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US 8,851,342 B2Granted
Supplemental support for infant carrier handle
OwnerNicholas D Carboneinventor
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Abstract
An arm rest for the handle of an infant carrier is suited to support the infant carrier from a user's forearm upon a primary support with a secondary support at the rear of the primary support and disposed transversely to the primary support for interacting with the user's upper arm. A receptor attached to the top of the primary support receives the handle of an infant carrier and clamps to it. The receptor swivels with respect to the primary support to allow the user to enjoy natural arm movement while carrying the infant carrier.
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A supplemental support for use in combination with an infant carrier having a body and a superstructure handle, for supporting the infant carrier from its handle upon the supplemental support at the crook of the user's arm, comprising:
- a two-directional pad system formed of first and second pad surfaces arranged at a near right angle to one another, including both a first forearm-engaging pad surface that is longitudinally elongated between forward and rearward ends, configured in a longitudinally elongated arc that is downwardly open when said first pad surface is disposed in a horizontal orientation, such that in use the first pad surface is engagable atop a user's forearm when the forearm is disposed along said dimension of longitudinal elongation;
- and a second, rearward facing, upper-arm-engaging pad surface arranged transversely to said longitudinal dimension of said first pad surface, positioned near said rearward end thereof, and establishing therewith said two-directional pad system that, when in use, is engagable in the crook of a user's arm;
- a first backing plate carrying said first pad surface;
- a second backing plate carrying said second pad surface;
- wherein said first and second backing plates are joined together at an angle establishing said two-directional pad system;
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- a handle receptor positioned above the first pad surface, having a receiving element in transverse orientation to the longitudinal dimension of the first pad surface such that when in use by receiving a handle of an infant carrier in the receiving element, such handle is received in transverse orientation to the longitudinal dimension of the first pad surface, at a position above the first pad surface.
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A supplemental support for use in combination with an infant carrier having a body and a superstructure handle, for supporting the infant carrier from its handle on the supplemental support at the crook of the user's arm, comprising:
- a two-directional panel system formed of first and second panels arranged at a near right angle to one another, including both a first forearm-engaging panel that is longitudinally elongated between forward and rearward ends, configured in a longitudinally elongated arc that is downwardly open when said first panel is disposed in a horizontal orientation, such that in use the first panel is engagable atop a user's forearm when disposed along said dimension of longitudinal elongation;
- and a second, rearward facing, upper-arm-engaging panel arranged transversely to said longitudinal dimension of said first panel, positioned near said rearward end thereof, and establishing therewith said two-directional panel system that, when in use, is engagable in the crook of a user's arm;
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- a handle receptor positioned above the first panel, having a receiving element in transverse orientation to the longitudinal dimension of the first panel such that when in use by receiving a handle of an infant carrier in the receiving element, such handle is received in transverse orientation to the longitudinal dimension of the first panel, at a position above the first panel;
- wherein:
- said receiving element is configured to provide at least a portion of a passage that is transverse to said longitudinal dimension of said first panel, having an open perimeter portion permitting, in use, insertion of an infant carrier handle into said receiving element;
- further comprising a cover panel that is selectively openable and closable over said open perimeter portion, including a latch that is selectively operable between unlatched and latched positions, securing said cover panel in closed position over said open perimeter portion when in latched position.
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A supplemental support thr use in combination with an infant carrier having a body and a superstructure handle, for suspending the infant carrier from its handle upon the supplemental support at the crook of the user's arm, comprising:
- a two-directional panel system formed of first and second panels arranged at a near right angle to one another, including both a first forearm-engaging panel that is of a first preselected front-to-rear length, is longitudinally elongated between front and rear ends thereof, and in use the first panel is engagable atop a user's forearm when the first panel and user's forearm are disposed in similar longitudinal orientation;
- a second, rearward facing, upper-arm-engaging panel arranged transversely to said longitudinal dimension of said first panel, positioned near said rearward end thereof, and establishing therewith said two-dimensional panel system that, when in use, is engagable in the crook of a user's arm;
- a handle receptor carried atop the first panel, defining a receiving passage positioned in transverse orientation to the longitudinal dimension of the first panel, such that when the handle receptor is in use by receiving a handle of an infant carrier in the receiving passage to suspend the infant carrier from the handle receptor, said handle is received in transverse orientation to the longitudinal dimension of the first panel, at a position above the first panel, wherein said receiving passage has an open perimeter portion permitting, in use, insertion of an infant carrier handle into said receiving passage, and wherein said handle receptor further comprises a cover panel that is selectively openable and closable over said open perimeter portion, including a latch that is selectively operable between unlatched and latched positions, securing said cover panel in closed position over said open perimeter portion when in latched position;
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- wherein said handle receptor is of a second preselected front-to-rear length that is shorter than the first preselected length of the first panel, whereby when in use with an infant carrier suspended from the handle receptor, the weight of the infant carrier is dispersed over the greater dimension of the first panel.
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