Patent Publication Number: US-10786092-B1

Title: Foldable baby carrier

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     Field of the Disclosure 
     The disclosure relates to a baby carrier, and more specifically to a foldable baby hipseat carrier. 
     Description of Related Art 
     At present, the use of baby carriers enables more parents to free their hands from holding their baby, which not only helps them to save energy but also allows the baby to have more physical contact with parents, and also brings sense of security to the baby. Also, the baby is under the parents&#39; observation at any time so the parents can be at ease. At present, a baby hipseat carrier suitable for 6-month-old or older infants is more and more popular. As shown in  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2 , a conventional baby hipseat carrier includes a seat cushion  2  connected under a back cushion  1 . The seat cushion  2  is constructed directly from a piece of seat cushion  21 . The seat cushion  21  is wrapped in a body of the baby carrier, which realizes the function of seat cushion but occupies the space, and not only the size is too large to be carried but also the overall baby carrier looks clumsy. 
     In order to solve the above issue, a foldable baby carrier is created. The seat cushion of such carrier includes a hipseat sleeved in a cover. The hipseat includes a support portion and a bearing portion. The support portion and the bearing portion are rotatably connected into a foldable body through a switch button. The foldable body can be closed by folding or opened to become a seat cushion. 
     However, the foldable body with the structure of known foldable baby carrier can only be operated by being unlocked through pushing the switch button no matter in the state of closed from an open state or in the state of opening from a closed state. In that case, the operation causes a lot of trouble. When adults are with infants, it would be ideal that the foldable body can be opened quickly because it is difficult to perform additional operation. 
     SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     The disclosure provides a foldable baby carrier with the purpose to solve the shortcomings of known technology, so that user can conveniently perform the operation of folding hipseat and the safety performance is good. 
     The technical solution adopted by the disclosure to solve the technical problem is: 
     A foldable baby carrier includes a seat cushion connected to a carrier body. The seat cushion includes a hipseat detachably disposed on the carrier body and a cover sleeved on the hipseat. The hipseat includes a support portion and a bearing portion. The support portion and the bearing portion are rotatably connected and formed into a foldable body through a left switch button and a right switch button disposed on two sides of the support portion. A support connection base is fixed on the support portion. A bearing connection base is fixed on the bearing portion. 
     The switch button includes a connection shaft. The connection shaft sequentially passes through the support connection base, a switch control lock and a spring and then fixed on the bearing connection base. 
     The spring abuts against the switch control lock and the bearing connection base. 
     The switch button further includes a button member which is movably engaged with the support connection base. The button member is pressed on the surface of the switch control lock. 
     A position-limiting block is provided on an outer wall of the switch control lock. An inner wall of the support connection base is provided with a first positioning-limiting recess and a second position-limiting recess for each of the position-limiting block. 
     When the position-limiting block is in the second position-limiting recess, the position-limiting block is stuck by the second position-limiting recess; the support portion and the bearing portion are in an open state. 
     The position-limiting block has a first inclined surface, and the first inclined surface faces the bearing connection base. A wall of the first position-limiting recess has a second inclined surface, and the second inclined surface faces the switch control lock. When the position-limiting block is in the first position-limiting recess, the first inclined surface on the position-limiting block and the second inclined surface on the first position-limiting recess are attached together, and the support portion and the bearing portion are in a closed state. 
     A plurality of engaging slots are provided on an outer wall of the switch control lock. Correspondingly, a plurality of engaging blocks are provided in the bearing connection base. The engaging blocks are inserted into the engaging slots, such that the switch control lock can be elastically moved horizontally and inserted on the bearing connection base. 
     At least one end portion of the cover adopts a velcro tape or zipper for connection, and the other end portion is a sleeve with one end being open. The two end portions are respectively sleeved on the support portion and the bearing portion of the hipseat. 
     The two end portions are connected through an elastic material such as a fastener. 
