TODAY’S PATENT – PORTABLE INFANT SEAT

The portable infant seat was invented by Lisa A. Pinnell, patented by the USPTO on 23^rd of April, 2013, bearing patent number US8424138B1. Vehicle Attached Patents (Class 5/118)

This invention generally relates to apparatuses and methods for safely carrying an infant. More particularly, the invention relates to apparatuses and methods for safely carrying an infant on or within a shopping cart of the type designed to hold groceries, dry goods, or other items that a shopper wishes to purchase.

A parent or caregiver must often take an infant along on trips to the store. Because infants are not yet able to sit upright while unsupported, only a few options exist for allowing infants to safely ride in a shopping cart.

The present invention is a portable infant seat made and used according to this invention includes a sling made of one or more layers of flexible material and shaped to cradle an infant car seat. Alternatively, an infant may be placed directly in the sling. Because of the sling’s design, the infant’s head is elevated regardless of whether the infant is resting in the car seat on the sling or directly on the sling itself.