US 11,986,104 B2
Adjustable child carrier with enhanced freedom of movement
Rodney V. Telford, Eagle Point, OR (US)
Assigned to The ERGO Baby Carrier, Inc., Concord, CA (US)
Filed by The ERGO Baby Carrier, Inc., Torrance, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/572,084.
Application 17/572,084 is a continuation of application No. 16/694,641, filed on Nov. 25, 2019, granted, now 11,219,317.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/873,549, filed on Jul. 12, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/771,450, filed on Nov. 26, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0151398 A1, May 19, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47D 13/02 (2006.01); A45F 3/04 (2006.01); A47D 13/08 (2006.01)
CPC A47D 13/025 (2013.01) [A45F 3/047 (2013.01); A47D 13/086 (2013.01); A45F 2003/045 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A soft-structured child carrier comprising:
a body panel having a bottom end, a top end, a first side edge, a second side edge, an interior side, and an exterior side,
wherein the body panel is adapted to form a child carrying area in cooperation with a torso of a wearer and is adapted to form a bucket seat;
a waistband having a bottom portion and an exterior portion;
a panel retaining strap attached to the exterior portion of the waistband,
wherein the panel retaining strap comprises a first end and a second end attached to the exterior portion of the waistband and defines an open length, the open length positioned between the first end and the second end, and
wherein the open length of the panel retaining strap is configured to retain at least a portion of the body panel between the exterior portion of the waistband and the panel retaining strap to selectively adjust a base width of the bucket seat and a length of the child carrying area;
a first shoulder strap having a first free end;
a second shoulder strap having a second free end,
wherein the bottom end of the body panel is attached to the bottom portion of the waistband, and
wherein the first shoulder strap and the second shoulder strap extend from the top end of the body panel;
a first flap attached to the interior side of the body panel and extending laterally therefrom; and
a second flap attached to the interior side of the body panel and extending laterally therefrom,
wherein the first flap and the second flap are separated by a portion of the interior side of the body panel,
wherein the first free end of the first shoulder strap is configured to attach to the first flap, and
wherein the second free end of the second shoulder strap is configured to attach to the second flap.