NO20181572A1

NO20181572A1 - Baby carrier

Info

Publication number: NO20181572A1
Application number: NO20181572A
Authority: NO
Inventors: Okke Van Mourik; Andreas Hess; Martin Schechinger
Original assignee: Torgersen Hans & Soenn
Priority date: 2018-12-06
Filing date: 2018-12-06
Publication date: 2020-06-08
Also published as: KR20210097783A; EP3890562A1; WO2020115208A1; CN113395919A

Description

Baby carrier

The present invention is in general related to an apparatus for carrying and transporting infants and small children. More particularly, the present invention relates to a baby carrier of a type which is adapted to be worn by an adult and serve to support a baby or an infant in a variety of carrying positions both on the front of the wearer and the back of the wearer.

Wearable infant carriers enable the baby or infant and parent to be near each other, whereby the baby or infant may feel the parent’s warmth, closeness and smell, and the baby or infant will also be “involved” or present in the parent’s duties and get impressions in a completely different way than if the infant were sitting in a stroller or the like. Moreover, the parent does not have to carry the baby or infant in her/his arms thereby maintaining freedom of hand and arm movement in order to be able to perform other activities.

US 5.224.637 A relates to an infant carrier adapted to be worn about the waist of an adult for supporting and transporting an infant on the hip region of the wearer. According to a preferred embodiment, such carrier comprises a fabric belt and an integral fabric seat portion which is adapted to receive and support an infant who is positioned facing the adult wearer with legs straddling the wearer's waist. The integral seat portion is defined by a section of the belt, a loop of fabric extending away from and back to the belt section at spaced locations, and a pair of spaced gussets, positioned one above the other and connecting the belt section and the loop portion. A compressible member, such as polyurethane, foam rubber, or a bladder of air, is disposed in the volume defined by the aforementioned seat-defining members. By virtue of the integral belt/seat design, the weight of the infant is more broadly distributed about the wearer's waist and hip region, and the product is considerably easier to manufacture compared to prior art infant carriers of the same type.

EP 2.967.231 A1 relates to a child carrier having a waist belt, an upper torso support, a hammock coupled to the waist belt and to the upper torso support, and a thigh support strap extending to each side of the hammock. Each thigh support strap has an inward end portion proximate to the hammock and an outward end portion configured for selective coupling to the upper torso support in multiple positions. When the thigh support straps are coupled to the upper torso support, the hammock and the thigh support straps form a seat to support a child in an ergonomic spreadsquat position in inward and outward facing orientations. The shape of the seat adjusts depending on the positions in which the outward end portions of the thigh support straps are coupled to the upper torso support.

WO 2017/075500 A1 relates to an adjustable child carrier, where the child carrier includes an adjustable bucket seat that can be adjusted to accommodate children of a wide range of sizes. The child carrier includes one or more adjustments that work alone or in cooperation to adjust the depth and width of the bucket seat area provided by the child carrier. The carrier is capable of supporting children of various sizes in an ergonomic position appropriate for the child's size.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to minimize and possibly alleviate one or more of the disadvantages of the prior art, or to provide a useful alternative.

This object is achieved with a baby carrier according to the following independent claim, where further features and embodiments of the invention will become apparent from the dependent claims and the description below.

The present invention relates to a baby carrier, where the baby carrier comprises an upper part for arranging the baby carrier near or on shoulders of a user, a lower part for arranging the baby carrier near or on waist of the user and a pouch assembly which is connected or fastened to at least the lower part of the baby carrier, the pouch assembly comprising a sitting portion, a back portion and a head portion, where an inflatable element is connected to the lower part of the baby carrier.

The inflatable element may comprise a closed container or receptacle, for instance an air bladder or the like, where the inflatable element will provide a support for the baby seated in the baby carrier and will, in addition, distribute the weight of the baby evenly between the user’s shoulders and hips. The inflatable element further comprises a valve element in the form of a one-way valve or the like, such that the inflatable element will remain inflated when it is filled with air.

