US3162343A

US3162343A - Baby carriers

Info

Publication number: US3162343A
Application number: US340569A
Authority: US
Inventors: Anderson Mary Ann
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1964-01-27
Filing date: 1964-01-27
Publication date: 1964-12-22
Anticipated expiration: 1981-12-22

Description

De 2 1964 M. A. ANDERSON BABY CARRIERS Original Filed April 27. 1961 MARY ANN ANDERSON United States Patent 0 This application is a continuation of Serial No. 106,034, now abandoned, filed April 27, 1961.

This invention relates to a baby carrier so constructed as to be carried by a woman upon her back, while at the same time permitting said woman a free movement of her arms, ability to bend and do whatever work that generally devolves upon a housewife or any other woman.

In thus carrying the baby provision has been made by my construction to prevent the baby from slipping or sliding off the carrier.

In my construction a headrest has been secured to the carrier for the comfort of the baby, and this headrest is so constructed that a pillow inserted in the latter from the side thereof may be exchanged or removed to be aired or washed, while a zipper secures said pillow within the headrest.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming part of this application, and in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all views, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is an elevational view of a carrier placed upon the back of a woman, with a baby in said carrier.

FIGURE 2 is a front elevational view of the carrier with the baby.

FIGURE 3 is a rear view of FIGURE 2; While FIGURE 4 is a detail view of a separate piece of fabric similar to that of the carrier and secured within said carrier to the back of the latter.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral 10 indicates a baby carrier of suitable material,

or fabric, made to encase a baby, and held together by members 11.

The carrier 10 consists of an encircling fabric and has an elongated, rectangularly shaped piece of fabric 12, similar to the one of which the carrier is made; said piece of fabric 12 is doubled upon itself with the shorter end thereof stitched to the back of the carrier, as shown in dotted lines at 14 in FIGURE 3; while the longer end of said fabric 12 extends the whole length in front of the carrier, and may extend slightly beyond the end of the latter, as may be seen in FIGURE 1.

The piece of fabric, which is bent upon itself, serves as a support for the seat of the baby in the carrier, as

shown at 15 in FIGURE 1.

The free end of said piece of fabric 12 has been stitched at intervals at the front thereof to form short sleeves to through which members 11, securely fastened to one side of the carrier, pass through for, in turn, to be engaged by buckles 17 secured upon the opposite side of the carrier.

At the top of the carrier is an extension in the form of a headrest 18 formed with an opening 19 in one side thereof adapted to receive a pillow (not shown); said opening may be closed by a zipper 20.

Straps 21 are fixedly secured to the rear side of the carrier it), with shorter straps 22 attached to the straps 21; both kinds of straps are provided with members 23 for adjustment and have at their ends clips 24 adapted for engagement with rings 25 fixedly attached to the rear of said carrier as at 26, whereby to obtain a comfortable fitting of the carrier for the baby as well as for the woman.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the form and construction of this invention, without departing from the spirit of same, and I do not, therefore, wish to confine myself to the construction shown and described 1 herein.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

A baby carrier comprising, in combination, a piece of fabric adapted to encircle the body of a baby, a separate piece of similar fabric being stitched to the inside, or rear, of said encircling fabric and adapted to close an opening at the front of the latter, when said encircling fabric substantially embraces the body of the baby, said separate piece of fabric extending between the ends of the encircling fabric and being bent upon itself to form a seat for the baby, said separate piece of fabric being upon its outside formed with a number of short sleeves, members fastened upon one side of the carrier and adapted to engage said sleeves, and buckles arranged upon the other side of said carrier, whereby to engage said members and secure the carrier in position, a headrest integral with said carrier, said headrest being formed with an opening in one side thereof adapted to receive a pillow, and a zipper for closing said opening.

No references cited. HUGO o. SCHULZ, Primary Examiner.