Car seat carrying strap

Abstract

A strap assembly for carrying an infant car seat includes a main body configured to be removably attached to a handle of the car seat. A first strap segment is removably coupled to the main body. A second strap segment extends from an arm wrap and there is a means for adjustably coupling the first strap segment to the second strap segment. The main body might include a clamp for removably attaching to the car seat handle and the adjustable coupling means may be a buckle. With the strap assembly installed on an infant car seat handle, a user can position their arm through the arm wrap and grasp onto the outer surface of a sidewall of the car seat. The strap assembly allows the user to hold the car seat in a balanced position around their waste thereby increasing the comfort experience for user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A strap assembly for a car seat, the strap assembly comprising:
 a main body having a means for removably attaching the main body to a handle of the car seat,   a first strap segment removably coupled to the main body;   an arm wrap;   a second strap segment extending from the arm wrap; and   a means for adjustably coupling the first strap segment to the second strap segment.   
     
     
         2 . The strap assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the removable attachment means comprises an adjustable clamp. 
     
     
         3 . The strap assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the adjustable clamp comprises a hose clamp. 
     
     
         4 . The strap assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the adjustable coupling means comprises a tri-glide buckle. 
     
     
         5 . The strap assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first strap segment further comprises a free end and a ringed end. 
     
     
         6 . The strap assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the free end of the first strap segment is firstly threaded through the main body and secondly threaded through the ringed end to removably couple the first strap segment to the main body. 
     
     
         7 . The strap assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the free end engages the adjustable coupling means. 
     
     
         8 . The strap assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the second strap segment comprises a first portion extending from one flap of the arm wrap and a second portion extending from a second flap of the arm wrap that opposes the one flap. 
     
     
         9 . The strap assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the second strap segment further comprises a ring engaged between the first portion and the second portion. 
     
     
         10 . The strap assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the first portion and the second portion meet at an intermediate location to form a closed loop that engages the ring. 
     
     
         11 . The strap assembly of  claim 10 , wherein a free end of the first strap segment is threadable through the ring and engageable to the adjustable coupling means to adjustably couple the first strap segment with the second strap segment. 
     
     
         12 . The strap assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the adjustable coupling means comprises a buckle. 
     
     
         13 . The strap assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the arm wrap comprises a fabric pad. 
     
     
         14 . The strap assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the arm wrap comprises an open channel formed between two integrally connected panels forming a continuous pad. 
     
     
         15 . The strap assembly of  claim 14 , wherein the second strap segment comprises a first portion integrally connected to and extending from one of the two integrally connected panels and a second portion integrally connected to and extending from an opposite of the two integrally connected panels. 
     
     
         16 . The strap assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the first portion and the second portion form a closed loop at an intermediate location along the second strap segment. 
     
     
         17 . The strap assembly of  claim 16 , further comprising a ring attached to the closed loop. 
     
     
         18 . The strap assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a touch fastener strip attached to an outer surface of the arm wrap and a complimentary touch fastener patch attached to the handle, wherein the touch fastener strip is configured to removably secure the arm wrap to the touch fastener patch. 
     
     
         19 . The strap assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment means is movable along the handle. 
     
     
         20 . The strap assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment means further comprises a protective pad substantially covering the attachment means.