Child carrying device

Abstract

A child carrying device for carrying a child over a user's shoulders, comprising: a foldable support frame, a child seat support for seating the child into the carrying device, a user back harness for strapping the user onto the user's shoulders and torso, detachably affixed to the support frame by a load lifter mechanism, and a user hipbelt for transferring a portion of the carried weight or the child's weight onto the user's hip or waist which further comprises an attachment mechanism for providing adjustable adjoining location to allow the support frame to rest on or attach to, wherein the carrying device is configured to distribute the carried child's weight onto the user's shoulders and torso and the user's hip or waist.

1 . A child carrying device for carrying a child over a user's shoulders, comprising:
 a foldable support frame;   a child seat support for securing a child on a user's shoulders, wherein the child seat support is attached to the foldable support frame; and   a user hipbelt to secure about the user's hip or waist, wherein the user hipbelt comprising an attachment mechanism for providing an adjustable adjoining location to allow the foldable support frame to attach to the user hipbelt to accommodate the user's torso length;   wherein the carrying device is configured to transfer a portion of the child's weight from the child seat support to the foldable support frame, from the foldable support frame to the user hipbelt, and from the user hipbelt to the user's hip or waist, wherein the child seat support comprises a child back padding for supporting the child's back, a child seat padding for seating the child, and a length-adjustable child safety strap for strapping the child into the child seat support at an adjustable length, wherein the child seat support comprises a portable and collapsible sunshade removably attached to the child back padding, and adapted to extend over the child's head to provide coverage and shade during sun exposure.   
     
     
         2 . The carrying device of  claim 1 , wherein the foldable support frame comprising an upper portion and a lower portion joined by a folding mechanism; and the foldable support frame comprises a front side and a back side, wherein folding mechanism is configured to allow the upper portion of the foldable support frame to extend away from the lower portion into a deployed state and to fold towards the back side into a folded state. 
     
     
         3 . The carrying device of  claim 2 , wherein the upper portion of the foldable support frame comprises a U-shaped tubular structure, and the lower portion of the foldable support frame comprises a first elongated tubular structure and a second elongated tubular structure. 
     
     
         4 . The carrying device of  claim 2 , wherein the folding mechanism comprises a first member and a second member, wherein each member comprising (1) a hollow recess, (2) a narrower-diameter portion, and (3) a pull-out unit spring, wherein the pull-out unit spring is fixedly attached to an inner surface of the hollow recess at one end and fixedly attached to the narrower-diameter portion at the other end, and when at its relaxed state holds the narrower-diameter portion within the hollow recess, and when at its pull-out state extends the narrower-diameter portion to the outside of the hollow recess configured to allow the upper portion of the foldable support frame to pivot towards the back side of the foldable support frame. 
     
     
         5 . The carrying device of  claim 1 , wherein the user hipbelt further comprises a belt for securing about the user's hip or waist at an adjustable length, an attachment mechanism for providing an adjustable adjoining location to allow the lower ends of the foldable support frame to rest on or attach to, and a safety strap for securing and tightening the belt about the user's hip or waist at an adjustable length. 
     
     
         6 . (canceled) 
     
     
         7 . The carrying device of  claim 1 , wherein the child carrying device further comprises a user back harness for strapping the carrying device onto the user's shoulders and torso. 
     
     
         8 . A child carrying device for carrying a child over a user's shoulders, comprising:
 a foldable support frame;   a child seat support attached to the foldable support frame, the child seat support comprising a child back padding for supporting the child's back, a child seat padding for seating the child,   a user back harness for strapping the child carrying device onto the user's shoulders and torso; and   a load lifter mechanism attached to the foldable support frame for detachably fastening the user back harness onto the foldable support frame;   wherein when the child is seated in the carrying device exerting a diagonally downward force, the load lifter mechanism is configured to pull onto the user back harness horizontally,   wherein when the child is seated in the carrying device exerting a diagonally downward force, the carrying device is configured to transfer a portion of the child's weight from the child seat support to the foldable support frame, from the foldable support frame subsequently to the user back harness through the load lifter mechanism, wherein the child seat support comprises a length-adjustable child safety strap for strapping the child into the child seat support at an adjustable length, wherein the child seat support comprises a portable and collapsible sunshade removably attached to the child back padding, and adapted to extend over the child's head to provide coverage and shade during sun exposure.   
     
