JP2000300397A - Child aid - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To hold a child on the back or in front, to promote early walking and to keep safety even in the case of free walking. SOLUTION: This aid is composed of a waist belt 1, a breast belt 2, a pair of left and right longitudinal belts 3 and 3 to be held over front and rear bodies from the waist of the child to the shoulders while holding the surrounding belts of these waist belt 1 and breast belt 2, and buttock holding belt 4 for supporting the buttocks. Any one of or all the respective belts 1-4 are provided with lock means or length adjusting means and the breast belt 1 or a pair of left and right longitudinal belts 3 and 3 are provided with a hanging belt or walking rope for hanging the child highly on the back and supporting the child. A back belt is provided from the front body or rear body of a protector.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention has as its main object to enable an infant to walk at an early stage. In addition to this, it is intended to prevent a stray child, to carry a baby or to carry a baby while holding his / her front. It is about tools.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A safety cord for regulating a walking range to prevent a child from becoming lost in a department store or the like
y Harness) is used in Europe and the United States. This is a waist belt held around the waist and a shoulder strap holding the waist belt from the shoulder
(Shoulder Strap) as the main body, and the left and right side cords for restraining the chair and the car, and the walking rope for restricting the movement range are connected.

Recently, in Japan, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-1
An example in which a walking line is provided in a bag carried by an infant as proposed in 17897, or a support belt is provided in a body consisting of a waist belt and a shoulder strap as shown in JP-A-09-2853664, and Some people have tried to ensure safety. This is to safely assist the infant who has entered the walking period, and cannot always keep walking. Infants need rest, and sometimes they need parent-child physical contact. As an object aiming to carry on the back or hold the back, there is a technique in which a conventional backing device is improved to enable carrying on the back and front, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-108764. However, this structure does not allow the infant to train or walk freely.

[0004]

Therefore, the present inventor has studied the provision of an infant assistance tool which can be carried on the back or held in front, promotes early walking, and maintains safety even when walking freely.

[0005]

As a result of examining the above-mentioned problems, as a result of holding the waist belt, the thoracic belt, and the lap belts of the lumbar belt and the thoracic belt, the infant is held from the waist to the shoulders of the infant over the front body and the back body. A pair of left and right vertical belts and a buttocks support belt for supporting the buttocks, wherein any or all of the belts are provided with locking means or length adjusting means. The structure of the locking means here is not particularly limited as long as it can maintain a mutually stable engagement state with a locking partner.
As an easy-to-use and tough structure, there can be mentioned a structure in which a locking ring is provided on one belt of a locking partner and a locking key is provided on the other, or a hook-and-loop fastener is provided on both. The length adjusting means adjusts the size to an optimum size according to the growth of the body of the infant, and can use a hook-and-loop fastener or a partly hook-and-loop fastener.

[0006] In the infant assistance tool, a suspending belt is provided for suspending and assisting the infant above the back of the chest belt or the pair of left and right vertical belts. Further, a walking restriction rope is provided for the waist belt, the chest belt or the vertical belt. In addition, a belt is provided to carry the child from the front or back of the guardian so that the child can be carried on the front or back. The mounting position and length of the suspension belt should be such that the parent can support the child slightly for the purpose of early walking training when the infant enters the walking period, and the position where the left and right sides can be balanced. Is good. Each of the belts may be formed into a flat belt, a string, a width, a thickness, or a material, depending on a contact portion with a body or a degree of load.

[0007]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an infant assistance tool according to the present invention. The infant assistance tool includes a waist belt 1 arranged around the waist of the infant and supporting the same part, a chest belt 2 supported from the chest to the back, and two upper and lower laps of the waist belt 1 and the chest belt 2. The structure comprises a pair of left and right vertical belts 3, 3 for holding the belt and holding the infant from the waist to the shoulders across the front and back, and a buttocks support belt 4 for supporting the buttocks from below. The buttocks support belt 4 is formed in a substantially X shape in this example, but may be a sheet type such as a flat cloth or a diaper.

