Adjustable Child Carrier
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1. A child carrier comprising:
- a waist belt adapted for securing about a wearer'"'"'s hips;
a main body coupled to the waist belt, the main body adapted to form a child carrying area in cooperation with a wearer'"'"'s torso, the main body comprising;
a torso support portion configured for supporting at least of the torso of a child; and
an adjustable bucket seat configurable in a plurality of bucket seat configurations, each of the plurality of bucket seat configurations having a different a) bucket seat depth and b) bucket seat width and adapted to support a child in a corresponding size range in a spread squat position.
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Abstract
An adjustable child carrier includes an adjustable bucket seat that can be adjusted to accommodate children of a wide range of sizes. The child carrier includes one or more adjustments that work alone or in cooperation to adjust the depth and width of the bucket seat area provided by the child carrier. The carrier is capable of supporting children of various sizes in an ergonomic position appropriate for the child'"'"'s size.
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1. A child carrier comprising:
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a waist belt adapted for securing about a wearer'"'"'s hips; a main body coupled to the waist belt, the main body adapted to form a child carrying area in cooperation with a wearer'"'"'s torso, the main body comprising; a torso support portion configured for supporting at least of the torso of a child; and an adjustable bucket seat configurable in a plurality of bucket seat configurations, each of the plurality of bucket seat configurations having a different a) bucket seat depth and b) bucket seat width and adapted to support a child in a corresponding size range in a spread squat position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of configuring a child carrier, comprising:
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for a child to be carried, adjusting a bucket seat of the child carrier to a child'"'"'s size, wherein adjusting the bucket seat to the child'"'"'s size comprises; configuring a depth of the bucket seat by coupling base width adjusters of the child carrier to a waist belt of the child carrier at positions for a base width setting corresponding to the child'"'"'s size; adjusting thigh width adapters to adjust a width of the bucket seat; and positioning the child in a child carrying area of the child carrier such that the child is supported in an ergonomic spread squat position. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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