Abstract: A baby carrier includes a carrier body having a front cover portion, a crotch cover portion and a back cover portion which are integrally formed in continuation of one another. A pair of shoulder belts extend from opposite ends of the back cover portion and include first buckles at the tips of first belt members. Second buckles detachably engaging with the first buckles are connected opposite ends of the front cover portion via second belt members. Hook members are provided at the opposite ends of the front cover portion. At least a pair of ring members detachably engaging with the hook members are provided at the back cover portion. A headrest for supporting the back of the baby's head is provided at the back cover portion. A head support includes a head support body of which the bottom portion is attached to the headrest, and band-like portions laterally extending from both sides of the head support body, whereby tips of the band-like portions are attached to the back cover portion or the shoulder belts.

Abstract: A crib selectively serving as a baby bed and also as a playpen includes a bed floor member and respective panels enclosing the periphery of the bed floor member (13). At least one panel (12) is height-controllably supported by a base support (20) that also supports the bed floor member. In case of using the crib as a baby bed, the panel (12) is brought to a low position for enabling a mother or the like to readily care for the baby. In case of using the crib as a playpen, the panel is brought to a high position for safety reasons. The height of the bed floor member is also adjustable between high and low positions by adjusting the base support, which for example includes pivotable, tiltable or removable leg frame members.

Abstract: In a grip bar for a collapsible baby carriage, first and second portions 4 and 5 are coupled with each other by a rigid link member 28 within a joint 6, so that the first and second portions 4 and 5 symmetrically operate with respect to the joint 6. Thus, angles formed by the respective first and second portions 4 and 5 relative to the joint 6 can be kept identical to each other, whereby locking members 23 and 24 for both of the first and second portions 4 and 5 can be reliably and concurrently engaged in open state locking concave portions 19 and 20 or closed state locking concave portions 21 and 22. In this manner, it is possible to reliably and easily attain a locking state of both of the first and second portions 4 and 5 in either a linear open state or a folded state.

Abstract: An adjustable bed, suitable for use from infancy to adulthood includes a bed frame body having pivoting end panels and a height adjustable base. In one adjusted position, with the end panels pivoted to near vertical and the height adjustable base fully raised, the bed is swingable like a cradle, with the bed frame body swingably suspended from the height adjustable base. By lowering the height adjustable base, the near vertical end panels contact the floor, and the bed is useful as a playpen for an infant or a chair for an adult. By pivoting the end panels to intermediate or horizontal positions, the bed becomes useful as a lounge chair or as a bed for a child. With the height adjustable base at its lowest, and the end panels pivoted to horizontal positions, the bed may be used as a rigid support for an adult mattress.

Abstract: A seat for a baby carriage has a backrest core member held by a backrest holding member through a connecting mechanism combining a bracket (77) with a slot (75) and a guide pin (76). When the backrest core member is most inclined, the pin is located against one end wall of the slot to permit moving the backrest core member downwardly thereby forcibly bringing a head guard core member into an upright position. The head guard core member is rotatably connected to a control member which uses the movement of the backrest core member for the movement of the head guard member. Thus, a head guard portion is brought into a state substantially flush with a backrest portion when the backrest assumes a relatively upright state, while the head guard portion is brought into an upright position from the upper end of the backrest portion in a most inclined state of the backrest portion.

Abstract: A baby holder (1) to be worn in the form of a waist pouch includes a waist strap (3) which is worn around the waist of a wearer and a support (6) which is mounted on the waist strap (3) and positioned to extend from the wearer's abdomen so that a seat surface (5) for receiving the buttocks of a baby is formed on the support (6), In order to stably hold the baby while keeping it in a good posture, a pad wall (7) is provided on the support (6) to extend upright from the seat surface (5) so that this pad wall (7) supportingly contacts the back of the baby who is held in a backward orientation, or is located between the legs of the baby who is held in a forward facing orientation. The pad wall (7) has a T-shaped front surface, and is rotatably mounted on the support (6) to be selectively tiltable into an upright position for supporting the baby and a folded-down position extending along the seat surface (5).

Abstract: A baby carrier includes a carrier body having a front cover portion, a crotch cover portion, and a back cover portion which are integrally formed in continuation of one another. The carrier body is made up of a first cloth material including the front cover portion, a fifth cloth material for the crotch cover portion, and a fourth cloth material for the back cover portion which are respectively severed from one another at a midsection of the crotch cover portion and at border portions of the crotch cover portion and back cover portion. The first and fifth cloth materials have a concave edge configuration at their respective border portions. The fourth and fifth cloth materials have a convex edge configuration at their respective border portions. The concave edge portions of the first and fifth cloth materials are sewn together, and likewise the convex edge portions of the fourth and fifth cloth materials are sewn together, whereby the carrier body is integrally formed as such.

