Patent ID: 8056779

Claim:
A device for carrying a child piggyback upon an adult wearer, the adult wearer having a front, a back having a lower back, a waist, shoulders, arms, and a head, the child having a front, a back, shoulders, arms, a head, and feet, comprising: a back plate, having an upper edge, a lower edge, a front, a rear, and a pair of sides, the back plate for resting against the lower back of the adult wearer; a saddle extending rearwardly from the back plate, for allowing the child to sit thereon; a waist belt, attached to the back plate and for selectively securing at the front of the adult wearer, for holding the back plate securely against the lower back of the adult wearer; a pair of major shoulder straps, each having a pair of ends, both ends attached to the back plate, each shoulder strap having an apex which extends over one of the shoulders of the adult wearer; a mid belt, for extending horizontally around both the adult wearer and child, under the arms of both the adult wearer and child; and a pair of minor shoulder straps, each minor shoulder strap attached at one end to the mid belt, and attached at an opposite end near the apex of one of the major shoulder straps, the minor shoulder straps for extending upwardly along the back of the child, over the shoulders of the child, and thereby, in conjunction with the mid belt, securely holding the front of the child against the back of the adult wearer.