Package and article carriers – Carried by animate bearer – Convertible or combined
Patent
1999-03-15
2000-12-12
Garbe, Stephen P.
Package and article carriers
Carried by animate bearer
Convertible or combined
224161, 224634, 224637, 297118, A45F 400
Patent
active
061586412
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 which the rearward end is adjacent the front frame portion's lower portion; and a locking means for holding the front frame portion in the extended position.
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Eyman David W.
Kelley Jennifer A.
Schmidlin Thomas J.
Garbe Stephen P.
Helgert Gerald E.
InSTEP LLC
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