The inflatable element may be pumped up either using a pump or the mouth.

According to one aspect the inflatable element may be manufactured from a strong, flexible material.

The inflatable element may be manufactured with at least one plane surface, where the inflated element is such arranged on the lower part of the baby carrier that the plane surface preferably faces the sitting portion of the pouch assembly. This will result in that the inflatable element, when inflated and a baby is sitting in pouch assembly of the baby carrier, through the plane surface of the inflatable element will provide a support for the baby’s bottom and/or thighs.

A side of the inflatable element facing the lower part of the baby carrier may also be provided with a plane surface, such that the inflatable element can be appropriately connected to the lower part of the baby carrier.

According to one aspect the inflatable element may be detachably connected to the lower part of the baby carrier, such that the inflatable element can be removed from the lower part of the baby carrier when not needed. Fastening means in form of press studs, Velcro or the like may be used to detachably connect the inflatable element to the lower part of the baby carrier.

It could also be envisaged that the inflatable element could be integrated into the lower part of the baby carrier, whereby the lower part could comprise a compartment or a space for accommodating the inflatable element. Furthermore, the lower part of the baby carrier could then comprise a flexible material at least over a part accommodating the inflatable element, in order to allow the inflatable element to inflate properly. The compartment or space for accommodating the inflatable element could be arranged to be completely closed or to be opened when the inflatable element was to be inflated (i.e. when in use).

In one embodiment the inflatable element may have a length that corresponds to a width of the sitting portion of the pouch assembly. However, it could also be envisaged that the inflatable element could have a length that is larger or smaller than the width of the sitting portion of the pouch assembly.

The pouch assembly may in one embodiment be releasably connected to at least one of the upper and lower parts, such that the pouch assembly can be disconnected from the upper part and/or lower part of the baby carrier, for instance when the pouch assembly must be washed or cleaned. The pouch assembly may then be connected to the upper and lower parts of the baby carrier through fastening means in the form of Velcro, zipper, press studs, clip or the like or combinations of such. It could also be envisaged that the pouch assembly could be fixedly connected or fastened to the lower part, for instance by sewing, and connected to the upper part through one or more clips or the like.

The lower part of the baby carrier may comprise a belt and a strap or web or the like connected to each end of the belt, where the straps, webs or the like may comprise fastening and adjusting devices in order to be releasably connected to each other and to allow the lower part of the baby carrier be adjusted to the user/wearer.

Furthermore, the belt may include a load relieving device in order to absorb and distribute the load or weight the user experience on his or hers waist when a baby is carried in the baby carrier.

The load-relieving device may have a length to extend over at least a back and part of the stomach of the user, when the user is wearing the baby carrier, where the load-relieving device may comprise one or more layers of a soft material, a soft foam or the like. However, it could also be envisaged that the one or more layers of soft material, the soft foam or the like may be arranged only at certain spot or spots of the belt, for instance a back and iliac crest of the user.

The upper part of the baby carrier may comprise two carrying straps, where each of the carrying straps over at least a part of their length is provided with a load relieving device and where at least one end of each carrying strap comprises fastening and adjusting devices in order to be releasably connected to the lower part or the pouch assembly of the baby carrier. The lower part and the pouch assembly are then provided with corresponding fastening devices.

Furthermore, each strap of the upper part of the baby carrier could include a load relieving device in order to absorb and distribute the load or weight the user experience on his or hers shoulders and upper part of back when a baby is carried in the baby carrier. The load-relieving device may have a length to extend over at least a part of the carrying strap, where the load-relieving device may comprise one or more layers of a soft material, a soft foam or the like.

In one exemplary embodiment the carrying straps of the upper part of the baby carrier may be fixedly connected to the pouch assembly. One end of each carrying strap may then be sewn to the pouch assembly, while an opposite end of each carrying strap is provided with a fastening and adjusting device. However, it could also be envisaged that the carrying straps could be releasably connected to the pouch assembly through fastening means in form of Velcro, zippers, press studs, clips or the like, such that the upper part of the baby carrier could be released from the pouch assembly.

