EP0355223B1 - A child support - Google Patents

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EP0355223B1
EP0355223B1 EP88307747A EP88307747A EP0355223B1 EP 0355223 B1 EP0355223 B1 EP 0355223B1 EP 88307747 A EP88307747 A EP 88307747A EP 88307747 A EP88307747 A EP 88307747A EP 0355223 B1 EP0355223 B1 EP 0355223B1
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Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47D—FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN
    • A47D13/00—Other nursery furniture
    • A47D13/02—Baby-carriers; Carry-cots
    • A47D13/025—Baby-carriers; Carry-cots for carrying children in seated position

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  • the invention relates to a child support.
  • baby carriers have been provided, for example as shown in US-A-1464404 which forms the basis of the preamble of the main claims and which discloses a device for supporting a child on the body of a human carrier, the device comprising a seat for the child and a brace for the seat.
  • a device for supporting the child on the body of a human carrier comprising a seat for the child, and a brace projecting from the seat, characterised by the brace having a curved configuration so that it can engage at least partially round a thigh of the carrier whereby to support the seat.
  • the device may be substantially inverted L-shape in use, the arms of the L- comprising the seat and the leg thereof comprising the brace.
  • the distal end of the brace may be curved towards the seat.
  • brace There may be a support between the brace and the seat.
  • the device may be formed in one piece from plastic or fibreglass material.
  • the device may be used in combination with means to support the device from a shoulder of the carrier.
  • the support means may comprise a strap which extends from one side of the device to the other.
  • the device may also include a carrying receptacle which may have means to support it from the device.
  • the carrying receptacle may comprise a bag which is adapted to receive the device as an insert and which may be suspended from the seat by a top or lid which may comprise the supporting means.
  • the top or lid may have padding whereby to provide additional comfort in the seat.
  • the bag may have padding adjacent the brace.
  • the bag may comprise a washable material.
  • a device 1 for supporting a child on the body of a human carrier 2 comprising a seat 3 for the child, and a brace 4 projecting from the seat and adapted in use to rest against part 5 of the body of the carrier whereby to support the seat 3.
  • the device 1 is moulded integrally in one piece from plastics, eg. fibreglass, and is of substantially L-shape, the "L" being inverted in use as shown.
  • the brace 4 is curved in a concave direction in the direction of projection of the seat 3 so as to fit round the part 5, which is the upper thigh of the carrier 2.
  • the seat 3 is relatively rigid, as is the brace 4.
  • the inside corner of the "L" acts as a support or strut 6 between the brace 4 and the seat 3 for assisting in supporting the seat 3.
  • the brace 4 also has holes 9 at upper opposite edges thereof so that the device 1 can be mounted on a waistband or belt 10 which is fastenable round the waist of the carrier 2.
  • the belt 10 is adjustable.
  • the distal end of the brace 4 is turned outwardly to provide a smooth lower edge or lip 11 which does not cut into the thigh 5 of the carrier 2 in use.
  • the device 1 is used in combination with a receptacle in the form of a bag 12 which is a carrier, suitably for nappies, wet-wipes, bottles etc., required by the child.
  • the bag is slipped over the device 1 which becomes an insert therefor to keep the bag 12 extended.
  • the bag 12 has a top or lid 13 which is padded to make the seat 3 comfortable for the child, and also has padding on a rear surface 14 which in use is between the brace 4 and the thigh 5 of the human carrier 2, to provide comfort for the carrier 2.
  • the bag 12 has through apertures aligned with the apertures 7 and 9 so that the shoulder strap 8 and the belt 10 can be passed therethrough to provide a unitary seat and bag device.
  • the bag 12 comprises, or is covered with, a washable material, and has two opposite apertures 15 closed by closure means such as zip fasteners 15 extending longitudinally thereof.
  • the bag has a front pouch 17.
  • the device and bag 12 are symmetrical so that they can be worn on either thigh 5 with equal facility, or stated in another way, they can be supported by the strap 8 from either shoulder of the human carrier.
  • the strap 8 is adjusted to the correct length and is slipped over the desired shoulder and the device 1 is also adjusted on the belt 10 so that the net result is that the seat 3 rests neatly at the hip of the human carrier, male or female, with the brace 4 receiving and resting against the outside of the thigh 5.
  • the seat 3 is then supported by the brace 4, in a substantially horizontal position 10 so that an infant can sit on the seat and clasp the body of the carrier, so that the child is carried safely and in comfort, the carrier having his or her hands free.
  • the bag 12 is used, accoutrements of the child can be placed inside for ease of carriage too.
  • a second embodiment of device 20 for supporting a child on the body of a human carrier comprising a seat 21 for the child and a brace 22 projecting from the seat 21 and adapted in use to rest against part (the thigh) of the body of the carrier whereby to support the seat 21.
  • the seat 21 and brace 22 are integral, moulded in two pieces of plastic which are joined together as by glueing plastics or welding along a median line 24, to provide a substantially 'L'-shape device which is an inverted 'L' in use.
  • Each of the two pieces forms part of the seat 21 and the brace 22, and the median line also extends from the seat 21 to the brace 22. This construction is inherently strong and requires no separate support between brace and seat.
  • the seat 21 has an upper (in use) surface on which a child sits in use, and a curved lower 25 surface which merges into or becomes the brace 22 which is concave for fitting round the thigh of a carrier.
  • the angle of 110° could be varied between 100° and 120° as desired.
  • the seat 21 is hollow.
  • the hollow seat 21 is used as a housing for a bag or cover (not shown) of flexible material such as plastic which is secured to the underside of the upper surface of the seat adjacent the entrance 26 to the hollow interior 27 of the seat 21 by suitable means as for example VELCRO (Registered Trade Mark) or elastic.
  • the bag or cover can then be permanently attached to the device 20 and, if desired can be pulled out of the hollow interior 27 of the seat 21 and folded down round the device for unobtrusive carrying thereof.
  • the bag or cover is simply folded and tucked into the hollow interior 27 of the seat so that the bag or cover is out of sight.
  • the device 20 has formed in it through apertures in the form of four slots 28 through which flexible adjustable support means such as straps 29 and 30 are passed, one 29 being a waist strap and the other 30 a shoulder strap.
  • the device 20 can be worn on either thigh with equal facility, or stated in another way, they can be supported by the strap from either shoulder of the human carrier.
  • the device 20 is used to support a child in the same way as the device 1, that is to say in use the strap 30 is adjusted to the correct length and is slipped over the desired shoulder and the device 20 is also adjusted on the belt 29 which is also adjusted for length so that the net result is that the seat 21 rests neatly at the hip of the human carrier, male or female, with the brace 22 receiving in its concave form, and resting against the outside, of the thigh of the carrier. The seat 21 is then supported by the brace 22, so that an infant can sit on the seat and clasp the body of the carrier, so that the child is carried safely and in comfort, the carrier having his or her hands free.
  • the seat may be ergonometrically designed too, like the brace to provide a shape complementary, or nearly to, to the posterior of the child.
  • the seat and the brace could comprise a metal or plastic framework, which can then be covered by a suitable material.
  • the brace extends solely below the seat in use and the surface of the seat forms the upper surface of the whole device (excluding any supporting straps by which the device may be suspended from the carrier). It is therefore easy to place the child in the device and remove the child therefrom without impediments which might otherwise exist above the seat surface.
  • the concave shape of the brace surface intended to face the thigh of the carrier extends the full length of the brace, so that pressure is more uniformly distributed.

