ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,696,986, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Wonderland Switzerland AG (Steinhausen, Switzerland).

"Child carrier" was invented by Peter R. Tuckey (Leola, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A child carrier is provided and includes a booster seat and a leg assembly. The booster seat includes a plurality of leg engaging structures. The leg assembly is detachably connected to the booster seat. The leg assembly includes an upper support and a lower support. The upper support includes a plurality of upper legs. Each of the plurality of upper legs is detachably connected to a respective one of the plurality of leg engaging structures. The lower s...