Carrying harness for small children

Abstract

The present invention relates to a carrying harness for small children. The carrying harness comprises a fastening that is fastened to the fixed carrier as well as a front piece ( 23 ) that is fixed to the carrier by a number of separate clasps. The fastening harness comprises a waist strap ( 1 A, 1 B), two shoulder straps ( 2, 3 ) as well as a lumbar plate ( 4 ) at which there are fasteners ( 25, 26 ) on the shoulder straps for the front piece's ( 21 ) middle part ( 2 ). The lumbar plate ( 33 ) affords an advantageous load distribution and simple adjustment of the fastening harness. The shoulder straps are bent back at the lumbar plate so that both ends of each shoulder strap are brought together on the same side of the carrier of the carrying harness.

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       6 . A carrying harness for small children comprising a fastening harness and a front piece connectable to said fastening harness and which supports a child, wherein said fastening harness is configured to be firmly fixed to a person carrying said harness and comprises shoulder straps and a waist strap; said waist strap being comprised of two parts each of which has a protruding strap portion; said shoulder straps are bent around when worn by a person to resemble a loop or slot on a rear side of said carrying person in such a way that said respective shoulder strap remains on the respective side of said carrying person; said shoulder straps extending from a foremost portion of said waist strap parts close to said protruding strap portions, and to said bending round arrangement where they are carried through respective holes, or a common corresponding hole, and wherein said shoulder straps are configured to be freely adjusted and bent back to a side from which they extend, and to be fastened to the same respective waist strap part. 
   
   
       7 . The carrying harness as claimed in  claim 6 , comprising a lumbar plate which includes means for bending back said shoulder straps. 
   
   
       8 . The carrying harness as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein an upper portion of said lumbar plate comprises holes for said bending back of said shoulder straps, said holes being arranged diagonally in relation to a center axis of said lumbar plate. 
   
   
       9 . The carrying harness as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said lumbar plate is formed in one piece. 
   
   
       10 . The carrying harness as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said lumbar plate is formed in several pieces which are configured to be interconnected by means of links, straps or other suitable means. 
   
   
       11 . A carrying harness for small children comprising a carrying harness adapted to be worn by a person and a front piece securable to said carrying harness and adapted to hold a small child; said carrying harness comprising:
 a lumbar support having an upper section and a lower section; said upper section defining a pair of openings;   right and left shoulder straps; each shoulder strap passing through a respective one of said openings of said lumbar support and defining a loop, such that when said carrying harness is worn, each shoulder straps remains on the respective side of said person; and   a waist strap at said bottom of said lumbar support; said waist strap being comprised of two parts each of which has a protruding strap portion; each waist strap part extending through the loop defined by said right and left shoulder straps; said protruding strap portions of said waist strap parts being removably connected together by a clasp.   
   
   
       12 . The carrying harness of  claim 11  wherein said shoulder straps and/or waist straps are adjustable in length.