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EP88307747A 1987-02-23 1988-08-22 A child support Expired - Lifetime EP0355223B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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DE88307747T DE3885100D1 (de) 1988-08-22 1988-08-22 Kinderstütze.

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GB878704194A GB8704194D0 (en) 1987-02-23 1987-02-23 Child support
JP63209312A JPH0268013A (ja) 1987-02-23 1988-08-23 子供支持装置

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EP0355223A1 EP0355223A1 (en) 1990-02-28
EP0355223B1 true EP0355223B1 (en) 1993-10-20

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GB8704194D0 (en) * 1987-02-23 1987-04-01 Bentinck T C R N Child support
JP2521160Y2 (ja) * 1990-10-08 1996-12-25 すみ子 山口 ウエストバッグ兼用幼児抱き具
GB9104953D0 (en) * 1991-03-08 1991-04-24 Smith Michele K Adjustable baby-carrier
GB2260687A (en) * 1991-10-23 1993-04-28 Lin Min Chao Multipurpose bag and baby carrier
GB9220021D0 (en) * 1992-09-22 1992-11-04 Sykes Bryan C Child carrying aid
SE9601170D0 (sv) * 1996-03-27 1996-03-27 Eva Jaederberg Bäranordning
GB9723444D0 (en) * 1997-11-07 1998-01-07 Sykes Bryan Improvements in child carrying aids
GB2343104B (en) * 1998-11-02 2000-09-13 Kiddy Partnership Limited Carrying aid
GB2435415B (en) * 2006-02-24 2011-04-13 Deborah Claire Mankelow Carrying bag
US7686195B2 (en) * 2006-04-05 2010-03-30 Bangert John G Child carrier
ITUD20080178A1 (it) * 2008-07-29 2010-01-30 Sergio Burelli Attrezzatura per il trasporto di bambini
US20150282636A1 (en) * 2014-04-02 2015-10-08 Yongmei Wang Baby Carrier
US20170129524A1 (en) 2014-04-02 2017-05-11 BridgeHub LLC Baby carrier
WO2019071570A1 (en) 2017-10-13 2019-04-18 BridgeHub LLC DEVICE FOR CARRYING AND TRANSPORTING A BABY
CA3122001C (en) 2020-06-14 2023-03-07 Gregory Benjamin Carron Baby exerciser

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US1464404A (en) * 1922-01-09 1923-08-07 Karl S Blekastad Baby carrier
GB449569A (en) * 1935-02-14 1936-06-30 Cyril John Constable A new or improved child carrier
DE809583C (de) * 1949-09-07 1951-07-30 Georg Niederhauser Am Ruecken tragbarer Kindertragsitz
GB678225A (en) * 1949-10-03 1952-08-27 Nicholas Holman Improvements in or relating to baby or infant carriers
DE1070352B (ja) * 1955-05-31
GB936046A (en) * 1961-01-12 1963-09-04 Richard Gerstle Mack Pack harness
US4271998A (en) * 1976-09-27 1981-06-09 Ruggiano Harriet M Infant carrier
GB8704194D0 (en) * 1987-02-23 1987-04-01 Bentinck T C R N Child support
GB8707464D0 (en) * 1987-03-28 1987-04-29 Knott C E Rear facing child carrying frame

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GB8804047D0 (en) 1988-03-23
EP0355223A1 (en) 1990-02-28
GB2201083B (en) 1991-02-13
GB2201083A (en) 1988-08-24
JPH0268013A (ja) 1990-03-07

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