[0008] Both the waist belt 1 and the chest belt 2 are provided with locking means at the front. The locking means 5, 6 are conventionally known locking hooks 5a, 6a on one side and hook receivers 5b, 6b on the other side.
Adjustment means 7 is provided so that both the waist belt 1 and the chest belt 2 can be adjusted according to the body shape of the infant. In this example, the date adjustment 7a is used as the adjustment means 7. The chest belt 2 is also provided with locking means 8, 8 on the side portions so that the belts on the chest and the back can be opened in a ring or from a ring. In this example, one of the locking means 8 has a ring fitting 8a.
And the other is a known hook 8b. The waist belt 1 can have a similar structure.

In this infant assistance tool, the vertical belts 3, 3 are also provided with length adjusting means 7 (day can 7a) so that they can be adjusted according to the infant's body shape. The vertical belt 3 includes front and rear trunk belts 3a and 3c and a shoulder belt 3b. The shoulder belt 3b is locked by locking means 9 at the upper part of the front body. The structure of the locking means 9 is also a well-known structure in which one is a ring fitting 9a and the other is a locking hook 9b.

FIG. 2 shows a thoracic belt 2 for an infant assistance device according to the present invention.
This is an example in which a suspending belt 10 is provided for suspending and supporting an infant above the back part (or vertical belts 3, 3). By providing the suspending belt 10, when the infant starts walking, if the infant assisting device is worn to assist the parent to lift the suspending belt 10, walking can be performed early. In addition, if the infant assistance tool of the present invention is attached to an elderly person or the like who has a physical disability other than an infant, nursing such as moving the infant can be performed as long as there is a hanging means.

FIG. 3 shows an example in which a walking rope 11 is provided for restricting the moving range of the chest belt 2 (may be the waist belt 1 or the vertical belt 3). The walking rope 11 is made of a wide band woven fabric. Use it in department stores or other places where you can easily get lost.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which a parent carries the infant support tool of the present invention with the backrest belts 12 and 12 crossed over so that the infant can reach from the rear body to the front body.

FIG. 5 shows the suspension belt 10 described so far.
An example of a belt that can be used for both the walking rope 11 and the carrying belt 12 will be described. At both ends there are hook fittings 13 and 13 with a function to prevent detachment, and there is a stopper 14 with a stopper at the middle part, so the length can be freely changed according to the purpose of use,
In addition, since the wheel ring 15 is provided, it is convenient because it can be used as a grip ring when walking.

[0014]

As described above, the infant care aid of the present invention has the above-mentioned structure, which enables the infant to walk at an early stage, strengthens the legs, and promotes the growth. If there is an abnormality in the back or legs and correction is necessary, it can be corrected by means such as hanging. It is lightweight, free to carry, can carry on its back and hold it in front, and can keep its safety without being separated when a baby is walked in a crowded place. Because it can be stored compactly, it is convenient to carry. The fluorescent color allows safe use at night. It is convenient that the mode of use can be changed as the infant grows.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an infant assistance tool of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an infant assistance tool of the present invention in which a suspension belt is provided.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an infant assistance tool of the present invention in which a walking rope is provided.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a child carrying belt is crossed over the infant assistance tool and the infant is held in front.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a belt that can be used for any of a suspension belt, a walking rope, and a backpack belt.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Waist belt 2 Chest belt 3 Vertical belt 4 Butt support belt 5 Locking means 6 Locking means 7 Adjusting means 8 Locking means 9 Locking means 10 Suspension belt 11 Walking rope 12 Backing belt 13 Hook fitting 14 Date can with stopper 15 Wheel gap

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A waist belt, a thoracic belt, a pair of left and right vertical belts which hold the lap belt and the lap belt of the thoracic belt and are held from the waist to the shoulders of the infant over the front body and the back body, and the buttocks. An infant assistance tool comprising: a buttocks support belt; and a locking means or a length adjusting means provided on any or all of the belts. 2. The infant assistance tool according to claim 1, further comprising a suspension belt for suspending and supporting the infant above the back of the chest belt or the pair of left and right vertical belts. 3. The infant care tool according to claim 1, wherein a walking rope is provided for the waist belt, the chest belt, or the vertical belt. 4. The infant assistance tool according to claim 1, wherein a backrest belt is provided from the front or back of the parent.