EP4404794A1

EP4404794A1 - Baby carrier

Info

Publication number: EP4404794A1
Application number: EP22782526.2A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Yingzhong Chen
Original assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
Current assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
Priority date: 2021-09-24
Filing date: 2022-09-22
Publication date: 2024-07-31
Also published as: CN115844166B; TWI844113B; TW202432036A; TW202315553A; TW202547393A; DE212022000290U1; JP3248674U; WO2023046839A1; CN115844166A; TWI899986B; CN120000034A

Abstract

A baby carrier (100) includes: a bottom portion (10) provided with a shoulder strap slot (11), a rear side of the bottom portion (10) provided with a first fastener (17); a body portion (12); a belt (30) including a shoulder strap (32), a tongue (34), a crotch strap (36), and a buckle (38), the shoulder strap (32) is disposed through the shoulder strap slot (11) and exposed in a front side of the bottom portion (10), the crotch strap (36) is fixed to the bottom portion (10), the buckle (38) is fixed to the crotch strap (36), the tongue (34) is fixed to the shoulder strap (32) and is detachably connected to the buckle (38); and a protecting sheet (50) detachably connected to the rear side of the bottom portion (10), the protecting sheet (50) is provided with a second fastener (52) corresponding to the first fastener (17).

Description

BABY CARRIER

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED DISCLOSURE

[0001] This application claims priority benefit of Chinese patent application No. 2021111241143, filed on September 24, 2021, entitled “BABY CARRIER”, the entire content of the disclosure is incorporated herein for all purposes.

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0002] The present disclosure relates to baby products, in particular to a baby carrier.

BACKGROUND

[0003] The baby carrier, such as a baby sleeping box, can be mounted on a frame of a stroller to provide a comfortable and safe sleeping environment for baby, and also facilitate parents to take care of the baby. Currently, conventional commercial baby carriers are usually not equipped with belts because they are not used with cars. Although a few of sleeping baskets are equipped with belts, these belts may have a potential safety hazard, because the belts are easy to form a closed loop after being overstretched, which may strangle the neck of infant.

SUMMARY

[0004] Accordingly, it is necessary to provide a safer baby carrier.

[0005] A baby carrier includes: a bottom portion provided with a shoulder strap slot, a rear side of the bottom portion being provided with a first fastener; a body portion surrounding the bottom portion; a belt including a shoulder strap, a tongue, a crotch strap, and a buckle, wherein the shoulder strap is disposed from the rear side of the bottom portion through the shoulder strap slot and are exposed in a front side of the bottom portion, one end of the crotch strap is fixed to the bottom portion, the buckle is provided at the other end of the crotch strap, the tongue is provided at an end of the shoulder strap and is detachably connected to the buckle; and a protecting sheet detachably connected to the rear side of the bottom portion, wherein an edge of the protecting sheet is provided with a second fastener corresponding to the first fastener, the shoulder strap is covered by the protecting sheet.

[0006] According to the aforementioned baby carrier, the shoulder strap located on rear side of the bottom portion can fully covered by the protecting sheet.

[0007] In one of the embodiments, the bottom portion is further provided with a tongue accommodating groove and a buckle accommodating groove, the baby carrier further comprises a mattress disposed on the bottom portion, the mattress is provided with a shoulder strap opening and a crotch strap opening; in a first state, the shoulder strap and the crotch strap are located on a top surface of the mattress, the tongue is disposed through the shoulder strap slot and the shoulder strap opening, and is detachably connected to the buckle that is disposed through the crotch strap opening; in a second state, the shoulder strap and the crotch strap are disposed on a bottom surface of the mattress, the tongue is accommodated in the tongue accommodating groove, and the buckle is accommodated in the buckle accommodating groove. [0008] In one of the embodiments, two shoulder straps, two shoulder strap holes, two tongues, and two tongue accommodating grooves are provided, the two shoulder strap slots are arranged side by side at an upper portion of the bottom portion, the two tongue accommodating grooves are located on both sides of the bottom portion, respectively. [0009] In one of the embodiments, the buckle accommodating groove is located adjacent to a lower portion of the bottom portion.

