JP4938497B2 - Flooring and sling - Google Patents

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a sling used as a holding aid when a baby is rubbed and a covering material attached to the sling.

  The sling is a holding aid in which a wide and long cloth is formed in an annular shape. The sling is hung on one shoulder of the user and held so as to wrap the infant's body. Such slings are preferred because they are simple in structure and easy to use compared to a rucksack baby carrier with two shoulder belts, and are lightweight and not bulky when carried.

As shown in FIG. 12, the sling (50) can be used by holding the infant in the length direction of the cloth (circumferential direction of the ring) and wrapping the whole body, and holding it sideways like a cradle. The side edges of the infant support the infant's armpits and can also be used for daiko and piggybacks by covering the buttocks from the back. In any case, the infant can be wrapped in a cloth with a large area, and a high adhesion with the user can be obtained (see Patent Documents 1 to 4).
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-92862 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 50-10112 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-14921 JP 2003-47542 A

  However, while the posture in which the body is rounded as shown in FIG. 12 is close to the in womb posture, there is a sense of security for the infant, but in the early infancy, hip dislocation is likely to occur, so rather it was placed on a flat bed. There is an opinion that both legs should open naturally and bend into an M-shape. This is because when the sling is in close contact and the body becomes round, it is difficult to open or bend the legs freely.

  It is also said that if the body sinks with the weight of the infant and curls up excessively, the neck becomes unstable for the newborn baby until the neck is set.

  In view of the present situation of the sling described above, the present invention provides a sling covering material that can prevent hip dislocation and can stably hold an infant without excessively pressing the body while obtaining a high degree of close contact with the user. And it aims at provision of the sling provided with this covering material.

  That is, the covering material and sling of the present invention have the configurations described in [1] to [7] below.

  [1] A covering material to be mounted in an annular main body of a sling, which is formed to have a width that can support both legs of the bottom plate, at least a lower body support portion applied from the torso of the infant to the leg side. Characteristic flooring.

  [2] The laying material according to the above item 1, wherein a protrusion for maintaining an open leg state is provided at the center in the width direction of the lower body support portion of the laying plate.

  [3] The laying material according to item 1 or 2, wherein a fastening tool for locking to the annular main body is attached to the head side of the laying plate.

  [4] The covering material according to any one of the preceding items 1 to 3, wherein a binding member that winds the annular main body is attached to a leg portion side of the flooring plate.

  [5] In the floorboard, an upper body support part and a lower body support part applied from the trunk part to the head side are formed by dividing the core material in the length direction, and the upper body support part and the lower body support part The covering material according to any one of the preceding items 1 to 4, wherein the covering material can be bent between.

  [6] The covering material according to item 5 above, wherein an intermediate part that does not have a core material is provided between the upper body support part and the lower body support part.

  [7] The covering material according to any one of the preceding items 1 to 5, wherein an upper body support part and a lower body support part applied to the head side from the trunk part of the floor board are divided so as to be connectable.

  [8] The laying material according to item 7, wherein the upper body support portion and the lower body support portion are connected via an intermediate portion that does not have a core material.

  [9] A sling comprising: an annular main body in which a sheet is formed in an annular shape; and the covering material described in any one of 1 to 8 above.

  According to the covering material described in the above [1], the hip joint can be firmly supported in a state where the legs are opened, and an effect of preventing hip dislocation can be obtained.

  According to the covering material described in [2] above, the hip joint can be more firmly supported while maintaining the open leg state.

  According to the covering material described in [3] above, the slipping of the covering material can be prevented by being locked to the annular main body of the sling.

  According to the laying material described in [4] above, the slipping material can be prevented from slipping by being locked to the annular main body of the sling, and the fitting property to the user can be enhanced by suppressing the bulkiness of the annular main body.

  According to the laying material according to [5] above, the laying board can be folded and conform to the roundness of the infant's back.

  According to the covering material described in [6] above, it is possible to further improve the fit property of the covering sheet.

  According to the covering material described in [7] above, the upper body support part and the lower body support part can be used in connection with each other, or only one of them can be used. In addition, when used in combination, the floorboard can be folded at the boundary portion to follow the roundness of the infant's back.

  According to the covering material described in [8] above, it is possible to further improve the fit property of the covering sheet.

  According to the sling described in [9] above, it is possible to hold the hip joint sideways while preventing the compression of the hip joint with the above-described covering material.

