Two Attaching Means (e.g., Straps, Etc.) Crossing Different Shoulders Patents (Class 224/160)
  • Patent number: 11700954
    Abstract: A child carrying system for carrying a child includes a carrier portion having a top portion; a middle portion having a pair of tabs extending away from a center of the middle portion in a lateral direction; a pair of adjustment mechanisms, each adjustment mechanism fixedly attached to a respective tab of the pair of tabs; and a bottom portion. The child carrying system also includes a pair of straps, each strap having a first end and a second end. Each first end is fixedly attached proximate a respective top corner of the top portion. Each second end is detachably connected to an adjustment mechanism of the pair of adjustment mechanisms. A width of each strap of the pair of straps is wider than a conventional shoulder strap on a backpack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Lalabu LLC
    Inventors: Brian Fosse, Mirona Motoc
  • Patent number: 11690439
    Abstract: A backpack providing enhanced storage and a carrier for holding a child is disclosed. The backpack includes a back plate having a receptacle for storing items. Further, the back plate includes connecting straps drawing through strap openings. The back plate includes shoulder straps. The backpack includes a face plate having a receptacle for storing items. The face plate connects to the back plate. The backpack further includes a front plate having front plate strap connectors and top straps. A user puts on the first shoulder straps over his shoulder to use the back plate as a backpack. Further, the user connects the front plate strap connectors to the connecting straps, and the top straps to the first shoulder straps creating a child receiving portion. The user places a child in the child receiving portion between his body and the front plate for use as a carrier for holding a child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Inventor: Quinton Neal
  • Patent number: 11684175
    Abstract: An adjustable child carrier includes an adjustable bucket seat that can be adjusted to accommodate children of a wide range of sizes. The child carrier includes one or more adjustments that work alone or in cooperation to adjust the depth and width of the bucket seat area provided by the child carrier. The carrier is capable of supporting children of various sizes in an ergonomic position appropriate for the child's size. The child carrier is adjustable for multiple carrying positions and orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: The ERGO Baby Carrier, Inc.
    Inventor: Rodney V. Telford
  • Patent number: 11641953
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a three-position child carrier that transitions between 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Inventor: Kathryn Farrell
  • Patent number: 11490742
    Abstract: A child carrier having a waist belt attached to a bottom support of the child carrier, where the waist belt is adjustable from a first position along the bottom support to a second position along the bottom support, thereby to change the size of the seat formed in the child carrier, and to facilitate carrying of different sizes of children in an ergonomically safe way. The child carrier may also be used in an ergonomically safe way, for children of specific sizes, when the waits belt is fully detached from the bottom support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Cococho Ltd.
    Inventor: Galit Gilboa
  • Patent number: 11490741
    Abstract: A carrier for holding a baby against the body of a user is provided. The carrier may include a main body, a base layer, a back layer, a child adjustment mechanism, a hood, a shoulder strap, and a hip belt. The main body may have a front side, a back side, a first side edge, a second side edge, a bottom edge, and a top edge. The base layer may be disposed on the front side of the main body. The back layer may be disposed on the back side of the main body. The child adjustment mechanism may be configured to vary and stabilize a carrier seat length. The hood may be attached to the top edge of the main body. The hip belt may be attached to the bottom edge of the main body. The base layer may substantially consist of neoprene. The back layer may substantially consist of a quick-drying, flexible fabric. The carrier may be waterproof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Amphiba Baby LLC
    Inventor: Meagan Pa
  • Patent number: 11406201
    Abstract: A child carrier includes a carrying harness having a waist strap, a child supporting part connected with the carrying harness and including a hip support portion and a torso support portion connected with each other, and an expandable part extending across the hip support portion and operable to adjust a bottom distance between the torso support portion and the carrying harness. The expandable part has a first end anchored to the waist strap or the child supporting part in a region adjacent the waist strap, and a second end anchored to the child supporting part at a location distant from the first end. The expandable part is foldable to displace the first end and the second end toward each other for reducing the bottom distance, and is stretched as the first and second ends are displaced away from each other for increasing the bottom distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventor: Meifeng Fan
  • Patent number: 11395551
