Baby care assembly

Abstract

A baby care assembly includes a baby carrier positionable between an open, use configuration, wherein a baby may be placed in the carrier, and a closed, folded configuration; and a baby bag configured and dimensioned to receive and retain the baby carrier when the baby carrier is in the closed, folded configuration.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application is a U.S. nonprovisional patent application of, and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to, each of U.S. provisional patent application serial number 60,983,921 filed Oct. 30, 2007, and U.S. provisional patent application serial number 61,026,475, filed Feb. 6, 2008, which provisional patent applications are each hereby incorporated herein by referenceCOPYRIGHT STATEMENT[0002]All of the material in this patent document is subject to copyright protection under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in official governmental records but, otherwise, all other copyright rights whatsoever are reserved.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The present invention generally relates to baby bags and baby carriers, and more particularly, to a baby care assembly includ...

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Benefits of technology

[0028]In a feature of this aspect of the invention, the baby carrier includes a safety release feature that prevents lifting of the baby carrier by the canopy.

[0059]In a feature of this aspect of the invention, the hinged platform includes a hinge mechanism that prevents the hinged platform when the baby carrier is in the open, use configuration from over extending.

Problems solved by technology

A care provider can face considerable physical prowess and balance challenges in carrying both a child and a typical care accessory bag throughout the course of any typical daily outing.

Yet other challenges arise when a diaper needs to be changed.

Even if a diaper changing station is available, such as in a public restroom, a parent may have difficulty while trying to comfort and securely hold a child on the hard surface of such a station while fumbling through a bag to find needed supplies.

The cleanliness of such a surface and the overall public restroom environment is yet another concern for such a parent, and carrying a pad or the like to isolate the child and the supplies only adds further burden in carrying and placing the pad.

Indeed, often are seen awkward ad hoc situations in automobiles and lobbies where diaper changing stations are unavailable and a care provider struggles to feed a child or change a diaper without a convenient platform for the execution of the task.

Child carriers are available to securely cradle a child but typical carriers are fashioned such that a child essentially must be removed from the carrier for a diaper changing, further complicating the balancing and juggling actions of the care provider.

In addition, it is often the situation that a care provider will be in a location where there is not a convenient location for a child to take a nap or sleep when the child becomes tired, e.g., a park or a friend or relative's house that either does not have proper sleeping arrangements for a child or has a child that is using the child appropriate sleeping arrangements.

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