The upper part of the baby carrier may further comprise means to interconnect the two carrying straps of the upper part of the baby carrier, where such means may be a strap provided with adjustment means, where the strap may be used to connect the two carrying straps of the upper part of the baby carrier, and the adjustment means could be used to pull the two carrying strap towards each other in order to tighten the baby carrier to the user. Such an arrangement will also distribute the load or weight the user experience when a baby is carried in the baby carrier.

The fastening and adjusting devices of the carrying straps may be in the form of a clip for buckling and fastening of the carrying straps, where the clip for buckling and fastening comprises a male portion and a female portion. Each male portion of the clip for buckling and fastening of the shoulder straps is then to be connected to an end of each of the two carrying straps, while at least two spaced apart female portions of the clip for buckling and fastening of the carrying straps are connected to each of the lower part and the pouch assembly.

In one aspect the female portions of the clip for buckling and fastening of the shoulder straps may be sewn to the lower part and the pouch assembly of the baby carrier. Alternatively, the female portions could be sewn to an intermediate element, whereafter the intermediate element could, in appropriate ways, be connected to the lower part and/or pouch assembly.

In one embodiment the female portion of the clip for buckling and fastening of the shoulder straps may comprise an interior channel with an open end, the interior channel being defined by a top surface, an opposite bottom surface and opposite side walls extending between the top and bottom surfaces.

As will be explained in detail below, the male portion of the clip for buckling and fastening of the shoulder straps is received and releasably retained within the interior channel of the female portion. To enable access and release of the male portion of the clip for buckling and fastening of the shoulder straps from the exterior of the female portion by a user and assist in retaining the male portion within the female portion, the female portion is provided with two apertures. Each aperture extends at least through a portion of the top or bottom surface as well as through the opposite side walls to form a side-release type clip.

The male portion of the clip for buckling and fastening of the shoulder strap may comprise a base portion having two substantially flexible arm members formed on opposite sides of the base portion and extending outwardly from one side of the base portion a predetermined distance.

Each arm member includes a first proximal end connected to the base portion and a second opposite distal end. To assist in sliding cooperation with the female portion and enable access to a user, the distal end of each male member may include a rounded protrusion on its outside surface. To releasably engage the arm members within the female portion, each arm member preferably includes a shoulder formed on both a top surface and a bottom surface of the arm members.

To releasably connect the male portion to the female portion, the second distal end is inserted within the interior channel. Upon continued insertion, the distal ends will be flexed towards the interior of the channel. Further insertion provides for the rounded protrusions to ride along the channel until the rounded protrusions and the shoulders clear the channel. At that point, each arm member snaps outward with respect to the channel and the shoulders are seated against the surfaces of the apertures and the rounded protrusions extend outward through the apertures.

Furthermore, the male portion comprises a frame including a pair of spaced apart side walls an end wall provided with a recess and a bottom formed by an upper surface of the base portion including a strap engaging member, where the clamping member is transversely and movably mounted to the frame.

In one embodiment the clamping member may comprise a locking cam and a release actuator in the form of a handle.

In one embodiment according to the present invention, the pouch assembly may, in a transition between the sitting portion and the back portion of the pouch assembly, on each side of the pouch assembly, be provided with a zipper extending towards a longitudinal center plane of the pouch assembly in order to enable adjustment of the baby carrier to the specific baby arranged in the baby carrier. The zipper on each side of the pouch assembly may be opened when a small baby is placed forward facing in the baby carrier, whereby this will result in a smaller “width” of the pouch assembly in the area for the legs/thighs of the baby, as the baby can place his or hers legs in the openings provided by the zippers, whereby the baby must not “spread” his or hers legs so much.

