Baby pack
OwnerAndrea H. Sharpinventor
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Abstract
A carrying device for transporting an infant child is disclosed. The carrier may be worn on the user's back or may alternately be fitted to the user so that the infant is carried in front. The carrier includes a pair of adjustable shoulder straps to be worn by the user and also has an adjustable waist band. The outer jacket of the carrier is formed of heavy fabric such as canvas or twill and has an adjustable head support at its upper end. Inside the carrier is a seat-member which may be lowered as the baby grows taller so that the child's head is always in a position for proper support.
Claims7
In combination, a shoulder supported child carrier, including an outer jacket having a front member and a back member;
- a shoulder harness including first shoulder strap means having strap retaining means thereon, said strap means connected to the front member of the carrier;
- plural loop means on the back member;
- second shoulder strap means on the front member adapted to pass through the loop means and engage the strap retaining means;
- wherein the improvement comprises:
- a removable inner seat attached to the jacket comprising a wide upper portion having a strap attached thereto, a narrow center portion and a lower portion tapering from the narrow center to a wide bottom, the wide upper portion adapted to provide support to the back of a child carried within the seat and the narrow center and wide bottom defining means for adjusting the seat width to provide support for the lower back and buttocks of children of differing sizes, said adjusting means also comprising a plurality of seams securing the bottom of the seat to the outer jacket, said seams being selectively removable when the seat is adapted to hold a larger child.
In combination, a shoulder supported child carrier, including an outer jacket having a front member and a back member;
- a shoulder harness including first shoulder strap means having strap retaining means thereon, said strap means connected to the front member of the carrier;
- plural loop means on the back member;
- second shoulder strap means on the front member adapted to pass through the loop means and engage the strap retaining means;
- wherein the improvement comprises:
- an adjustable head support including a pair of narrow straps attachable to the strap retaining means so that the support surrounds a child's lower head, neck and cheeks and fastens to the retaining means in a substantially horizontal manner;
- and an inner seat adjustable in width to provide an increasingly wide seat base so that support for the lower back and buttocks of children of differing sizes may be provided, the inner seat comprising a wide upper portion having a strap attached thereto, a narrow center portion, a lower portion tapering from the narrow center to a wider bottom, and adjustment means including a plurality of seams securing the bottom of the seat to the outer jacket, said seams being selectively removable when the seat is adapted to hold a larger child.
A shoulder supported carrier for children comprising:
- an outer jacket having a front member and a back member;
- a removable inner seat having a wide upper portion, a narrow center portion and a wider bottom portion for holding a child, the wider bottom portion being downwardly adjustable by selective removal of a plurality of seams connecting the seat to the jacket to provide an increasingly wide buttocks and back support area with each downward adjustment, so that support for the back and buttocks of children of differing sizes may be provided;
- a waist band connected to the outer jacket;
- first shoulder strap means connected to the front member of the carrier;
- first and second strap retainers mounted on the first shoulder strap means;
- plural loop means on the back member;
- second shoulder strap means on the front member adapted to pass through the loop means and engage the first strap retainers;
- and adjustable head support means defining a wide center section, the center section tapering to form a pair of narrow support straps, the straps optionally connectable to the second strap retainers;
- the head support forming a cup-like pocket to support a child's neck and the lower rear of the child's head and to further support the child's head along the sides of the child's face beyond the child's cheeks, when the support straps are attached to the strap retainers so that lateral support for the child's head, face and cheeks is provided at all times.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.