     
         9 . The carrying device of  claim 8 , wherein the load lifter mechanism comprising (1) a left member affixed onto a first elongated tubular structure of the foldable support frame, and (2) a right member affixed onto a second elongated tubular structure of the foldable support frame. 
     
     
         10 . The carrying device of  claim 8 , wherein the user back harness of the child carrying device is detachably fastened onto the left member and the right member of the load lifter mechanism. 
     
     
         11 . The carrying device of  claim 8 , wherein the user back harness comprises (1) a user back padding, (2) a pair of user shoulder straps, (3) a pair of leg restraints for restraining the carried child's legs onto the pair of user shoulder straps, and (4) a user sternum strap adapted to secure the pair of user shoulder straps onto the user's torso and to prevent the pair of user shoulder straps from moving sideways. 
     
     
         12 . The carrying device of  claim 8 , wherein the child carrying device further comprises a user hipbelt secured about the user's hip or waist and comprising an attachment mechanism for providing an adjustable adjoining location to allow the foldable support frame to rest on or attach to the user hipbelt to accommodate the user's torso length. 
     
     
         13 . A child carrying device for carrying a child over a user's shoulders, comprising:
 a foldable support frame comprising an upper portion and a lower portion joined by a folding mechanism;   wherein the foldable support frame comprises a front side and a back side, and the folding mechanism is configured to allow the upper portion of the foldable support frame to extend away from the lower portion into a deployed state and to fold towards the back side into a folded state;   wherein the upper portion of the foldable support frame comprises a U-shaped tubular structure, and the lower portion of the foldable support frame comprises a first elongated tubular structure and a second elongated tubular structure;   wherein the folding mechanism comprises a first member and a second member, wherein each member comprising (1) a hollow recess, (2) a narrower-diameter portion, and (3) a pull-out unit spring, wherein the pull-out unit spring is fixedly attached to an inner surface of the hollow recess at one end and fixedly attached to the narrower-diameter portion at the other end, and when at its relaxed state holds the narrower-diameter portion within the hollow recess, and when at its pull-out state extends the narrower-diameter portion to the outside of the hollow recess configured to allow the upper portion of the foldable support frame to pivot towards the back side of the foldable support frame;   a child seat support comprising a child back padding for supporting the child's back, a child seat padding for seating the child, and a length-adjustable child safety strap for strapping the child into the child seat support at an adjustable length, wherein the child seat support comprises a portable and collapsible sunshade removably attached to the child back padding, and adapted to extend over the child's head to provide coverage and shade during sun exposure;   wherein the child back padding comprising an upper edge and a lower edge, the child back padding is adapted to removably enclose the upper portion of the foldable support frame and transfer a portion of the child's weight onto the foldable support frame via the upper edge;   wherein the child seat padding comprising an upper edge and a lower edge, the upper edge of the child seat padding is affixed to the lower edge of the child back padding so that a portion of the child's weight placed on the child seat padding is at least in part transferred to the foldable support frame via the child back padding;   wherein the lower edge of the child seat padding defines a left extension portion, a right extension portion and a semi-circular open space in between the left extension portion and the right extension portion, wherein the semi-circular open space provides a movable space for the user's neck;   a user back harness for strapping the child carrying device onto the user's shoulders and torso and is detachably affixed to the foldable support frame below the child seat support by a load lifter mechanism affixed to the foldable support frame, wherein the user back harness comprising (1) a user back padding, (2) a pair of user shoulder straps, (3) a pair of leg restraints for restraining the carried child's legs onto the pair of user shoulder straps, and (4) a user sternum strap adapted to secure the pair of user shoulder straps onto the user's torso and to prevent the pair of user shoulder straps from moving sideways; and   a user hipbelt for transferring a portion of the carried weight or the child's weight onto the user's hip or waist, the user hipbelt comprising a belt for securing about the user's hip or waist at an adjustable length, an attachment mechanism for providing an adjustable adjoining location to allow the lower ends of the foldable support frame to rest on or attach to, and a safety strap for securing and tightening the belt about the user's hip or waist at an adjustable length.