[0010] In one of the embodiments, the baby carrier further includes a fabric arranged on an inner side of the body portion, the mattress and the fabric are both made of soft materials.

[0011] In one of the embodiments, the shoulder strap is made of nylon or polyester fiber.

[0012] In one of the embodiments, the rear side of the bottom portion is further provided with a belt tightening device disposed adjacent to a lower edge of the bottom portion, and the two shoulder straps on the rear side of the bottom portion are connected to the belt tightening device through an adjusting belt.

[0013] In one of the embodiments, the protecting sheet is a translucent mesh cloth.

[0014] In one of the embodiments, a depth of the tongue accommodating groove is greater than or equal to a length of the tongue, a depth of the buckle accommodating groove is greater than or equal to a thickness of the buckle.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] To illustrate the technical solutions according to the embodiments of the present invention or in the prior art more clearly, the accompanying drawings for describing the embodiments or the prior art are introduced briefly in the following. Apparently, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and persons of ordinary skill in the art can derive other drawings from the accompanying drawings without creative efforts. [0016] FIG. l is a perspective view of a baby carrier according to an embodiment.

[0017] FIG. 2 is a front view of the baby carrier shown in FIG. 1.

[0018] FIG. 3 is a rear view of the baby carrier shown in FIG. 2.

[0019] FIG. 4 is a front view of the baby carrier shown in FIG. 1 in a first state.

[0020] FIG. 5 is a rear view of the baby carrier shown in FIG. 4.

[0021] FIG. 6 is a rear view of the baby carrier shown in FIG. 5 after adding a protecting net. [0022] FIG. 7 is a front view of the baby carrier shown in FIG. 1 in a second state.

[0023] FIG. 8 is a front view of the baby carrier of FIG. 7 with a mattress removed.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0024] Embodiments of the invention are described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. The various embodiments of the invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Elements that are identified using the same or similar reference characters refer to the same or similar elements.

[0025] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

[0026] Unless otherwise defined, all terms including technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

[0027] Referring to FIG. 1, which is a perspective view of a baby carrier 100 according to an embodiment. The baby carrier 100 can be mounted on a stroller, or can be mounted on a back seat of a car or sedan. The baby carrier 100 may be, but not limited to a carry cot, a car bed, etc. The baby carrier 100 includes a substantially oval-shaped bottom portion 10 and a body portion 12 surrounding a circumference of the bottom portion 10. The bottom portion 10 and the body portion 12 cooperatively form an accommodating space 14 configured to accommodate a baby to rest. In order to facilitate transportation, the baby carrier 100 further includes a handle 16. The arched handle 16 spans across the accommodating space 14, and both ends of the handle 16 are pivotally connected to tops of opposite two sides of the body portion 12, so as to facilitate lifting the entire baby carrier 100. When not being carried, the handle 16 can also be rotated and abutted against the body portion 12 to reduce a volume of the baby carrier 100. [0028] Referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, a front surface of the bottom portion 10 is provided with two shoulder strap slots 11, two tongue accommodating grooves 13, and a buckle accommodating groove 15. The two shoulder strap slots 11 are arranged side by side at an upper portion of the bottom portion 10, which substantially corresponds to the baby’s shoulders. The two shoulder strap slots 11 allow two shoulder straps 32 to extend through. The two tongue accommodating grooves 13 are located on both sides of the bottom portion 10, respectively for accommodating tongues 34. The buckle accommodating groove 15 is located adjacent to a lower portion of the middle portion of the bottom portion 10 for accommodating a buckle 38. A rear side of the bottom portion 10 is further provided with a plurality of first fasteners 17.

[0029] Referring to FIGS. 4, 7 and 8, the baby carrier 100 further includes a mattress 102 provided on the bottom portion 10 and a fabric 122 provided on an inner side of the body portion 12. The mattress 102 is made of soft filling material, and the fabric 122 is also made of soft material, which can increase the comfort of the baby during lying or sitting. The mattress 102 is provided with a shoulder strap opening 104 corresponding to the shoulder strap slot 11, and the mattress 102 is provided with a crotch strap opening 106 corresponding to the buckle accommodating groove 15.

