himself/herself to form the hip and shoulder straps, thereby forming a harness. The disadvantage here is that the rectangular fabric blank does not form an ergonomic seat recess, and therefore different tensile stresses in the fabric blank form support regions with different levels of effectiveness. Moreover, the rectangular fabric blank has fixed dimensions and therefore cannot fit the size of the baby.

Further developments of metitane are described, for example, in DE 202016105122U 1. Here, in particular, a hip belt with a padded closing buckle is provided instead of two belts at the two lower corners. The fabric blank is designed to taper downwardly and the two strips are located at the two upper corners respectively, as is the case with metita. However, the ergonomics of the seat recess here is also not optimal and it is not possible to adapt the receiving space to the size of the baby.

If only the term "infant" is used hereinafter, this term is also always intended to include young children, unless explicitly stated to the contrary. Furthermore, the orientation information is given in each case from the perspective of the person carrying the baby in front of his/her chest and/or abdomen.

Disclosure of Invention

It is therefore an object of the present invention to overcome these and other drawbacks of the prior art and to provide a harness for infants and young children which forms an ergonomic seat recess and which may also provide a direct fit to the size and weight of the infant and to the anatomy of the person carrying him/her. It is also an object of the present invention to provide a direct and safe placement and carrying of the baby while maintaining an anatomically advantageous positioning of the baby and of the person carrying him/her.

The essential features of the invention are specified in the characterizing part of claim 1. The construction forms the subject matter of claims 2 to 21.

In the case of a carrier device having a receiving body for receiving a baby or infant, wherein the receiving body has an inner side and an outer side and is designed such that at least one region of the rear side of the baby or infant can be received and/or supported in the receiving body, and having a strap system for fastening the receiving body on a person, the invention provides that the receiving body has a central part which has an upper end, a lower end, a left-hand side edge and a right-hand side edge, and also has a left-hand strap and a right-hand strap. Here, in the region of the upper end, the central portion has a left-side through-channel (pull-through channel) through which the left side tape is guided and a right-side through-channel (pull-through channel) through which the right side tape is guided. The area of the upper end of the central portion is installed to be displaced along the left and right tapes by the left and right through-passages.

The advantage of this configuration is that the main pulling force does not extend centrally over the back of the baby, but rather through the laterally arranged cloth straps. Furthermore, by means of the feed-through channel system between the tapes and the feed-through channel, the height of the receiving body can be adjusted directly, as a result of which the tension of the central portion also remains maintained. Specifically, between the upper regulation position and the lower regulation position, the region of the upper end of the central portion can be displaced (particularly, steplessly displaced) along the left and right tapes by the left and right through passages. For this purpose, a stop may be provided, in particular in the downward direction. The upward displacement is preferably limited by the maximum length of the central portion.

The area between the baby to be accommodated in the carrier and the person carrying him/her should be designed to remain free, in particular to the parts accommodating the main body and the harness. This makes the baby very close to the person carrying him/her. Furthermore, the backpack is particularly lightweight and at the same time inexpensive.

According to a development of the backpack device, it is provided that the left and right passage channels are positioned opposite one another and are each arranged laterally and oriented vertically on the central part. As a result, the central portion can be expanded symmetrically, and its upper end can be ergonomically displaced in a parallel state. Preferably, the left and right through-channels each open into the upper end of the central portion. This means that the rear side of the baby can be supported all the way to the upper end of the central portion. An alternative configuration is visually appealing and provides for a straightforward process, in which case the left-hand and right-hand feed-through channels are in each case arranged on the inside of the receiving body.

