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US3575326A
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Infant carrier
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1968-05-27
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Granted: 1971-04-20
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Expires: 1988-05-27
Abstract
Abstract An infant carrier for supporting an infant from a person''s shoulder comprising a flexible pouch centrally disposed with respect to its fore-and-aft direction within and attached to a part of the length of an endless flexible shoulder sling or strap, such part of the strap as well as the part thereof that extends over the shoulder being formed of a flattened tube of fabric within which a resilient cushioning material is secured. The strap is provided in its endless extent with means for adjusting its length. A flexible hood is detachably secured to the top rear and sides of the pouch for selectively sheltering the infant''s head when the hood is attached. A slide closable pocket is provided on the rear exterior of the pouch, the same having a flexible waterproof liner, and a slide fastener closable slot opening is provided in the top front of the pouch. A bottle pocket is provided on the exterior of the strap along one side of the pouch. Leg openings in the lower front of the pouch are provided with resilient annular bands for snug embracement of the infant''s thighs, and the upper margin of the pouch is inwardly foldable to lessen the height thereof while reducing the internal diameter of the upper end of the pouch. The seat and the opposite sides of the pouch are formed of a single piece of fabric having its forward and rear edges stitched respectively to single pieces of fabric constituting the front and rear of the pouch.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter G Chappell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 12:30
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47D; A47D13/00; A47D13/02; A47D13/025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
360 words
An infant carrier comprising a flexible pouch adapted to receive the lower torso of an infant, said pouch including a flexible seat wall peripherally contiguous with and integral with an upstanding flexible endless wall having a substantially horizontal upper edge, said upstanding wall including front and rear portions joined by opposite side portions, said front portion of the upstanding wall being provided with a pair of horizontally spaced leg openings adjacent the seat wall, and an elongated and endless flexible supporting strap, said strap having a continuous part of its longitudinal extent disposed externally of and attached to the pouch, said part of the strap including longitudinally spaced portions connected by an intermediate portion, said intermediate portion of the strap extending transversely across the underside of the seat wall and being attached thereto, with the spaced portions of the strap extending upwardly from their junctures with the opposite extremities of the intermediate portion along the opposite side portions of the upstanding wall and being attached to said side portions, an extent of the strap being disposed above the pouch, such extent of the strap being comprised of a tubular length of flexible material of generally rectangular transverse configuration having a width that is at least three times as great as the thickness thereof, a resilient cushioning member filling the interior of the tubular extent of the strap, and means for securing the cushioning member to the tubular extent of the strap and also for maintaining the latter in said generally rectangular transverse configuration with said extent of the strap being of greater thickness at a position centered between the lateral edges thereof, said last recited means comprising a pair of longitudinal rows of stitching extending entirely through the thickness of the strap and the cushioning member disposed therein, such rows of stitching being of sufficient tightness to aT least partially compress the thickness of the cushioning member through which they extend, said rows of stitching being spaced from the lateral edges of the strap and also being spaced on opposite sides of the midpoint between said lateral edges, whereby the strap is resistant to folding along a longitudinal centerline thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
360 words
An infant carrier comprising a flexible pouch adapted to receive the lower torso of an infant, said pouch including a flexible seat wall peripherally contiguous with and integral with an upstanding flexible endless wall having a substantially horizontal upper edge, said upstanding wall including front and rear portions joined by opposite side portions, said front portion of the upstanding wall being provided with a pair of horizontally spaced leg openings adjacent the seat wall, and an elongated and endless flexible supporting strap, said strap having a continuous part of its longitudinal extent disposed externally of and attached to the pouch, said part of the strap including longitudinally spaced portions connected by an intermediate portion, said intermediate portion of the strap extending transversely across the underside of the seat wall and being attached thereto, with the spaced portions of the strap extending upwardly from their junctures with the opposite extremities of the intermediate portion along the opposite side portions of the upstanding wall and being attached to said side portions, an extent of the strap being disposed above the pouch, such extent of the strap being comprised of a tubular length of flexible material of generally rectangular transverse configuration having a width that is at least three times as great as the thickness thereof, a resilient cushioning member filling the interior of the tubular extent of the strap, and means for securing the cushioning member to the tubular extent of the strap and also for maintaining the latter in said generally rectangular transverse configuration with said extent of the strap being of greater thickness at a position centered between the lateral edges thereof, said last recited means comprising a pair of longitudinal rows of stitching extending entirely through the thickness of the strap and the cushioning member disposed therein, such rows of stitching being of sufficient tightness to aT least partially compress the thickness of the cushioning member through which they extend, said rows of stitching being spaced from the lateral edges of the strap and also being spaced on opposite sides of the midpoint between said lateral edges, whereby the strap is resistant to folding along a longitudinal centerline thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
