Baby carrier

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional baby carriers often pose safety risks due to the use of buckles, clamps, and frames, which can snap and cause the child to fall, and they may allow the baby's feet to dangle, while also being cumbersome and difficult to use safely.

Innovation Solution

A soft structured baby carrier designed as a backpack-style system without buckles, clamps, Velcro, or frames, utilizing a main body with extending members that tie around the caregiver to securely hold the child, along with an accompanying blanket and carrying bag, ensuring safe and comfortable carrying.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional baby carriers use buckles, clamps, and frames to secure the baby, then the baby can be held firmly in place, but the fasteners may snap and cause the child to fall, leading to serious bodily harm or death

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecurity of babyVSAvoidrisk of fastener failure

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent removes all hard fasteners (buckles, clamps, frames, rings) from the baby carrier system. Instead, it uses only soft fabric components that can be tied and knotted to secure the baby, eliminating the risk of fastener snapping while maintaining security.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces rigid structural elements (frames, buckles) with flexible fabric components. The carrier body and extending members are made entirely of soft material that can be tied and knotted, providing security without the hazards of hard fasteners.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

2Reliability

If baby carriers use a series of loops and buckles to secure the baby in place, then the baby can be held securely, but the device becomes heavy and cumbersome

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecurity of babyVSAvoidweight of carrier

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent eliminates heavy components such as frames, buckles, and metal rings from the carrier design. Only lightweight fabric materials are used, significantly reducing the overall weight while maintaining security through soft tying mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Device complexity

If conventional baby carriers allow the baby's feet to dangle, then the carrier design is simpler, but this can be dangerous for the baby

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesimplicity of carrier designVSAvoiddanger of dangling feet

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent provides adjustable extending members that can be tied at different lengths and positions. This allows the carrier to adapt to different baby sizes and positions, ensuring that feet are properly supported without requiring complex rigid structures.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

4Reliability

If baby carriers use complicated straps, buckles, or clasps, then the baby can be secured in place, but the device becomes difficult to use safely

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecurity of babyVSAvoidease of use

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent removes complicated fastening mechanisms (buckles, clasps, multiple loops) and replaces them with simple fabric extending members that can be tied and knotted. This simplifies the operation while maintaining security through the tying mechanism.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS9750352B2Baby carrier

Publication Date: 2017.09.05 HARRIS AMELIA GAGU

AI summary

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to a baby carrier. The baby carrier allows the parent or caregiver to “wear” the baby on his/her back. In one embodiment, the baby carrier is provided as a backpack-like system without buckles, clamps, Velcro, a metal frame, rings or fasteners, or any other non-material components.