    Abstract: A child carrier includes a carrying harness, and a child supporting part connected with the carrying harness, the child supporting part including a hip support portion and a thigh support portion connected with each other, the thigh support portion having a curved shape including two opposite tapered ends and a middle region that is thicker than the two tapered ends, the middle region of the thigh support portion being adapted to support a thigh of a child with the two tapered ends respectively located at a front and a rear of the middle region so that the child is able to sit with a knee of the child level with a hip joint of the child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventor: Meifeng Fan
  • Patent number: 11389011
    Abstract: A baby carrier capable of carrying an infant. The baby carrier includes a belt that wraps around a caregiver's waist. A baby support portion couples to the belt and supports the infant. A first tie strap couples to the baby support portion The first tie strap defines an opening through which an arm of the caregiver passes when wearing the baby carrier. The first tie secures the baby carrier around the torso of the caregiver with the arm of the caregiver through the opening in the first tie such that the first tie rests on the shoulder of the caregiver at the opening. A second tie couples to the baby support portion and includes a second opening similar to the opening in the first tie. The first and second ties are secured to the baby support portion enabling adjustment and securing of the baby carrier to the caregiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventor: Haley Gibbons
  • Patent number: 11311117
    Abstract: This invention relates to a safety seat system that transitions from a liner to a carrier without requiring the child or animal to be manipulated from one to the other and methods related thereto. Additionally, the disclosed safety seat system allows for free movement of the wearer's hands and arms. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Inventor: Kimberly Cummings
  • Patent number: 11304540
    Abstract: A baby carrier device configured to secure a baby an upper body of the person, and comprising a support pad, shoulder straps, and at least one vertical strap. The support pad is configured for receiving and supporting at least an upper body of the baby, and extends substantially vertically between a top end and a bottom end thereof and substantially horizontally between lateral sides thereof. The shoulder straps are joined to the support pad, and configured to removably join the support pad to shoulders of the person carrying the baby. The vertical strap is located at or near the bottom of support pad, has a top portion and a bottom portion, the bottom portion extending below the bottom end of the support pad, the vertical strap being configured for encircling a hip seat worn by the person carrying the baby to removably join the baby carrier to the hip seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventor: Tamara Edlin Rant
  • Patent number: 11202520
    Abstract: A baby carrier has a baby pouch, waistband, side straps and shoulder straps. The baby pouch has an adjustable size and may have an adjustable headrest. The baby carrier provides an efficient way of carrying a child by keeping the child's weight close to the user's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Inventor: Sibusisiwe Musiiwa
  • Patent number: 11191368
    Abstract: A baby carrier is disclosed. The baby carrier includes a plurality of wing elements including a first fabric. Each of the wing elements may include a terminal end. The baby carrier includes a back panel affixed to each of the wing elements. The back panel includes a second fabric and at least one opening configured to allow the terminal end of one of the wing elements to pass through the back panel to secure the back panel to the wing elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Inventors: Sandra Manouchehri, Lisbeth Lehan
  • Patent number: 11185173
    Abstract: A baby carrier capable of carrying an infant. The baby carrier includes a belt that wraps around a caregiver's waist. A baby support portion couples to the belt and supports the infant. A first shoulder strap couples to the baby support portion and has a length adjustment device. The first shoulder strap couples the baby support portion to a caregiver's shoulder. A second shoulder strap couples to the baby support portion. The second shoulder strap couples the baby support portion to the caregiver's opposite shoulder. First and second ties of fabric slidably couple to the respective first and second loops and are secured to the baby support portion enabling adjustment and securing of the baby carrier to the caregiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventor: Haley Gibbons
  • Patent number: 11134794
    Abstract: A child carrying pack with at least one shoulder strap and a carrying sling configured for supporting the weight of a child. The carrying sling attaches to multiple location on the pack allowing for multiple combinations based on the user's preference or comfort. The carrying sling may include a seat pad. The child carrying pack may include a safety strap configured to secure a child into the carrying sling. The shoulder strap can attach to the pack in multiple locations allowing for further configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Inventor: Shannon Allen
  • Patent number: 10893757
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides kangaroo care neonatal device and method of applying thereof. The device comprises the sling pouch which holds infant and attached to the main structure of device through zippers and zippers can be easily unzipped to access and position the baby for feeding and reposition back for continuing kangaroo care, without needing to remove the sling or the infant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Bempu Health Private Limited
