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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1995
Timothy O'Shea, Seattle, WA (US);
American Recreation Products, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A child carrier for supporting a child adjacent the back of a hiker's torso comprising a forward portion, a rearward portion, a seat portion, and a hood. The forward portion has straps engageable with the hiker's torso for enabling the hiker to tote the child carrier in a hands-free manner. The rearward portion is generally rearward of and spaced from the forward portion. The seat portion is generally between the forward and rearward portions and operatively connected thereto for supporting a child. A child compartment is between the forward and rearward portions and is defined at least in part by the seat portion. The hood is of flexible sheet material and is moveable between a covering position in which the hood extends generally from the rearward portion to the forward portion to cover the child compartment and an uncovering position in which the child compartment is exposed. A cover support comprising at least one flexible resilient rib is adapted to extend from adjacent the rearward portion to adjacent the forward portion when the hood is in its covering position for supporting the hood over the child compartment.