In an alternative embodiment of the backpack device, in the region of the lower end of the central portion, a left-hand cloth strap is connected to the left-hand side edge of the central portion, and in the region of the upper end of the central portion, the left-hand cloth strap extends in an unfastened state near the left-hand side edge of the central portion and also passes through the left-hand through-channel. In a region of a lower end of the central portion, a right side tape is connected to a right-hand side edge of the central portion, and in a region of an upper end of the central portion, the right side tape extends in an unfastened state near the right-hand side edge of the central portion and also passes through the right side through-passage. The advantage here is that the tension in the tapes is introduced into the central part mainly in the lower region, that is to say where there is a connection. It is this position that requires the greatest amount of support, as this is where the infant's bottom and thighs rest. The upper region of the central portion is kept open primarily by the horizontal spacing between the tapes. This means that the baby's head is hardly forcibly pulled in the direction of carrying his/her person. In particular, the connection between the left-hand and right-hand side edges of the central portion and the left-hand and right-hand feed-throughs or tapes ends at the same height, and preferably already at a distance below the feed-through channels (this is in particular the case when the upper end of the central portion has been pushed up along the left-hand and right-hand tapes by the left-hand and right-hand feed-through channels).

According to a specific configuration, the left side tape is mounted in the left side through passage in a gathered state, particularly, in a non-slip state, and the right side tape is mounted in the right side through passage in a gathered state, particularly, in a non-slip state. The convergence and the associated friction in the through-channel mean that the adjusted height of the central part can be locked without further fixing. This means that the height can be adjusted particularly easily and can be changed spontaneously, for example when the baby wakes up and wants to look out of the carrier. For this purpose, the feed-through or the cloth strips should each comprise a single-layer or double-layer cloth element with, in particular, two substantially parallel side edges. In order to form the seat recess of the receiving body, a fanning out of the through-pass band or the left and right side cloth bands below the through-channel may be utilized. The fan-out over the through-going passage may form a comfortable and wide support surface on the shoulders of the person carrying the baby. The width of the tapes is preferably at least three times, more preferably at least four times, and especially preferably at least five times the width of the feed-through channel in the flattened state. As an upper limit, it is preferred that the width of the web is not more than twelve times, more preferably at most ten times, particularly preferably not more than eight times the width of the feed-through channel in the flattened state. As an absolute measure of the width, it is recommended that the configuration of the tapes is between 15cm and 35cm, preferably between 18cm and 32cm, further preferably between 20cm and 30cm, and particularly preferably between 22cm and 28 cm. For the passage channel, an absolute minimum width in the flattened state of between 2cm and 7cm, preferably between 3cm and 6cm, particularly preferably between 3.5cm and 5.5cm, is recommended. These values make it possible to form a non-slip through-channel system, but are also easy to handle. Since it is particularly desirable to have a certain degree of friction to prevent the feed-through channels from slipping off on the tapes, the left-hand and right-hand feed-through channels can be configured in each case such that they taper downwards. This allows the through channel to be pushed directly in an upward direction, but less easily in a downward direction. The tapes should have a constant width over the adjustment area. This results in the friction being constant over the adjustment area.

A particularly elegant and inexpensive variant of the backpack device is one in which the left-hand through-going channel is formed by a left-hand textile flap of the central portion which projects beyond the left-hand side edge and is sewn in a folded state, and the right-hand through-going channel is formed by a right-hand textile flap of the central portion which projects beyond the right-hand side edge and is sewn in a folded state. The left and right fabric flaps are in each case preferably folded in the direction of the inside of the receiving body. As a result, the cloth tape is located inside under the through passage and actually forms a side panel of the seat recess.

The central portion is preferably of cloth-like design and preferably comprises a single fabric blank assembly, which in turn preferably has one or two fabric layers. This means that the support area of the containment body does not have seams which can form pressure points. The left-hand side edge and the right-hand side edge are preferably each oriented substantially vertically. This corresponds to the pulling direction of the tapes caused by gravity. For ergonomic reasons, it is proposed to use a blank in which the central part is narrower in the region of the lower end than in the region of the upper end. For this purpose, the central portion may taper in particular in a wedge-shaped or V-shaped manner from the upper end in the direction of the lower end, and the lower end is preferably blunt. Such an upper end should be designed to be substantially straight, in particular horizontal. This means that the central part and its supporting action are stretched as far upwards as possible. The lower end of the central portion may have a convex curvature.