The pouch assembly may further comprise an additional head support (head wrap), where one side or end of the additional head support may be sewn to an upper part of the back portion of the pouch assembly and an opposite side or end of the additional head support may be provided with two spaced apart straps with fastening means to be connected to complementary fastening means arranged in the sitting portion of the pouch assembly. The fastening means may be in the form of press studs, Velcro or the like. When the additional head rest is not in use, the additional headrest will be arranged on an inside of the pouch assembly, extending over at least the back portion of the pouch assembly. When a small baby, for instance, is arranged in the pouch assembly, the straps of the additional head support will be released from the sitting portion of the pouch assembly and the additional head support will be lifted up to cover the back of the baby’s head. The upper part of the baby carrier may then be provided with a plurality of complementary fastening means, such that the straps of the additional head support may be connected to the upper part of the baby carrier.

In one embodiment the pouch assembly may, in a transition between the back portion and the head portion, be provided with a weakened line or fold extending over an entire width of the pouch assembly, where the weakened line or fold will allow the head portion to be folded relative the back portion of the pouch assembly. The head portion of the pouch assembly may then, for instance when a larger child is arranged forward facing in the baby carrier, be folded down along the weakened line or fold, allowing such to adapt the baby carrier to the baby.

In one embodiment the pouch assembly may be provided with a zipper that extends over at least a part of the head portion and back portion of the pouch assembly, where the zipper is arranged along a longitudinal center line of the pouch assembly. When the zipper is opened, each side of the zipper may be folded away to provide more view for the baby when placed in a forward-facing position. Each side of the zipper may then be provided with fastening means to be maintained in the folded away position.

In one embodiment the pouch assembly may, on both sides, in an area of a transition between the sitting portion and the back portion, be provided with one or more attachment points to be attached or connected to the upper part, whereby the upper part is provided with complementary fastening means.

Similarly, the lower part of the baby carrier may also be provided with at least two spaced apart attachment points for the upper part, whereby the upper part is provided with complementary fastening means.

Other advantages and special features of the present invention will become clear from the following detailed description, the attached drawings and the following claims, in which

Figures 1A-1C illustrate in a schematic way an example of a baby carrier according to the present invention, where figure 1A shows the baby carrier worn on a chest of the user and the baby facing the user, figure 1B shows the baby carrier worn on a chest of the user and the baby facing away from the user and figure 1C shows the baby carrier worn on a back of the user (and the baby facing the user, not shown),

Figures 2A-2C show an example of an inflatable element of the baby carrier according to the present invention, where figure 2A shows the baby facing the user and the inflatable element deflated, figure 2B shows the baby facing away from the user and the inflatable element inflated and figure 2C shows the baby facing the back of the user and the inflatable element inflated,

Figure 3 illustrates an example of the lower part of the baby carrier comprising the inflatable element and further details of the lower part,

Figures 4A-4B illustrate embodiments as to how the baby carrier can be adapted to the baby, where figure 4A shows the baby carrier worn on the chest of the user and the baby facing away from the user and figure 4B shows the baby carrier worn on chest of the user and baby facing the user,

Figures 5A-5B show further details of embodiments of the baby carrier, where figure 5A shows the baby carrier worn on the chest of the user and the baby facing away from the user, and figure 5B shows the baby carrier worn on the back of the user and the baby facing the user, and

Figure 6 illustrates additional example details of the baby carrier according to the present invention.

Figures 1A-1C show a baby carrier 1, where figure 1A shows the baby carrier 1 worn on a chest of a user U and the baby B facing away from the user, figure 1B shows the baby carrier 1 worn on the chest of the user U and the baby B facing the user and figure 1C shows the baby carrier 1 worn on a back of the user U and the baby B (not shown) facing the user U. The first configuration (front facing, shown in figure 1A) is recommended for children aged 6 months to two years, the second configuration (inward facing, shown in figure 1B) is recommended for new-borns aged 4 weeks to 12 months and the third configuration (back-pack position, shown in figure 1C) is recommended for children aged 8 months to 3,5 years.

