Child seat cover

Abstract

To provide a child seat cover which enables a child to be easily seated on a child seat.SOLUTION: A child seat cover 1 according to the present invention comprises a lower part cover 3 and two or more lower part cover fixing members 31 that fix the position of a front face part of the lower part cover 3 to a front side. A center part in a lateral direction of the front face part of the lower part cover 3 is positioned at a front side of a grip bar 44 which a child seated on a child seat 4 grips, and the lower part cover fixing members 31 are arranged at positions on the outside in the lateral direction of the front side of the grip bar 44.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] One aspect of the present invention relates to a child seat cover for covering a child seat. [Background technology]

[0002] Child bicycle seats, which are installed above the front or rear wheels of a bicycle and allow a child to sit on them, are becoming more common. Child bicycle seat covers, which protect children from the elements, are also becoming more common.

[0003] Patent Document 1 discloses a rain cover for a child seat that ensures sufficient space around a seated child. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2015-217835 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, because the conventional rain cover has an opening secured by a line fastener, the lower cover in front of the foot rest may change shape and move into the foot rest side. In this case, the foot rest is at least partially covered by the lower cover, making it difficult to seat the child in the child seat. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A child seat cover according to one embodiment of the present invention is a child seat cover attached to a child seat placed between a bicycle saddle and handlebars, and includes a lower cover provided to cover at least the front of the seat surface and footrest of the child seat, and two or more lower cover fixing members for fixing a front part of the lower cover forward. The left-right center of the front part of the lower cover is located in front of a grip bar that is grasped by a child seated on the child seat, and the lower cover fixing members are provided in a position outside the front of the grip bar in the left-right direction.

[0007] According to the child seat cover configured as described above, the lower cover can be prevented from changing shape inward to fit into the footrest portion, thereby preventing the lower cover from becoming an obstacle making it difficult for the child to place their feet on the footrest portion.

[0008] In the above child seat cover, preferably, the lower cover fixing member fixes the front portion of the lower cover to a handlebar of the bicycle.

[0009] According to the child seat cover having the above configuration, the position of the lower cover can be made more stable.

[0010] In the above child seat cover, the lower cover fixing members are preferably disposed in front of each of the two foot rest portions.

[0011] According to the child seat cover configured as described above, the lower cover changes shape inwardly to fit into the footrest portion, which more effectively prevents the child from having difficulty placing his / her feet on the footrest portion.

[0012] In the above child seat cover, the lower cover fixing members are preferably disposed in front of outer ends of the two foot rest portions in the left-right direction.

[0013] According to the child seat cover having the above configuration, the lower cover changes shape inwardly to fit into the footrest portion, which more effectively prevents the child from having difficulty placing his / her feet on the footrest portion.

[0014] In the above child seat cover, the lower cover fixing member is preferably formed to include a hook-and-loop fastener.

[0015] The handlebars and other objects to which the lower cover fixing member is attached are not necessarily of the same shape and size, but vary depending on the bicycle. The child seat cover configured as described above is easy to install even if the handlebars and other objects to which the lower cover fixing member is attached have different shapes and sizes. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0016] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a front view of a child seat cover and a child seat. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a side view of the child seat cover and the child seat. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a side view of the child seat cover and the child seat with the upper cover open. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a top view of the child seat cover and the child seat with the upper cover open. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a rear view of the child seat cover and the child seat. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0017] One form of child seat cover of the present invention is characterized in that it is equipped with a lower cover fixing member that fixes the front portion of the lower cover in a forward position, and is configured to prevent the lower cover from changing shape so as to slip into the footrest portion.

[0018] Hereinafter, a child seat cover according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the embodiment and the modified example described below are merely examples of the present invention, and should not be interpreted as limiting the technical scope of the present invention. In each drawing, the same components are given the same reference numerals.

