Three-position child carrier
OwnerKathryn Farrellinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a three-position child carrier that transitions 7between a front-carry position, a back-carry position, and a hip-carry position. The three-position child carrier is a soft, buckle-style infant carrier that comprises separate components that include a shoulder strap, a waist strap, and a body portion that secures the child. In an exemplary embodiment, the shoulder strap and the waist strap slide through corresponding channels on the top and bottom of the body portion and attach in a variety of configurations. An advantage, in the present invention, is the ability to change the body portion and thus the body portion size to accommodate growing children and usage in different climates and weather conditions.
Claims20
A three-position child carrier comprising:
- a body portion comprising a front surface, a back surface, a top edge, a left edge, a right edge, a fold stitching, an upper channel stitching, a bottom channel stitching, and a bottom edge;
- a first tether strap comprising a first shoulder strap buckle receiver on one end, the first tether strap is fastened to the body portion proximate the left edge below the fold stitching;
- a second tether strap comprising a second shoulder strap buckle receiver on one end, the second tether strap is fastened to the body portion proximate the right edge below the fold stitching;
- an upper channel is formed between the fold stitching and the upper channel stitching;
- a lower channel is formed between the bottom edge and the bottom channel stitching;
- a shoulder strap is fitted through the upper channel, the shoulder strap comprising a webbing strap having a first end, a second end, a first buckle is secured to the first end, a second buckle is secured to the second end, and a buckle receiver is attached between the first buckle and the second buckle;
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- a waist strap is fitted through the lower channel, the waist strap comprising a waist webbing strap having a first waist webbing strap end and a second waist webbing strap end, a waist buckle is secured to the first waist webbing strap end and a waist buckle receiver is secured to the second waist webbing strap end, the waist buckle and the waist buckle receiver interconnect around the waist of a wearer;
- wherein the three-position child carrier transitions to a front-carry position by interconnecting the first shoulder strap buckle receiver and the second buckle, and interconnecting the second shoulder strap buckle receiver and the first buckle in a crisscross pattern across the back of the wearer;
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- wherein the three-position child carrier transitions to a back-carry position by interconnecting the first shoulder strap buckle receiver and the first buckle, and interconnecting the second shoulder strap buckle receiver and the second buckle over each shoulder of the wearer;
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- wherein the three-position child carrier transitions to a hip-carry position by interconnecting the buckle receiver and the second buckle over one shoulder of the wearer.
A three-position child carrier comprising:
- a body portion that is made of a material that is flexible, the body portion comprising a front surface, a back surface, a top edge, a left edge, a right edge, a fold stitching, an upper channel stitching, a bottom edge channel stitching, and a bottom edge;
- a first tether strap comprising a first shoulder strap buckle receiver on one end, the first tether strap is fastened to the body portion proximate the left edge below the fold stitching;
- a second tether strap comprising a second shoulder strap buckle receiver on one end, the second tether strap is fastened to the body portion proximate the right edge below the fold stitching;
- an upper channel is formed by folding the flexible material creating the top edge or adding second piece of the flexible material and stitching along the fold stitching and the upper channel stitching;
- a lower channel is formed by folding the flexible material creating the bottom edge or adding second piece of the flexible material and stitching along the bottom channel stitching and selectively stitching along the bottom edge;
- a shoulder strap is fitted through the upper channel, the shoulder strap comprising a webbing strap having a first end, a second end, a first buckle is secured to the first end, a second buckle is secured to the second end, and a buckle receiver is attached between the first buckle and the second buckle;
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- a waist strap is fitted through the lower channel, the waist strap comprising a waist webbing strap having a first waist webbing strap end and a second waist webbing strap end, a waist buckle is secured to the first waist webbing strap end and a waist buckle receiver is secured to the second waist webbing strap end, the waist buckle and the waist buckle receiver interconnect around the waist of a wearer;
- wherein the three-position child carrier transitions to a front-carry position by interconnecting the first shoulder strap buckle receiver and the second buckle, and interconnecting the second shoulder strap buckle receiver and the first buckle in a crisscross pattern across the back of the wearer;
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- wherein the three-position child carrier transitions to a back-carry position by interconnecting the first shoulder strap buckle receiver and the first buckle, and interconnecting the second shoulder strap buckle receiver and the second buckle over each shoulder of the wearer;
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- wherein the three-position child carrier transitions to a hip-carry position by interconnecting the buckle receiver and the second buckle over one shoulder of the wearer.
A method of using a three-position child carrier comprising the steps of:
- transitioning a three-position child carrier to a front-carry position by interconnecting a first shoulder strap buckle receiver and a second buckle, and interconnecting a second shoulder strap buckle receiver and a first buckle in a crisscross pattern across the back of the wearer, a body portion comprising a front surface, a back surface, a top edge, a left edge, a right edge, a fold stitching, an upper channel stitching, a bottom channel stitching, and a bottom edge, a first tether strap comprising the first shoulder strap buckle receiver on one end, the first tether strap is fastened to the body portion proximate the left edge below the fold stitching, a second tether strap comprising the second shoulder strap buckle receiver on one end, the second tether strap is fastened to the body portion proximate the right edge below the fold stitching, an upper channel is formed between the fold stitching and the upper channel stitching, a lower channel is formed between the bottom edge and the bottom channel stitching, a shoulder strap is fitted through the upper channel, the shoulder strap comprising a webbing strap having a first end, a second end, the first buckle is secured to the first end, the second buckle is secured to the second end, and a buckle receiver is attached between the first buckle and the second buckle;
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- transitioning the three-position child carrier to a back-carry position by interconnecting the first shoulder strap buckle receiver and the first buckle, and interconnecting the second shoulder strap buckle receiver and the second buckle over each shoulder of the wearer;
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- transitioning the three-position child carrier to a hip-carry position by interconnecting the buckle receiver and the second buckle over one shoulder of the wearer;
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- securing a waist strap around the waist of a wearer, the waist strap is fitted through the lower channel, the waist strap comprising a waist webbing strap having a first waist webbing strap end and a second waist webbing strap end, a waist buckle is secured to the first waist webbing strap end and a waist buckle receiver is secured to the second waist webbing strap end, the waist buckle and the waist buckle receiver interconnect.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.