A particularly advantageous configuration is one in which, in the region of the lower end of the central portion, the left and right side cloth tapes are connected to each other via a U-shaped cloth loop, which is connected to the lower end of the central portion. Thus, the left and right side tapes form a swing-like structure together with the U-shaped fabric loop. In particular, the left and right side cloth straps together with the U-shaped cloth loop form a seat ring or seat swing for accommodating an infant or young child in the carrier. The infant then sits in the seat ring or seat swing. Thus, the pulling force is substantially transverse across the infant and the support, particularly the infant's bottom and thighs. The left and right side straps, which actually correspond to the swing cord, are incorporated into the seating surface of the U-shaped cloth loop. Thus, the end regions of the U-shaped cloth loops are merged into the lower ends of the left and right cloth tapes. Then, above the passage channel, the other end regions of the left and right side straps can be utilized as a harness assembly for the person carrying the baby, in particular as left and right side shoulder straps. In particular, the U-shaped cloth loop thus forms a seat recess for accommodating the bottom and thighs of an infant or young child in the carrier. The connection between the U-shaped cloth ring and the central part results in an ergonomically closed seat recess which extends all the way into the area of the back of the baby. The back of the infant is substantially supported by the central portion. One of the side edges of the U-shaped cloth loop can then be pulled into the recess of the knee of the infant or young child to be accommodated in the carrier device. In the region of this side edge, a U-shaped cloth loop can be connected to and/or constructed in a manner that allows it to be connected to an optional hip belt for the person carrying the baby (described more below). The connection to the central portion may be established on opposite side edges of the U-shaped cloth ring.

According to a particular embodiment, the bottom of the infant or young child to be accommodated in the carrier is enclosed in the transverse direction, in particular from left to right, by a U-shaped cloth ring, in particular by a cloth ring which is transversely oriented to the bottom of the infant or young child to be accommodated in the carrier, in particular in a swing-like manner. As a result, the U-shaped cloth loop should also extend transversely to the person carrying the baby. The infant or young child to be accommodated in the carrier device then sits in the swing-like U-shaped cloth loop in front of the person carrying him/her.

In a particular variant, the left and right side tapes and the U-shaped cloth loop are formed by cloth elements, in particular the left and right side tapes and the U-shaped cloth loop arranged between them only constitute a length portion of the cloth elements. The cloth element may include a plurality of sewn fabric blank assemblies. However, the cloth element preferably comprises a single fabric blank assembly. Variations of the cloth elements having one, two or more layers can be realized in each case.

In the case of an alternative construction, the U-shaped cloth loop has, at least to some extent, a plurality of fabric layers, in particular as a result of additional fabric blank assemblies being put into place, folded or sewn thereon. This makes it possible to provide a stable and ergonomic seat recess. Alternatively, the depth of the seating area may also be reduced or increased due to the folding.

Furthermore, in the region of the U-shaped cloth ring, the cloth element may have a cushion. This increases the sitting comfort of the infant.

Furthermore, one design of the harness provides that the left and right cloth belts are in each case incorporated into or connected to the strap above the left and right passage channels. The tapes are thereby secured to the straps.

Above the left-hand and right-hand through-channels in each case, the left-hand and right-hand cloth straps can be incorporated into or connected to or form the shoulder straps of the harness. Thus, for example, the ends of the cloth straps may each be connected to one end of a shoulder strap, for example also to a padded shoulder strap. In a second variant, the strap can also be fastened to the fastening device or to the shoulder strap, so that the shoulder strap can be guided forward on the body of the person carrying the baby, for example, said shoulder strap being guided under the armpits or further downward. The third variant is closest to the mertay harness and is particularly inexpensive to produce.

A straightforward design can be achieved if the left and right cloth straps form free cloth ends in each case above the left and right passage channels, said cloth ends forming knottable shoulder straps of the harness. Preferably, the two free cloth ends should be guided (or guided) over the shoulders of the person carrying the baby and have a cross-action on the back, reaching the area in front of the stomach, and should also be knotted (or knotted) to each other below the containing body.