[First Embodiment]
1 to 8 show an embodiment of a sling according to the present invention.

  The sling (1) includes an annular main body (10), a covering material (20) and a safety belt (30) attached to the annular main body (10).

  As shown in FIGS. 1 (A) and 1 (B), when the annular body (10) is expanded, two connecting rings (12) and (12) are attached to one end in the longitudinal direction of the long sheet (11). It becomes a long body. The sheet (11) is obtained by joining three sheets (11a), (11b), and (11c) in the width direction, and the sheets (11a) and (11c) at both ends have a width at the center in the length direction. By widening and gradually reducing the width at both ends, a space for accommodating an infant is formed in the center of the seat (11). On the other hand, at the other end of the seat (11), a retaining rod (13) that is longer than the diameter of the ring (12) is sewn.

  As shown in FIG. 1 (A), on the inner surface of the sheet (11), a first loop (14) for laying material for locking the laying material (20) at the center in the width direction is provided in the length direction. A plurality are provided along. These first loops (14) for laying material are formed by sewing both ends of the narrow band to the sheet (11), and the laying material (20) is formed in the length direction of the sheet (11) (annular body). It is used when mounting along the circumferential direction. Further, a safety belt loop for locking the safety belt (30) to the two joining portions of the seats (11a) (11b), (11c) and (11b) is provided at an almost middle portion in the length direction ( 15) (15) are provided in plural. These safety belt loops (15) have a plurality of loops formed in the length direction by sewing the ends of the narrow belt and several intermediate points.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1 (B), on the outer surface of the sheet (11), there is a second laying material for locking the laying material (20) to the left and right side edges of the middle part in the longitudinal direction. A plurality of two loops (16), (16), ... are provided. These second loops (16) for laying material are formed by forming a plurality of loops in the length direction by sewing the ends of the strip and several intermediate points. Used when mounting along the width direction of 11).

  For these loops (14), (15) and (16), a plurality of loops are provided at one place when the diameter of the annular body (10) is changed or the shoulder direction is changed. Alternatively, the safety belt (30) is mounted at the optimum position.

  As shown in FIGS. 5, 7, and 8, the other end of the sheet (11) is passed between the two rings (12) and (12), and the long sheet (11) is interposed between the rings (12) and (12). ) To form an annular body (10). The diameter of the annular body (10) can be adjusted steplessly by adjusting the restraining position of the seat (11). Further, once the other end is passed through the rings (12) and (12), the rod (13) is caught by the rings (12) and (12) and is prevented from coming off even if the restraining position is shifted.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 (A) and 2 (B), in the laying material (20), the laying plate (21) applied to the back side of the infant is laminated with a cushioning material on the hard core material (22a) (22b) made of a resin plate. It is a laminated body wrapped with an exterior cloth and is formed to have a length that supports almost the whole body from the top of the infant's head. The hard core material (22a) (22b) is divided at an intermediate portion in the length direction, and an upper body support portion (by sewing the exterior material and the cushion material between the two hard core materials (22a) (22b)) ( 23) and a lower body support part (24) are formed. The upper body support part (23) and the lower body support part (24) are bent along the boundary line to follow the roundness of the infant's body.

  The upper body support part (23) supports the upper body from the top of the infant to the torso, and a rod-like toggle button (26) is attached to the center of the peripheral edge of the top of the infant via a thin string (25).

  On the other hand, the lower body support part (24) supports the lower body from the torso to the knee of the infant, and supports both legs which are formed wider than the upper body support part (23) and are bent in an M shape. (See FIG. 4). Further, the center part on the leg part side is recessed in a semicircular shape, and the protrusion part (27) for opening the leg part (27a) bent to the head side is fitted in this recessed part and protrudes from the upper surface of the floor board (21). . The leg opening protrusion (27) is obtained by covering the foamed resin molded body with an outer cloth, and has a hardness that does not deform even when the infant's weight is applied. Further, an inverted T-shaped fabric binding member (28) is attached to the center of the leg side periphery. (29a) and (29b) are snaps for fixing the binding member (28) in an annular shape.

Next, a method for using the sling (1) will be described.
[When installing covering material in the circumferential direction of the annular body]
As shown in FIG. 3, the safety belt (30) is passed through the left and right safety belt loops (15) and (15) of the annular body (10). Next, the toggle button (26) of the laying material (20) is inserted into the first laying material loop (14) to prevent it from coming off. The first loop (14) for the covering material to be inserted is selected according to the physique of the user. Further, the bundling member (28) on the leg side is wound around the annular body (10) to stop the snaps (29a) (29b). As a result, the covering material (20) is attached to the annular main body (10).

