All in one compacting baby harness carrier footmuff

ALL IN ONE COMPACTING BABY HARNESS CARRIER FOOTMUFF

This invention relates to a compacting footmuff and cover attachment for a baby harness carrier,more specifically a baby harness carrier which is attached to the body of a carer.

Baby carrying aids are useful,helpful and aids bonding between carer and baby aiding the carer the freedom to avoid cumbersome pushchairs or prams.Baby carrying aids have developed over many years and are used in many cultures with great effect and benefit for the baby and carer.

The problem with many carrying aids are babies legs are left dangling and exposed,leaving babies legs vunerable to the cold,sun,rain or insect bites and most coats or cardigans cannot wrap around the the baby in the baby harness carrier.

Carrying a footmuff is a problem if the weather changes and the footmuff has to be removed,as the carer already has a baby to carry and stabilise and its sometimes difficult to carry bags with the hands.Quite often the weather is not predictable and carer and child quite often get caught up in rain,winds and dangerous sun rays.To keep removing the baby to change clothes can cause the child to become irritable and dangerous if the child cannot have the footmuff removed quickly.

The present invention proposes a covering for a baby harness carrier of the type attachable to the body of a carer is convertible from an in-use configuration,in which it is attachable to the baby harness carrier,to a folded storage configuration,in which it forms a carrying device for its own transportation,the said covering comprising a back middle panel with side panels with top attachments for a strap to attach,and a strap to attach to the top attachments,the straps to be worn around the back of the adults neck to hold the top of the cover in place,at the lower horizontal side of the top middle panel has a lower pocket attached to accomadate the babies legs therin,comprising front and rear panels with an inside overlapping horizontal panel at the top of the inside of the rear panel,with inside side attachments for a strap to attach when transformed into a carrying device whereby the strap can be disconnected from the top of the cover and reconnected to the attachments at the lower pocket sides to form a carrying strap for the carrying device,the said covering is compacted and transformed by disconnecting the strap from the top middle panel,turning the lower pocket inside out,folding the top panels into the lower pocket through the pockets top opening,turning over the overlapping horizontal panel from the top outer rear panel of the lower pocket,finally reconnecting the strap at the side attachments at the lower pocket to form the carrying device.

The present invention can provide protection for the childs dangling legs from the weather elements , provides a quick technique to attach or detach in an emergency and is easily transported around the waist, shoulders, pram, hand held or the like.The present invention is easily cleaned and stored.

The present invention can be made from different types of materials to accomadate different weathers,temperatures or preventions or the like,different fastenings can be used .outer or inner pockets can be inserted to be used to hold a dummy,toy,mobile,keys or the like,any part or all of the device may conform to a stylist shape such as a car,flower or the like,can preferably be of a sack like enclosure but can be made to take the form of the babies legs by simply making a devide in the lower end of the device as is done with trousers,the device can also have detachable feet.

The top panel intended for sunshade,rain ,wind protection or the like can be permanently attached or detachable with Velcro(RTM)or the like to the device.