In order to improve the dorsal safety, an optional attachment is proposed for connecting the receiving body to the hip belt in the region of the lower end of the central part and/or in the region of the U-shaped cloth loop. This improves the carrying comfort, especially in that most of the weight of the baby is dissipated directly to the hips of the person carrying the baby. The connection between the containment body and the hip belt may be designed to be releasable (e.g. with hook-and-loop fasteners and/or zippers) or non-releasable (e.g. sewn). The releasable connection increases the flexibility of use. The non-releasable connection is cheap and more clearly indicates how the harness should be used. The hip belt may be a padded belt with padding. This is comfortable for the person carrying the baby. Further, the hip belt may have a closure buckle, via which the hip belt may be closed. The hip belt can thus be closed directly and quickly. In addition, the hip belt should have a length adjustment device. Thus, it can be adapted to the height of the person carrying the baby. Alternatively, the hip belt may be formed from a knottable cloth strap. This is cheap and is particularly attractive to those who view infant slings as an advantageous alternative.

There is also the option of a U-shaped cloth loop with the seat edge protruding beyond the hip belt. As a result, even if the infant has become larger, the infant can be supported from the thighs to the depressions of the knees. The seat edge preferably has padding. This avoids pressure points.

In order to reduce the size of the seat, it is particularly preferred to design the seat edge such that it can be folded in the direction of the inner side of the receiving body. This allows the seat depth to fit the body shape of the small infant as the seat edges are folded.

Another adaptation possibility is achieved by an alternative construction, in which case, in order to shorten the receiving body, the upper end of the central part is designed such that it can be folded down, in particular along a folding line extending from the left-hand edge to the right-hand edge.

According to a particular embodiment of the backpack device, the upper regions of the left and right passage channels are in each case of a cuff-shaped design and the lower regions of the left and right passage channels are in each case of a radially closed design. As a result, the tape can be directly threaded. The optional folding line then preferably extends transversely across the left and right through-channels, and in order to shorten the receiving body, the upper region of the left and right through-channels can also be designed such that it can be folded down together with the central portion in each case. The cuff-shaped regions of the left and right side through-channels are then folded back, in particular in a manner similar to a sleeve or a pair of trousers. As a result, in order to shorten the receiving body, the upper end of the central portion is designed such that it can be folded down until the transition between the lower and upper regions of the left and right through-channels, wherein in particular the upper regions of the left and right through-channels are designed such that they can be folded back.

Drawings

Further features, details and advantages can be derived from the wording of the claims and the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which:

fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a carrying device carried by a person illustrated from the front, in which carrying device an infant is accommodated;

fig. 2 shows a perspective view of the person according to fig. 1 from the rear;

FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the backpack device according to FIGS. 1 and 2 from the inside;

FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of the backpack device according to FIGS. 1 to 3 from the outside;

FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of the backpack device according to FIG. 4 from the outside, wherein the upper end of the central portion has been pushed down;

fig. 6 shows a perspective view of the backpack device according to fig. 4 from the outside, wherein the left-hand and right-hand tapes fan out below the feed-through channel;

FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of the backpack device according to FIG. 3 from the inside, wherein the upper end of the central part is swung upwards;

FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of the backpack device according to FIG. 7 from the inside, with the seat edge folded inward in the inward direction;

FIG. 9 shows a perspective view of the backpack device according to FIG. 7 from the outside;

fig. 10 shows an enlarged perspective view of the feed-through channel with a tape shown in fig. 6;

fig. 11 shows an enlarged perspective view of the feed-through channel with a tape shown in fig. 9;

fig. 12 shows a perspective view of the backpack device according to fig. 9 from the outside, wherein the cloth strap has been detached from the feed-through channel;

FIG. 13 shows a perspective view of the harness from the outside, which differs from the harness of FIG. 4 due to the different hip belts; and

fig. 14 shows a perspective view of the harness from the outside, which differs from the harness in fig. 13 by the absence of a hip belt.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 to 12 each show the same backpack 1 and will therefore be described together. Accordingly, like reference numerals refer to like parts. The different functional states will be mentioned separately. Fig. 1 to 12 show, in particular, a carrier device 1 having a receiving body 10 for receiving a baby or a small child, wherein the receiving body 10 has an inner side S1 and an outer side S2 and is designed such that at least one region S1 of the rear side B1 of the baby or small child B can be received and/or supported in the receiving body 10 (see, in particular, fig. 1 and 2). The backpack 1 also has a strap system 40 for fastening the receiving body 10 to the person P (see in particular fig. 1 and 2).

