Ann Moore (inventor)

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Ann Moore created the hands-free baby carrier called the Snugli®^[1] and the Weego™.

Life[]

Moore was born in Ohio in 1940 and raised on a farm and in the Dunkard Brethen Church, a sect similar to the Amish that live simply and dress plainly. Moore went to the University of Cincinnati and then Columbia for nursing. After she went to work for the Peace Corps and went to Togo. She was part of the medical team working in preventive medicine and hygiene.

Inventions[]

After the trip to Togo, Moore started working on the original design for the Snugli which was an adaption of traditional designs.^[1] She worked with her mom and her neighbours. She sewed the originals, made of corduroy and seersucker. The Snugli was created with an adjustable pouch that could carry an infant. The Snugli also made it easier for breastfeeding. The Moores patented the product. In 1985 the Moores sold their rights to Snugli to Evenflo. Evenflo made a lot of changes to the product and started to manufacture it. In 1999, the Moores created the Weego. The Weego has adjustable straps and buckles. In 1986 she created a product called Airlift. After a request from a respiratory therapist, Moore built a backpack and a fanny pack that carried liquid oxygen cylinders. This made it easier for people who depended on oxygen to carry it and do normal tasks. One of her inventions was a spectrometer case for .^{[citation needed]}

References[]

Ann Moore. Lemelson. (n.d.). Retrieved December 8, 2021, from https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/ann-moore.

Kallio, N. (n.d.). Our world mother of invention. Home. Retrieved December 8, 2021, from https://www.rotary.org/en/our-world-mother-invention.

Satrom, H. B. (2005, March 5). Innovative lives: Protecting precious cargo: Ann Moore. Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. Retrieved December 8, 2021, from https://invention.si.edu/innovative-lives-protecting-precious-cargo-ann-moore. Warren, A. J. (2002, August 14).