Car seat carrier

Abstract

A car seat carrier includes a belt for holding the car seat and a shoulder strap attached to the belt for carrying the car seat. The belt resides around the base of the car seat. The shoulder strap attaches diagonal across the belt to provide a balanced carry. A cross-strap crosses over the car seat, attaching to the belt on one side and to the shoulder strap on an opposite side, and is attached to the shoulder strap at a point about twelve inches from the attachment of the shoulder strap to the belt. The cross-strap length is adjustable to allow the cross-strap/shoulder strap geometry to be adjusted to balance the car seat. The shoulder strap includes a buckle and the length adjustment. The shoulder strap may further include padding to increase comfort.

1 . A car seat carrier comprising: 
 a belt for holding the car seat; and    a shoulder strap attached to the belt for carrying the car seat.    
   
   
       2 . The car seat carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the belt resides substantially horizontally when holding the car seat.  
   
   
       3 . The car seat carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the belt resides around a base portion of the car seat when holding the car seat.  
   
   
       4 . The car seat carrier of  claim 1 , wherein: 
 when the belt is positioned for holding the car seat, the belt defines a substantially rectangular shape having:    a first belt end;    a second belt end opposite the first end;    a first belt side running between the ends; and    a second belt side opposite the first belt side;    the shoulder strap has a first strap end and a second strap end opposite the first strap end; and    the first strap end is attached to the belt at a first attachment point on the first belt side and the second strap end is attached to the belt at a second attachment point on the second belt side.    
   
   
       5 . The car seat carrier of  claim 4 , wherein the first attachment point is proximal to one of the first belt end and the second belt end, and the second attachment point is proximal to the other one of the first belt end and the second belt end.  
   
   
       6 . The car seat carrier of  claim 5 , further including a cross-strap, wherein: 
 the cross-strap has a belt end attached to the belt at a third attachment point on the same side of the belt as the first attachment point; and    the cross-strap has a shoulder stap end attached to the shoulder strap between six inches and eighteen inches from the second strap end of the shoulder strap,    wherein the cross-strap resides substantially laterally between the first belt side and the second belt side.    
   
   
       7 . The car seat carrier of  claim 6 , wherein the shoulder strap end of the cross-strap is attached to the shoulder strap approximately twelve inches from the second strap end of the shoulder strap.  
   
   
       8 . The car seat carrier of  claim 6 , wherein the cross-strap includes a cross-strap buckle between the belt end and the shoulder strap end allowing the cross-strap to be separated between the belt end and the shoulder strap end.  
   
   
       9 . The car seat carrier of  claim 6 , wherein the cross-strap buckle is an adjustable cross-strap allowing the length of the cross-strap to be adjusted.  
   
   
       10 . The car seat carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the shoulder strap includes a shoulder strap buckle allowing the shoulder strap to be separated into two parts.  
   
   
       11 . The car seat carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the shoulder strap buckle is an adjustable shoulder strap allowing the length of the shoulder strap to be adjusted.  
   
   
       12 . The car seat carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the belt includes a length adjuster for adjusting length of the belt to fit various car seats.  
   
   
       13 . The car seat carrier of  claim 1 , further including a pouch.  
   
   
       14 . The car seat carrier of  claim 1 , further including at least one Velcro® fastener for attachment of the carrier to the car seat.  
   
   
       15 . A car seat and carrier comprising: 
 a car seat for transporting an occupant in an automobile, the car seat including a base portion;    a belt adapted to reside around the base portion, thereby holding the car seat, the belt assuming a substantially rectangular shape when residing around the base portion; and    a shoulder strap attached to the belt for carrying the car seat, the shoulder strap attached proximal to opposite corners of the belt.    
   
   
       16 . The car seat carrier of  claim 15 , further including a cross-strap, wherein: 
 the belt has belt sides and belt ends; and    the cross-strap is connected to one of the belt sides proximal to one of the belt ends, and the cross-strap crosses over the car seat.    
   
   
       17 . The car seat carrier of  claim 16 , wherein the cross-strap attaches between one of the belt sides and the shoulder strap.  
   
   
       18 . A car seat and carrier comprising: 
 a car seat for transporting an occupant in an automobile, the car seat including a base portion;    a belt adapted to reside around the base portion, thereby holding the car seat, the belt assuming a shape of the base portion when residing around the base portion; and    a shoulder strap attached to the belt for carrying the car seat, the shoulder strap attached diagonally between sides of the belt, wherein the shoulder strap straddles the car seat.    
   
   
       19 . The car seat carrier of  claim 18 , further including a cross-strap attached to reside substantially laterally with respect to the car seat.  
   
   
       20 . The car seat carrier of  claim 18 , further including at least one Velcro® fastener for attachment of the belt to the base portion.