    Inventors: Mona Sharma, Vidisha Agarwal, Ratul Narain
  • Patent number: 10813471
    Abstract: An infant holster to carry an infant on a portion of a body of a user in a water environment, the infant holster including a main body to brace the infant against at least a portion of the body of the user, the main body including a mesh pouch disposed on at least a center portion of the main body to permit water to flow in and out of the main body, and a top flap disposed along at least a portion of an edge of the main body to receive a head of the infant thereupon, and a plurality of shoulder straps disposed along at least a portion of a top edge of the top flap to suspend the main body in response to wearing the plurality of shoulder straps on shoulders of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Inventor: Amanda Lakey
  • Patent number: 10750879
    Abstract: The invention relates to a carrying device (10) with an accommodation body (12) for accommodating a baby or a small child. The accommodation body (12) is constructed in such a way that the height thereof is adjustable and such that at least one region of the back of a baby or a small child can be accommodated and/or supported therein, thereby preventing the sinking or sagging of the newborn. Because the carrying device (10) has a holding harness system (40, 60) for fastening the accommodation body (12) to a person, and because the height of the accommodation body (12) is adjustable, sufficient support for the back of the small child from birth up to the age of young child is ensured, as well as an orthopedically correct carrying manner for both the young child and the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: SCHACHTNER VERMOEGENSVERWALTUNGS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Petra Schachtner
  • Patent number: 10736436
    Abstract: An adjustable child carrier includes an adjustable bucket seat that can be adjusted to accommodate children of a wide range of sizes. The child carrier includes one or more adjustments that work alone or in cooperation to adjust the depth and width of the bucket seat area provided by the child carrier. The carrier is capable of supporting children of various sizes in an ergonomic position appropriate for the child's size. The child carrier is adjustable for multiple carrying positions and orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: THE ERGO BABY CARRIER, INC.
    Inventor: Rodney V. Telford
  • Patent number: 10702074
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a baby seat carrier comprising shoulder strap members, a waist belt member, a stool seat member connected to the waist belt member, an internal fabric member configured to abut and extend along the torso of a carrying user and that is connected to the waist belt member and the shoulder strap members, an external cover member extending along a longitudinal direction (L) of the internal fabric member, the external cover member having a lower portion that is detachably connected to the internal fabric member such that the external cover member and the internal fabric member form a suspended pocket seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Najell AB
    Inventors: Niklas Najafi, Freja Ljungdell Kristensen
  • Patent number: 10653251
    Abstract: A baby carrier is described, which beneficially includes multiple positions for carrying a baby, including inwardly and outwardly facing positions. The baby carrier includes a main panel having cut-outs on both sides of the main panel, and two selectively adjustable side panels. The side panels may be connected in an inward-facing position where they cover the cut-outs, or an outward-facing position where they fold down and expose the cut-outs such that a baby's legs may pass through. In some examples, padding or foam is selectively placed within the selectively adjustable side panels and/or the main panel to support the baby in a spread-squat position in the outward-facing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Inventor: Mary Elizabeth Young
  • Patent number: 10631664
    Abstract: A baby carrying system includes two discrete carrier pieces: a baby support piece which secures the baby and a harness piece worn by the parent. The baby support piece can be attached to the harness piece using a latching mechanism. Further secured attachment to support positioning of the baby support piece relative to the harness piece is achieved using fastening connection points at the middle and top of an upper support portion of the baby support piece. Straps with buckle connections extend from the harness piece, to enable to the buckle connections to engage with the fastening connection points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: MI BRANDS, LLC
    Inventors: Neil Kee, Scott Thomason
  • Patent number: 10555620
    Abstract: A baby carrier capable of carrying an infant. The baby carrier includes a belt that wraps around a caregiver's waist. A baby support portion couples to the belt and supports the infant. A first shoulder strap couples to the baby support portion and has a length adjustment device. The first shoulder strap couples the baby support portion to a caregiver's shoulder. A second shoulder strap couples to the baby support portion. The second shoulder strap couples the baby support portion to the caregiver's opposite shoulder. First and second ties of fabric slidably couple to the respective first and second loops and are secured to the baby support portion enabling adjustment and securing of the baby carrier to the caregiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventor: Haley Gibbons
  • Patent number: 10441091