The accommodating main body 10 has a central portion 11 having an upper end 12, a lower end 13, a left-hand side edge 14 and a right-hand side edge 15, and also having a left-side cloth tape 31 and a right-side tape 32. All directional information is related to the perspective of the person P carrying the baby. The left-hand side edge 14 and the right-hand side edge 15 are each oriented substantially vertically, in particular in the upper region. In the region of the lower end 13, the central portion 11 narrows in relation to the region of the upper end 12, for which purpose it tapers in a wedge-shaped manner from top to bottom. However, the convex radius ensures that the lower end 13 is blunt, rather than pointed. In contrast, the upper end 12 is designed to be substantially straight and horizontal.

The central portion 11 has a left through-passage 16 and a right through-passage 17 in the region of the upper end 12, the left side cloth tape 31 is guided through the left through-passage 16 in a non-slip and gathered state, and the right side cloth tape 32 is guided through the right through-passage 17 in a non-slip and gathered state. As a result, the area of the upper end 12 of the central portion 11 is installed such that it can be displaced along the left and

right cloth tapes

31, 32 by the left and right through-passages 16, 17, which displacement occurs steplessly particularly between the upper regulation position E1 shown in fig. 1 to 4 and 6 to 12 and the lower regulation position E2 shown in fig. 5.

The left and right through channels 16, 17 are positioned opposite each other and are each arranged laterally and oriented vertically on the central portion 11. It can be seen that the left and right through channels 16, 17 each open up to the upper end 12 of the central portion 11 (see in particular fig. 7 to 9 and 11). Furthermore, the left and right lateral through channels 16, 17 are each located on the inner side S1 of the containing body 10, which is achieved for the following reasons: the left-hand through-passage 16 is formed by a left-hand textile flap 18 of the central portion 10 which projects beyond the left-hand side edge 14 and is sewn so as to be folded in the direction of the inner side S1, and the right-hand through-passage 17 is formed by a right-hand textile flap 19 of the central portion 10 which projects beyond the right-hand side edge 15 and is sewn so as to be folded in the direction of the inner side S1.

In the region of the lower end 13 of the central portion 11, a left-hand tape 31 is connected to the left-hand side edge 14 of the central portion 11, and in the region of the upper end 12 of the central portion 11, extends in a relaxed state in the vicinity of the left-hand side edge 14 of the central portion 11 and also passes through the left-hand through-channel 16. In a symmetrical manner to this, in the region of the lower end 13 of the central portion 11, the right side cloth tape 32 is connected to the right-hand side edge 15 of the central portion 11, and in the region of the upper end 12 of the central portion 11, extends in a relaxed state in the vicinity of the right-hand side edge 14 of the central portion 11 and also passes through the right side through passage 17.

In the region of the lower end 13 of the central portion 11, the left and right

side cloth tapes

31, 32 are connected to each other via a U-shaped cloth loop 33, wherein the U-shaped cloth loop 33 is in turn connected to the lower end 13 of the central portion 11. The left and right side cloth straps 31, 32 and the U-shaped cloth loop 33 are formed in particular by a one-piece cloth element 30, which forms in particular in the region of the U-shaped cloth loop 33 a seat ring or seat swing for accommodating the baby B in the carrier. The connection between the U-shaped cloth ring 33 and the central portion 11 results in a seat recess 38 for accommodating the bottom B3 and the thigh B4 of the baby B in the harness. The region between the front side B2 of the baby or child B to be accommodated in the carrier device and the person P carrying the baby is designed to remain free for the parts of the accommodating body 10 and the strap 40. As a result, the baby rests directly on the upper body of the person carrying him/her P.

