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US 5,207,476 AGranted
Infant seat with longitudinally-oriented handle
AssigneeNorth States Industries, Inc.
InventorTimothy J. Payne
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Abstract
An infant seat with an improved handle structure that may be positioned in various ways to provide multiple uses for the seat. The handle structure is bifurcated in the carrying portion, and includes a transverse member which acts as the carrying handle.
Claims10
An apparatus for use in carrying an infant seat or the like, comprising:
- a) first and second leg portions, each of said leg portions having a terminating end which is adapted for pivotal attachment to an infant seat and an opposing end, each of said opposing ends being bifurcated into a first support portion and a second support portion;
- b) a first bar member connected to said first support portion of said first leg at a first end and to said first support portion of said second leg at a second end;
- c) a second bar member connected to said second support portion of said first leg at a first end and to said second support portion of said second leg at a second end;
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- d) handle means for connecting said first bar to said second bar, said handle means extending in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to directions in which said first and second bars extend.
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An apparatus for carrying an infant comprising:
- a) a shell sized and shaped to receive a human infant, said shell having a width and a length, said length generally longer than said width;
- b) first and second leg portions, each of said leg portions having a terminating end which is adapted for pivotal attachment to the shell and an opposing end, each of said opposing ends being bifurcated into a first support portion and a second support portion;
- c) a first bar member connected to said first support portion of said first leg at a first end and to said first support portion of said second leg at a second end;
- d) a second bar member connected to said second support portion of said first leg at a first end and to said second support portion of said second leg at a second end;
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- e) handle means for connecting said first bar to said second bar, said handle means extending in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to directions in which said first and second bars extend.
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An infant seat comprising:
- a) a shell sized and shaped to receive a human infant, said shell having a width and a length, said length generally longer than said width;
- b) means for carrying said infant seat, said carrying means being substantially rigid and positioned parallel to said length of said shell;
- wherein said carrying means comprises:
- c) first and second leg portions, each of said leg portions having a terminating end which is adapted for pivotal attachment to an infant seat and an opposing end, each of said opposing ends being bifurcated into a first support portion and a second support portion;
- d) a first bar member connected to said first support portion of said first leg at a first end and to said first support portion of said second leg at a second end;
- e) a second bar member connected to said second support portion of said first leg at a first end and to said second support portion of said second leg at a second end;
- f) handle means for connecting said first bar to said second bar, said handle means extending in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to directions in which said first and second bars extend;
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- g) means for mounting said carrying means to said shell.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.