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US 2020/0345155 A1Published application
Child carrier for luggage
AssigneeKid Carry-On, LLC
InventorNancy Rendinaro
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Abstract
A child seat for luggage is provided that can be quickly and easily attached and removed from standard wheeled suitcases with extendable handles so that a child can be securely seated on the top of the luggage and wheeled around. The child seat includes a rear member, padded seat, side portions, side portion straps, a lap strap, shoulder straps, and a seat strap that attaches to the non-extendable handle. The child seat is light and flexible enough to be conveniently stored when not in use.
Claims20
A child carrier system comprising:
- a piece of luggage having a top, a front side, and a rear side, the luggage including wheels, a handle on the top, and an extendable handle on the top near the rear side, wherein the extendable handle extends on a shaft;
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- a support removably attached to the luggage, wherein the support includes:
- a rear member with a back portion, a first side portion, and a second side portion opposite the first side portion, wherein the first side portion includes a first side portion strap attached to the shaft and wherein the second side portion includes a second side portion strap attached to the shaft;
- a bottom member attached to the rear member and including a bottom member strap attached to the handle, wherein the bottom member rests on the top;
- a lap strap designed and configured to detachably connect the first side portion and the second side portion such that the lap strap, the back portion, the first side portion, and the second side portion collectively encircle an occupant when the occupant is seated on the bottom member and the lap strap is connected;
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- a plurality of shoulder straps attached to the rear member and designed and configured to go over shoulders of the occupant while being releasably attached to at least one of the first side portion, the second side portion, the bottom member, and the lap strap.
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A child support for supporting an occupant when the support is attached to a suitcase, the child support comprising:
- a rear member with a front side, the rear member including a first side portion extending from the front side and a second side portion opposite the first side portion extending from the front side, wherein the first side portion includes a first side portion strap designed and configured to attach to a shaft of an extendable handle of a suitcase when the support is attached to the suitcase and the second side portion includes a second side portion strap designed and configured to attach to a second shaft of the extendable handle of the suitcase when the support is attached to the suitcase;
- a seat member attached to the rear member and including a seat member strap designed and configured to secure the seat member to the suitcase when the first side portion strap is attached to the shaft of the extendable handle and the second side portion strap is attached to the second shaft of the extendable handle;
- a lap strap designed and configured to detachably connect the first side portion and the second side portion;
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- a plurality of shoulder straps attached to the rear member and designed and configured to go over shoulders of an occupant while being connected to at least one of the first side portion, the second side portion, the seat member, and the lap strap.
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A child support for attaching to a piece of luggage with wheels, a top, a handle, and an extendable handle on a shaft, the support comprising:
- a rear member;
- a first side member attached to the rear member, the first side member having a first side member strap;
- a second side member attached to the rear member opposite the first side member, the second side member having a second side member strap;
- a bottom member attached to the rear member and including a bottom member strap;
- a lap strap designed and configured to detachably connect the first side member and the second side member;
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- a plurality of shoulder straps designed and configured to detachably connect the rear member to at least one of the lap strap, the first side member, and the second side member,
- wherein, when the support is attached to the luggage, the first side member strap is attached to the shaft, the second side member strap is attached to the shaft, and the bottom member strap is attached to the handle.
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A method for supporting a child on a piece of luggage, comprising the steps of:
- removing a child support seat from a pocket of the piece of luggage, the child support seat including a rear member, a first side member attached to the rear member, the first side member having a first side member strap, a second side member attached to the rear member opposite the first side member, the second side member having a second side member strap, a bottom member attached to the rear member and including a bottom member strap, a lap strap, and a plurality of shoulder straps;
- attaching the child support seat to the luggage by securing the first side member strap to a shaft of an extendable handle of the luggage, securing the second side member strap to the shaft, and securing the bottom member strap to the luggage;
- placing an occupant in the child support seat;
- securing the lap strap around the occupant;
- securing the plurality of shoulder straps over the occupant;
- detaching the child support seat from the luggage;
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- placing the child support seat in the pocket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.