In order to shorten the containment body 10, the upper end 12 of the central portion 11 is designed such that it can be folded down, in particular along a fold line 20 extending from the left-hand edge 14 to the right-hand edge 15. Fig. 1, 3 to 6, and 10 each show such a state of downward swing of the upper end 12. In contrast, in the illustrations of fig. 7 to 9 and 11 to 12, the upper end 12 has been raised upwardly. A swinging action is made possible while remaining in place, in particular because the upper regions 21, 22 of the left-hand and right-hand through-channels 16, 17 are in each case of a design in the form of a cuff (i.e. not radially closed) and the lower regions 23, 24 of the left-hand and right-hand through-channels 16, 17 have in each case a radially closed design. In the region of the through channels 16, 17, the folding action above the upper end 12 causes the cuff to be folded back, and therefore the cuff is in a stable position and also maintains the upper end in a downwardly swung position. However, in the erected position, the central portion may be tensioned all the way to the upper end 12 in the transverse direction between the two

tapes

31, 32. As a result, the fold line 20 extends transversely across the through-going passages 16, 17 and is substantially at a height predetermined by the spacing between the upper and lower regions 21, 22, 23, 24.

As provided for the harness 1 illustrated in fig. 1 to 12, the left and

right straps

31, 32 in each case form the left and right shoulder straps 41, 42 of the harness 40 directly above the left and right passage channels 16, 17. Both

shoulder straps

41, 42 are formed by free cloth ends 34, 35 of the cloth element 30, which should be guided over the shoulders P1, P2 of the baby-bearing person P and have a cross-action on the back P3, reach the area in front of the stomach P4, and should also be knotted to each other below the containing body 10. This can be seen in particular in fig. 1 and 2.

Further, in a region below the lower end 13 of the central portion 11 having the U-shaped cloth ring 33, the accommodating main body 10 is connected to the hip belt 43. The connection may be designed to be optionally releasable, for example with hook and loop fasteners and/or a zipper; or may be non-releasable, e.g. sewn. The adjustable length hip belt 43 is a padded belt with padding 44 and can be closed by means of a closure buckle 45.

As can be seen in particular in fig. 7 and 8, in the region of the seat edge 36, the U-shaped cloth loop 33 has a plurality of fabric layers, between which a padding 37 is introduced. The seat edge 36 protrudes beyond the hip belt 43. According to fig. 7, this results in the seat edge 36 protruding in the direction of the person P carrying the baby (see fig. 1). Therefore, even if the infant has become larger, the load applied by the infant's thighs causes the infant's legs to assume an M-shaped position. This is because, in the position according to fig. 7, the seat edge stretches a long distance in the depression of the baby's knee.

In contrast to this, in order to reduce the size of the seat, the seat edge 36 according to fig. 8 is folded in the direction of the inner side S1 of the accommodating body 10. This allows the legs of the small baby to hang at an angle outside the containing body, in which case the legs also assume an M-shaped position.

Particularly by comparing fig. 5 and 6, good results can be seen: the left and right side straps 31, 32 may fan out below the through-going channels 16, 17 in order to obtain a deeper seat recess 38 or in order to narrow the lateral gap between the person P and the infant B, if desired, for example when the infant is asleep and awake or in a high and low temperature environment.

Fig. 10 and 11 again show (this time in an enlarged version) the behaviour of the right-hand through channel 17 when it is folded down (see fig. 10) and when the upper end 12 of the central portion 11 is upright (see fig. 11). In the embodiment according to fig. 11, an optional, additional through-going sub-channel has been sewn into the upper cuff-shaped portion (see arrow 17). If the erected position is to be used for a long period of time (see fig. 11), the tapes 32 can be threaded through the sub-channels. However, neither this additional through sub-channel nor the passage of the tapes is necessary.

In the illustration according to fig. 12, the latter are pulled out of the feed-through channels 16, 17 for the sake of clarity in the depiction of the

tapes

31, 32. Thus, a particularly good effect can be seen: in the region of the upper end 12, there is no connection between the

tapes

31, 32 and the central part 11, in particular down to below the feed-through channels 16, 17.

Fig. 13 contains an optional modification of the embodiment of the piggyback device 1 according to fig. 1 to 12. The closest comparison is the piggyback device 1 in the state according to fig. 4. The modification comprises the following steps: the adjustable hip belt with the padding and closure buckle is simply replaced by the cloth strip forming the hip belt 43. The two free ends of the strap can be tied directly to each other, particularly on the back of the person P carrying the baby.

