EP0722684A1 - Porte-bébé frontal et porte-bébé frontal ou dorsal - Google Patents

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EP0722684A1
EP0722684A1 EP95300388A EP95300388A EP0722684A1 EP 0722684 A1 EP0722684 A1 EP 0722684A1 EP 95300388 A EP95300388 A EP 95300388A EP 95300388 A EP95300388 A EP 95300388A EP 0722684 A1 EP0722684 A1 EP 0722684A1
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Yakumichi Yamaguchi
Naomi Hirata
Keiko Hirasawa
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MOMMYART CO., LTD.
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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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  • This invention relates to a front baby carrier for use by a parent or other adult user to carry or hold a baby in front with the baby facing toward or away from the user and to a front-or-back baby carrier for use by a parent or other adult user to carry a baby in back with the baby facing toward or away from the user and to carry a baby in front with the baby facing toward or away from the user.
  • a front baby carrier proposed by the present inventors and described in Japanese Utility Model Appln. Publication Hei 5-6850 includes a main portion, constituted as narrow lateral support coupled to opposite ends of a suspension belt to be suspended from the neck or shoulder of an adult user, and a detachable seat resembling legless pants that open at the sides.
  • a main portion constituted as narrow lateral support coupled to opposite ends of a suspension belt to be suspended from the neck or shoulder of an adult user
  • a detachable seat resembling legless pants that open at the sides.
  • the baby For carrying a baby up to the age of about one year, the baby is seated in the seat attached to the main portion and held with one or both arms.
  • the baby For carrying an older baby able to sit upright by itself, the baby is seated directly on the lateral support of the main portion with the seat detached and is held with one or both arms.
  • the user For attaching the seat to the main portion, the user has to connect a lateral belt to the seat back support, connect the opposite ends of the lateral belt to rings provided near the lower ends of the suspension belt, attach a pair of front belts by their one ends to opposite sides of the seat back support, pass the front belts through the aforesaid rings and belt loops on the seat front strap and front support, buckle the front belts together, attach a seat binder to the seat crotch support, and wrap the seat binder around the seat.
  • the carrier can only be worn in front with the baby facing toward the user. It cannot be used to carry a baby in front facing the other way or to carry a baby in back.
  • One object of this invention is to provide a front baby carrier which, by simple operations, allows the baby to be carried in front facing either toward or away from the user.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a front-or-back baby carrier which, by simple operations, further allows the baby to be carried in back facing either toward or away from the user.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a front baby carrier which enables both the user and the baby to be protected by a seat belt when riding in an automobile.
  • a front baby carrier comprising a harness to be worn by an adult user and a detachable seat, characterised in that the seat is attachable to the front of the harness with its front facing either toward or away from the user, so that a baby can be seated in the seat in front of the user facing either toward or away from the user.
  • a front-or-back baby carrier comprising a harness to be worn by an adult user and a detachable seat, characterised in that the seat is attachable to the front of the harness with its front facing either toward or away from the user, and attachable to the back of the harness with its front facing either toward or away from the user, so that a baby can be seated in the seat either in front or in back of the user facing either toward or away from the user.
  • the harness of the front baby carrier includes front belts or panels provided with connectors, while the seat has a front support provided with first connectors and a back support provided with second connectors.
  • the seat When a baby has been enclosed in the seat, it can be held in front facing toward the user by connecting the first connectors of the seat to the connectors of the harness and can be held in front facing away from the user by connecting the second connectors of the seat to the connectors of the harness.
  • the harness of the front-or-back baby carrier according to the second aspect of the invention is additionally provided with connectors on its back belts or back panel. It therefore has all of the capabilities of the front baby carrier according to the first aspect of the invention and, in addition, allows the first connectors of the seat to be connected to the connectors of the back belts or back panel for carrying a baby in back facing toward the user and allows the second connectors of the seat to be connected to the connectors of the back belts or back panel for carrying a baby in back facing away from the user.
  • Figures 1 to 6 show an embodiment of the front baby carrier according to a first aspect of this invention in which reference numeral 10 designates a cloth harness to be worn on the shoulders of an adult user and reference numeral 20 designates a seat made separately of the harness of cloth or other material.
  • the harness 10 has two front belts 11, 11 which hang down the front of the user from the shoulders and two straps 12, 12 which are attached to the upper ends of the front belts 11, 11 and cross in an X as they extend down the user's back.
