Patent ID: 11882943
Assignee: THE ERGO BABY CARRIER, INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. An adjustable child carrier comprising:
a main body configured to form a child carrying area in cooperation with a wearer's torso,
wherein the main body is further configured to form a seat portion, the seat portion comprising a first thigh support and a second thigh support,
wherein the first thigh support and the second thigh support provide leg openings for a child's legs;

one or more shoulder straps configured to attach to the main body and extend over a wearer's shoulders supporting the main body;
a neck support configurable in a down position in a child front outward facing configuration and configurable in an up position for supporting a child's neck in a child front inward facing configuration;
a first position, a second position, and a third position defined by the adjustable child carrier,
wherein the first position corresponds to a first setting of the seat portion, the second position corresponds to a second setting of the seat portion, and the third position the seat portion;

one or more base adjusters cooperative with the seat portion to adjust a depth of the seat portion,
wherein adjustment of the one or more base adjusters among the first position, the second position, and the third position adjusts the depth of the seat portion to configure the adjustable child carrier to one of the first setting, the second setting, or the third setting to accommodate a plurality of child sizes and carrying orientations;

a first slider coupled to the first thigh support and a second slider coupled to the second thigh support; and
a first slider guide member configured to couple to the first slider and a second slider guide member configured to couple to the second slider,
wherein the first slider guide member comprises a first opening and a first rail and the second slider guide member comprises a second opening and a second rail,
wherein the first slider comprises a first pin and the second slider comprises a second pin,
wherein the first slider and the second slider slide along the respective first rail and the second rail such that the first opening receives the first pin and the second opening receives the second pin to thereby couple the first and second slider guide members to the respective first and second sliders and secure the first thigh support and the second thigh support to the adjustable child carrier.