Figures 2A-2C show the baby carrier 1, where it can be seen that the baby carrier 1 comprises an upper part 2 and a lower part 3, and where a pouch assembly 4 is connected to the upper and lower part 2, 3 of the baby carrier 1.

The upper part 2 of the baby carrier 1 comprises two carrying straps, where one end of each carrying strap is connected to a male part 6A of a buckle 6 (see figure 6) in order to be releasably connected to a female part 6B of a commonly known buckle 6 provided in the lower part 3 or the pouch assembly 4 of the baby carrier 1. In figure 3 is shown that both the lower part 3 and the pouch assembly 4 are provided with two spaced apart female parts 6B of a buckle 6, whereby the user U can choose to connect the upper part 2 of the baby carrier 1 to either the pouch assembly 4 or to the lower part 3 of the baby carrier 1.

The upper part 2 of the baby carrier 1 may also comprise a strap with adjustment means, where the strap may be used to connect the two carrying straps of the upper part 2 and where the adjustment means may be used to “pull” the two carrying straps towards each other in order to tighten the baby carrier 1 to the user’s U body, see also figure 1C. As a person skilled in the art would know how such a strap could be arranged and which adjustment means could be used, this is not described any further herein.

The pouch assembly 4 comprises a sitting portion 4A, a back portion 4B and a head portion 4C, where the back portion 4B of the pouch assembly 4 is connected to the upper part 2 of the baby carrier 1 and the sitting portion 4A of the pouch assembly 4 is connected to the lower part 3 of the baby carrier 1.

Furthermore, each side of the pouch assembly 4 is, see also figures 4A-4B, in a transition between the sitting portion 4A and the back portion 4B of the pouch assembly 4, provided with a zipper 4D. Each of the zippers 4D extends towards a center line extending along a longitudinal length of the pouch assembly 4, where the zippers 4D will form an angle with the center line. Through the arrangement of the zippers 4D, the baby carrier 1 may be adjusted to the size and configuration of the baby B when placed in the baby carrier 1. The zippers 4D on each side of the pouch assembly 4 may be unzipped when a small baby B is arranged forward facing in the baby carrier 1 (and the baby carrier 1 is worn on a chest of the user U), as the unzipping will result in that the pouch assembly 4 will have a smaller width in the area for the legs and thighs of the baby B, whereby the baby B can arrange the legs in the openings provided when unzipping the zippers 4D. Consequently, baby B will not have to “spread” his or hers legs so much.

As seen in figure 3, the lower part 3 of the baby carrier 1 comprises a belt and a strap or the like connected to each end of the belt, where one strap is connected to a male part 7A of a commonly known buckle 7, while the other strap is connected to a female part 7B of the buckle 7. Through the male and female part 7A, 7B buckle 7, the lower part 3 of the baby carrier 1 can be adjusted and fastened to the user’s U waist. Furthermore, an inflatable element 5 is connected to the lower part 3 of the baby carrier 1.

The belt may be provided with a load-relieving device in order to absorb and distribute the load or weight the user U experiences on his or hers waist when a baby B is carried in the baby carrier 1, where the load-relieving device extend over a part of the belt to at least cover a back and part of the stomach of the user U.

The load-relieving device may comprise one or more layers of a soft material, a soft foam or the like.

The inflatable element 5 comprises a closed container or receptacle, for instance an air bladder or the like, where the inflatable element 5 is arranged under the sitting portion 4A of the pouch assembly 4 in order to provide support for the baby seated in the baby carrier 1. When the inflatable element 5 is inflated, as shown in figures 2B and 2C, the inflatable element 5 will be brought into contact with an underside of the sitting portion 4A of the pouch assembly 4, thereby providing a support for baby’s B bottom and thighs. This will result in that the weight of the baby B also is distributed to the lower part 3 of the baby carrier 1, whereby the user U will experience that the load is distributed between the user’s U shoulders and hips.