Abstract: A seat (3) in a chair (1) is suspended by two swingable links (4, 5) to be swingable with respect to a base (2) with legs (6, 7) and a seat holder (12). The distance or spacing (S2) between lower ends of the two links (4, 5) is changeable or adjustable so that the links extend in parallel to each other or the links extend at an angle to each other, thereby varying a swinging mode of the seat (3). For this purpose the lower ends of the two links (4, 5) are connected to two sliders (21, 22) which are guided and operable to move in directions toward each other or away from each other, respectively.

Abstract: A child seat apparatus includes a seat, a reclinable backrest, and at least either a pair of side guards rotatably mounted on the backrest or a pair of armrests mounted on the seat, wherein the lateral spacing between the side guards or the armrests is changeable. An interlocking mechanism links the backrest with the side guards or the armrests so that the space between the side guards or the armrests is changed in association with the inclination of the backrest. Specifically, this space is widened as the backrest is reclined. Such an interlocking mechanism, for example, includes driving pins that are driven with an upper end of a bridging bar for supporting the backrest in a reclined state while a pair of driven slots are provided in the side guards for receiving the driving pins respectively. The driven slots are directed at an angle relative to each other so as to be closer to each other at upper ends thereof.

Abstract: A seat for a baby carriage has a seat portion with a plate-type core member therein. The core member is divided into a plurality of plate-type members by at least one longitudinally extending parting line for allowing the baby carriage to be collapsed along the direction of its width. Adjacent ones of the plurality of plate-type members are hinged together with each other by hinge tapes on lower surface sides thereof. When the plate-type members define a uniform plane, end surfaces thereof are butted against each other so as to maintain the uniform plane even when a baby is seated on the seat portion. Thereby, the baby's buttocks are prevented from sinking down into the seat, and the baby is relieved of muscular strain.

Abstract: A flat seat plate providing an upper surface which is in contact with a principal region of the lower surface of a seat portion for supporting the seat portion from below is integrated into a part of the body of a baby carriage. The seat plate is divided into three plate-type members, and adjacent ones of the plate-type members are hinged with each other on the respective lower surface sides thereof by flexible sheets. End surfaces of the plate-type members are butted against each other when the seat plate defines a uniform plane.

Abstract: A child seat apparatus such as a child safety seat for an automobile has head guards forwardly extending from both side edges of a backrest portion. The head guards are mounted on the backrest portion to be rotatable about axes extending substantially parallel to the direction of upward extension of the backrest portion or to be slideable or translatable in the width direction of the backrest portion. It is possible to reduce the spaceing distance between the pair of head guards for attaining a safe state when the child is asleep, and alternatively to increase the spacing distance between the head guards when the child is awake, to prevent the child from feeling cramped.

Abstract: In order to enable a seat for a child-care implement such as a baby carriage to supply a soft feeling while keeping a baby in a correct position, a principal part providing a backrest portion and a seat portion for supporting the upper body and the lower body of the baby respectively, is formed by a rigid base and a cushion member which is arranged on the front or facing side thereof. The cushion member is made of first, second and third cushion materials, which have elastic coefficients that increase in a direction away from a facing surface. A peripheral wall part forming walls extending uprightly around the principal part comprises an elastic core material for retaining its shape, and a cushion material covering the core material on inner and outer side surfaces and a top surface of the peripheral wall part. The cushion material has a smaller elastic coefficient than the core material.

Abstract: A baby's or child's head is protected against a severe shock in a seat-type bed which is provided for example as part of a baby carriage. For this purpose a first cushion member is arranged to cover a seat, a backrest, a pair of side walls and a top wall, while a second cushion member is additionally arranged on a back side of the first cushion member only on parts of the backrest, the side and walls which are likely to be contacted by the baby'or child's head.

Abstract: A seat body forming a backrest and a seat section is made to move along an arcuate guide with respect to a base by a relative movement guiding mechanism which is formed by combination of an arcuate guide rail and a guide member moving along the guide rail. A seat section is rotatably mounted on the seat body and a coupling member is caused to engage a linear section of the guide rail, thereby maintaining the seat section at a substantially constant inclination regardless of any movement of the seat body. Thus, it is possible to maintain the seat section in a substantially horizontal state also when the angle of the backrest is adjusted, whereby the backrest can recline without interfering with a backrest of the car seat in an automobile. Thus, an uncomfortable position is avoided when a child sits in the safety seat the backrest of which is in an inclined state.

Abstract: A belt assembly is arranged on a back side of a backrest of a baby carriage, so that the angle of inclination of the backrest may be changed by adjusting of the length of the belt assembly. The belt assembly includes a first belt, a second belt, and a buckle which is attached to an end of the first belt and which has the second belt passing therethrough. The second belt has on its first major surface a plurality of engaging cavities. The buckle holds an operating member, which is cross-directionally or laterally movable across the second belt, and which is urged by a spring to move downwardly. The operating member is provided with engaging projections, which can selectively engage the engaging cavities. The length of the belt assembly is fixed when the engaging projections engage the engaging cavities, while the length of the belt assembly is rendered changeable when the former disengage from the latter.