MULTIPURPOSE BABY CARRYING MEANS

PORTE-BEBE POLYVALENT

English Abstract

TITLE: A MULTIPURPOSE BABY-CARRYING MEANS
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A multipurpose baby-carrying means consists of a two-
compartment waist bag having a top cover, a baby-carrying
piece sewed to and extending from the top cover of the waist
bag, and two shoulder straps extending from top side of the
baby-carrying piece. The waist bag has two laterally
extended waist bands, each having a receiving member or an
inserting member at their free end permitting the two waist
bands to engage with each other, and a receiving member or
an inserting means on them a-t proper position. The two
shoulder straps each has a receiving member or an inserting
member at their free end, too, permitting the shoulder straps
to engage with the receiving or inserting members on the
waist bands or to engage with each other for forming a loop
suitable for hanging around a user's neck. When the baby-
carrying means is not in use for carrying a baby, the baby-
carrying piece, waist bands, shoulder straps, and the
connecting means thereof may be folded to be stored in the
upper compartment of the waist bag.

Claims

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WHAT I CLAIMED IS:
1. A multipurpose baby-carrying means comprising:
a waist bag consisting of an upper compartment and a lower
compartment, having a top cover and two laterally
extending waist bands;
said two laterally extending waist bands having a first
receiving member and a first inserting member at their
free ends, respectively, permitting said two free ends
to engage with each other, and a second receiving or
inserting member separately on them at proper
position;
said lower and upper compartments each being provided
with a dual-head zipper for controlling the opening
and closing of said lower and upper compartments;
a baby-carrying piece sewed to and extending from front
edge of said top cover of said waist bag; and
two shoulder straps sewed to and upward and outward
extending from two ends of top side of said baby-
carrying piece, having a second receiving or inserting
member provided at their free ends for engaging with
said second inserting or receiving member on said two
waist band, respectively.
2. A multipurpose baby-carrying means as claimed in claim 1,
wherein said baby-carrying piece is removed and said two
shoulder straps are directly sewed to and extend upward

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and outward from a point on front edge of said top cover
of said waist bag to look like a character V with a
transverse supporting band provided therebetween at a
position properly above said top cover to bridge said two
shoulder straps and form a triangluar area for carrying
a baby therein.
3. A multipurpose baby-carrying means as claimed in claims 1
and 2, wherein said two shoulder straps are provided with
a receiving member and an inserting member, respectively,
at their free ends permitting said free ends to engage
with each other to form a loop for hanging on and around
a user's neck so that a baby may be carried in said baby-
carrying piece or triangular area in front of said user or
to the side of said user.

Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a multipurpose baby~
carrying means which facilitates a user to carry a baby
either in front of the user or on bacl; of the user and can
be folded to form a waist bag when it is not in use, and
therefore, is a very useful article.

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BRIEF ~ESCRIPTION OF TI~E DRAWINGS
Differen-t embodiments and usages of the present invention
can be understood b~ referring to -the following detailed
description of preferred embodiments and the accompanying
drawings wherein
Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional perspective showing one of
the preferred embodiments of -the present inven-tion;
Fig. 2 illustrates a baby carried in fron-t of a user
with the present inven-t:ion;
10Fig. 3 :is a rear view of Fig. 2;
F:ig. ~ illustrates a baby carried on back of a user with
the present inven-tion;
F:ig. 5 is a rear view o-f Fig. ~;
Fig. 6 is a three-dimensional perspective showing a
15wai.st bag formed af-ter the present inven-tion is folded;
Fig. 7 is a three-dimensional perspective showing a
second preferred embodiment of the present inventi.on;
Fig. 8 il.lustrates the usage of the third preferred
embod:iment of the present :invention; and
20Fi.g. 9 il.l.ustrates the present inverltion used together
with a c.lr seat back to carry and hold a baby in a car.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Please refer to Fig. 1, the present invention includes a
two-compartment waist bag 1 as its main part. The waist bag
1 has a top cover 11, and two laterally extending waist bands
14, 15 which each has a first receiving member 141 and a
first inserting member 151, respectively, at their free end
and has a second receiving member 16 provided on them at
proper posi-tion. A generally reverse triangle-shaped baby-
carrying piece 2 is sewed to and extends outward from front
edge of the top cover 11. Two shoulder straps 21, 22
separately extend from two ends of top side of the baby-
carrying piece 2 and each has a second inserting member 23
connected to their free end permitting them to engage with
the second receiving members 16 on the waist bands 14, 15.
The baby-carrying piece 2 further has two auxiliary belts
24, 25 sewed to and extending laterally from top end of its
two sides, and the auxiliary belts 24, 25 each has a third
inserting member 241 and a third receiving member 251 at
their free end, respectively, so that they can be connected
together by engaging the third receiving member 251 with -the
third inserting member 241.
Two dual-head zippers 12, 13 are used to control the
opening and closing of upper and lower compartments of the
waist bag 1, respectively. The upper compartment of the
waist bag 1 is used to accommodate and store -the baby-