  • the lower end of the left front belt 11 and the strap 12 extending down from the upper end of the right front belt 11 are joined so as to be able slide with respect to each other.
  • the right front belt 11 and the other strap 12 are similarly joined.
  • This arrangement forms right and left arm loops 13, 13.
  • the size of these arm loops 13, 13 can be adjusted to the wearer using conventional type length adjusters 15, 15 to adjust the length of extensions 14, 14 attached to the lower ends of the length adjusters 15, 15.
  • the straps 12, 12 are passed through small loops 14', 14' provided on the ends of the extensions 14, 14 so that the front belts 11, 11 and the straps 12, 12 can slide with respect to each other.
  • the seat 20 consists of a back support 21, a crotch support 22 and a front support 23 and has the general shape of legless pants that open at the sides.
  • the back support 21 is made taller than the front support 23 to provide support for the baby's head from behind while the crotch support 22 is indented to a narrow width.
  • the back support 21 and the front support 23 can be fastened together at their left and right sides by press-on fasteners 24 such as snaps or surface-to-surface fasteners (of the type sold under the trademark Velcro, for example).
  • a lateral strap 25 with the two parts of a buckle 26 at its opposite ends is attached to the outside of the back support 21 so that the buckle can be fastened at the outside of the front support 23.
  • a loop 27 is fixed on the front support 23 for passage of the lateral strap 25 and the buckle 26 connecting its opposite ends.
  • First connectors 31 are attached to the upper left and right of the front support 23 and the front belts 11, 11 for use in attaching the seat 20 to the harness 10. Moreover, since the back support 21 is taller than the front support 23, second connectors 32, 32 are provided at the upper left and right sides on the outside of the back support 21 and on the front belts 11, 11 at positions slightly above the first connectors 31, 31.
  • Third connectors 33, 33 are further provided to project from opposite sides of the front support 23 as well as on the bottom ends of the straps 12, 12 of the harness 10.
  • first, second and third connectors 31, 32, 33 shown in the drawings are of a conventional plastic type having male and female members, they can instead be of the type having identical members including both male and female portions.
  • two straps 28 are provided to run down along left and right sides of the outside of the back support 21, cross on the outside of the crotch support 22 and project from the right and left sides of the crotch support 22.
  • the second connectors 32, 32 are provided at the upper ends of the straps 28 and the third connectors 33, 33 are provided at the tips of the straps 28 projecting to opposite sides of the crotch support 22.
  • the second connectors 32, 32 of the seat 20 are connected with the second connectors 32, 32 of the harness 10 and the third connectors 33, 33 of the seat 20 are connected with the third connectors 33, 33 of the harness 10 (see Figure 1(b)).
  • the first connectors 31, 31 of the seat 20 are connected with the first connectors 31, 31 of the harness 10 and the third connectors 33, 33 of the seat 20 are connected with the third connectors 33, 33 of the harness 10 (see Figure 1(a)).
  • the baby can be enclosed in the seat 20 after the seat 20 has been attached to the harness 10 by connecting the second and third connectors or the first and third connectors. Since the connection between the second and third connectors or between the first and third connectors is easy to achieve, however, the baby can also be enclosed in the seat 20 before the seat 20 is attached to the harness 10. This is convenient when a baby is to be carried in a car, airplane or the like with the user and baby protected by a seat belt. In such a case the user puts on the harness 10, sits down and fastens the seat belt, as shown in Figure 2, and the seat 20 with the baby enclosed is then attached to the harness 10 with the seat belt in between.
  • FIG 7 shows an example of a harness 10 to be worn by the user of a front-or-back baby carrier according to another aspect of this invention.
  • This front-or back baby carrier can use the seat 20 shown in Figures 1 to 6.
  • the illustrated harness 10 though referred to as a "harness” in light of its function, more resembles a vest and consists of front panels 11, 11 (corresponding to the front belts 11, 11 in the earlier embodiment) and a back panel 16, with arm holes 17, 17 therebetween.
  • the front belt 11 is attached with first, second and third connectors 31, 32, 33 corresponding to the first, second and third connectors 31, 32, 33 of the seat 20.
  • the back panel 16 of the harness 10 is further provided with vertically spaced pairs of fourth and fifth connectors 34, 35 at positions corresponding to the first and second connectors 31, 32.