The inflatable element 5 comprises further a valve element (not shown), where the valve element may be in the form of a one-way valve or the like, such that the inflatable element 5 will remain inflated when it is filled with air.

The user U may pump up the inflatable element 5 by using their mouth, or the inflatable element 5 may be pumped up by using a pump (not shown).

The inflatable element 5 is manufactured from a strong, durable and flexible material.

The inflatable element 5 is, in order to provide a comfortable and ergonomic support for the baby B, manufactured with a plane surface where the inflatable element 5 is such arranged on the lower part 3 of the baby carrier 1 that the plane surface is facing the sitting portion 4A of the pouch assembly 4.

In this embodiment, a surface of the inflatable element 5 facing the lower part 3 of the baby carrier 1 is also provided with a plane surface, such that an appropriate connection with the lower side 3 of the baby carrier 1 is facilitated. In this embodiment the inflatable element 5 is detachably connected to the lower part 3 of the baby carrier 1, such that the inflatable element 5 can be removed from the lower part 3 of the baby carrier 1, if this, for some reason, is needed. The inflatable element 5 and the lower part 3 of the baby carrier 1 are then provided with corresponding fastening means (not shown), where the fastening means may, for instance, be press studs, Velcro or the like. A person skilled in the art would know how to arrange this, whereby this is not described any further herein.

However, it could also be envisaged that the inflatable element 5 is integrated into the lower part 3 of the baby carrier 1, whereby the lower part 3 of the baby carrier 1 in this embodiment would comprise a compartment (not shown) or a hollow inside the lower part 3, where this compartment or hollow will accommodate the inflatable element 5. The lower part 3 of the baby carrier 1 will then comprise a flexible material at least over a part covering or hiding the inflatable element 5, so as to allow the inflatable element 5 to be pumped up to its form in order to provide the comfortable and ergonomic support for the baby. Furthermore, the compartment or hollow inside the lower part 3 of the baby carrier 1 could be arranged to be completely closed or to be opened through a cover when the inflatable element 5 is to be inflated.

The inflatable element 5 has a length that corresponds to a width of the sitting portion 4A of the pouch assembly 4.

Figures 5A-5B show that the pouch assembly 4 is provided with a zipper 4F, where the zipper 4F will extend over the head portion 4C and at least a part of the back portion 4B of the pouch assembly 4, and where the zipper 4F is arranged along a center line S extending over a longitudinal length of the pouch assembly 4. When a baby B is placed in the baby carrier 1 facing away from the user U, as illustrated in figure 4A, the zipper 4F may be unzipped to provide a clear view for the baby B, as each corner of the head portion 4C then can be folded back and to the side of the pouch assembly 4.

The pouch assembly 4 is, in a transition between the back portion 4B and the head portion 4C, provided with a weakened line 4F or a fold line extending over an entire width of the pouch assembly 4, allowing the head portion 4C to be folded down towards the back portion 4B. This may be done when the baby B is placed in the baby carrier 4 facing the user U, the baby carrier 4 being worn on the chest or the back of the user U, as illustrated in figure 5B, thereby allowing the user U to adjust the pouch assembly 4 to the size of the baby.

Figure 6 illustrates how an additional head support 4E for new born babies B arranged on an inside of the pouch assembly 4 can be used to provide support for the baby’s B head, where one end of the additional head support 4E is sewn to an inside of the pouch assembly 4 and an opposite end of the additional head support 4E is provided with a strap having fastening means arranged on each side/edge of the additional head support. When the additional head support 4E is not in use, the additional head support 4E is fastened to the inside of the pouch assembly 4 through complementary fastening means arranged inside the pouch assembly 4. The fastening means on the straps and the inside of the pouch assembly 4 may be press studs, Velcro or the like. When a new born baby is seated in the pouch assembly facing the user, the side of the additional head support 4E provided with the fastening means will be released from the pouch assembly 4 and the additional head support 4E will be drawn out from the inside of the pouch assembly 4 to cover the back of the baby’s head. The straps having the fastening means are then connected to complementary fastening means provided on the upper part 2 of the baby carrier 1. The additional head support 4E will, through the above arrangement, give a “tighter” support for the baby’s head than the head portion 4C, whereby the head portion 4C may be folded down, as illustrated in figure 6, in order to provide a clear view for the baby.