  Then, as shown in FIG. 4, when the infant is laid on the laying material (20) with the protrusions for opening legs (27) sandwiched between both thighs, the infant's legs open and bend into a natural M-shape. Become. The opened and bent legs are supported by the wide lower body support portion (24) of the floor plate (21), and the hip joint is firmly supported. Further, the buckle of the safety belt (30) is tightened so that the infant's body does not leave the annular body (10). Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the annular body (10) is placed over the shoulder of the user so that the floor plate (21) is substantially horizontal. Alternatively, the infant is laid on the flooring (20) after the annular body (10) is put on the user's shoulder. If necessary, the diameter of the annular body (10) is adjusted by tightening the other end of the seat (11).

  In the above-described lateral holding, even when the annular main body (10) is pulled downward by the weight of the infant, the space on the flooring (20) is secured by the flooring (20). Therefore, the annular main body (10) does not strongly press both legs of the infant from the left and right, and the infant can freely open and bend the legs in an M-shape, thereby preventing hip dislocation. In addition, since the leg of the infant has the leg protrusion (27) sandwiched between both thighs, the leg is prevented from stretching and kept in a bent state. The leg opening projection (27) ensures that the leg is held open.If the user lays down so that the leg opening projection is sandwiched on the floor plate (21), the annular body can be used even if the user changes his posture. The compression of the hip joint due to (10) can be surely prevented. It also has the effect of preventing the infant's body from sliding down on the floorboard (21), and in particular, by bending the upper part (27a) of the protrusion (27) slightly toward the head side, the effect of preventing sliding down is enhanced. Can do. Similarly, from the head to the abdomen, a little space is formed between the bed material (20) and the annular body (10), preventing the seat (11) from blocking the face and pressing the chest and abdomen. Can be removed.

  Moreover, since the upper body support part (23) and the lower body support part (24) are folded so as to follow the natural roundness of the infant's body, the floor board (21) fits the body well.

Further, since the toggle button (26) and the binding member (28) are locked to the annular main body (10) at both ends of the floor plate (21), the floor material (20) is not easily displaced. In addition, the bulkiness of the annular body (10) is suppressed, and the fit to the user's body is improved. Moreover, since the holding space is closed on the leg side by binding the annular body (10), the infant can be wrapped completely.
(When installing covering material in the width direction of the sheet of the annular body)
As shown in FIG. 6, the safety belt (30) is passed through one safety belt loop (15) of the annular body (10). Next, the toggle button (26) of the laying material (20) is inserted into the second laying material loop (16) to prevent it from coming off. The second loop (16) for the covering material to be inserted is selected according to the physique of the user. The binding member (28) is folded between the sheet (11) and the floor plate (21). As a result, the laying material (20) is mounted in a direction crossing the width of the sheet (11). As in FIG. 4, the infant is laid on the flooring material (20), and the buckle of the safety belt (30) is tightened so that the infant does not leave the annular body (10).

Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the annular body (10) is hung on the user's shoulder. In this case as well, it is possible to prevent compression of the infant's hip joint, face, chest, and abdomen, as in the case where the laying material (20) is mounted in the circumferential direction of the annular body (10).
[Other usage methods]
As shown in FIG. 8, if the floor covering (20) is removed from the annular body (10), the infant's body can be raised and used vertically. If the seat (11) covers from the back of the infant to the back of the knee, a stable vertical can be achieved, and the arms and leg tips may be placed in the annular body (10) or out. Further, it may be rubbed in front of the user, or may be rubbed aside so as to be seated on the user's hipbone. Further, if the safety belt (30) is fastened, the annular body (10) and the infant are not separated from each other, so that the fall can be prevented.
[Second Embodiment]
9 to 11 show other embodiments of the covering material according to the present invention. The laying material (40) is attached to the annular main body (10) in the same manner as the laying material (20).

  In the laying material (40), the laying plate (41) is formed in a length that supports the whole body, and is divided into an upper body support part (43) and a lower body support part (44). Each of the upper body support portion (43) and the lower body support portion (44) is a laminate in which a cushion material is stacked on a hard core material (42a) (42b) made of a resin plate and wrapped with an exterior cloth.