    Abstract: An adjustable infant carrier which is outfitted with various modalities, including a selectively expandable and retractable seat portion and a selectively deployable sling seat, as allows for varying degrees of adjustability to the effective width of and support level provided by the seat portion of the carrier alone or in combination with the seat sling thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Blue Box Toy Factory Limited
    Inventors: Maureen O'Connor Salazar, Stacy Castro, Leslie Roeder
  • Patent number: 10441090
    Abstract: A carrier [100] for transporting a child [105] by a transporting individual [140]. The carrier [100] includes a belt [120], a seat [110], a torso support [115], and one or more couplers [125]. The belt [120] is configured for securing about the waste and/or hips of the transporting individual [140]; the seat [110] is coupled to the belt [120], is configured for at least partially supporting the child [105] if the child [105] is seated in the carrier [100], and has a surface [130] configured for at least partially supporting at least part of the posterior of the child [105]; the torso support [115] is coupled to the seat [110] by one or more couplers [125] and is configured for supporting at least part of the torso of the child [105]; and the one or more couplers [125] are configured to enable adjustment of a distance [220] between one or more coupling locations [210] for each of the one or more couplers [125] and a selected reference point [200].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: LILLEbaby, LLC
    Inventor: Lisbeth Hals Lehan
  • Patent number: 10390630
    Abstract: An infant thermoregulation and monitoring support device is configured for thermoregulation support of infants, particularly premature and/or low birthweight infants. The device includes an enfolding mechanism, a carrying mechanism and a temperature stabilizing device. The carrying mechanism and the temperature stabilizing device are coupled to the enfolding mechanism. The temperature stabilizing device is configured to detect and/or modify the temperature of the enfolding mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Inventor: Sherri Bucher
  • Patent number: 10264895
    Abstract: Adjustable child carriers are disclosed. A disclosed example child carrier includes a child support pouch to receive a child in a substantially upright position, where the child support pouch includes an upper pouch area, a medial pouch area and a lower pouch area. The example child carrier also includes a harness to support the child support pouch on an adult, where the harness includes a first upper strap coupled to the upper pouch area, a second upper strap coupled to the upper pouch area, and a lower strap coupled to the medial pouch area. The example child carrier also includes a first leg support coupled to the child support pouch at the lower pouch area, where the first leg support pouch has a first continuously adjustable operative surface area, and a second leg support coupled to the child support pouch at the lower pouch area, where the second leg support pouch having a second continuously adjustable surface area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Bonnie Lindeman, Sarah Katharine Green, Shannen Root-Chin, Hyon Troutman
  • Patent number: 10264894
    Abstract: A baby carrier capable of carrying an infant. The baby carrier includes a belt that wraps around a caregiver's waist. A baby support portion couples to the belt and supports the infant. A first loop of fabric couples to the baby support portion. The first loop of fabric couples the baby support portion to a caregiver's shoulder. A second loop of fabric couples to the baby support portion. The second loop of fabric couples the baby support portion to the caregiver's opposite shoulder. First and second straps of fabric couple to the respective first and second loops enabling adjustment and securing of the baby carrier to the caregiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventor: Haley Gibbons
  • Patent number: 10076194
    Abstract: The invention relates to a baby carrier comprising chest straps, a waist belt, and a carrier bag mounted on the chest straps and the waist belt. Said carrier bag comprises a front piece having leg openings, and the front piece forms together with at least a portion of a means a carrier pouch. A lower portion of the front piece forms a first seat support. A second seat support is fixedly arranged at an inside of the lower portion of the front piece between said lower portion and said means. The second seat support is divisible by a partition means so as to enable deactivation said second seat support, and said partition means being arranged in the width direction of the front piece. The second seat support has a seat width which is narrower than the seat width of the first seat support. The front piece is provided at respective leg opening with a side edge which is flexible and/or openable and which permit a narrower leg position of a child when supported by the second seat support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: BABYBJORN AB
    Inventors: Jakob Wikner, Lisen Elmberg, Elisabeth Ramel-Wahrberg, Ulrika Vejbrink, Marten Andren
  • Patent number: 9848713
    Abstract: An infant carrier having a main panel support member, dual padded shoulder strap members, a waist belt, a removable infant insert and a padded head support convertible between a front, hip and back infant carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Inventors: Lynn Rosen, Sunny K. Beermann, Cynthia R. Nelson
  • Patent number: 9788664