  • the fourth and fifth connectors 34, 35 are for connection with the first and second connectors 31, and 32 on the seat 20.
  • the user attaches the seat to the back panel 16 by connecting the fourth connectors 34 on the back panel 16 with the first connectors 31 on the seat 20 and connecting the third connectors 33 of the harness 10 and the seat 20 together, encloses the baby in the seat 20 and puts on the harness 10.
  • the user attaches the seat to the back panel 16 by connecting the fifth connectors 35 on the back panel 16 with the second connectors 32 on the seat 20 and connecting the third connectors 33 of the harness 10 and the seat 20 together, encloses the baby in the seat 20 and puts on the harness 10.
  • the harness 10 can take various other forms aside from those shown in Figures 3 and 7. Some other possible modified configurations are shown in Figures 9 to 12 by way of example.
  • the harness 10 shown in Figure 9 has two front belts 11, 11, similarly to the harness of Figure 3.
  • the upper ends of the front belts 11, 11 continue into a Y-shaped back belt 16 and the lower ends of the front belts 11, 11 and the back belt 16 are attached to a waist belt 18 that the user buckles around the waist.
  • the harness 10 shown in Figure 10 which resembles a shirt, is obtained by adding sleeves to the front panels 11, 11 and the back panel 16 of the harness of Figure 7.
  • the harness 10 shown in Figure 11 is similar to the one in Figure 3 but instead of the straps 12, 12 has a pair of crossed back belts 16 equal in width to the front belts 11, 11, each of which extends from the upper end of one front belt 11 to the lower end of the other front belt 11 so as to form an arm hole 13 on either side.
  • the front belts 11, 11 and back belts 12, 12 are connected together in endless loops 13 forming arm holes and the loops 13 are connected in back by a lateral belt 19 to form a harness 10 of H-like configuration.
  • All of these harness have short straps with the harness-side third connectors 33 at their tips connected either to the lower ends of the front belts/panels 11 or to the connection point between the front belts 11 and the back belts 16.
  • any of these harnesses can be constituted as a harness for a front baby carrier by attaching first and second connectors 31, 32 to the front belts/panels 11 or as a harness for a front-or-back baby carrier by additionally attaching fourth and fifth connectors 34, 35 to the back belts/panel 16.
  • rear support for the baby's head is provided by extending the back support 21 of the seat farther upward than the front support 23, and second connectors 32 are attached to the upper outer surface of the back support 21 at a level higher than that at which the first connectors 31 are attached to the upper outer surface of the front support 23.
  • the front belts/panels 11 of the harness 10 are provided at different heights with the first and second connectors 31, 32 and the rear belts/panel 16 are provided at different heights with the fourth and fifth connectors 34, 35.
  • the second connectors 32 can instead be attached to the back support 21 at the same height as that at which the first connectors 31 are attached to the front support 23.
  • the second connectors 32 on the back support 21 of the seat 20 can be connected with the first connectors 31 on the front belts/panel 11 or with the fourth connectors 34 on the back belts/panel 16, making it possible to eliminate the two second connectors 32 on the front belts/panels 11 and the two fifth connectors 35 on the back belts/panel 16.
  • the need for the two second connectors 32 on the front belts/panels and the two fifth connectors 35 on the back belts/panel 16 can be also be eliminated by, as shown in Figure 13, making the height of the back support 21 the same as that of the back support 21 and attaching the second connectors 32 to the back support 21 at the same height as the first connectors 31 are attached to the front support 23.
  • the back support 21 does not provide support for the baby's head, however, it is preferable to provide a separate support member projecting upward from the back support 21 by, for example, attaching a head support 29 to the inner surface of the back support 21 by means of press-on fasteners 24 (e.g., snaps or surface-to-surface fasteners) or inserting the head support 29 into the upper opening of a pocket formed on the inner surface of the back support 21.
  • press-on fasteners 24 e.g., snaps or surface-to-surface fasteners
  • the opposite sides of the back support 21 and the front support 23 are fastened together by the press-on fasteners 24.
  • the baby can be easily put (enclosed) in the seat much in the manner of putting on a pair of side-opening pants, and can be easily taken out for a change of diapers, for example.
  • Other seat designs are also possible.