The variant according to fig. 14 corresponds to the variant according to fig. 13 with the difference that no hip belt is present at all. The baby B then simply hangs in front of the stomach of the person carrying him/her P. In order to avoid situations in which the baby swings too much while carrying his/her person in the event of an activity, it is also possible to guide and tie together the free ends 34, 35 of the

tapes

31, 32 above the containing body 10, instead of below the containing body 10 as shown in fig. 1.

The present invention is not limited to one of the above-described embodiments, but may be modified in various ways.

All the features and advantages which can be obtained from the claims, the description and the drawings, including structural details, spatial arrangements and method steps, are essential to the invention, both individually and in various different combinations.

Description of the reference numerals

1 backpack device

10 accommodating body

11 center part

12 upper end

13 lower end

14 left hand side edge

15 right hand side edge

16 left side through passage

17 right side through passage

18 left side fabric flap (center part)

19 Right side fabric flap (center part)

20 fold line

21 upper region (left side through channel)

22 upper region (right side through passage)

23 lower region (left side through passage)

24 lower region (right side through passage)

30 cloth element

31 left side cloth belt

32 right side cloth belt

33U-shaped cloth ring

34 left free cloth end

35 right free cloth end

36 seat edge

37 liner

38 seat recess

40 strap system

41 left shoulder strap

42 right shoulder strap

43 hip belt

44 liner

45 closing button

B infants or young children

Back of B1

B2 front side

Bottom of B3

B4 thigh

E1 Upper adjustment position

E2 lower adjustment position

P person

P1 left shoulder

P2 Right shoulder

P3 back

P4 stomach

Inside S1 (containing main body)

Outside of S2 (containing main body)

Claims

1. Backpack (1), the backpack (1) having a receiving body (10) for receiving a baby or infant (B), wherein the receiving body (10) has an inner side (S1) and an outer side (S2) and is designed such that at least one region of the rear side (B1) of the baby or infant (B) can be received and/or supported in the receiving body (10) and has a strap system (40) for fastening the receiving body (10) to a person (P), characterized in that the backpack (1) has a receiving body (10) for receiving a baby or infant (B), wherein the receiving body (10) has a front side (B1) and a rear side (B) for receiving a baby or infant (B), wherein the harness system has a strap system (40) for fastening the receiving body (10) to a person (P), wherein the harness system has a strap system for fastening the receiving body (10) to the person (P) and/or infant (B) and/or infant carrier, wherein the harness system has a strap system for fastening device for fastening the harness system (40) to the person (P) and/or infant (B) and/or infant (2) having a harness system for fastening to the harness and/or infant (10) and/or infant and/or infant (P) and/or infant (2) and/or infant, wherein the harness system and/or infant (2) and/or infant (S) and/or (S) and/

-the containing body (10) has a central portion (11), the central portion (11) having an upper end (12), a lower end (13), a left-hand side edge (14) and a right-hand side edge (15), and further having a left-hand side strap (31) and a right-hand side strap (32),

-wherein in the area of the upper end (12), the central portion (11) has a left-hand through-passage (16) through which the left-hand tape (31) is guided and a right-hand through-passage (17), through which the right-hand tape (32) is guided (17),

-wherein the area of the upper end (12) of the central portion (11) is mounted to be displaced along the left and right tapes (31, 32) by the left and right through channels (16, 17).

2. The backpack device (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that said left and right through channels (16, 17) are positioned opposite each other and are each arranged laterally and oriented vertically on said central portion (11).

3. The backpack device (1) according to any one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that in the region of the lower end (13) of the central portion (11) the left side strap (31) is connected to the left hand side edge (14) of the central portion (11) and in the region of the upper end (12) of the central portion (11) extends in an unsecured state near the left hand side edge (14) of the central portion (11) and also through the left side feed-through (16), and in that in the region of the lower end (13) of the central portion (11) the right side strap (32) is connected to the right hand side edge (15) of the central portion (11) and in the region of the upper end (12) of the central portion (11) extends in an unsecured state near the right hand side edge (14) of the central portion (11) and also through it The right side through channel (17).