     The advantage of the disclosure lies in: 
     The disclosure has a hipseat that is foldable and flexible. When in use, the hipseat can be closed by gently pressing the button member. If the button is not pressed, the hipseat will be locked and cannot be closed by itself, which ensures safety. There is no need to press the button to open the hipseat, the hipseat can be opened by directly pulling to open the support portion and the bearing portion of the hipseat, so the operation is convenient. The secured and locked support portion and the bearing portion are provided with a malleable cover to form a comfortable hipseat to carry the baby for the baby to enjoy being in the adult&#39;s arm. The disclosure significantly reduces the room for accommodation when not in use, makes it convenient for carry and brings a lot of convenience for the user. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The disclosure is further described with reference to drawings and embodiments below. 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic perspective view of the structure a baby carrier in known technology. 
         FIG. 2  is a schematic perspective view of the structure a hipseat in known technology. 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic perspective view of the structure a carrier in the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a schematic main structural view showing a closed state of the hipseat in the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic side structural view showing a closed state of the hipseat in the disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is a schematic perspective structural view showing an open state of the hipseat in the disclosure. 
         FIG. 7  is a schematic main structural view showing an open state of the hipseat in the disclosure. 
         FIG. 8  is a perspective explosive view of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 9  is an enlargement view of portion A in  FIG. 8 . 
         FIG. 10  is a schematic view of covering the hipseat by a cover. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the present disclosure, the drawings used in the description will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. Other embodiments may be derived by those skilled in the art according to the drawings without making inventive effort. 
     As shown in  FIG. 3 ,  FIG. 4 ,  FIG. 5 ,  FIG. 6 ,  FIG. 7 ,  FIG. 8 ,  FIG. 9  and  FIG. 10 : 
     A foldable baby carrier, including a barrier body  40  provided with a back cushion  42  connected to a shoulder strap  41  and a seat cushion  50  connected to a belt  43 , and the seat cushion  50  is connected under the back cushion  42 . 
     The seat cushion  50  includes a hipseat detachably disposed on the carrier body  40 . The hipseat includes a support portion  10  and a bearing portion  20 . The support portion  10  and the bearing portion  20  are rotatably connected and formed into a foldable body through a switch button  30 . The foldable body is sleeved in a cover  52  to form the seat cushion  50  disposed on the carrier body  40 . 
     The hipseat includes the support portion  10  and the bearing portion  20 . The support portion  10  and the bearing portion  20  are rotatably connected through the switch button  30 . 
     The support portion  10  and the bearing portion  20  are in a hollow open ring shape to sufficiently reduce the weight and size of the hipseat. 
     An end portion of the support portion  10  is fixed to a support connection base  33 , and an end portion of the bearing portion  20  is fixed to a bearing connection base  36 . 
     A left switch button  30 A and a right switch button  30 B are respectively provided on two sides of the support portion  10 . It is required to simultaneously press the left switch button  30 A and the right switch button  30 B to operate. If only one of the left switch button  30 A and the right switch button  30 B is pressed, the other one would still be locked and the operation would be failed. 
     The switch button  30  includes a connection shaft  34 . The connection shaft  34  is a pin. The pin sequentially passes through the support connection base  33 , a switch control lock  32  and a spring  31 , and the bearing connection base  36 . 
     In other embodiments, it may be that the pin sequentially passes through the bearing connection base, the switch control lock and the spring, and then screwed and fixed on the support connection base. 
     The spring  31  is sleeved on the connection shaft  34  and abuts against the switch control lock  32  and the bearing connection base  36 . 
     The bearing connection base  36  may be rotated about the connection shaft  34 . 
     A plurality of engaging slots  323  are provided on the outer wall of the switch control lock  32 . Correspondingly, a plurality of engaging blocks  363  are provided in the bearing connection base  36 . The engaging blocks  363  are inserted into the engaging slots  323 , such that the switch control lock  32  can be elastically moved in the movement direction of the spring  31  and inserted on the bearing connection base  36 . 
     The switch button  30  further includes a switch member  35 . The switch member  35  has four legs  351 . The four legs  351  are movably sleeved through the support connection base  33 . A hook portion  352  protruded at the terminal end of the leg  351  is engaged with the support connection base  33  to ensure that the button member  35  does not fall out of the support connection base  33 . 
     The button member  35  passes through the support connection base  33  and then presses on the upper surface of the switch control lock  32 . When the button member  35  is pressed, the switch control lock  32  moves toward the direction of the bearing connection base  36 , then the spring  31  is compressed; when the button member  35  is released, the spring  31  drives the switch control lock  32  to reset. 
