CARRYING ARRANGEMENT FOR ACCOMMODATING A BABY OR INFANT

Abstract

A carrying device includes an accommodating body for a baby/infant, wherein the accommodating body has an inner side and an outer side and is designed such that at least one region of a rear side of a baby/infant can be accommodated and/or supported in the accommodating body. The device has a harness system for fastening the accommodating body on a person. The accommodating body has a central part with upper and lower ends, left-hand and right-hand side edges, and left-hand and right-hand cloth bands. In a region of the upper end, the central part has a left-hand pull-through channel, through which the left-hand cloth band is guided, and a right-hand pull-through channel, through which the right-hand cloth band is guided. The region of the upper end of the central part is mounted for displacement along the left- and right-hand cloth bands by way of the left- and right-hand pull-through channels.

Claims

1. A carrying device (1) having an accommodating body (10) for accommodating a baby or infant (B), wherein the accommodating body (10) has an inner side (S1) and an outer side (S2) and is designed such that at least one region of the rear side (B1) of a baby or infant (B) can be accommodated and/or supported in the accommodating body (10), and having a harness system (40) for fastening the accommodating body (10) on a person (P), characterized in that the accommodating body (10) has a central part (11) with an upper end (12), with a lower end (13), with a left-hand side edge (14) and with a right-hand side edge (15), and also has a left-hand cloth band (31) and a right-hand cloth band (32), wherein, in the region of the upper end (12), the central part (11) has a left-hand pull-through channel (16), through which the left-hand cloth band (31) is guided, and a right-hand pull-through channel (17), through which the right-hand cloth band (32) is guided, wherein the region of the upper end (12) of the central part (11) is mounted for displacement along the left-hand and right-hand cloth bands (31, 32) by way of the left-hand and right-hand pull-through channels (16, 17).

2. The carrying device (1) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the left-hand and right-hand pull-through channels (16, 17) are located opposite one another and are each arranged laterally, and oriented vertically, on the central part (11).

3. The carrying device (1) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the left-hand cloth band (31), in the region of the lower end (13) of the central part (11), is connected to the left-hand side edge (14) of the central part (11) and, in the region of the upper end (12) of the central part (11), runs in an unfastened state adjacent to the left-hand side edge (14) of the central part (11) and also through the left-hand pull-through channel (16), and in that the right-hand cloth band (32), in the region of the lower end (13) of the central part (11), is connected to the right-hand side edge (15) of the central part (11) and, in the region of the upper end (12) of the central part (11), runs in an unfastened state adjacent to the right-hand side edge (14) of the central part (11) and also through the right-hand pull-through channel (17).

4. The carrying device (1) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the left-hand cloth band (31) is mounted in a gathered state in the left-hand pull-through channel (16) and the right-hand cloth band (32) is mounted in a gathered state in the right-hand pull-through channel (17).

5. The carrying device (1) as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that a fanning out of the left-hand and right-hand cloth bands (31, 32) in each case beneath the pull-through channels (17) is utilized for the purpose of forming the seat recess of the accommodating body (10).

6. The carrying device (1) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the left-hand pull-through channel (16) is formed by a left-hand fabric flap (18) of the central part (10), said fabric flap projecting beyond the left-hand side edge (14) and being sewn in a folded-in state, and in that the right-hand pull-through channel (17) is formed by a right-hand fabric flap (19) of the central part (10), said fabric flap projecting beyond the right-hand side edge (15) and being sewn in a folded-in state.

7. The carrying device (1) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the main tensile forces run through the laterally arranged cloth bands (31, 32), that is to say in particular they do not run centrally in a vertical direction over the back of the baby (B).

8. The carrying device (1) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that, in the region of the lower end (13) of the central part (11), the left-hand and right-hand cloth bands (31, 32) are connected to one another via a U-shaped cloth loop (33), wherein the U-shaped cloth loop (33) is connected to the lower end (13) of the central part (11).

