Infant Body Supporting Crawling Assistance Harness

Abstract

An infant body supporting crawling assistance harness comprising: a torso support at a bottommost portion of the crawling assistance harness, where the torso support extends between a head portion and a bottom portion and where the torso support rests beneath the body of the infant; a plurality of straps attached around the torso support, where the plurality of straps wrap around the infant; a plurality of securing means positioned at a distal end of the plurality of straps; and a handle fastened to the plurality of straps with the plurality of securing means, where the handle enables an adult user to lift the infant while resting in a crawling position within the crawling assistance harness.

1 . An infant body supporting crawling assistance harness comprising:
 a torso support at a bottommost portion of the crawling assistance harness, where the torso support extends between a head portion and a bottom portion and where the torso support rests beneath the body of the infant;   a plurality of straps attached around the torso support, where the plurality of straps wrap around the infant;   a plurality of securing means positioned at a distal end of the plurality of straps; and   a handle fastened to the plurality of straps with the plurality of securing means, wherein the handle enables an adult user to lift the infant while resting in a crawling position within the crawling assistance harness.   
     
     
         2 . The infant body supporting crawling assistance harness according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of straps includes a set of lateral support straps attached to the sides of the torso support to wrap around the sides of the infant. 
     
     
         3 . The infant body supporting crawling assistance harness according to  claim 2 , wherein the set of lateral support straps includes a pair of arm straps attached to the torso support towards the head portion, where the pair of arm straps rests beneath the arms of the infant and a pair of leg straps attached to the torso support towards the bottom portion, where the pair of leg straps rests above the legs of the infant. 
     
     
         4 . The infant body supporting crawling assistance harness according to  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of straps further includes a pair of head straps attached to the head portion to wrap around the shoulders of the infant and a bottom strap attached to the bottom portion to wrap between the legs of the infant. 
     
     
         5 . The infant body supporting crawling assistance harness according to  claim 4 , wherein the head portion of the torso support includes a head receiving portion, where the head receiving portion is a cutout from a center of the head portion and where the pair of head straps attach one on each side of the head receiving portion. 
     
     
         6 . The infant body supporting crawling assistance harness according to  claim 4 , wherein at a center of the bottom portion comes to an apex, where the bottom strap attaches to the torso support at the apex. 
     
     
         7 . The infant body supporting crawling assistance harness according to  claim 1 , wherein the handle is a ring. 
     
     
         8 . The infant body supporting crawling assistance harness according to  claim 7 , wherein the plurality of securing means is one of at least a hook and loop fastener, a snap, a button and a clip to fasten the plurality of straps to the ring. 
     
     
         9 . The infant body supporting crawling assistance harness according to  claim 1 , wherein the handle is a carabiner style clip. 
     
     
         10 . The infant body supporting crawling assistance harness according to  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of securing means is a loop to attach to the caribiner style clip. 
     
     
         11 . The infant body supporting crawling assistance harness according to  claim 1 , wherein the torso support is padded. 
     
     
         12 . A method of use for an infant body supporting crawling assistance harness comprising the steps of:
 laying a torso support attached to a plurality of straps on a floor, where the plurality of straps extending radially from the torso support;   positioning the infant facedown upon the torso support;   gathering the plurality of straps around the body of the infant;   assembling a plurality of securing means fastened to a distal end of the plurality of straps to a handle;   lifting the handle to in turn lift the infant into a crawling position; and   supporting the weight of the infant within the crawling assistance harness to assist the infant when learning to crawl.   
     
     
         13 . The method of use for the infant body supporting crawling assistance harness according to  claim 12  further comprising the step of decreasing support to the infant provided by the crawling assistance harness as the infant learns to balance and support themselves.