     A position-limiting block  321  is provided on the outer wall of the switch control lock  32 . The inner wall of the support connection base  33  is provided with two position-limiting recesses, which are a first position-limiting recess and a second position-limiting recess respectively, corresponding to each of the position-limiting block  321 . 
     When the position-limiting block  321  is in the second position-limiting recess, the position-limiting block  321  is stuck by the second position-limiting recess. The support portion  10  and the bearing portion  20  are in an open state with a certain angle as shown in  FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7 , and the support connection base  33  and the bearing connection base  36  cannot rotate relative to each other. 
     When the button member  35  is pressed, the switch control lock  32  will move toward the direction of the bearing connection base  36 . The position-limiting block  321  is detached from the second position-limiting recess, and the user can grab the support portion  10  and the bearing portion  20  to rotate relative to each other. When the position-limiting block  321  is rotated to the position of the first position-limiting recess, the spring  31  is restored and pushes the position-limiting block  321  into the first position-limiting recess. The support portion  10  and the bearing portion  20  are in the closed state. 
     It requires the user to simultaneously press the button members  35  of the left switch button  30 A and the right switch button  30 B to change the support portion  10  and the bearing portion  20  from the open state into the closed state, which can prevent the weight of the baby or external force from accidentally causing the support portion  10  and the bearing portion  20  to be closed and resulting in danger. 
     The position-limiting block  321  has a first inclined surface  3211 , and the first inclined surface  3211  faces the bearing connection base  36 . The wall of the first position-limiting recess is provided with a second inclined surface  3311 , and the second inclined surface  3311  faces the switch control lock  32 . When the position-limiting block  321  is in the first position-limiting recess, the support portion  10  and the bearing portion  20  are in a closed state; as shown in  FIG. 4  and  FIG. 5 , on this occasion the first inclined surface  3211  and the second inclined surface  3311  are attached together. 
     If the support portion  10  and the bearing portion  20  are forcefully pulled apart, both of the support connection base  33  and the bearing connection base  36  are subjected to relative rotating pulling force, and the pulling force is transmitted to the first inclined surface  3211  from the second inclined surface  3311 . The first inclined surface  3211  and the second inclined surface  3311  will slide relative to each other, such that the switch control lock  32  compresses the spring  31  and moves toward the direction of the bearing connection base  36  until the position-limiting block  321  of the switch control lock  32  is detached from the first position-limiting recess. Both of the support connection base  33  and the bearing connection base  36  begin rotating relative to each other until rotating to the position where the position-limiting block  321  corresponds to the second position-limiting recess. The spring  31  springs the position-limiting block  321  into the second position-limiting recess, which turns into the state that the position-limiting block  321  is stuck by the second position-limiting recess, and the support portion  10  and the bearing portion  20  are in an open state with a certain angle. 
     Accordingly, there is no need to press the button member  35  to change the support portion  10  and the bearing portion  20  from the closed state into the open state, it requires directly pulling open only, so the operation is convenient. When carrying the baby, the hipseat can be opened just in time. 
     The support portion  10  and the bearing portion  20  of the hipseat are covered in a cover  52 . The cover  52  is formed into a seat surface so the baby can sit thereon, which provides sufficient a support area and support force for the baby. 
     At least one end portion  53  of the cover  52  is provided with a velcro tape or zipper  54  for connection, such that the bearing portion  20  is sleeved in the end portion  53 . The other end portion  55  is a sleeve with one end being open, such that the support portion  10  is sleeved in the end portion  55 . The two end portions are connected through an elastic material such as an elastic strap  56  so as to have elasticity and spreadability. 
     The surface material covering the end portion  55  of the support portion  10  has a cushion therein to form a structure with certain hardness for the baby to sit thereon. 
     The various embodiments in the present specification are described in a progressive manner, and each embodiment focuses on differences from other embodiments, and the same or similar parts between the various embodiments may be referred to each other. The above description of the disclosed embodiments makes it possible for those skilled in the art to implement or use the disclosure. Various modifications to these embodiments are obvious to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Therefore, the present disclosure is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but to be consistent to the broadest scope coherent with the principle and novel characteristics disclosed in the disclosure.