9. The carrying device (1) as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that the U-shaped cloth loop (33) forms a seat recess for the bottom and the thighs of a baby or infant (B) accommodated in the carrying device.

10. The carrying device (1) as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that the bottom of a baby or infant (B) accommodated in the carrying device is encompassed in the transverse direction, in particular from left to right, by the U-shaped cloth loop (33), in particular by the cloth loop (33) being oriented transversely to the bottom of a baby or infant (B) accommodated in the carrying device.

11. The carrying device (1) as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that the left-hand and right-hand cloth bands (31, 32) and also the U-shaped cloth loop (33) are formed from a cloth element (30).

12. The carrying device (1) as claimed in claim 11, characterized in that, in the region of the U-shaped cloth loop (33), the cloth element (30) has padding (37).

13. The carrying device (1) as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that the U-shaped cloth loop (33) has, at least to some extent, a number of fabric layers.

14. The carrying device (1) as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that the left-hand and right-hand cloth bands (31, 32) and also the U-shaped cloth loop (33) together form a seat loop or seat swing for the baby or infant accommodated in the carrying device.

15. The carrying device (1) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the left-hand and right-hand cloth bands (31, 32) merge into the harness (40), or are connected to the harness (40), in each case above the left-hand and right-hand pull-through channels (16, 17).

16. The carrying device (1) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the left-hand and right-hand cloth bands (31, 32) merge into a shoulder strap (41, 42) of the harness (40), or are connected to a shoulder strap (41, 42) of the harness (40), or form a shoulder strap (41, 42) of the harness (40), in each case above the left-hand and right-hand pull-through channels (16, 17).

17. The carrying device (1) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the left-hand and right-hand cloth bands (31, 32) form free cloth ends (34, 35) in each case above the left-hand and right-hand pull-through channels (16, 17), said cloth ends forming knottable shoulder straps (41, 42) of the harness (40).

18. The carrying device (1) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that, in the region of the lower end (13) of the central part (11) and/or in the region of the U-shaped cloth loop (33), the accommodating body (10) is connected to a hip strap (43).

19. The carrying device (1) as claimed in claim 18, characterized in that the U-shaped cloth loop (33) has a seat edge (36) which projects beyond the hip strap (43).

20. The carrying device (1) as claimed in claim 19, characterized in that, for the purpose of reducing the size of the seat, the seat edge (36) is designed such that it can be folded in in the direction of the inner side (S1) of the accommodating body (10).

21. The carrying device (1) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that, for the purpose of shortening the accommodating body (10), the upper end (12) of the central part (11) is designed such that it can be folded over downward.

22. The carrying device (1) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that an upper region (21, 22) of the left-hand and right-hand pull-through channels (16, 17) is of cuff-form design in each case, and a lower region (23, 24) of the left-hand and right-hand pull-through channels (16, 17) is of radially closed design in each case.

Description

[0033] Further features, details and advantages can be gathered from the wording of the claims and also from the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which:

[0034] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a carrying device which is being carried by a person who is illustrated from the front, and in which a baby is accommodated;

[0035] FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the person according to FIG. 1 from the rear;

[0036] FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the carrying device according to FIGS. 1 and 2 from the inner side;

[0037] FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of the carrying device according to FIGS. 1 to 3 from the outer side;

[0038] FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of the carrying device according to FIG. 4 from the outer side, wherein an upper end of the central part has been pushed downward;

[0039] FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of the carrying device according to FIG. 4 from the outer side, wherein a left-hand and a right-hand cloth band have been fanned out beneath pull-through channels;

[0040] FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of the carrying device according to FIG. 3 from the inner side, wherein an upper end of the central part has been swung upward;

[0041] FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of the carrying device according to FIG. 7 from the inner side, wherein a seat edge has been folded in in the inward direction;

[0042] FIG. 9 shows a perspective view of the carrying device according to FIG. 7 from the outer side;

[0043] FIG. 10 shows an enlarged perspective view of the pull-through channel with cloth band shown in FIG. 6;

[0044] FIG. 11 shows an enlarged perspective view of the pull-through channel with cloth band shown in FIG. 9;

[0045] FIG. 12 shows a perspective view of the carrying device according to FIG. 9 from the outer side, wherein the cloth bands have been unthreaded from the pull-through channel;

[0046] FIG. 13 shows a perspective view of a carrying device from the outer side, this carrying device differing from that in FIG. 4 by way of a different hip strap; and

[0047] FIG. 14 shows a perspective view of a carrying device from the outer side, this carrying device differing from that in FIG. 13 by way of the absence of a hip strap.

