Infant carrier

Abstract

An infant carrier is formed with a panel, shoulder straps, a belt and an infant support. The infant support holds the infant position such that the infant's legs wrap around and hug the person's waist. The structure allows a person to take on and take off the carrier with the infant without help from another person.

1 . An infant carrier comprising:
 a panel having two lateral sides and a bottom side;   shoulder straps attached to said lateral sides for wearing the carrier on the shoulders of a person;   a belt disposed along said bottom side and arranged for strapping around a person's waist; and   an infant support attached to said panel, said panel and said support being sized and constructed to hold the infant's hips and torso above the belt whereby when the infant is carried with carrier mounted on a person's shoulder, his legs extend outwardly and laterally to the person's waist.   
   
   
       2 . The infant carrier of  claim 1  wherein said infant support is a made of cloth panel. 
   
   
       3 . The infant carrier of  claim 1  wherein each said shoulder strap has two ends, one end being attached at an intermediate point along said lateral sides. 
   
   
       4 . The infant carrier of  claim 1  wherein said infant support is removable and separable or permanent from said panel. 
   
   
       5 . The infant carrier of  claim 1  wherein said panel and said infant support are constructed to hold the infant in one of a rear position wherein said carrier is on the back of the person and a forward position wherein said carrier is in the front. 
   
   
       6 . A method of carrying an infant comprising:
 providing a carrier formed of a panel having a top, two sides and a bottom, shoulder straps disposed at the top of the panel, a belt disposed at the bottom of the panel and an infant support attached to the panel to position the infant with its hips and torso above the belt; and   securing the carrier with the shoulder straps disposed about the shoulders of a person and the belt about the person's waist, with the infant being in the infant support and the infant's legs extending out of the carrier above the belt at the waist of the person.   
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the infant is positioned between the panel and the person's body. 
   
   
       9 . An infant carrier comprising:
 a panel with a rectangular shape, including a top, two lateral sides and a bottom;   a belt disposed along the bottom;   an infant support attached to said panel, said panel and said support cooperating to secure the infant to the panel with the torso and hips of the infant disposed above the belt; and   shoulder straps;   wherein said infant support and said panel cooperate to position the infant with its legs above the belt and surrounding the waist of the person.   
   
   
       10 . The infant carrier of  claim 9  wherein the shoulder straps cooperate to maintain the infant between the body of the person carrying the infant and the person's body as the person is carrying the infant.