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. A first end of the shoulder strap attaches to a center point of a first belt end. A cross-strap crosses over the car seat, attaching to opposite sides of the belt near a second belt end, and is connected to a second end of the shoulder strap by a sliding buckle. The belt is preferably a fixed length belt which fits most car seats. The shoulder strap may further include padding to increase comfort and may be adjustable in length.

1 . A car seat carrier comprising: 
 a belt for holding the car seat, the belt having a first belt end and a second belt end; and    a shoulder strap connected to the belt for carrying the car seat, the shoulder strap having a first strap end attached to the belt at a point approximately centered on the first belt end.    
   
   
       2 . The car seat carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the belt resides substantially horizontal 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: 
 the 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; and  
   the shoulder strap includes a second strap end opposite the first strap end and connected to a cross-strap, the cross strap attached to the belt proximal to the second belt end.    
   
   
       5 . The car seat carrier of  claim 4 , wherein the cross-strap is attached between the first belt side and the second belt side.  
   
   
       6 . The car seat carrier of  claim 5 , wherein the shoulder strap is connected to the cross-strap by a sliding buckle, wherein the cross-strap may slide through the buckle to adjust the carrying position of the carrier.  
   
   
       7 . The car seat carrier of  claim 6 , wherein the shoulder strap is connected to the cross-strap by an adjustable length buckle.  
   
   
       8 . The car seat carrier of  claim 6 , wherein the cross-strap includes a cross-strap buckle allowing the cross-strap length to be adjusted.  
   
   
       9 . The car seat carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the shoulder strap includes a length adjustment.  
   
   
       10 . The car seat carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the shoulder strap includes a hinged bar buckle allowing the length of the shoulder strap to be adjusted.  
   
   
       11 . 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.  
   
   
       12 . The car seat carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the belt is fixed length and is between approximately 50 inches long and approximately 58 inches long.  
   
   
       13 . The car seat carrier of  claim 1 , further including at least one Velcro® fastener for attachment of the belt to the car seat.  
   
   
       14 . 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, the belt having a first belt end and a second belt end;    a cross-strap attached to opposite sides of the belt proximal to the second belt end;    a shoulder strap for carrying the car seat;    a first shoulder strap end attached approximately centered on the first belt end; and    a second shoulder strap end connected to the cross strap.    
   
   
       15 . The car seat carrier of  claim 14 , wherein the shoulder strap is connected to the cross-strap by a sliding buckle.  
   
   
       16 . The car seat carrier of  claim 14 , wherein the belt is a fixed length belt between approximately 50 inches long and approximately 62 inches long.  
   
   
       17 . A car seat and carrier comprising: 
 a car seat for transporting an occupant in an automobile, the car seat including a base portion;    a fixed length belt between approximately 50 inches long and approximately 62 inches long and 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 having a first belt end and a second belt end;    a cross-strap attached across the belt proximal to the second belt end;    a shoulder strap attached to the belt for carrying the car seat;    a first shoulder strap end attached to the first belt end at a point approximately centered on the first belt end; and    a second shoulder strap end connected to the cross-strap.    
   
   
       18 . The car seat carrier of  claim 17 , further including a cross-strap attached to reside substantially laterally with respect to the car seat.  
   
   
       19 . The car seat carrier of  claim 17 , further including at least one Velcro® fastener for attachment of the belt to the base portion.  
   
   
       20 . The car seat carrier of  claim 17 , wherein the belt is a fixed length belt approximately 54 inches long.