[0030] When the baby carrier 100 needs to be used in the car, a safety mechanism such as a belt 30 can be used to ensure the safety of the baby located in the accommodating space 14. Referring to FIGS. 4, 5, and 7, the belt 30 includes the shoulder strap 32, the tongue 34, a crotch strap 36, and a buckle 38. The shoulder strap 32 is mainly made of nylon or polyester fibers, and two shoulder strap 32 are provided in this embodiment. Each tongue 34 is provided at an end of the shoulder strap 32. One end of the crotch strap 36 is fixed on the bottom portion 10, the other end of the crotch strap 36 is connected to the buckle 38. In a first state, the left and right shoulder straps 32 and the tongues 34 is disposed from the rear side of the bottom portion 10 through the shoulder strap slots 11 and the shoulder strap openings 104 and are exposed in a top surface of the mattress 102. The buckle 38 and the crotch strap 36 are disposed through the crotch strap opening 106 and are also located on the top surface of the mattress 102. When the baby is lying down, the shoulder straps 32 can be passed around the baby's two shoulders, and the crotch strap 36 can be positioned between the baby's two legs. The two shoulder straps 32 and the crotch strap 36 are buckled together to achieve the connection by inserting and fixing the tongues 34 into the buckles 38. A riding stability and safety of the baby in the accommodating space 14 can be ensured through cooperative restraint of the shoulder strap 32 and the crotch strap 36.

[0031] Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, the rear side of the bottom portion 10 is further provided with a belt tightening device 40 disposed adjacent to a lower edge of the bottom portion 10. The left and right shoulder straps 32 provided on the rear side of the bottom portion 10 are connected to the belt tightening device 40 through an adjusting belt 39. On the one hand, the belt tightening device 40 can adjust a length of the shoulder strap 32 to adapt to a body shape of the baby, on the other hand, when the car encounters an emergency, the belt tightening device 40 also automatically locks the shoulder strap 32, thereby protecting the baby from injury caused by a secondary collision.

[0032] In order to prevent the excessively long shoulder strap 32 from causing a safety hazard, referring to FIG. 6, the rear side of the bottom portion 10 is also provided with a detachable protecting sheet 50. An edge of the protecting sheet 50 is provided with a plurality of second fasteners 52 corresponding to the plurality of first fasteners 17. The detachable connection between the protecting sheet 50 and the rear side of the bottom portion 10 can be achieved by a mutual buckling of the first fastener 17 and the second fastener 52. The shoulder strap 32 and the adjusting strap 39 can be fully covered by the protecting sheet 50, thus preventing the shoulder strap 32 from being stretched too long, which may cause suffocation of the baby when the baby's neck is wrapped by the shoulder strap 32. In this embodiment, the first fastener 17 and the second fastener 52 are male and female snap fasteners. It should be understood that, in other embodiments, the first fastener 17 and the second fastener 52 may also be fasteners such as hooks, Velcro, etc.. In this embodiment, the protecting sheet 50 is substantially a translucent mesh cloth. In other embodiments, the protecting sheet 50 can also be a rigid plastic sheet, and is detachably connected to the rear side of the bottom portion 10.

[0033] When the baby carrier 100 does not need to be used in the car, the belt 30 is a non- essential device, which can also be stored to avoid affecting the baby's sleep. Referring to FIG.7 and 8, in a second state, the shoulder straps 32 and the tongues 34 can be disposed through the shoulder strap openings 104 on the mattress 102 and are disposed on a bottom surface of the mattress 102, and the crotch strap 36 and the buckle 38 are disposed through the crotch strap opening 106 on the mattress 102 and are disposed on the bottom surface of the mattress 102. Next, the mattress 102 can be lifted from the bottom portion 10, and then the tongues 34 can be vertically inserted into the tongue accommodating grooves 13 of the bottom portion 10, and the buckle 38 can be placed in the corresponding buckle accommodating grooves 15 at the same time. In this embodiment, a depth of the tongue accommodating groove 13 is greater than or equal to a length of the tongue 34, that is, such that the tongue 34 will not protrude from the surface of the bottom portion 10 after being inserted to the tongue accommodating groove 13. In addition, a depth of the buckle accommodating groove 15 is greater than or equal to a thickness of the buckle 38, such that the buckle 38 will not protrude from the surface of the bottom portion 10 after entering the buckle accommodating groove 15. In this way, when the mattress 102 is placed on the bottom portion 10 again, the mattress 102 will not be uneven to affect the baby's sleep.