  • the front and back supports are continuous with each other on both sides, forming a bag-like seat with two leg holes.
  • the front baby carrier according to the first aspect of the invention can be used to carry a baby in front facing toward the user by connecting the first connectors provided on the seat to connectors provided on the front belts or front panels of the harness, thereby attaching the seat to the harness, and then enclosing the baby in the seat, and can be used to carry a baby in front facing away from the user by connecting the second connectors provided on the back support of the carrier to connectors provided on the front belts/panels of the harness, thereby attaching the seat to the harness, and then enclosing the baby in the seat.
  • the attachment of the carrier to the harness is very easy since it can be achieved merely by joining the connectors.
  • the front-or-back baby carrier according to the second aspect of the invention can further be used to carry a baby in back facing toward the user by connecting the first connectors provided on the front support of the seat to connectors provided on the back belts or back panel of the harness, thereby attaching the seat to the harness, and then enclosing the baby in the seat, and can be used to carry a baby in back facing away from the user by connecting the second connectors provided on the back support of the seat to connectors provided on the back belts or back panel of the harness, thereby attaching the seat to the harness, and then enclosing the baby in the seat.

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FR2769818A1 (fr) * 1997-10-17 1999-04-23 Ampafrance Porte-bebe ventral ameliore, et procede d'installation correspondant
EP1240853A1 (fr) * 2001-03-13 2002-09-18 Lafuma S.A. Porte bébé modulaire
FR2834874A1 (fr) * 2002-01-22 2003-07-25 Tennessee Porte-bebe
GB2391790A (en) * 2002-08-14 2004-02-18 Leannne Philippa Courtney Child harness detachably connected to an adult harness
WO2009135731A1 (fr) 2008-05-06 2009-11-12 Rebecca Strub Traore Porte-bebe
EP2328440A1 (fr) * 2008-09-09 2011-06-08 Dreamy Dot AB Porte-bébé
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US9119484B2 (en) 2013-10-31 2015-09-01 Marcus A Hyppolite Travel lap seat for a child and a method for its use
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WO2019055686A1 (fr) * 2017-09-13 2019-03-21 Diono, Llc Système porte-bébé adaptable
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FR2769818A1 (fr) * 1997-10-17 1999-04-23 Ampafrance Porte-bebe ventral ameliore, et procede d'installation correspondant
EP1240853A1 (fr) * 2001-03-13 2002-09-18 Lafuma S.A. Porte bébé modulaire
FR2822042A1 (fr) * 2001-03-13 2002-09-20 Lafuma Sa Porte-bebe modulaire
US6715651B2 (en) 2001-03-13 2004-04-06 Lafuma S.A. Modular child carrier
FR2834874A1 (fr) * 2002-01-22 2003-07-25 Tennessee Porte-bebe
GB2391790A (en) * 2002-08-14 2004-02-18 Leannne Philippa Courtney Child harness detachably connected to an adult harness
WO2009135731A1 (fr) 2008-05-06 2009-11-12 Rebecca Strub Traore Porte-bebe
CH702029B1 (fr) * 2008-05-06 2011-04-29 Rebecca Strub Traore Porte-Bébé.
EP2328440A4 (fr) * 2008-09-09 2012-04-18 Dreamy Dot Ab Porte-bébé
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EP2328440A1 (fr) * 2008-09-09 2011-06-08 Dreamy Dot AB Porte-bébé
GB2506699A (en) * 2012-10-05 2014-04-09 Juliette Whiting A child carrier
GB2506699B (en) * 2012-10-05 2016-02-24 Juliette Whiting A child carrier
US9119484B2 (en) 2013-10-31 2015-09-01 Marcus A Hyppolite Travel lap seat for a child and a method for its use
US20150201761A1 (en) * 2014-01-21 2015-07-23 Andrew R. Wollenberg Modular child carrier
CN105962691A (zh) * 2016-07-01 2016-09-28 成都理工大学 婴儿背带
US10264895B2 (en) 2017-02-22 2019-04-23 Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc. Adjustable child carriers
US10820721B2 (en) 2017-02-22 2020-11-03 Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc. Adjustable child carriers
US11690462B2 (en) 2017-02-22 2023-07-04 Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc. Adjustable child carriers
WO2019055686A1 (fr) * 2017-09-13 2019-03-21 Diono, Llc Système porte-bébé adaptable
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