Patent · US Expired

Folding frame child carrier

US6158641A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 15, 1999
Grant dateDec 12, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 15, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA45F2003/045
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A folding child frame carrier for carrying a child on a person's back, comprising: a collapsible front frame portion, the front frame portion having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, the front frame portion being symmetrical about the longitudinal axis and having a left side and a right side, and the front frame portion being collapsible about the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis from an extended position to a contracted position, the front frame portion having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a forward-extending portion, the forward-extending portion being pivotally connected to the upper portion at a first pivot point, and the upper portion being pivotally connected to the lower portion at a second pivot point; a flexible child holder attached to the front frame portion between the upper portion and the forward-extending portion; a rear frame portion also symmetrical about the longitudinal axis and having a forward end pivoting on the front frame portion at a third pivot point and a rearward end, and movable between a stand position in which the rearward end is substantially separated from the front frame portion's lower portion and a carrier position in w…

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