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carrying pieGe 2, two shoulder straps 21, 22, two au~iliary
belts 2~, 25, and the connecting means thereof. The lower
compartment of the waist bag 1 provides users with space to
store artic]es that require close attention and protection.
The present invention can be used to carry a baby either
in front of the user or on back of the user. Figs. 2 and 3
illustrate the present invention being used to carry a baby
in front of the user. Please first refer to Fig. 2 for the
manner in which the present inven-tion is used. First, circle
the waist bands 14, 15 around the user's waist and then,
connect their two free ends by engaging the first receiving
member 141 with the first inserting member 151, permitting
the waist bag 1 to locate at the user's abdomen. Second,
pull the baby-carrying piece 2 upward and have the two
shoulder straps 21, 22 cross over the user's shoulders and,
as shown in Fig. 3, intersect on the user's back before the
two second inserting members 23 engage with the two second
receiving members 16 separately on the waist bands 14, 15.
Please further refer to Figs. 4 and 5, the present
invention is used to carry a baby on the back of the useI.
Again, circle -the two waist bands 14, 15 around -the user's
waist and connect their two free ends by engaging the first
receiving member 141 with the first inserting member 151,
but let the waist bag 1 locate at the user's lower back.
Pull the two shoulder straps 21, 22 upward from the user's

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back, permit them cross over the user's shoulders and
intersect at the user's chest, and then, engage the two
second inserting members 23 with the two second receiving
members 16 separately.
In the above two embodiments of the present invention,
the two au~iliary belts 24, 25 may be further connected
together by engaging the third receiving member 241 with
the third inserting member 251 whenever it is necessary to
further ensure the safety of baby carried wi-th the present
l.0 invention.
When the present invention is not used to carry a baby,
the baby-carrying piece 2, shoulder straps 21, 22, auxiliary
belts 24, 25, and all the connecting means thereof may be
folded and stored in the upper compartmen-t of the waist bag
1 before a tongue-like cover 17 connected to the baby-
carrying piece 2 is covered downward so -that the folded baby-
carrying means of the present invention looks like a common
waist bag. The storage space of the lower compartment of the
waist bag 1 is not affected by -the filled upper compartment.
Fig. 7 shows another embodiment of the present invention,
wherein the two shoulder straps 21, 22 directly connect to
and e~tend from the front edge of the top cover ].1 of -the
waist bag 1 at one point in such a manner that they look
like a character ~'. The original reverse triangle-shaped
baby-carrying piece 2 is removed. On the two shoulder straps

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21, 22, at a proper distance from their common lower end, a
transversely stretched supporting band 20 is provided to
bridge the two shoulder straps 21, 22 and thereby, forms a
reverse triangu1ar area permitting a baby to be carried
S thereon securely.
Fig. 8 shows still another embodiment of the present
invention, wherein the two shoulder straps 21, 22 have a
fourth receiving member 211 and a four-th inserting member
221, respectively, at their free ends to permit them to
connect with each other by engaging the fourth receiving with
the fourth inserting members 211 and 221.
Fig. 9 shows the present invention being used together
with a car seat back to from a baby seat. In this case, the
two shoulder straps 21, 22 are connected and fixed in the
manner as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, except the user is
replaced by the seat back. The baby is securely and safely
positioned between the baby-carrying means and the car seat
hack on a car seat 3.

Representative Drawing