[0048] FIGS. 1 to 12 all show the same carrying device 1, and will therefore be described together. Identical reference signs therefore relate to identical components. Different functional states will be referred to separately. FIGS. 1 to 12 show, in particular, a carrying device 1 having an accommodating body 10 for accommodating a baby or infant, wherein the accommodating body 10 has an inner side S1 and an outer side S2 and is designed such that at least one region of the rear side B1 of a baby or infant B can be accommodated and/or supported in the accommodating body 10 (see, in particular, FIGS. 1 and 2). The carrying device 1 also has a harness system 40 for fastening the accommodating body 10 on a person P (see, in particular, FIGS. 1 and 2).

[0049] The accommodating body 10 has a central part 11 with an upper end 12, with a lower end 13, with a left-hand side edge 14 and with a right-hand side edge 15, and also has a left-hand cloth band 31 and a right-hand cloth band 32. All directional information relates to the point of view of the person P carrying the baby. The left-hand and the right-hand side edges 14, 15 are each oriented essentially vertically, in particular in the upper region. In the region of the lower end 13, the central part 11 narrows in relation to the region of the upper end 12, for which purpose it tapers in a wedge-shaped manner from top to bottom. However, a convex radius ensures that the lower end 13 is blunt, rather than pointed. In contrast, the upper end 12 is designed to be essentially straight and horizontal.

[0050] The central part 11, in the region of the upper end 12, has a left-hand pull-through channel 16, through which the left-hand cloth band 31 is guided in a slip-resistant and gathered state, and a right-hand pull-through channel 17, through which the right-hand cloth band 32 is guided in a slip-resistant and gathered state. As a result, the region of the upper end 12 of the central part 11 is mounted such that it can be displaced along the left-hand and right-hand cloth bands 31, 32 by way of the left-hand and right-hand pull-through channels 16, 17, this displacement taking place, in particular, in a stepless manner between an upper adjustment position E1 as is shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 and 6 to 12, and a lower adjustment position E2, as FIG. 5 shows.

[0051] The left-hand and right-hand pull-through channels 16, 17 are located opposite one another and are each arranged laterally, and oriented vertically, on the central part 11. It can be seen that the left-hand and right-hand pull-through channels 16, 17 each lead all the way up to the upper end 12 of the central part 11 (see, in particular, FIGS. 7 to 9 and 11). Moreover, the left-hand and right-hand pull-through channels 16, 17 are each located on the inner side S1 of the accommodating body 10, which is achieved in that the left-hand pull-through channel 16 is formed by a left-hand fabric flap 18 of the central part 10, said fabric flap projecting beyond the left-hand side edge 14 and being sewn so as to be folded in in the direction of the inner side S1, and in that the right-hand pull-through channel 17 is formed by a right-hand fabric flap 19 of the central part 10, said fabric flap projecting beyond the right-hand side edge 15 and being sewn so as to be folded in in the direction of the inner side S1.

[0052] The left-hand cloth band 31, in the region of the lower end 13 of the central part 11, is connected to the left-hand side edge 14 of the central part 11 and, in the region of the upper end 12 of the central part 11, runs in a loose state adjacent to the left-hand side edge 14 of the central part 11 and also through the left-hand pull-through channel 16. In a manner symmetrical to this, the right-hand cloth band 32, in the region of the lower end 13 of the central part 11, is connected to the right-hand side edge 15 of the central part 11 and, in the region of the upper end 12 of the central part 11, runs in a loose state adjacent to the right-hand side edge 14 of the central part 11 and also through the right-hand pull-through channel 17.