[0034] In summary, the baby carrier 100 of this embodiment has the first state corresponding to that the belt 30 is in normal use and the second state corresponding to that the belt 30 is idle. When the belt 30 does not need to be used, the shoulder strap 32 and the crotch strap 36 are relocated on the bottom surface of the mattress 102, the tongues 34 are accommodated in the tongue accommodating grooves 13, and the buckle 38 is accommodated in the buckle accommodating groove 15, so as to prevent the belt 30 from protruding on the mattress 102, which may affect the baby’s sleep.

[0035] The foregoing descriptions are merely specific embodiments of the present disclosure, but are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present disclosure. Any variation or replacement readily figured out by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present disclosure shall all fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure. [0036] The foregoing descriptions are merely specific embodiments of the present disclosure, but are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present disclosure. Any variation or replacement readily figured out by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present disclosure shall all fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure shall be subject to the protection scope of the appended claims.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A baby carrier, comprising: a bottom portion provided with a shoulder strap slot, a rear side of the bottom portion being provided with a first fastener; a body portion surrounding the bottom portion; a belt comprising a shoulder strap, a tongue, a crotch strap, and a buckle, wherein the shoulder strap is disposed from the rear side of the bottom portion through the shoulder strap slot and are exposed in a front side of the bottom portion, one end of the crotch strap is fixed to the bottom portion, the buckle is provided at the other end of the crotch strap, the tongue is provided at an end of the shoulder strap and is detachably connected to the buckle; and a protecting sheet detachably connected to the rear side of the bottom portion, wherein an edge of the protecting sheet is provided with a second fastener corresponding to the first fastener, the shoulder strap is covered by the protecting sheet.

2. The baby carrier according to claim 1, wherein the bottom portion is further provided with a tongue accommodating groove and a buckle accommodating groove, the baby carrier further comprises a mattress disposed on the bottom portion, the mattress is provided with a shoulder strap opening and a crotch strap opening; wherein in a first state, the shoulder strap and the crotch strap are located on a top surface of the mattress, the tongue is disposed through the shoulder strap slot and the shoulder strap opening, and is detachably connected to the buckle that is disposed through the crotch strap opening; in a second state, the shoulder strap and the crotch strap are disposed on a bottom surface of the mattress, the tongue is accommodated in the tongue accommodating groove, and the buckle is accommodated in the buckle accommodating groove.

3. The baby carrier according to claim 2, wherein two shoulder straps, two shoulder strap holes, two tongues, and two tongue accommodating grooves are provided, the two shoulder strap slots are arranged side by side at an upper portion of the bottom portion, the two tongue accommodating grooves are located on both sides of the bottom portion, respectively.

4. The baby carrier according to any one of claims 2 or 3, wherein the buckle accommodating groove is located adjacent to a lower portion of the bottom portion.

5. The baby carrier according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a fabric arranged on an inner side of the body portion, wherein the mattress and the fabric are both made of soft materials.

6. The baby carrier according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the shoulder strap is made of nylon or polyester fiber.

7. The baby carrier according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein the rear side of the bottom portion is further provided with a belt tightening device disposed adjacent to a lower edge of the bottom portion, and the two shoulder straps on the rear side of the bottom portion are connected to the belt tightening device through an adjusting belt.

8. The baby carrier according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the protecting sheet is a translucent mesh cloth.

9. The baby carrier according to any one of claims 2 to 8, wherein a depth of the tongue accommodating groove is greater than or equal to a length of the tongue, a depth of the buckle accommodating groove is greater than or equal to a thickness of the buckle.