    Abstract: A baby carrier includes chest straps, a waist belt, and a carrier bag mounted to the chest straps and the waist belt. The carrier bag has a front piece, with a lower portion of the front piece being connected to the waist belt. A connection between the chest straps is adapted to be achieved by an element, and a second part of the respective chest strap is connected to a middle portion of the front piece so as to permit the baby carrier to be rotated around an upper part of the body of a wearer. During one step of the rotation of the baby carrier, the element extends over one shoulder of the wearer and carries the weight which in the normal case is carried by the chest straps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: BABYBJORN AB
    Inventors: Marten Andren, Ulrika Vejbrink, David Thalen, Kim De Bruin Lyckman
  • Patent number: 9750353
    Abstract: A child carrier adapted to hold a child in front pack and backpack configurations is described. Embodiments of the child carrier include a support device implemented for persons weighing between 7-17 lbs. Generally, the support device can have a first position for persons weighing between 10-17 lbs. and a second position for persons weighing between 7-10 lbs. In the first position, a concave face of the support device can be contoured to interface with torso/buttocks of an infant. In the second position, the support device can be folded together providing an area suitable for an infant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Boba Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Antunovic
  • Patent number: 9504337
    Abstract: A child carrier for carrying two children of the same or different sizes has a first and second child carrier portions including first and second carrier pouches, respectively, each pouch attached at its bottom to a waist support, and shoulder straps. The first and second child carrier portions are configured to be secured between the shoulder straps and directly opposite one another. At least one of the child carrier pouches is configured to extend behind the shoulder straps, such that a heavy weight in the opposite child carrier pouch that presses the shoulder straps tightly against a wearer does not compress a child therein against the wearer. Each of the child carrier pouches is curved towards a wearer to prevent a child inserted therein from facing away from the wearer and is configured to hold a child in a seated straddle position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Inventor: Krystal Workman
  • Patent number: 9462876
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a shopping bags carrier (10), comprising: at least one board (12), for being rested on a back of a user; at least one strap (22) attached to the at least one board (12), for hanging the at least one board (12) on a shoulder(s) of the user; and at least one hook (26) attached to the at least one board (12), for hanging shopping bags (34) thereon, thereby facilitating carrying goods within the hanged shopping bags (34), by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Inventor: Noam Drori
  • Patent number: 9439516
    Abstract: A child carrier for carrying two children of different sizes has a first and second child carrier portions including first and second carrier pouches, respectively, each pouch attached at its bottom to a waist support, and shoulder straps. The first and second child carrier portions are configured to be secured between the shoulder straps and directly opposite one another. At least one of the child carrier pouches is configured to extend behind the shoulder straps, such that a heavy weight in the opposite child carrier pouch that presses the shoulder straps tightly against a wearer does not compress a child therein against the wearer. Each of the child carrier pouches is curved towards a wearer to prevent a child inserted therein from facing away from the wearer and is configured to hold a child in a seated straddle position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Inventor: Krystal Workman
  • Patent number: 9398816
    Abstract: An upper body garment for supporting an infant adjacent the chest and upper belly of a wearer that includes a tubular garment body made from a stretchable fabric and comprising a front panel and a back panel, one or more breast panels extending from a top portion of the back panel and over the shoulders of the wearer; and a pouch panel extending from a lower portion of the breast panels. The pouch panel is secured along a U-shaped seam to an inside surface of the front panel to form a pouch with a top opening proximate the lower portion of the breast panels. The stretchable fabric is a two-way stretchable fabric with an increased capability for elastic expansion within a substantially horizontal plane when the wearer is in an upright position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Lalabu LLC
    Inventors: Garrett P. Simmer, Brian J. Fosse
  • Patent number: 9380887
    Abstract: A lightweight child carrier that can be mounted upon the front or the back of a wearer's torso with little or no need to adjust the carrier's harness. The carrier includes a main panel having generally a rectangular shape. The bottom edge of the main panel is joined to the top edge of a padded waist band and the bottom edge of a head restraining panel is joined to the top edge of the main panel. Shoulder straps are connected to the main panel and are cojoined by a chest strap that is slidably mounted upon each shoulder strap. Adjustable restraining straps are connected to the chest strap and to the head restraining panel. An auxiliary waist belt is provided that considerably expands the length of the waist band to allow the carrier to be worn by a woman during pregnancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: The ERGO Baby Carrier, Inc.
