JPS6141456A - Safety restraint apparatus for children - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a child safety restraint device which can be used in medical transport vehicles, particularly ambulances or stretchers, to safely restrain children during transport.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Various jurisdictions are concerned with the safe transportation of children in vehicles. Many of these jurisdictions are
It enacts laws requiring minimum safety standards when transporting children in vehicles. In particular, these safety standards and standards apply to
Applies to children under kg. Transport safety standards for children are also considered in jurisdictions where this law has not been enacted.

As a result of legislation being implemented in various jurisdictions, ambulances equipped with new child safety seats to securely secure children within the vehicle have recently received attention.

``Problem to be solved by the invention'' Currently, medical transport vehicles such as ambulances do not have safety devices or stretchers to restrain the movement of children. Stretchers used in ambulances typically have two restraints. These straps are effectively placed on the adult's chest and shin area to minimize injury to the adult when restrained. Therefore, such a belt arrangement cannot restrain a child under 142 meters in height. As a result, all children below this height must be held by emergency personnel, personnel, or other individuals, for example, while transporting the child to the hospital. This does not protect the child from sharp turns or sudden changes in case of an accident that may occur during transport. As is understood, sudden changes in sharp steering or braking can cause complications to the child's health, such as malfunctioning of health care equipment used to calm the child's condition, or worsening of lull wounds. This can lead to severe symptoms. It may also cause additional injuries to the child or accompanying person being transported in the vehicle.
This leaves the child in an unstable condition inside the ambulance. These injuries are serious and may even lead to death.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, a first object of the present invention is to provide a child safety restraint device for securing a child to a medical transport vehicle.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a restraint device for protectively restraining a child on a fixed support.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a safety restraint device for use in medical transport vehicles that is capable of administering emergency medicine to children during transport.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a safety restraint system for use in medical transport vehicles that can be adjusted to accommodate children of widely varying heights, including infants weighing 5 kg.

Furthermore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a child restraint device for use in medical transport vehicles that is easily disinfected.

According to the present invention, a safety restraint device is provided that allows a child to be restrained substantially horizontally in a medical transport vehicle. The restraint device includes support means including a rigid base having upper and lower layers that join together near the lateral edges to form a pocket opening at one end between the glabella. A plurality of holes arranged at predetermined intervals are formed in this lower layer. The base also includes a one-dimensional rigid member that is inserted through the aperture and into the pocket. This one-dimensional rigid member includes protruding members fixed to the lower layer at positions corresponding to the positions of the holes, and even when the one-dimensional rigid member is inserted into the pocket, each protruding member protrudes through the corresponding hole. . The support means further comprises a cover attached to the upper layer to protect the child placed on the upper layer. The restraint device includes tightening means connected to the projecting member to secure the support means to the medical transport vehicle to restrain the child in a substantially planar position on the medical transport vehicle.

The restraint means secures the support means to the medical transport vehicle, which is subject to shocking and momentary changes during transport. The child is securely secured to the support means with minimal relative movement. Therefore,
Changes first act on the restraining means, so that the child is injured (t <
Risk is reduced.

Children, such as children or infants weighing less than 20 kg, have a center of gravity that is closer to the head than an adult's center of gravity. A sudden impact causes a very flexible child to pivot around its center of gravity causing internal or splenic injuries, such as whiplash or spleen rupture.

The base forms a rigid support means that guarantees the child's flexibility through the use of a rapidly rigid or one-dimensionally rigid material. This minimizes the risk of injury.

The child is restrained in a substantially flat position such that during reversing movement of the vehicle, movement of the support means relative to the child is translated into lateral movement of the child. However, removing the cover to the base (=I is
Prevent the child from jumping out of the support means. In most cases, the approximately flat position is the indentation or downside position.

When referring to safety restraint devices, the term "safety" is used for devices that are designed with materials that meet or exceed the minimum safety standards enforced by government law.

The restraint device may include a harness coupled to the transport vehicle and the support means. This harness (") encases the support means to restrain the child's movements and may be used by older children on their own, or for children under 30 kg with a bag-like support means. The harness has two front Preferably, the straps include a strap, two foot straps and a membrane strap, which straps can be adjusted to a length to comfortably pass over the child and can be secured to the underside of the child support means;
It is secured with a suitable buckle on the upper side of the child support means. Attachment straps and fastening members are used to secure the harness to the medical transport vehicle.

