Infant carrier handle

• US 8,033,599 B2
• Filed: 02/28/2008
• Issued: 10/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Meeker R&D, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Meeker R&D, Inc.
• Inventors: Gross, Michael G., Gibson, William R., Meeker, Paul K.
• Primary Examiner(s): BARFIELD, ANTHONY DERRELL
• Application Number:
  US12/039,184
• Publication Number:
  US 20080258516A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,321 Days
• Field of Search: 297/183.1, 297/183.2, 297/183.6, 297/183.3, 161/111, 161/101, 164/21, 402/990.1, 403/05, 403/18, 403/20, 406/611.2
• US Class Current: 297/183.3
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 13/02 Baby-carriers; Carry-cots
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 13/027 Baby-carriers with rigid frames

Abstract

The invention of this application relates to an infant carrier with carry handle wherein the carry handle is adapted to facilitate easier, more comfortable carrying in the crook of one'"'"'s elbow and wherein the carry handle is adapted to removably display a printed image or other indicia, such as safety or identification indicia.

Claims

1. An infant carrier with a carry handle wherein said carry handle comprises:

a pair of generally vertical legs;

a generally horizontal leg, wherein said generally horizontal leg connects said pair of generally vertical legs, further wherein each of said pair of generally vertical legs and said generally horizontal leg include an inner face and an outer face, said inner and outer face being separated by a width;

a pair of enlarged cushion areas located on said carry handle, each cushion area at an intersection of one of said pair of generally vertical legs and said generally horizontal leg, wherein said enlarged cushion area includes an inner component and an opposed outer component, wherein said inner component is positioned over a portion of said inner face and said outer component is positioned over a portion of said outer face, further wherein said inner component includes a soft cushion area and said outer component includes an outer face, wherein said outer face is configured for receipt of removable indicia.

2. The carrier with a carry handle of claim 1 which further comprises:

a pair of curved transition legs which connect said generally horizontal leg between said pair of generally vertical legs.

3. The carrier with a carry handle of claim 2 wherein

said at least one enlarged cushion area is positioned on at least one of said pair of curved transition legs.

4. The carrier with a carry handle of claim 1 wherein

said inner component and said outer component are joined, encompassing said inner face, said outer face and said width separating said inner face and said outer face.

5. The carrier with a carry handle of claim 1 wherein

said outer component includes a retainer configured to removably secure said indicia.

6. The carrier with a carry handle of claim 5 wherein

said retainer is deformable to allow removal and replacement of said indicia.

7. The carrier with a carry handle of claim 5 wherein

said retainer is removably attached to said outer component.

8. The carrier with a carry handle of claim 1 wherein

said outer component includes a recessed area for the acceptance of said indicia.

9. The carrier with a carry handle of claim 1 wherein

said indicia is chosen from the group consisting of a photograph, printed information, emergency information, medical information, contact information, a fingerprint, and a footprint.

10. The carrier with a carry handle of claim 1 wherein

said pair of generally vertical legs and said generally horizontal leg have a generally uniform cross-section.

11. The carrier with a carry handle of claim 1 wherein

said pair of generally vertical legs and said generally horizontal leg have a non-uniform cross section.

12. The carrier with a carry handle of claim 1 wherein

said pair of generally vertical legs and said generally horizontal leg are constructed of aluminum.

13. The carrier with a carry handle of claim 1 wherein

said pair of generally vertical legs and said generally horizontal leg are constructed of plastic.

14. The carrier with carry handle of claim 1 wherein said outer face further comprises at least one lifting deflection tab.

15. The carrier with carry handle of claim 1 wherein

said outer face is retained in said outer component by a pair of snap tabs and snap tab holes.

16. The carrier with carry handle of claim 14 wherein

said outer face comprises a pair of lifting deflection tabs.

17. The carrier with a carry handle of claim 1 wherein

said outer component further comprises a device.

18. The carrier with a carry handle of claim 17 wherein

said device is selected from the group consisting of a tracking device, a GPS device, a music-playing device and a sound-playing device.