    Inventor: Karin Annette Frost
  • Patent number: 9357852
    Abstract: An adjustable infant carrier includes a waist belt disposable about the waist of the wearer. A pair of shoulder straps is coupled to the waist belt, wherein each shoulder strap includes a free end portion and an opposed proximal end portion coupled to the waist belt. A carrier body is coupled to the waist belt and is connectable to the shoulder straps. The carrier body includes a middle section and a pair of conversion flaps disposed on opposed sides of the middle section. Each conversion flap is selectively transitional between a narrow configuration, wherein a free end portion of the conversion flap is connected to the middle section, and a wide configuration, wherein the free end portion of the conversion flap is connected to the waist belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: BLUE BOX OPCO LLC
    Inventors: Maureen O'Connor Salazar, Stacy Alycia Thomas Castro
  • Patent number: 9314112
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a baby carrier consisting of shoulder straps and a main panel. The lower aspect of the main panel consists of a seat compartment with a belt around the waist to secure the baby in place. The purpose of the seat compartment is to fit a seat insert to receive the baby's weight when being carried in the carrier. The waist belt can also be attached to and detached from the main panel with the seat compartment by way of an interlocking mechanism. The seat compartment can also be part of the waist belt that can be attached to and detached from the main panel, by way of the interlocking mechanism, so that in can be used independently from the carrier as a seat support. The seat insert can be extended further into the main panel in form of a back rest, to create more support for the baby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Inventor: Khai Gan Chuah
  • Patent number: 9295234
    Abstract: A pet carrying system for carrying a pet by a wearer and securing the pet in a vehicle, including a pet harness and a carrier harness. The pet harness includes a pet harness panel and a pet strap coupled configured to selectively secure the pet harness panel to the pet. A pet harness attachment member is coupled to the pet harness panel. The carrier harness includes a carrier harness panel and a carrier harness attachment member coupled to the carrier harness panel and selectively engageable with the pet harness attachment member. A posterior support is coupled to the carrier harness panel and is configured to support a posterior portion of a pet. An anterior support is coupled to the carrier harness panel and is engageable with the posterior support. A carrier strap is coupled to the harness panel and wearable by the user or connectable to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Inventor: Carolyn Shewfelt
  • Patent number: 9277830
    Abstract: A carrying device (10) for carrying a baby or an infant by a person, comprises a receiving body (20) having a cloth-like or cushion-like backrest (40) at least in sections with a front side (21) facing toward the carrying person and a back side (22) facing away from the carrying person. The device includes a harness system (30) for fastening the receiving body (20) to the person and can have two cloth-like seating sections (50) attached to the front side (21) of the backrest (40), each having a first end (51) fastened to the front side (21) of the backrest (40) and a loose second end (52). The first ends (51) of the two seating sections (50) are arranged next to one another and the second ends (52) can be detachably fastened to the backrest (40). The seating sections (50) form a sling device T within the receiving body (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Schachtner Vermoegensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Petra Schachtner
  • Patent number: 9271580
    Abstract: A cover assembly for a body-mounted soft structured baby carrier which provides protection from the elements (such as the sun or other elements) via a hood for the baby being carried which has an outer shell configured in the shape of an animal, fantastical creature, video game character, superhero or princess, and is capable of being removably attached or secured to an existing chest-mounted soft structured baby carrier using upper and lower straps which attach to the upper and lower securing straps on the existing body-mounted soft structured baby carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Inventor: Sindy Beekman
  • Patent number: 9185993
    Abstract: A child carrier having a waist belt, an upper torso support, a hammock coupled to the waist belt and to the upper torso support, and a thigh support strap extending to each side of the hammock. Each thigh support strap has an inward end portion proximate to the hammock and an outward end portion configured for selective coupling to the upper torso support in multiple positions. When the thigh support straps are coupled to the upper torso support, the hammock and the thigh support straps form a seat to support a child in an ergonomic spread-squat position in inward and outward facing orientations. The shape of the seat adjusts depending on the positions in which the outward end portions of the thigh support straps are coupled to the upper torso support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: The Ergo Baby Carrier, Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney V. Telford, Daruni M. Gotel, Carol J. Lubick
  • Patent number: 9144323