[0019] For ease of explanation, in this specification, the direction of travel of the bicycle on which the child seat cover is mounted is referred to as the front, and the opposite side is referred to as the rear. Furthermore, the directions perpendicular to the direction of travel of the bicycle, and facing the right and left when looking at the bicycle and child seat cover from the front, are referred to as the right direction and the left direction, respectively, and these are collectively referred to as the left-right direction or width direction. Furthermore, the direction perpendicular to the direction of travel and left-right direction of the bicycle is referred to as the up-down direction, but the up-down direction includes cases where it is not necessarily perpendicular to the direction of travel. In other words, the up-down direction refers to the vertical direction, but also includes directions that are not strictly vertical.

[0020] Figures 1 to 5 are diagrams showing a child seat cover 1 and a child seat 4 of this embodiment. Figure 1 is a diagram showing the child seat cover 1 and the child seat 4 as seen from the front, Figures 2 and 3 are diagrams showing them as seen from the side, Figure 4 is a diagram showing them as seen from above, and Figure 5 is a diagram showing them as seen from the rear. The diagram showing them as seen from the side in Figure 3 and the diagram showing them as seen from above in Figure 4 show the state in which the upper cover 2 of the child seat cover 1 is released.

[0021] The child seat cover 1 is attached to a child seat 4 that is located between the saddle (not shown) and the handlebar 51 in the front-to-rear direction of the bicycle, and above the front wheel (not shown). Because it is located at the front of the bicycle, the child seat 4 is sometimes called a "front child seat" or a "front child seat", and the child seat cover 1 is sometimes called a "front child seat cover" or a "front child seat cover".

[0022] [Child seat 4] The child seat 4 includes a backrest 41, a head guard (not shown), a seat surface 42, a footrest portion 43, a grip bar 44, and side portions 45. The child seat 4 is mainly made of resin, but is not limited to this. The seat surface 42 is a surface on which a child riding in the child seat 4 sits. The seat surface 42 is located between a saddle (not shown) on which a bicycle rider sits and a handlebar 51 that the bicycle rider grips to operate the bicycle, and is provided below the bicycle handlebar 51. At least a part of the seat surface 42 is located above the front wheel of the bicycle, but does not necessarily have to be located directly above the front wheel. The backrest 41 is provided so as to extend upward from the rear (back) edge of the seat surface 42. The head guard is provided on the upper side of the backrest 41. The side portion 45 is provided above the lateral edge of the seat surface 42 and is provided so as to be continuous with the backrest 41.

[0023] The foot rests 43a and 43b are provided on both the left and right sides of the front of the seat 42 so as to extend downward, and are formed so that a child sitting on the seat 42 can place both feet on them. The foot rests 43a and 43b are sometimes collectively referred to as the foot rests 43. The grip bar 44 is formed so as to extend upward from the center of the front of the seat 42 so that a child sitting on the seat 42 can hold it with both hands. The upper part of the grip bar 44 is formed in a circular ring shape or a rod shape extending in the left and right direction so that it is easy for a child to hold. The grip bar 44 is located behind the handle stem 52 provided in the center of the bicycle handle bar 51. The upper end of the grip bar 44 is located slightly above the handle stem 52. The handle stem 52 is located in the center of the handle bar 51 and connects the handle bar 51 to the handle post 53.

[0024] [Child seat cover 1] The child seat cover 1 is composed of an upper cover 2 and a lower cover 3. The upper cover 2 is formed to cover the upper part of the child seat 4, and the lower cover 3 is formed to cover the lower part of the child seat 4. The child seat cover 1 is composed of a core material that maintains its shape, and a transparent or opaque curtain body. The curtain body is a thin curtain-like member made of resin or fiber, etc., and is preferably water-repellent.