  In the upper body support part (43), the substantially semicircular connection part (45) extending to the lower body support part (44) side is formed of a cushion material and an outer cloth without a hard core material inserted therein, A hook-and-loop fastener (46a) is sewn on the back surface. In addition, a head guard (47) that rises at a substantially right angle is sewn on the periphery on the head side, and a rod-like toggle button (26) for attaching to the annular body (10) is a thin string (25) in the center of the periphery. It is attached via. On the other hand, the lower-body support part (44) is wider than the upper-body support part (43), is formed to have a width that can support both legs that are opened and bent in an M shape, and extends to the upper-body support part (43) side. The semicircular connecting portion (48) is formed of a cushion material and an exterior cloth without inserting a hard core material, and a hook-and-loop fastener (46b) is sewn on the upper surface thereof.

  With this structure, the upper body support part (43) and the lower body support part (44) are connected by overlapping the connection parts (45) and (48) and locking the surface fasteners (46a) and (46b). The upper and lower hard core members (42a) and (42b) are connected via the soft connecting portions (45) and (48) (see FIG. 10). As shown in FIG. 11, when the infant is laid down in the connected state, the connecting portions (45) and (48) support the area from the umbilicum of the infant to the buttocks, and the head and crotch joints are hard cores (42a) and (42b). ) Is firmly supported by. The connecting part (45) (48), which is the middle part in the length direction of the floorboard (41), does not contain a hard core material, but it does not have to be supported by non-deformable material like the head or hip joint. The infant's body can be protected without hindrance. Also, if a hard core is put on the head side and the leg side, the abdomen will be compressed because the connecting part (45) (48) will not be crushed by the annular body (10) even if it is soft. There is nothing. Moreover, it becomes possible to bend | fold by softening the connection part (45) (48) of an intermediate part, and can improve the fitting property with respect to the roundness of the back of an infant or the roundness of a user's body.

  The covering material (40) can be used by connecting the upper body support portion (43) and the lower body support portion (44), or can be used by separating only one of them. The infant's hip joint is solid at about 3 months of age, but the skull grows rapidly until about 6 months of age, is soft until about 1 year old, and is likely to change due to external pressure. As the infant grows up, the upper body support part (43) and the lower body support part (44) are connected to support both the head and hip joints immediately after birth. It is possible to adopt a method of using only the support portion (43). When the lower lower body support part (44) is removed, the bulk due to the covering material (40) is reduced, and there is an advantage that it is easy to grow and hold an infant. Of course, only the lower body support (44) can be used.

  In addition, also in the laying material (40), the opening leg protrusion (27) and the binding member (28) can be attached arbitrarily. Moreover, the connection method of an upper body support part (43) and a lower body support part (44) is not limited at all, It can also connect with fasteners, a fastener, a buckle, etc., such as a button and a snap. Also, the upper and lower hard cores (42a) and (42b) are in contact with each other without the soft connecting portions (45) and (48) interposed between the upper and lower hard cores (42a) and (42b), or The hard core materials (42a) and (42b) can be connected to each other.

  The covering material and sling of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made in each part.

  The annular body may be sewn in an annular shape. The connection of the seats of the above embodiment so that the length can be adjusted is advantageous in that it can be adjusted to an appropriate size according to the user's physique and various holding methods, and can be stably held in any case. . Also, the connection method is not limited in any way, and connection by buckle or snap can be exemplified in addition to the ring. Further, the length can be adjusted with a snap or the like after sewing in an annular shape.

  The flooring of the flooring should be at least a width and length that can be applied to the lower half of the leg from the torso to support the hip joint, and whether it is formed to a length that supports the toes can be arbitrarily set. it can. This is because when the toes protrude from the floorboard, the toes are supported only by the annular body, but the influence of the compression is much less than that of the hip joint and the head. Further, the present invention also includes a device having no upper body support portion above the trunk portion. However, since the side-holding that is performed by wearing this covering material is a holding method that is performed from the time when the neck is not sitting immediately after birth, it is preferable to use a covering plate having a length that can support both the head and the hip joint. Even if the width of the upper body support portion is smaller than the width of the lower body support portion, the upper body can be sufficiently supported. Of course, it is optional to form the upper body support portion with the same width as the lower body support portion, but it is preferable to form only the lower body support portion with a wide width from the viewpoint of ease of holding.

