US 12,274,375 B2
Child carrier
Reinoud De Jong, Gorinchem (SE); Jort Nijhuis, Amsterdam (NL); Mark Thibadeau, Longmont, CO (US); Marleen Offringa, Utrecht (NL); Fortu De Haas, Acquoy (NL); and Homero Heredia, Jönköping (SE)
Assigned to Thule Sweden AB, Hillerstorp (SE)
Filed by Thule Sweden AB, Hillerstorp (SE)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/362,426.
Claims priority of application No. 20184003 (EP), filed on Jul. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0000276 A1, Jan. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. A47D 13/02 (2006.01); A47D 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47D 13/025 (2013.01) [A47D 15/006 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A child carrier comprising:
a carrying structure having a front portion and a rear portion defining a receiving space therebetween; and
a seating unit suspended between said front portion and said rear portion,
wherein said seating unit comprises a height-adjustable seat middle portion adapted to support a child at a predetermined seat height, wherein said seat middle portion comprises first and second edge portions,
wherein said seating unit comprises first and second thigh support portions each providing a respective thigh support surface for supporting a respective thigh of a child by wrapping around a bottom of the respective thigh of the child at a knee end portion of the respective thigh of the child, wherein each of said first and second thigh support portions comprise respective inner and outer edge portions,
wherein each of said first and second thigh support portions are coupled to said seat middle portion such that an adjustment of said seat height simultaneously results in an adjustment of said respective thigh support surface of each of said first and second thigh support portions,
wherein said inner edge portion of said first thigh support portion is spaced from said first edge portion of said seat middle portion, and
wherein said inner edge portion of said second thigh support portion is spaced from said second edge portion of said seat middle portion.