[0025] [Lower cover 3] The lower cover 3 is provided below the upper end, slightly above the upper end of the handle stem 52. However, the lower cover 3 is not necessarily limited to this except for the front part, and may extend above the upper end of the handle stem 52. A core material that maintains the shape three-dimensionally is provided at the edge of the upper end of the lower cover 3. The lower cover 3 may be formed to extend further upward except for the front part. The lower cover 3 covers mainly the lower body of a child seated on the seat 42 to protect it from wind and rain. The seat 42, the foot rests 43a and 43b, and the lower cover 3 are sufficient to be formed to prevent exposure in order to protect the child seated on the seat 42 from wind and rain. Therefore, the seat 42 and the foot rests 43 may cover the rear of the lower body of a child seated on the seat 42, and the lower cover 3 may cover the front. That is, the lower cover 3 is provided so as to cover at least the seat surface 42 and the front of the footrest portion 43 of the child seat 4.

[0026] The rear and side parts of the lower cover 3 are attached to the outer surface of the child seat 4, thereby stably maintaining their shape. On the other hand, the shape of the front part of the lower cover 3 is maintained by the grip bar 44 and the lower cover fixing members 31a and 31b.

[0027] As described above, the grip bar 44 is formed to extend upward from the center of the front of the seat surface 42 of the child seat 4, and the center of the front surface of the lower cover 3 in the left-right direction is located in front of the grip bar 44, and the shape is maintained by the grip bar 44. The lower cover fixing members 31a and 31b are provided at positions outside the front of the grip bar 44 in the left-right direction and in front of the foot rests 43a and 43b, respectively, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. That is, when the child seat 4 and the lower cover 3 are viewed from above as shown in Fig. 4, the shape of the lower cover 3 is defined by the lower cover fixing members 31a and 31b in addition to the backrest 41, the side portion 45, and the grip bar 44. Preferably, the lower cover fixing members 31a and 31b are disposed in front of the outer ends of the foot rests 43a and 43b in the left-right direction, respectively. When the lower cover fixing members 31a and 31b are arranged in this manner, the shape of the lower cover 3 is more stably defined. Note that the lower cover fixing members 31a and 31b may be collectively referred to as the lower cover fixing members 31.

[0028] The lower cover fixing member 31 is a belt-like member including a hook-and-loop fastener, and a part of it is fixed to the upper end of the front part of the lower cover 3. The lower cover fixing member 31 is fixed to the handlebar 51 by being wound around the handlebar 51, and detachably connects the lower cover 3 and the handlebar 51. That is, the lower cover fixing member 31 fixes the connection position between the front part of the lower cover 3 and the handlebar 51. Therefore, in a configuration without the lower cover fixing member 31, the shape becomes unstable and changes to bend inward to enter the footrest part 43, preventing the child's feet from being inserted into the footrest part 43. However, the lower cover fixing member 31 can stabilize the shape of the front part of the footrest part 43 at the front part of the lower cover 3, and it is possible to prevent it from becoming difficult to place a child on the child seat 4.

[0029] The lower cover fixing member 31 is positioned so as not to wind around a brake wire (not shown) that extends from a brake lever (not shown) provided on the grip 51a of the handlebar 51 to the tire of the bicycle. If the lower cover fixing member 31 is a belt-shaped member, this configuration is easy and therefore preferable.

[0030] 5, the lower cover 3 has an insertion hole 32 formed by an insertion band 33. The insertion band 33 is a band-shaped member whose both left and right ends are connected to the lower cover 3 and whose top and bottom are open, and forms an insertion hole 32 through which an insertion piece 23 of the upper cover 2, which will be described later, can be inserted from the top to the bottom. A hook (not shown) is formed in the center of the rear surface of the insertion band 33, and can be detachably connected to the hook 26 formed on the grip band 25.

[0031] Although the lower cover fixing member 31 in this embodiment is made up of two lower cover fixing members 31a and 31b, the lower cover fixing member 31 may be made up of three or more members.