The combination of claim 1, wherein means is interposed in the strap intermediate said extent thereof and one of said spaced portions thereof for enabling variance to the effective length of the strap while positively limiting the maximum length thereof and also for releasably fixing the effective length of the strap at any selected value within the range of variance.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
232 words
An infant carrier comprising a flexible pouch adapted to receive the lower torso of an infant, said pouch including a flexible seat wall peripherally contiguous with and integral with an upstanding flexible endless wall having a substantially horizontal upper edge, said upstanding wall including front and rear portions joined by opposite side portions, said front portion of the upstanding wall being provided with a pair of horizontally spaced leg openings adjacent the seat wall, and an elongated and endless flexible supporting strap, said strap having a continuous part of its longitudinal extent disposed externally of and attached to the pouch, said part of the strap including longitudinally spaced portions connected by an intermediate portion, said intermediate portion of the strap extending transversely across the underside of the seat wall and being attached thereto, with the spaced portions of the strap extending upwardly from their junctures with the opposite extremities of the intermediate portion along the opposite side portions of the upstanding wall and being attached to said side portions, a flexible hood having a lower edge portion, and means for detachably securing the lower edge portion of the hood to the rear and sidewalls of the pouch adjacent the upper edge of the latter, said hood and said pouch being so constructed and arranged that the hood can be moved between positions overlying and underlying the pouch while attached to the latter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
232 words
An infant carrier comprising a flexible pouch adapted to receive the lower torso of an infant, said pouch including a flexible seat wall peripherally contiguous with and integral with an upstanding flexible endless wall having a substantially horizontal upper edge, said upstanding wall including front and rear portions joined by opposite side portions, said front portion of the upstanding wall being provided with a pair of horizontally spaced leg openings adjacent the seat wall, and an elongated and endless flexible supporting strap, said strap having a continuous part of its longitudinal extent disposed externally of and attached to the pouch, said part of the strap including longitudinally spaced portions connected by an intermediate portion, said intermediate portion of the strap extending transversely across the underside of the seat wall and being attached thereto, with the spaced portions of the strap extending upwardly from their junctures with the opposite extremities of the intermediate portion along the opposite side portions of the upstanding wall and being attached to said side portions, a flexible hood having a lower edge portion, and means for detachably securing the lower edge portion of the hood to the rear and sidewalls of the pouch adjacent the upper edge of the latter, said hood and said pouch being so constructed and arranged that the hood can be moved between positions overlying and underlying the pouch while attached to the latter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
235 words
An infant carrier comprising a flexible pouch adapted to receive the lower torso of an infant, said pouch including a flexible seat wall peripherally contiguous with and integral with an upstanding flexible endless wall having a substantially horizontal upper edge, said upstanding wall including front and rear portions joined by opposite side portions, said front portion of the upstanding wall being provided with a pair of horizontally spaced leg openings adjacent the seat wall, and an elongated and endless flexible supporting strap, said strap having a continuous part of its longitudinal extent disposed externally of and attached to the pouch, said part of the strap including longitudinally spaced portions connected by an intermediate portion, said intermediate portion of the strap extending transversely across the underside of the seat wall and being attached thereto, with the spaced portions of the strap extending upwardly from their junctures with the opposite extremities of the intermediate portion along the opposite side portions of the upstanding wall and being attached to said side portions, a generally rectangular flexible panel overlying the external surface of one of the spaced portions of the strap and being secured thereto along its lower and side edges with the side margins thereof being pleated in an arrangement that the panel and said one of the spaced portions of the strap defined jointly an outwardly expansible open-topped bottle pocket adapted to receive an infant-feeding bottle therein.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
235 words