[0053] In the region of the lower end 13 of the central part 11, the left-hand and right-hand cloth bands 31, 32 are connected to one another via a U-shaped cloth loop 33, wherein the U-shaped cloth loop 33 in turn is connected to the lower end 13 of the central part 11. The left-hand and right-hand cloth bands 31, 32 and also the U-shaped cloth loop 33 are formed, in particular, from a single-piece cloth element 30 which, in particular in the region of the U-shaped cloth loop 33, forms a seat loop or seat swing for the baby B to be accommodated in the carrying device. The connection between the U-shaped cloth loop 33 and the central part 11 gives rise to a seat recess 38 for the bottom B3 and the thighs B4 of the baby B to be accommodated in the carrying device. The region between the front side B2 of the baby or infant B to be accommodated in the carrying device and the person P carrying the baby is designed to remain free of components of the harness 40 and of the accommodating body 10. As a result, the baby lies directly against the upper body of the person P carrying him/her.

[0054] For the purpose of shortening the accommodating body 10, the upper end 12 of the central part 11 is designed such that it can be folded over downward, in particular along a folding line 20 running from the left-hand side edge 14 to the right-hand side edge 15. FIGS. 1, 3 to 6 and 10 each show this swung-down state of the upper end 12. In contrast, in the illustrations of FIGS. 7 to 9 and 11 to 12, the upper end 12 has been raised upward. The swing-over action is made possible, and at the same time kept in place, in particular in that an upper region 21, 22 of the left-hand and right-hand pull-through channels 16, 17 is of cuff-form design in each case (i.e. is not radially closed), and a lower region 23, 24 of the left-hand and right-hand pull-through channels 16, 17 is of radially closed design in each case. In the region of the pull-through channels 16, 17, the action of folding over the upper end 12 results in the cuffs being folded back, and the latter therefore assume a stable position and also retain the upper end in the swung-down position. In the erected position, however, it is possible to tension the central part right up to the upper end 12 in a transverse direction between the two cloth bands 31, 32. As a result, the folding line 20 runs transversely through the pull-through channels 16, 17 and essentially at the height which is predetermined by the separation between the upper and lower regions 21, 22, 23, 24.

[0055] As is provided in respect of the carrying device 1 illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 12, the left-hand and right-hand cloth bands 31, 32 directly form a left-hand and a right-hand shoulder strap 41, 42 of the harness 40 in each case above the left-hand and right-hand pull-through channels 16, 17. These two shoulder straps 41, 42, are formed simply by free cloth ends 34, 35 of the cloth element 30, which should be guided over the shoulders P1, P2 and with crossover action over the back P3, to the area in front of the stomach P4, of the person P carrying the baby and also should be knotted to one another beneath the accommodating body 10. This can be seen, in particular, in FIGS. 1 and 2.

[0056] Furthermore, in the region beneath the lower end 13 of the central part 11, having the U-shaped cloth loop 33, the accommodating body 10 is connected to a hip strap 43. This connection can be designed to be optionally releasable, for example with a hook-and-loop fastener and/or zipper, or non-releasable, for example sewn. The length-adjustable hip strap 43 is a padded strap with padding 44, and can be closed by means of a closure buckle 45.

[0057] As can be seen, in particular, in FIGS. 7 and 8, in the region of a seat edge 36, the U-shaped cloth loop 33 has a number of fabric layers, between which padding 37 is introduced. Said seat edge 36 projects beyond the hip strap 43. According to FIG. 7, this results in the seat edge 36 projecting in the direction of the person P carrying the baby (see FIG. 1). The load produced by the baby's thighs thus gives rise to the baby's legs assuming an M-shaped position, even if the baby has already become a bit bigger. This is because, in the position according to FIG. 7, the seat edge extends a long way in the direction of the hollows of the baby's knees.