[0032] [Upper cover 2] The upper cover 2 is provided on the upper side of the lower cover 3, and is formed to cover the upper side of the child seat 4 in a dome shape. That is, the lower edge of the upper cover 2 is formed larger than the lower edge of the lower cover 3 so as to cover the outside of the upper edge of the lower cover 3 when the upper cover 2 is closed. This allows the child seat cover 1 to prevent rainwater from entering the inside of the child seat cover 1, and protects the child seated in the child seat 4 from wind and rain. At least the front part 21 of the upper cover 2 is formed of a material having permeability. The lower edge of the upper cover 2 is provided with a core material that maintains the shape three-dimensionally, similar to the upper edge of the lower cover 3. The upper cover 2 is also provided with a core material that maintains the dome-like shape three-dimensionally.

[0033] The upper cover 2 and the lower cover 3 are connected by a front connecting part 22. The connecting part 22 is located between the grip bar 44 and the handlebar 51 in the front-rear direction and above the handle stem 52 in the up-down direction, and is formed to extend in the left-right direction. To make it easier to attach the child seat cover 1 to the child seat 4, the connecting part 22 is provided with a hook or a fastener that detachably connects the upper cover 2 and the lower cover 3.

[0034] The upper cover 2 has an insertion piece 23 and a gripping band 25 at the rear center in the left-right direction. The upper end of the insertion piece 23 is connected to the rear surface of the upper cover 2 by a connecting portion 23a formed to extend in the left-right direction at a position above the lower end of the upper cover 2. The insertion piece 23 extends downward, and is formed so that its lower end has an arc-shaped curved shape. A core material is provided at the edge of the insertion piece 23. The gripping band 25 is connected to the rear surface of the insertion piece 23 by a connecting portion 25a formed to extend in the left-right direction on the insertion piece 23. Since the gripping band 25 is connected to the rear surface of the insertion piece 23, when a user grasps and lifts the gripping band 25, the insertion piece 23 is lifted together with the gripping band 25. The insertion piece 23 can be rotated in the up-down direction around the connecting portion 23a as a rotation axis, and the gripping band 25 can be rotated around the lower end of the connecting portion 25a as a rotation axis. The gripping band portion 25 is formed with a hook 26 which is detachable from a hook (not shown) formed on the insertion band portion 33 of the lower cover 3 .

[0035] The insertion piece 23 is made of a material such as resin, fiber, or rubber that has a thickness of 1 mm or more and is flexible, and has a high rigidity compared to other parts of the child seat cover 1 except for the core material. However, the insertion piece 23 has a certain degree of rigidity and flexibility so that it can be easily inserted into the insertion hole 32 of the lower cover 3. When the upper cover 2 is closed, as shown in Fig. 5, the insertion piece 23 is inserted into the insertion hole 32, and the hook 26 is connected to the hook of the insertion belt part 33, so that the upper cover 2 is fixed to the lower cover 3 with the upper cover 2 covering the child seat 4 and the lower cover 3.

[0036] [Child seat cover 1 opening and closing operation] The upper cover 2 can rotate in the front-rear direction with the connecting portion 22 as a rotation axis. The child seat cover 1 changes from a closed state in which the upper cover 2 covers the child seat 4 and the lower cover 3 shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to an open state in which the upper cover 2 does not cover the child seat 4 and the lower cover 3 shown in Figs. 3 and 4 by rotating the upper cover 2 forward. At this time, the user can grasp the gripping band portion 25 with one hand and rotate the upper cover 2. In the open state shown in Fig. 3, the user can seat the child on the child seat 4 from above. At this time, the child can insert both feet into the footrest portions 43a and 43b from above and place them on the seat surface 42.

[0037] When the child is seated on the seat surface 42, the user rotates the upper cover 2 backward about the connecting portion 22 as the rotation axis to the state shown in Figures 1 and 2 in which the upper cover 2 covers the child seat 4 and the lower cover 3. At this time, the user can grasp the gripping band portion 25 with one hand to rotate the upper cover 2, and can insert the insertion piece 23 into the insertion hole 32 while still holding the gripping band portion 25 with the other hand.