An infant carrier comprising a flexible pouch adapted to receive the lower torso of an infant, said pouch including a flexible seat wall peripherally contiguous with and integral with an upstanding flexible endless wall having a substantially horizontal upper edge, said upstanding wall including front and rear portions joined by opposite side portions, said front portion of the upstanding wall being provided with a pair of horizontally spaced leg openings adjacent the seat wall, and an elongated and endless flexible supporting strap, said strap having a continuous part of its longitudinal extent disposed externally of and attached to the pouch, said part of the strap including longitudinally spaced portions connected by an intermediate portion, said intermediate portion of the strap extending transversely across the underside of the seat wall and being attached thereto, with the spaced portions of the strap extending upwardly from their junctures with the opposite extremities of the intermediate portion along the opposite side portions of the upstanding wall and being attached to said side portions, a generally rectangular flexible panel overlying the external surface of one of the spaced portions of the strap and being secured thereto along its lower and side edges with the side margins thereof being pleated in an arrangement that the panel and said one of the spaced portions of the strap defined jointly an outwardly expansible open-topped bottle pocket adapted to receive an infant-feeding bottle therein.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
102 words
The combination of claim 4, including a second generally rectangular flexible panel overlying a portion of the external surface of the rear wall of the pouch, said second panel being secured to the rear wall along its lower and side edges to define therewith an open-topped accessory pocket adapted to receive infant-miNding accessories such as diapers, a flexible and moisture-impervious liner for and disposed in said accessory pocket, said liner being secured to the rear wall and the second panel, and slide fastener means fixed to the rear wall and the second panel for selectively closing the top of the accessory pocket.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
277 words
An infant carrier comprising a flexible pouch adapted to receive the lower torso of an infant, said pouch including a flexible seat wall peripherally contiguous with and integral with an upstanding flexible endless wall having a substantially horizontal upper edge, said upstanding wall including front and rear portions joined by opposite side portions, said front portion of the upstanding wall being provided with a pair of horizontally spaced leg openings adjacent the seat wall, and an elongated and endless flexible supporting strap, said strap having a continuous part of its longitudinal extent disposed externally of and attached to the pouch, said part of the strap including longitudinally spaced portions connected by an intermediate portion, said intermediate portion of the strap extending transversely across the underside of the seat wall and being attached thereto, with the spaced portions of the strap extending upwardly from their junctures with the opposite extremities of the intermediate portion along the opposite side portions of the upstanding wall and being attached to said side portions, said seat wall and the sidewalls of the pouch being formed of a single first piece of fabric having forward and rear edges, said front wall being formed of a single second piece of fabric having opposite side edges and a lower edge with the side edges and the lower edge of the second piece being stitched to the front edge of the first piece, and said rear wall being formed of a third single piece of fabric having opposite side edges and a lower edge with the side edges and the lower edge of the third piece being stitched to the rear edge of the first piece.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
277 words
An infant carrier comprising a flexible pouch adapted to receive the lower torso of an infant, said pouch including a flexible seat wall peripherally contiguous with and integral with an upstanding flexible endless wall having a substantially horizontal upper edge, said upstanding wall including front and rear portions joined by opposite side portions, said front portion of the upstanding wall being provided with a pair of horizontally spaced leg openings adjacent the seat wall, and an elongated and endless flexible supporting strap, said strap having a continuous part of its longitudinal extent disposed externally of and attached to the pouch, said part of the strap including longitudinally spaced portions connected by an intermediate portion, said intermediate portion of the strap extending transversely across the underside of the seat wall and being attached thereto, with the spaced portions of the strap extending upwardly from their junctures with the opposite extremities of the intermediate portion along the opposite side portions of the upstanding wall and being attached to said side portions, said seat wall and the sidewalls of the pouch being formed of a single first piece of fabric having forward and rear edges, said front wall being formed of a single second piece of fabric having opposite side edges and a lower edge with the side edges and the lower edge of the second piece being stitched to the front edge of the first piece, and said rear wall being formed of a third single piece of fabric having opposite side edges and a lower edge with the side edges and the lower edge of the third piece being stitched to the rear edge of the first piece.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-04-19 | 1974-10-19 | 1975-04-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-04-19 | 1978-10-19 | 1979-04-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-04-19 | 1982-10-19 | 1983-04-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |