Patent ID: 9700151
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A47D

Claim:
1. A method of using a childcare device comprising the steps of: providing a childcare device comprising a base in a shape of a closed loop; wherein an interior surface of the base bounds and defines a cavity; a first pad provided on a portion of the interior surface; a first safety flap secured along one edge to the interior surface adjacent a first end of the first pad; and a second safety flap secured along one edge to the interior surface adjacent a second end of the first pad; selecting whether to use the childcare device as a baby sling, a walking aid or a seat safety strap; positioning the childcare device so that at least a part of a child's body extends through the cavity in the device; rotating the first safety flap and the second safety flap into overlapping arrangement with each other and over the part of a child's body that extends through the cavity; securing the first and second safety flaps together so as to secure the part of the child's body in the childcare device; using the childcare device as the selected one of the baby sling, the walking aid or the seat safety strap; wherein when the childcare device is used as the baby sling and the step of positioning the device around the child's body includes the steps of: seating the child on the first pad such that the child's legs are disposed generally at right angles to a first edge of the first pad; rotating the first and second safety flaps into overlapping arrangement across the child's lap; and wherein the method further comprising the steps of: moving a bottom panel provided on the childcare device from a folded position to an unfolded position; securing the bottom panel in the unfolded position; and seating the child on the first pad such that a portion of the unfolded bottom panel is disposed adjacent the seated child's back.