Child Carrier, Child Supporting Apparatus And Related System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing child carriers are cumbersome and require multiple steps to transition a child from a safety seat to a soft carrier, often disturbing the child and requiring separate transportation and storage.
Innovation Solution
A child carrier system that includes a child safety seat with a removable and attachable child supporting part, which can be connected to a carrying harness to form a versatile child carrier that can be used independently or with a child supporting apparatus.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a child safety seat and a soft child carrier are used as separate items, then the child can be transported in a vehicle and held close to the caregiver, but the transition between them requires many steps and may disturb the child
Solution Approach 1:
The child supporting part is designed to be compatible with both the child safety seat and the carrying harness, merging the functionality of separate child carrying devices into a unified system that allows seamless transition between vehicle transport and close carrying modes
Solution Approach 2:
The child supporting part serves multiple functions: it can be installed on a child safety seat for vehicle transport, attached to a carrying harness for close carrying, or used independently, making it a universal component that replaces multiple separate devices
2Ease of operation
If a soft child carrier is used separately from the child safety seat, then the child can be held close to the caregiver, but the caregiver has to transport the child carrier separately which may be bulky and difficult to store
Solution Approach 1:
The child carrier system is segmented into a reusable child supporting part and a carrying harness, allowing the soft child carrier to be detached and stored separately while the rigid child supporting part remains installed on the child safety seat, reducing storage requirements
Data Source
AI summary
A system includes a child safety seat having a seat portion, a child supporting part installable on and removable from the seat portion, wherein the child supporting part includes a body support panel and a child attachment connected with each other, the child attachment being operable to attach the child supporting part to a child around the child's waist, and a carrying harness attachable to and detachable from the child supporting part. The child supporting part is installable on the seat portion separate from the carrying harness, and the child supporting part is attachable to the carrying harness to form a child carrier usable independently of the child safety seat for holding a child close to a caregiver.