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US 2015/0144667 A1Published application
Child carrier
OwnerWesley DUNNinventor
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Abstract
Embodiments of a child carrier for carrying a child in a standing position on the back of the wearer are disclosed. According to various embodiments, the child carrier can comprise a rigid or substantially rigid frame, and a rigid or substantially rigid platform, configured for a person to stand upon, extending outwardly from a lower region of the frame.
Claims20
A child carrier, wearable on a user's back, comprising:
- an elongate substantially rigid frame, including first and second lateral sides, an upper region, and a lower region;
- first and second shoulder straps extending from said frame;
- a waist belt extending from said frame adapted for dispersing weight about a user;
- and,
- a generally planar, substantially rigid platform, configured for a child to stand upon, extending outwardly from said lower region of said frame;
- and,
- wherein, upon moving the child carrier toward the ground, said platform can be positioned generally parallel and juxtaposed thereto such that a child can readily step upon or off of it.
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A kit for converting a substantially rigid, external-frame backpack into a child carrier, comprising:
- a platform;
- one or more pieces of mounting hardware;
- and
- instructions for mounting the platform to a shelf portion of the external-frame backpack.
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A method for carrying a small person, comprising:
- providing a carrier comprising a substantially rigid frame, and a substantially rigid platform configured for a person to stand upon extending outwardly from a lower region of said frame;
- strapping the carrier onto one's back;
- moving the carrier toward the ground, such that said platform becomes positioned generally parallel and juxtaposed thereto;
- permitting said person to step onto said platform, while juxtaposed to the ground, and to stand upon it;
- moving the carrier away from the ground, with said person standing on said platform;
- and,
- walking, with said person standing on said platform.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.