4. The backpack (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the left side strap (31) is mounted in the left side feed-through channel (16) in a gathered state and the right side strap (32) is mounted in the right side feed-through channel (17) in a gathered state.

5. The backpack device (1) according to claim 4, characterized in that for forming the seat recess of the receiving body (10) a fanning out of the left and right side cloth tapes (31, 32) under the through-channel (17) is used in each case.

6. Backpack device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the left passage channel (16) is formed by a left fabric flap (18) of the central portion (10), which fabric flap (18) protrudes beyond the left-hand side edge (14) and is sewn in a folded state, and wherein the right passage channel (17) is formed by a right fabric flap (19) of the central portion (10), which fabric flap (19) protrudes beyond the right-hand side edge (15) and is sewn in a folded state.

7. The carrying device (1) as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the main pulling forces extend through the transversely arranged cloth strips (31, 32), that is to say, in particular, they do not extend in a vertical direction above the back (B) of the infant.

8. The backpack device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the region of the lower end (13) of the central portion (11) the left and right side cloth straps (31, 32) are connected to each other via a U-shaped cloth loop (33), wherein the U-shaped cloth loop (33) is connected to the lower end (13) of the central portion (11).

9. The carrier (1) as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that the U-shaped cloth ring (33) forms a seat recess for the bottom and thighs of a baby or infant (B) accommodated in the carrier.

10. The carrier (1) as claimed in one of claims 8 and 9, characterized in that the bottom (B) of the infant or young child accommodated in the carrier is enclosed in a lateral direction, in particular from left to right, by the U-shaped cloth ring (33), in particular by the cloth ring (33) oriented transversely to the bottom of the infant or young child (B) to be accommodated in the carrier.

11. The backpack device (1) according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the left and right side cloth straps (31, 32) and the U-shaped cloth loop (33) are made of a cloth element (30).

12. Backpack device (1) according to claim 11, characterized in that in the area of the U-shaped cloth ring (33) the cloth element (30) has a padding (37).

13. Backpack device (1) according to one of the claims 8 to 12, wherein the U-shaped cloth ring (33) has at least to some extent a plurality of fabric layers.

14. The backpack (1) according to any one of claims 8 to 13, wherein the left and right side cloth straps (31, 32) and the U-shaped cloth loop (33) together form a seat ring or seat swing for a baby or young child accommodated in the backpack.

15. The backpack device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the left and right side cloth straps (31, 32) are integrated into the strap (40) or connected to the strap (40), in each case above the left and right through channels (16, 17).

16. The backpack device (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein said left and right side cloth straps (31, 32)

-incorporated in the shoulder straps (41, 42) of the harness (40), or

-shoulder straps (41, 42) connected to the belt (40), or

-shoulder straps (41, 42) forming the strap (40),

in each case above the left and right through-channels (16, 17).

17. The backpack device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the left and right side straps (31, 32) form in each case a free cloth end (34, 35) above the left and right passage channels (16, 17), which cloth ends form knottable shoulder straps (41, 42) of the strap (40).

18. The backpack device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the receiving body (10) is connected to a hip belt (43) in the region of the lower end (13) of the central portion (11) and/or in the region of the U-shaped cloth loop (33).

19. The backpack device (1) according to claim 18, characterized in that the U-shaped cloth ring (33) has a seat edge (36) protruding beyond the hip belt (43).

20. The backpack device (1) according to claim 19, characterized in that for reducing the size of the seat, the seat edge (36) is designed such that it can be folded in the direction of the inner side (S1) of the accommodating body (10).

21. Backpack device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that for shortening the receiving body (10) the upper end (12) of the central portion (11) is designed such that it can be folded down.

22. Backpack device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the upper regions (21, 22) of the left and right lateral through channels (16, 17) are in each case of a cuff-shaped design and the lower regions (23, 24) of the left and right lateral through channels (16, 17) are in each case of a radially closed design.