Carrier for use with both younger and older infants
A carrier for use with both younger and older infants, is capable of placing the legs of younger infants having a smaller build and older infants having a bigger build into a desired M-shaped leg posture. A means for opening and closing the leg space formed in a back support web body of the carrier, adapts the carrier for continued use as the younger infants grow into older infants.
1. A carrier for use with both younger and older infants, comprising:
a back support web body ( 100 ) for supporting the back of a baby having a leg space ( 110 ) formed in each side;
a waist band ( 200 ) attached to the bottom of the back support web body ( 100 ) for fastening to a user's waist; and
a space opening/closing member ( 300 ) for opening or closing the leg space ( 110 ), in phases,
the space opening/closing member ( 300 ) including:
a hip supporting part ( 310 ) of flexible material having its upper and lower centers fixed to the outer side of the back support web body ( 100 ) and the waist band ( 200 ), respectively;
a pair of movable rails ( 311 ) respectively fixed to the back support web body ( 100 ) and the waist band ( 200 ); and
a plurality of horizontal moving connectors ( 319 ) fixed to the upper and lower parts of the hip supporting part ( 310 ), slidably movable along the movable rails to allow the hip supporting part ( 310 ) to be folded.
2. The carrier according to claim 1 , further comprising a binding member ( 400 ) which fixes the hip supporting part ( 310 ) at a preselected position allowing the hip supporting part ( 310 ) to be unfolded or doubly folded to open or close the leg space ( 110 ) formed in both sides of the lower part of the back support web body ( 100 ).
3. The carrier according to claim 2 , wherein the binding member 400 includes:
a connection strap ( 401 ) having its one end fixed to an edge of the outer side of the hip supporting part ( 310 );
a stud ( 407 ) fixed to the other end of the connection strap ( 401 ); and
the back support web body ( 100 ) and the waist band ( 200 ) having a stud hole.
4. The carrier according to claim 2 , further comprising a shape retention pad ( 321 ) overlaid and fixed near both edges of the hip supporting part ( 310 ).
5. The carrier according to claim 3 , further comprising a shape retention pad ( 321 ) overlaid and fixed near both edges of the hip supporting part ( 310 ).
6. The carrier according to claim 2 , further comprising a space maintenance binding member ( 500 ) for fixing the hip supporting part ( 310 ) at a position where the edges of both sides of the hip supporting part ( 310 ) are doubly folded to contact each other.
7. The carrier according to claim 3 , further comprising a space maintenance binding member ( 500 ) for fixing the hip supporting part ( 310 ) at a position where the edges of both sides of the hip supporting part ( 310 ) are doubly folded to contact each other.
8. The carrier according to claim 6 , wherein the space maintenance binding member ( 500 ) includes a zipper ( 510 ) along a contact portion of the hip supporting part ( 305 ) when the hip supporting part ( 310 ) is folded.
9. The carrier according to claim 7 , wherein the space maintenance binding member ( 500 ) includes a zipper ( 510 ) along a contact portion of the hip supporting part ( 305 ) when the hip supporting part ( 310 ) is folded.