Adjustable child carrier

Abstract

A system and method of supporting a child in a carrier is presented in embodiments herein. The carrier comprises an adjustable seat that may be adjusted to support a child from infancy to toddlerhood. The adjustable seat may provide support from a left popliteal fossa to a right popliteal fossa providing knee-to-knee support and support to a child in an M-position. The carrier may further comprise support extensions to extend the adjustable seat to provide knee-to-knee support to larger children beyond the adjustable seat alone.

Having thus described various embodiments, what is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent includes the following: 
     
         1 . A carrier for supporting a child therein, the carrier comprising:
 a body of the carrier attached to at least one shoulder strap and comprising an adjustable seat,   wherein the at least one shoulder strap is configured to rest on a torso of the user and support the body of the carrier;   a waist belt attached to the body of the carrier,   wherein the waist belt is configured to wrap around the torso of the user, wherein the waist belt comprises a waist belt strap; and   at least one attachment loop attached to the adjustable seat and configured for the waist belt strap to slide therethrough providing adjustability to a width of the adjustable seat,   wherein the at least one attachment loop is configured to attach to the waist belt to secure the adjustable seat width to support the child.   
     
     
         2 . The carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the adjustable seat extends to a left popliteal fossa and a right popliteal fossa of the child providing knee-to-knee support. 
     
     
         3 . The carrier of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one attachment loop comprises fasteners for attaching to the waist belt at a location that provides the knee-to-knee support for the child. 
     
     
         4 . The carrier of  claim 3 , further comprising a hook and loop fastener disposed on the waist belt for attaching the attachment loop providing continuous adjustment to the adjustable seat. 
     
     
         5 . The carrier of  claim 1 , further comprising support extensions attached to the carrier for providing support to the child. 
     
     
         6 . The carrier of  claim 5 , wherein the support extensions comprise a first set of extension attachments for attaching to the body of the carrier and a second set of extension attachments for attaching to the waist belt. 
     
     
         7 . The carrier of  claim 6 , wherein the support extensions extend from the body of the carrier to a popliteal fossa of the child for provide knee-to-knee support. 
     
     
         8 . The carrier of  claim 7 , wherein the carrier is configured to provide knee-to-knee support for children up to forty-five pounds. 
     
     
         9 . A carrier configured to attach to a user and support a child therein, the carrier comprising:
 a body of the carrier attached to at least one shoulder strap and comprising an adjustable seat,   wherein the at least one shoulder strap is configured to rest on a shoulder of the user and support the body of the carrier;   a waist belt comprising a waist belt strap configured to wrap around a torso of the user;   at least one extension attachment for attaching at least one support extension; and   at least one attachment loop attached to the adjustable seat and configured for the waist belt strap to slide therethrough for adjusting a width of the adjustable seat,   wherein the at least one attachment loop is configured to attach to the waist belt to secure the adjustable seat at a width for supporting the child.   
     
     
         10 . The carrier of  claim 9 , wherein the adjustable seat is configured to extend proximate a left popliteal fossa to a right popliteal fossa of the child. 
     
     
         11 . The carrier of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one support extension is secured to the at least one extension attachment for providing knee-to-knee support for legs of the child. 
     
     
         12 . The carrier of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one support extension attaches to the at least one extension attachment and the waist belt. 
     
     
         13 . The carrier of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one support extension comprises a first zipper for attaching to the body of the carrier and a second zipper for attaching to the waist belt. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one attachment loop is configured for looping around the waist belt strap and attaching to the waist belt via a hook and loop fastener providing continuous adjustment to the adjustable seat. 
     
     
         15 . A method for adjusting an adjustable seat on a carrier for supporting a child therein, the method comprising the steps of:
 sliding an attachment loop along a waist belt strap,   wherein the attachment loop is disposed on the adjustable seat on a body of the carrier,   wherein the waist belt strap is disposed on a waist belt; and   attaching the attachment loop to the waist belt to support the child in the adjustable seat.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the adjustable seat provides support for the child from a left popliteal fossa to a right popliteal fossa providing knee-to-knee support for the child positioned in the carrier. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the carrier is configured to be worn on a back of a torso of the user and the child is positioned facing the user. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the carrier is configured to be worn on a front of the torso of the user and the child is positioned facing the user. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the adjustable seat further supports the child in an M-position such that the left popliteal fossa and the right popliteal fossa are supported at a height higher than a height of buttocks of the child. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising the step of adjusting a height of the carrier such that a head of the child is supported by an upper portion of the body of the carrier.