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for adjusting the length of a carrying section of a child carrier, intended for carrying a child on an adult's front, back, or hip, the carrier comprising further upper support elements attached to the carrying section and to be placed over the wearer's shoulders, and lower support elements to be placed around the wearer's body, wherein the carrier is equipped with adjustment elements, with which a multi-stepped or stepless length adjustment of the carrying section is arranged to be carried out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: BABYIDEA OY
    Inventor: Bettina Lindblom
  • Patent number: 9138071
    Abstract: A carrying device for a baby or a small child has a retaining harness system and an accommodating element connected to the retaining harness system. At least one end area of the accommodating element extends at least to the retaining harness system and is adjustably connected to the retaining harness system. An accommodation space of the accommodating element can be adapted to the size of the baby or small child to be carried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Inventor: Daniela Larch
  • Patent number: 9066507
    Abstract: An apparatus wearable on a torso of a user to support a fishing rod is disclosed. A primary panel is defined by an external side, an internal side, and a central section. The internal side has a contour substantially conforming to an abdominal side of the torso, while the central section is interposed between a left peripheral section and a right peripheral section, and further defined by a tapered top end apex, through which a center axis spanning a length of the central section extends. Partial spherical sockets are in a spaced relationship aligned in a single column along the center axis. The socket is receptive to a corresponding partial spherical joint member in a rotating engagement, and the joint member is coupled to the article. A harness member secures the primary panel to the torso and redirect horizontal forces against the primary panel to a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Inventor: Mark S. Silverman
  • Publication number: 20150144667
    Abstract: Embodiments of a child carrier for carrying a child in a standing position on the back of the wearer are disclosed. According to various embodiments, the child carrier can comprise a rigid or substantially rigid frame, and a rigid or substantially rigid platform, configured for a person to stand upon, extending outwardly from a lower region of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Wesley DUNN
  • Patent number: 9038868
    Abstract: A soft structured baby carrier designed to carry two babies on wearer at the same time. The carrier includes two individual pouches possessing a top upwardly curved edge, a bottom edge, and two opposing side edges creating a pouch. Each pouch bottom edge is fixed to the top edge of a wide padded hip belt adapted to connect each pouch together and then encircle the lumbar region of hips of wearer. There are two padded shoulder straps that buckle to the pouches and can be conjoined by a chest strap that is slide-able secured connecting each shoulder strap together. There are four carry positions for this carrier. Two babies can be worn on the front of wearer with one baby mounted in each pouch in the Front Carry Position. One baby mounted in one pouch on front of wearer and one baby mounted in one pouch on back of wearer in the Front and Back Carry Position. The carrier can be split into two carriers so one adult can carry one baby in a Pouch each on the front of wearer in the Individual Carry Position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Inventor: Dawn Amber Pitre Poiani
  • Patent number: 9022260
    Abstract: A lightweight child carrier that can be mounted upon the front or the back of a wearer's torso with little or no need to adjust the carrier's harness. The carrier includes a main panel having generally a rectangular shape. The bottom edge of the main panel is joined to the top edge of a padded waist band and the bottom edge of a head restraining panel is joined to the top edge of the main panel. Shoulder straps are connected to the main panel and are cojoined by a chest strap that is slidably mounted upon each shoulder strap. Adjustable restraining straps are connected to the chest strap and to the head restraining panel. An auxiliary waist belt is provided that considerably expands the length of the waist band to allow the carrier to be worn by a woman during pregnancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: The Ergo Baby Carrier, Inc.
    Inventor: Karin Annette Frost
  • Publication number: 20150115003
    Abstract: A small child and baby carrier includes a waist strap, and a carry bag with a lower end that is fixedly connected to the waist strap and extends to an upper end. A bottom section is adjacent to the lower end and an upper body section extends from the bottom section to the upper end. At least one shoulder strap extends from an upper end or an upper end region of the carry bag. A baby carry insert extends from a first end to a second end. The second end or an end region adjacent to the second end can be connected detachably to the upper body section. The first end is permanently connected to the waist strap and a pocket arranged on or in the waist strap. The pocket accommodates the baby carrier insert either partially or completely when it is not in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: Lewon SCHAARSCHMIDT