Holder including a vertical holding part and a swing mechanism

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11445832-B2
Application number	US-202017098806-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 16, 2020
Priority date	Dec 13, 2019
Publication date	Sep 20, 2022
Grant date	Sep 20, 2022

Abstract

A holder includes a vertical holding part configured to support an infant in a vertical posture so that the head is positioned vertically, in which the vertical holding part has a front pad part extending in a vertical direction and configured to support the infant from a front of the infant, at least from the abdomen to the chest of the infant.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A holder comprising:
a vertical holding part configured to support a user in a vertical posture so that a head is positioned vertically; and
a swing mechanism configured to swing the vertical holding part,
wherein the vertical holding part has a front pad part extending in a vertical direction and configured to support the user from a front of the user, at least from an abdomen to a chest of the user,
wherein the vertical holding part is freely attachable to and detachable from the swing mechanism below the vertical holding part, and
wherein a position of a center of gravity of the swing mechanism is on a side opposite to the front pad part across a position where the vertical holding part is attached to the swing mechanism.

2. The holder according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a carrier configured to support a lower side and a back of the user.

3. The holder according to claim 2 , wherein
the carrier has a seat part configured to hold at least the back of the user and a band part configured to suspend the seat part, and
the holder includes a band support part provided above the vertical holding part and configured to support the band part.

4. The holder according to claim 1 , wherein a temporary seating surface on which the user is placeable is provided below the vertical holding part.

5. The holder according to claim 1 , wherein the vertical holding part has at least one bulging part in which a central part in a left-right direction is adapted to bulge toward a user side from both sides in the left-right direction orthogonal to a direction between the user side and a side opposite to the user and the vertical direction, the bulging part extending in the vertical direction of the vertical holding part.

6. The holder according to claim 5 , wherein two bulging parts are disposed side by side in the left-right direction.

7. The holder according to claim 5 , wherein the vertical holding part has a convex part adapted to protrude toward the user, and
the bulging parts are disposed above the convex part.

8. The holder according to claim 1 , wherein the swing mechanism swings the vertical holding part in at least one of a vertical direction and a pivoting direction.

9. The holder according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an attachment configured to attach and detach the vertical holding part to and from the swing mechanism.

Assignees

• Yamada Mfg Co Ltd
• Ai Met Neo Co Ltd

Inventors

• Watanabe Tomoya
• Ishida Akihiko
• Aihara Yasuo

Classifications

• A47D13/10

  Rocking-chairs; {Indoor} Swings {; Baby bouncers} · CPC title

• A47D13/025

  for carrying children in seated position · CPC title

• B62B7/12

  convertible, e.g. into children's furniture or toy (children's chairs convertible to pushchairs A47D1/06) · CPC title

• A47D13/08 Primary

  Devices for use in guiding or supporting children, e.g. safety harness · CPC title

• B60N2/2848

  being convertible or adaptable to a preambulator, e.g. a baby-carriage or a push-chair · CPC title