  In addition, the core material of the floor plate is only required to be hard enough to form a space above the floor plate without being crushed by the annular body even when the weight of the infant is applied. Further, when the upper body support portion and the lower body support portion are integrated as in the flooring material (10) of the first embodiment, the intermediate portion in the length direction has no such hard core material and is a cushion material. Or a soft material such as an exterior cloth. The intermediate portion is a portion corresponding to the roundness of the buttocks from the back of the infant, and can protect the infant's body without being supported by a non-deformable material such as the head or hip joint. Moreover, if a hard core material is put on the head side and the leg side, even if the intermediate part is soft, it will not be crushed by the annular body, so the abdomen will not be compressed. Further, by softening the middle part, it is possible to improve the fit to the roundness of the infant's back and the roundness of the user's body.

  The shape of the protrusion for opening leg is not limited to the example shown in the figure as long as it can maintain the open leg state, but hemispherical protrusion as shown in the example is recommended over the plate-like protrusion so as not to bite into the thigh it can. Moreover, you may attach the belt | band | zone wider than a T-shaped belt and a belt to wind around the trunk | loop to the protrusion for an open leg.

  The shape of the bundling member is not limited to the illustrated example, and may be a string-like body. Moreover, you may make it bind immediately after a floorboard. However, when a foot tip comes out from a floor board, it is preferable to bind an annular main body in the position a little away from the edge part of a floor board. If it is bound at a position away from the floorboard, a space is formed between the floorboard and the binding position, so that it can be wrapped completely up to the toes with the annular body.

  The locking means to the annular main body of the covering material is not limited, and examples of the other locking means include a hook-and-loop fastener and a snap. Furthermore, the present invention includes a case where the covering material is placed in the annular body without locking the covering material to the annular body.

  Moreover, the presence or absence of a safety belt is arbitrary, and those without these are also included in the present invention. The safety belt can also be attached to the flooring.

  The sling equipped with the flooring material of the present invention prevents hip dislocation and is used as a holding aid when the infant is safely tampered with.

It is the state which expanded the example of the cyclic | annular main body of the sling concerning this invention, (A) has shown the inner surface, (B) has shown the outer surface. It is an example of the covering material concerning this invention, (A) is a top view, (B) is a side view. It is a perspective view which shows the state which installed the covering material along the circumferential direction of a cyclic | annular main body. It is a perspective view which shows the state which put the infant on the flooring with which the cyclic | annular main body was mounted | worn. It is a perspective view which shows the state hold | gripped sideways using the sling. It is a perspective view which shows the state with which the covering material was mounted | worn in the width direction of the sheet | seat. It is a perspective view which shows the state hold | gripped sideways using the sling. It is a perspective view which shows the state hold | maintained vertically using the sling. It is a perspective view which shows the other example of the covering material concerning this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the covering material of FIG. 9 connected. It is a perspective view which shows the state which put the infant on the flooring of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state hold | gripped sideways using the conventional baby sling.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Sling
10 ... annular body
11 seats
14… First loop for flooring
15 ... loop for safety belt
16 ... 2nd loop for flooring
20,40 ... laying material
21,41 ...
22a, 22b, 42a, 43b ... Hard core material (core material)
23,43 ... Upper body support
24,44 ... Lower body support
26 ... Toggle button (fastener)
27… Protrusion for opening leg
28 ... Bundling member
45,48 ... Connecting part (intermediate part)

Claims (7)

A laying material to be mounted in the annular main body of the sling, wherein the laying plate constituting the laying material is an upper body support portion applied from the torso of the infant to the head side and at least a lower body applied from the torso of the infant to the leg side. A support portion,
The lower body support part is formed to have a width that can support both legs that are bent and opened to an infant's M-shape, and the upper body support part and the lower body support part are connected to each other so that they can be used separately. And flooring.   The covering material according to claim 1, wherein a protrusion for maintaining an open leg state is provided at a center in a width direction of the lower body support portion of the floor plate.   The laying material according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a fastening device for locking to the annular main body is attached to the head side of the laying plate.   The laying material according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a binding member that winds the annular main body is attached to a leg portion side of the laying plate. The laying material according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the laying material is bendable between an upper body support portion and a lower body support portion of the floor plate. The covering material according to claim 1 , wherein the upper body support part and the lower body support part are connected via an intermediate part that does not have a core material. A sling comprising: an annular main body in which a sheet is formed in an annular shape; and the covering material according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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