[0058] In contrast to this, for the purpose of reducing the size of the seat, the seat edge 36 according to FIG. 8 has been folded in in the direction of the inner side S1 of the accommodating body 10. This allows the legs of a small baby to hang out of the accommodating body at an angle, the legs assuming an M-shaped position in this case too.

[0059] It can be seen to good effect, in particular, by comparing FIGS. 5 and 6 that the left-hand and right-hand cloth bands 31, 32 can be fanned out beneath the pull-through channels 16, 17 in order to obtain a deeper seat recess 38 or else in order to close the lateral gap between the person P and the baby B if required, e.g. when the baby is sleeping and awake or for hot and cold ambient temperatures.

[0060] FIGS. 10 and 11 show once again, this time in an enlargement, how the right-hand pull-through channel 17 behaves when it has been folded back downward (see FIG. 10) and when the upper end 12 of the central part 11 is standing upright (see FIG. 11). In the embodiment according to FIG. 11, an optional, additional pull-through sub-channel has been sewn into the upper cuff-form portion (see arrowhead 17). The cloth band 32 can be threaded through said sub-channel if the erected position (see FIG. 11) is to be utilized on a long-term basis. However, neither this additional pull-through sub-channel nor the threading in of the cloth band are imperative.

[0061] In the illustration according to FIG. 12, for the purpose of depicting the cloth bands 31, 32 clearly, the latter have both been pulled out of the pull-through channels 16, 17. It can therefore be seen to particularly good effect that there is no connection between the cloth bands 31, 32 and the central part 11 in the region of the upper end 12, in particular all the way down to beneath the pull-through channels 16, 17.

[0062] FIG. 13 contains an optional modification to the embodiment of the carrying device 1 according to FIGS. 1 to 12. The closest comparison is the carrying device 1 in the state according to FIG. 4. The modification consists in the adjustable hip strap with padding and closure buckle being replaced simply by a cloth band, which forms the hip strap 43. The two free ends of the cloth band can be straightforwardly knotted to one another, in particular on the back of the person P carrying the baby.

[0063] The variant according to FIG. 14 corresponds to that according to FIG. 13, with the exception that there is no hip strap at all present. The baby B then simply hangs in front of the stomach of the person P carrying him/her. In order to avoid the situation where the baby swings too much when the person carrying him/her is engaged in activity, it is also possible for the free ends 34, 35 of the cloth bands 31, 32 to be guided over the accommodating body 10 and knotted together, instead of being knotted beneath the accommodating body 10 as shown in FIG. 1.

[0064] The invention is not restricted to one of the embodiments described above, but can be modified in various ways.

[0065] All of the features and advantages which can be gathered from the claims, the description and drawing, including structural details, spatial arrangements and method steps, may be essential to the invention both individually and in a wide variety of different combinations.

TABLE-US-00001 List of reference signs  1 Carrying device 10 Accommodating body 11 Central part 12 Upper end 13 Lower end 14 Left-hand side edge 15 Right-hand side edge 16 Left-hand pull-through channel 17 Right-hand pull-through channel 18 Left-hand fabric flap (central part) 19 Right-hand fabric flap (central part) 20 Folding line 21 Upper region (left-hand pull-through channel) 22 Upper region (right-hand pull-through channel) 23 Lower region (left-hand pull-through channel) 24 Lower region (right-hand pull-through channel) 30 Cloth element 31 Left-hand cloth band 32 Right-hand cloth band 33 U-shaped cloth loop 34 Left-hand free cloth end 35 Right-hand free cloth end 36 Seat edge 37 Padding 38 Seat recess 40 Harness system 41 Left-hand shoulder strap 42 Right-hand shoulder strap 43 Hip strap 44 Padding 45 Closure buckle B Baby or infant B1 Rear side B2 Front side B3 Bottom B4 Thighs E1 Upper adjustment position E2 Lower adjustment position P Person P1 Left shoulder P2 Right shoulder P3 Back P4 Stomach S1 Inner side (accommodating body) S2 Outer side (accommodating body)