Infant car seat suspended bag
OwnerRebecca Will, D. Gregory Galloinventors
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Abstract
A bag for removably attaching to, and suspending from, the handle of an infant car seat. The bag comprises a compartment shaped to fit within the shape of the handle. The compartment is joined to at least one securing member. The securing member is for attaching the compartment to the handle and comprises at least one suspending portion and at least one steadying portion. The suspending portion is for suspending the compartment from the handle and within the shape of the handle. The steadying portion is to prevent the compartment from swinging from the handle. The suspending portion can be integral with the steadying portion.
Claims12
A bag for removably attaching to, and suspending from, the handle of an infant car seat, the bag comprising:
- a compartment shaped to fit within the shape of the handle, the compartment comprising walls defining an inner portion and including a face opposite from the handle and directed toward an infant in the car seat when the bag is attached to the handle, an opening formed in the compartment, the inner portion of the compartment accessible through the opening, the walls of the compartment defining a curved arch shape corresponding to the shape of the handle;
- at least one handle attachment member joined to the compartment;
- wherein the at least one handle attachment member is for attaching the compartment to the handle, the handle attachment member comprising a continuous covering having a curved arch shape that removably covers substantially all of the handle, the covering comprising:
- a) at least one suspending portion disposed at an upper region of the compartment for suspending the compartment from the handle and within the shape of the handle;
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- b) at least one steadying portion disposed at a side region of the compartment to prevent the compartment from swinging from the handle;
- a gripping portion comprising a cut out region between the suspending portion of the handle attachment member and the upper region of the compartment, the cut out region sized to permit an adult hand to fit through the cut out region and to grip the handle;
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- a tethering member having one end joined to the compartment at a location within the inner portion of the compartment, the tethering member having an opposite end configured to attach to a toy or other object, the tethering member extending through the opening in the compartment, whereby the toy or object is tetherable to the compartment and suspendable above an infant in the car seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.