[0038] [Variations] The lower cover fixing members 31a and 31b may be connected to a basket disposed at the front of the bicycle, instead of the handlebar 51. However, it is more preferable that the lower cover fixing members 31a and 31b are connected to the handlebar 51, which has a relatively high rigidity.

[0039] The lower cover fixing member 31 is preferably configured to have a hook-and-loop fastener as in the above embodiment so that it can be connected to handlebars 51 of different shapes and sizes, but a connecting mechanism that allows the connecting position to be changed, such as a hook or a belt, may also be used. Also, it is not necessary to have a mechanism that allows the connecting position to be changed. Alternatively, the lower cover fixing member 31 may be a clip made of flexible resin or metal. The flexibility of the lower cover fixing member 31 allows it to be adapted to handlebars 51 and baskets of different shapes and sizes.

[0040] The lower cover 3 and the upper cover 2 do not necessarily have to be directly connected by the connecting part 22. For example, the upper cover 2 may be connected to the handlebar 51 without being directly connected to the lower cover 3, and the upper cover 2 and the lower cover 3 may be connected via the bicycle body.

[0041] [Features of Child Seat Cover 1] The child seat cover 1 of the above-mentioned embodiment and modified example is a so-called front child seat, in which the center in the left-right direction of the front part of the lower cover 3 is located in front of the grip bar 44, and the lower cover fixing member 31 is provided in a position outside in the left-right direction from the front of the grip bar 44. With this configuration, the child seat cover 1 changes shape inwardly so that the lower cover 3 fits into the footrest part 43 of the child seat 4, preventing the lower cover 3 from becoming an obstacle that makes it difficult to place the child's feet on the footrest part 43.

[0042] In the child seat cover 1, the lower cover fixing member 31 is preferably positioned and fixed to the handlebar 51. In this way, the position of the lower cover 3 on which the lower cover fixing member 31 is provided can be made more stable.

[0043] In the child seat cover 1, the two lower cover fixing members 31a and 31b are preferably disposed in front of the two foot rests 43a and 43b, respectively. This more effectively prevents the lower cover 3 from deforming inwardly to fit into the foot rests, making it difficult for the child to place their feet on the foot rests 43a and 43b.

[0044] More preferably, the two lower cover fixing members 31a and 31b are disposed in front of the outer ends in the left-right direction of the two foot rest portions 43a and 43b, respectively.

[0045] Furthermore, the lower cover fixing member 31 is configured to include a hook-and-loop fastener, so that it can be connected to handle bars 51 of different shapes and sizes. [Explanation of symbols]

[0046] 1. Child seat cover 2. Top cover 21...Front part 22...Connection part 23…insertion piece 25…Grip belt part 3…Lower cover 31, 31a, 31b...Lower cover fixing member 32...Through hole 4. Child seat 41…Backrest 42…Seat 43, 43a, 43b…Footrest 44…Grip bar 45…Side part 51…Handlebar 52…Handle stem 53…Handle post

Claims

1. A child seat cover that is attached to a child seat that is disposed between a saddle and a handlebar of a bicycle, A lower cover provided to cover at least a seat surface and a front part of a footrest of the child seat; two or more lower cover fixing members for fixing the front portion of the lower cover forward; a center portion of the front portion of the lower cover in the left-right direction is located in front of a grip bar that is gripped by a child seated in the child seat, The lower cover fixing member is provided at a position outside the front of the grip bar in the left-right direction. Child seat cover.

2. The lower cover fixing member fixes the front portion of the lower cover to a handlebar of the bicycle.

2. A child seat cover according to claim 1.

3. The lower cover fixing member is disposed in front of each of the two foot rests.

2. A child seat cover according to claim 1.

4. The lower cover fixing member is disposed in front of each of the outer ends of the two foot rests in the left-right direction.

2. A child seat cover according to claim 1.

5. The lower cover fixing member includes a hook-and-loop fastener.

2. A child seat cover according to claim 1.

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