, the cover may be folded to adjust dimensions.

Preferably, the cover means comprises a blanket-like material having male hooks or fasteners arranged along both edges of the top surface of the cover such that the male hooks are fastened together when the cover is folded. . This feature adjusts the dimensions so that the cover does not completely cover the child, but only exposes the child's head.

The cover may be removably attached to at least the base to provide access to the child at various locations along the edge of the support means for administration of medication from the emergency medical equipment.

In a preferred construction, an adhesive strip, such as VERCRO® (velcro), may be formed along the vicinity of the periphery of the inner surface of the cover and base. The adhesive strip on the cover engages the adhesive strip on the base to form a removable attachment.

Preferably, the support means includes two separation members to facilitate cleaning of soiled items. The base includes upper and lower layers that join together near the side edges to form an open-ended pocket between the layers.

In particular, the two layers are joined at both ends and the bottom, but not at the top. The materials of these layers are not limited to blanket-like members comprising sheets sewn together with insulating filler therebetween.

The base may include a flap covering the aperture and may be secured over the aperture by a protruding member passing through a hole in the flap. The base also includes a one-dimensional rigid member that is inserted into the pocket.

The one-dimensional stiffening member includes a series of elongate reinforcing members spaced apart from each other and secured between upper and lower layers, the one-dimensional stiffening member being rigid in one direction and flexible in a second direction perpendicular to the one direction. Ru. This causes the one-dimensional stiffening member to curve around the child, further forming a recess for the infant. These reinforcing members are
It extends parallel to the expected direction of extension of the infant's spine to form a rigid one-dimensional support in this direction. This direction is referred to as the longitudinal direction. This prevents the medical transport vehicle from shifting along the body even during sudden movements. When these reinforcing members or slats are spaced apart, the early stiffening support members align with the child and partially wrap around the child.

Preferably, the fast-stiffening support means comprises reinforcing fabrics stretched diagonally and intersecting at midpoints.

A tightening member is formed at each corner and at the end of the reinforcing fabric near the centerline of the bottom. A hole is formed in the lower layer of the base through which a fastening member passes for connection to a harness. In this way, the base of the support means is harnessed. The harness passing around the child support means acts to restrain the child.

According to the intent of the invention, there is provided a restraint device comprising a fast-stiffening base and a cover removably attached to this base, for securing a child between the base and the cover.

"Example" Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12. This figure shows a child safety restraint system 10 for restraining a child face up in a medical transport vehicle, such as an ambulance I2. This restraint device IO includes a bag-like support means or support body I3 and a harness-like tightening means 14.

This tightening means 14 comprises two front straps 16, two foot straps 187 and a membrane strap 20.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, a bracket and buckle means 22 for adjusting the length are attached to each band, and
Each end of the front band 16 and the foot band 18 is secured to a central buckle 24 that is attached to the membrane band 20. Each band is sewn together at the intersection point 26 on the underside, as shown in FIG. In addition, the storage includes a mounting portion t13 that is attached to a fixed point of the ambulance 12.
Adjustable attachment strips 28 having a diameter of 0 are partially overlapped. The clamping means 14 are therefore arranged below the support 13.

The support I3 restrains the child supine on a portable medical table, such as a stretcher or other flat or fairly flat surface, and includes a rigid base 32 and a cover 34. Attached to the cover 34 are male hooks 36 and 38 arranged alternately along both ends. This cover 34 may be sized and folded at 40, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, so that it can be placed securely within the support 13 without covering the child's face. An adhesive material such as Velcro tape 42 is formed on both lower ends of the cover 34 . Velcro attachment of the base 32 to the cover 34 (-J has the advantage of allowing a passenger to attend to the child in a particular area for administering sedatives. In FIG.
For example, a hole 43 through which a drip pipe 45 can pass is shown. Although cover 34 and base 32 are shown continuous at fold line 44, they may be constructed from two pieces of similar adhesive material that are removable at the fold line.

