US2015028069A1PendingUtilityA1

Child carrier apparatus

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jul 26, 2013Filed: Jul 22, 2014Published: Jan 29, 2015
Est. expiryJul 26, 2033(~7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Nicholas Fishwick
A47D 13/029A47D 13/02
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Abstract

In an example embodiment, a child carrier apparatus for supporting and carrying a standing child is provided. The apparatus comprises a waist-belt assembly releasably securable about the waist of an individual in engagement with the individual's hips to prevent downward movement of the waist-belt assembly when the child is supported by the child carrier apparatus, and at least one step formation on the waist-belt assembly for supporting feet or shoes of the child when the child is carried by the child carrier apparatus.

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1 . A child carrier apparatus for supporting and carrying a standing child, the child carrier apparatus comprising:
 a waist-belt assembly releasably securable about the waist of an individual in engagement with the individual's hips to prevent downward movement of the waist-belt assembly when the child is supported by the child carrier apparatus; and   at least one step formation on the waist-belt assembly for supporting feet or shoes of the child when the child is carried by the child carrier apparatus.   
     
     
         2 . The child carrier apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one step formation is at least partially enclosed. 
     
     
         3 . The child carrier apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one step formation includes a rigid base. 
     
     
         4 . The child carrier apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one step formation includes a deformable or semi-rigid material. 
     
     
         5 . The child carrier apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one step formation includes a lip formation for engagement with the underside of the child's feet or shoes when a child is carried in the child carrier apparatus. 
     
     
         6 . The child carrier apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the waist-belt assembly includes a lumbar support formation. 
     
     
         7 . The child carrier apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein a profile of the lumbar support formation is adjustable. 
     
     
         8 . The child carrier apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising safety straps releasably securable to the waist-belt assembly and configured to be grasped over the shoulders of the individual by the child standing on the at least one step formation. 
     
     
         9 . The child carrier apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a child torso harness.

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