The present invention has now been explained in relation to several embodiments according to the present invention. However, a person skilled in the art will appreciate that a number of variations and modifications may be implemented to the baby carrier as described within the scope of the invention as it is defined in the attached claims.

Claims

1. A baby carrier (1) comprising an upper part (2) for arranging the baby carrier (1) on shoulders of a user, a lower part (3) for arranging the baby carrier (1) on waist of the user, and a pouch assembly (4) connected to the baby carrier (1) at least at the lower part (3), the pouch assembly (4) comprising a sitting portion (4A), a back portion (4B) and a head portion (4C), characterized in that an inflatable element (5) is connected to the lower part (3) of the baby carrier (1).

2. A baby carrier (1) according to claim 1,

characterized in that the inflatable element (5) comprises a closed air bladder with a valve element (5A).

3. A baby carrier (1) according to claim 2,

characterized in that the air bladder is manufactured from a flexible, strong material.

4. A baby carrier (1) according to claim 2 or 3,

characterized in that the inflatable element (5), when inflated, is provided with a plane surface facing a sitting portion (4A) of the pouch assembly (4).

5. A baby carrier (1) according to one or more of the preceding claims 1-4, characterized in that the inflatable element (5) is detachably connected to the lower part (3) of the baby carrier (1).

6. A baby carrier (1) according to one or more of the preceding claims 1-4, characterized in that the inflatable element (5) is integrated in the lower part (3) of the baby carrier (1).

7. A baby carrier (1) according to claim 1,

characterized in that the pouch assembly (4) is disconnectable from the upper part (2) and/or lower part (3).

8. A baby carrier (1) according to claim 1,

characterised in that lower part (3) comprises a load-relieving device (3A) to which the pouch assembly (4) is connected and a fastening device (3B), the load-receiving device (3A) and fastening device (3B) being connected to each other.

9. A baby carrier (1) according to claim 8,

characterised in that the load-relieving device (3A) is padded with a soft material and the fastening device (3B) comprises a buckle (3B).

10. A baby carrier (1) according to claim 1,

characterised in that the pouch assembly (4), in a transition between the sitting portion (4A) and the back portion (4B), on each side of the pouch assembly (4) is provided with a zipper (4D) extending towards a center of the pouch assembly (4).

11. A baby carrier (1) according to claim 1,

characterised in that the pouch assembly (4) further comprises an additional head support (4E), one end of the additional head support (4E) being sewn to an inside of the pouch assembly (4) and an opposite end of the additional head support (4E) comprising fastening means to be connected to complementary fastening means arranged inside the pouch assembly (4).

12. A baby carrier (1) according to claim 1,

characterized in that a transition between the back portion (4B) and the head portion (4C) comprises a weakened line (4F) over a width of the pouch assembly (4), the weakened line (4F) allowing the head portion (4C) to be folded relative the back portion (4B) of the pouch assembly (4).

13. A baby carrier (1) according to claim 1,

characterized in that a zipper (4F) extends over a part of at least the head portion (4C) and back portion (4B) of the pouch assembly (4), the zipper (4G) being arranged along a longitudinal center line (S).

14. A baby carrier (1) according to claim 1,

characterized in that the upper part (2) comprises complementary fastening means arranged on a surface facing away from the user.

15. A baby carrier (1) according to claim 1,

characterized in that each side of the pouch assembly (4), in an area of a transition between the sitting portion (4A) and the back portion (4B), is provided with an attachment point (5) for the upper part (2).

16. A baby carrier according to claim 1,

characterized in that the lower part (3) is provided with at least two attachment points (6) for the upper part (2).