The base 32 also includes an upper layer 46 and a lower layer 48 sewn along opposite ends 50 and a lower end 52 such that an open pocket 56 shown in FIG. 2 is formed between the upper and lower layers 46 and 48. but the upper end 54 is not sewn. Preferably, each layer includes one or more layers of material, as described below. Accordingly, a flexible one-dimensional stiffening member 58 is inserted into the pocket 56. The one-dimensional rigid member 58 includes two layers 60 and 62 with a reinforcing member 64 sandwiched therebetween. Of course, a safety fabric or band 66 similar to the fastening means 14 is formed between these. These bands 66 are stretched diagonally across the one-dimensional rigid portion t/I58. In the center an additional strip 67 is formed through which the membrane strip 20 is attached. Connected to each end of these bands 66 and 67 is a projecting member 68 in the form of a bracket that projects through a respective hole 70 in the lower layer 62. The bracket 68 also passes through a hole in the lower layer 48 of the bag-like support 13, through which the harness strap passes, as shown in FIG. The band 66 fixed in this state
By using , the forces acting on the attachment member 68 are distributed throughout the one-dimensional rigid member 58 . Stitch pattern 72 pinches reinforcement member 64 to connect layers 60 and 62.

Band 66 is held in place by sewing pattern 72. The reinforcing members are evenly spaced to cause the one-dimensional stiffening member to be flexible in one direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, but remain stiff along the longitudinal direction. This reinforcing member therefore acts as a pith support. Referring to FIG. 9, the restraint device is shown curving about the longitudinal axis of the device to partially encircle the child.

FIG. 8 shows the placement of a child safety restraint system in relation to an ambulance.

10 and 11 show a flap 8 with a hole 82
The bottom of base 32 is shown including 0.

A flap 80 extends from the upper layer material of the base 32 and
The rib portion is fixed by a projecting member 68 passing through it.

FIG. 12 shows a preferred form of harness connector 30.

These materials depend on administrative regulations. However, the preferred construction of the reinforcing member comprises optimally dimensioned AA laminate or irradiated polyethylene. The upper and lower layers of the flexible one-dimensional rigid member should comprise nylon coated vinyl so that it can be disinfected after soiling.

Cover 34 and layers 44 and 46 may include a fabric, preferably a nylon fabric, that can be removed and cleaned during standby. Preferably, each of layers 44 and 46 may include two nylon sheets and an intermediate filler layer, such as DuPont Holofil®. This filling layer creates insulation and space when the restraint is tightened. This filling layer also cushions the child placed on the flexible one-dimensional rigid member or tension board.

The protruding members 30 and 68 are attached to the strap by sewing the end of the strap or webbing around the protruding member.

The preferred dimensions of this child restraint are 76 cm x 5
It is 0 cm. Regarding the use of harnesses and other sewn items,
This is the standard safety harness fabric currently available in the field.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, a restraining device is provided that allows a child to be safely transported even if an ambulance that is being dispatched in an emergency suddenly turns or brakes suddenly.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the child restraint device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the support showing the cover adjustment mechanism, FIG. 3 is a cutaway perspective view of the support, and FIG. A partially cutaway view of the structure of the support, FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the support, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention for restraining a child, and FIG. 7 is a partial cross-section of the lower end of the restraint device. Figure 8 is a plan view of the restraint system for supporting a child in an ambulance, Figure 9 is a perspective view similar to Figure 6 showing the support wrapped around the child, and Figure 10 shows the folded overflap. a perspective view from the bottom of the child restraint device shown;
FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the restraint device shown in FIG. 1O, and FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the locking mechanism of the mounting member of the harness. IO... child restraint device, 13... support means, 14
... Tightening means, 16... Crawler belt, 18... Foot strap, 2
0... Membrane band, 22... Bracket! - and buckle means, 24... center buckle, 28... takedown band, 3
0...Fixing ring, 32...Early solid base, 34...
・Cover, 46... Upper layer, 48... Lower layer, 56
...Pocket, 58...One-dimensional strong member, 68...
・Protruding parts.

