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`APPLICATION FILED FEB-7, 1910.
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`Patented Jan. 24 1911".
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`‘UNITED STATES ‘PATENT OFFICE.
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`MARY IE. MACFARLANE, OF VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA.
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`CHILD-CARRIER.
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`Patented Jan. 24, 1911.
`Speci?cation of Letters Patent.
`Application ?led February 7, 1910. Serial No. 542,448.
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`a receptacle within which a child may be
`To all whom it my concern:
`Bd it known that I, MARY E. MACI‘AB:
`carried in the prone osition. When carried
`in this position the end end can be raised
`LANE, citizen of the Dominion of vCanada,
`by adjustment of the straps on the hooks
`residmg at Vancouver, in the Province of
`to elevate the head which may be further
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`British Columbia, Canada, have invented a
`naturally supported by the mother’s arm.
`new and useful Child~Carrier, of which the
`A cross strap 15 secured to the inner edge of'
`following ‘is a speci?cation. ‘
`This invention relates to a child carrying
`5 is attached by a hook 16 on the outer
`edge and retains the child in place.
`device designed to avoid the usual but in
`To enable one end of the child holding
`convenient and fatiguing manner of carry
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`member 5 to be folded upward and form
`ing ab child in the arms, by providin a
`a walled end to support the child in the
`means by which the'child may be suspen ed
`upright position, eyelets 12 in pairs are pro
`from the shoulders thus leaving the mother’s
`vided at each ‘corner of the head end‘ so that
`hands free to use otherwise when required.
`the material may be folded in a diagonal
`It consists of a substantially rectangular
`piece of fabric having provision along the
`line between the eyelets, as indicated by the
`two longer edges for attachment to the ends
`dotted lines, and a hook 11 is secured to each
`‘edge at the required distance from the head
`of a strap which passes around the back of
`en which may be passed through the double
`the neck and over the shoulders to the front. '
`eyelets. This secures the child holder in the
`There is also provision whereby the child
`form represented by Fig. 4. With this form
`holding piece may be folded up to form a
`closed end to support the child in an upright
`hooks 10 are secured to the same attachment
`as the books 11 on which hooks 10 the straps
`or in a sitting position, if so desired.
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`3 and 4 ma be connected instead of to 6
`‘ The invention is particularly described in
`the following speci?cation, reference being
`and 7. In t‘is the upper part of the body
`of the child is supported in the upright po
`made to the drawings by which it is accom
`panied, in which:
`sition.
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`Figure 1, is a perspective view illustrating
`If‘ it is desired to have the child assume
`a sitting position the seat of the receptacle
`- the invention m use, Fig. 2 is a front view
`may be shortened, as shown in Fig. 5, by
`80 of the shoulder strap with a supporting at~
`folding inward _the end opposite to that
`' tachment at the back to the waist belt, Fig.
`which is turned up. In this case thestraps
`3_ is a perspective view of the carrier as 1e
`may be connected to the hooks 8 or 9, 6 and
`' quired when the child is to be carried in the
`prone position, Fig. 4 is a similar view of
`7 or 10 as 5‘considered convenient, the cross
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`the same having one end folded up to sup
`strap 15 being used as before. '
`port the body of a child in the upright posi
`If it should be found that the shoulder ,
`strap tends to work up against the back of
`tion, and Flg. 5 is a similar view of the
`the neck, which it will do if not properly
`same showing the other end folded in as.
`formed, an eyelet may be provided at 19
`when it is required to carry the child in a
`sitting position.
`at the back of the shoulder strap to which a
`vertical stra 17 may be connected the lower'
`The device comprises a light shoulder
`strap 2, as shown in Fig. 1, which passing
`end of whic at 20 may be connected to a
`w'aist‘belt 18 by which the back of the
`around the back of the neck and over the
`shoulder strap will be retained in place.
`shoulders to, the front, each end is divided
`A simple inexpensive and exceedingly
`at the front into two straps 3 and 4, which
`convenient device is thusprovided whereby
`are provided with eyelets for attachment to
`a child may be carried without fatigue and
`them of the member 5 within which the
`at the same time will leave the mother’s
`child is carried
`hands free to attend to other duties. This
`The child holding member 5, see Fig. 2,
`device has the further advantage that it
`consists of a substantially rectangular piece
`may be folded up into small compass to be
`of fabric having rounded corners and pro
`carried in the hand when not required for
`vided with o posed books 6, 7, 8 and 9 ad
`jacentto eachJ end on the longer sides. On
`these hooks the eyelets of the straps 3 and '
`4 are attached, the turned up sides forming
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`‘I do not desire to be con?ned to the par»
`ticu‘lar arrangement of the~fastenings or 110
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`methods of adjustment here shown as such ,
`may be modi?ed Without departing from the
`spirit of the invention.
`Having now particularly described my
`invention and the manner of its use, I hereby
`declare that What I claim as new and desire
`to be protected in by Letters Patent, is: v_
`In a device of the character stated, a re
`ceptacle comprising a substantially rectan
`gular piece of fabric, hooks 8 and 9 secured
`to said fabric near one end, one on each
`side, a strap 15 secured to said fabric ad
`jacent to said hook 8, a hook 16 secured to
`said fabric adjacent to said hook 9 to en
`gage said strap 15, a pair of hooks 10 se
`cured to said fabric intermediate its ends,
`said fabric adapted to be bent into a trough
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`shape, one end of said fabric being foldable -
`up at substantially right angles to provide
`portions overlapping the sides of said fabric
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`when bent into a trough shape, said over
`lapping ends having eyelets 12, hooks 11
`carried by said fabric to engage said eyelets
`12 to hold s .id end folded up and a body
`harness engaging said hooks 8, 9 and 10 to
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`sustain said receptacle.
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`In testimony vwhereof I have signed my
`name to this speci?cation in the presence of
`two subscribing Witnesses. '
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`. MARY E. MACFARLANE
`Witnesses:
`J. E. W. MAGFARLANE,
`ROWLAND BRI'ITAIN.
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