Claims (20)

[Claims] (1) Upper and lower layers that are combined along the vicinity of the side edges to form a pocket with an opening at one end; a one-dimensional rigid member that passes through the opening and is inserted into the pocket; and a one-dimensional rigid member that is attached to the upper layer. a cover for protectively covering a child lying on the upper layer; the lower layer has a plurality of holes arranged at predetermined intervals; and the one-dimensional rigid member is arranged at positions corresponding to the holes. support means comprising a semi-rigid base, comprising a protruding member secured to the lower layer, each of the protruding members protruding through a corresponding hole upon insertion into the pocket; A child safety restraint device comprising fastening means for securing support means to a medical transport vehicle and thus restraining the child in a substantially planar position on said medical transport vehicle. (2) The restraint device according to claim 1, wherein the tightening means includes a harness that surrounds the support means and restrains the movement of the child. (3) The harness includes two shoulder straps, two leg straps, and one thigh strap, each strap being adjustable in length and fixed to each other under the support means. 3. A restraint device according to claim 2, wherein the restraint device is tightened at a position above the support means. (4) The child restraint device according to claim 3, wherein each of the bands includes a leather strap having a mounting member at one end for fixing the harness to the transport vehicle. (5) The restraint device according to claim 1, wherein the cover is detachably attached to the upper layer, making it possible to administer medicine to the child from an emergency medical device. (6) An adhesive band is formed along the inner periphery of the cover and the upper layer, and the adhesive band of the cover engages with the adhesive band of the upper layer, so that the cover can be freely attached to and removed from the base. The restraint device according to claim 5, which is attached to a. (7) The restraint according to claim 5, wherein the cover is attached with a series of male and female hooks arranged alternately along both ends of the top surface so that unnecessary parts can be folded down according to the child's height. Device. (8) The restraint device according to claim 1, wherein the cover has a folded portion fixed to a non-folded portion and whose dimensions can be adjusted. (9) The one-dimensional stiffening member includes a series of elongate reinforcing members spaced apart and secured between the upper and lower layers that are rigid in one direction and flexible in a second direction perpendicular to the one direction, 2. A restraining device according to claim 1, characterized in that it is partially encircling. (10) The restraining device according to claim 9, wherein the one-dimensional rigid member includes a reinforcing fabric laid diagonally from each corner, and a protruding member is attached to an end of the fabric. (11) the base includes a flap that covers the opening;
2. A restraining device according to claim 1, wherein said protruding member passes through a hole in said flap and is fixed onto said opening. (12) upper and lower layers that are joined together along the vicinity of side edges to form a pocket with one end open between the layers; a one-dimensional rigid member that passes through the opening and is inserted into the pocket; a cover that is attached to the upper layer to protectively cover a child placed on the upper layer; the lower layer has a plurality of holes arranged at predetermined intervals; and the one-dimensional rigid member corresponds to the position of the holes. a semi-rigid base from which each of the protruding members protrudes through the corresponding hole even when the one-dimensional rigid member is inserted into the pocket; A child safety support device connected to a harness secured to a medical transport vehicle, comprising: (13) The support device according to claim 12, wherein the cover is detachably attached to the upper layer so that medicine can be administered to the child from an emergency medical device. (14) An adhesive band is formed along the vicinity of the inner surface of the cover and the upper layer, and the adhesive band of the cover engages with the adhesive band of the upper layer, so that the cover can be freely attached to and removed from the base. 14. A support device according to claim 13, which is attached to a support device. (15) The one-dimensional stiffening member includes a series of elongate reinforcing members spaced apart from each other and fixed between the upper and lower layers, which are stiff in one direction and stiff in a second direction perpendicular to the one direction. 13. A support device as claimed in claim 12, characterized in that it is of flexible construction so that the base encircles the child. (16) The one-dimensional rigid member includes a supporting fabric extending between the upper and lower layers by intersecting at a midpoint from each corner, and the protruding member is attached to an end of the fabric near each corner. 16. Support device according to clause 15. (17) The cover has a folded portion fixed to a non-folded portion and whose dimensions can be adjusted.
Support device as described in section. (18) The cover is provided with a series of male and female hooks arranged alternately along both ends of the top surface so that unnecessary parts can be folded down to suit the height of the child. Support device. (19) the base includes a flap that covers the opening;
13. The support device of claim 12, wherein the support device is secured over the opening by a tightening member passing through a hole in the flap. (20) The restraint device according to claim 1, wherein the medical transport vehicle is equipped with at least one ambulance or hospital stretcher.