Infant Carrier Garment

Abstract

Generally, a garment. Specifically, a garment having a flexible tubular body and a receptacle configured to supportingly engage an infant.

1 . A garment comprising:
 a flexible tubular body including an upper portion configured to be worn about an upper torso of a wearer, said upper portion including a front upper portion; and   a flexible panel connected to said front upper portion of said flexible tubular body to form a receptacle, said receptacle configured to supportingly engage a lower torso of an infant.   
     
     
         2 . The garment of  claim 1 , said receptacle resiliently conformable to said lower torso of said infant. 
     
     
         3 . The garment of  claim 2 , said receptacle further comprising:
 a pair of receptacle pass-throughs configured to correspondingly insertingly receive a pair of legs of said infant; and   a flexible panel first end configured to engage about a waist of said infant having said pair of legs insertingly received by said pair of receptacle pass-throughs.   
     
     
         4 . The garment of  claim 3 , said flexible panel connected to an internal surface of said front upper portion of said flexible tubular body to form said receptacle. 
     
     
         5 . The garment of  claim 4 , further comprising a first flexible elongate support element coupled to an external surface of said flexible tubular body, said first flexible elongate support element having a first flexible elongate support element length sufficient to encircle said external surface of said flexible tubular body at about a height of said receptacle. 
     
     
         6 . The garment of  claim 5 , further comprising a second flexible elongate support element coupled to said external surface of said flexible tubular body, said second flexible elongate support element having a second flexible elongate support element length sufficient to encircle said external surface of said flexible tubular body at about a height of said receptacle. 
     
     
         7 . The garment of  claim 6 , said first flexible elongate support element and said second flexible elongate support element encircling said flexible tubular body in a configuration which supports said infant received within said receptacle. 
     
     
         8 . The garment of  claim 7 , said first flexible elongate support element encircling said external surface of said flexible tubular body in a first direction and said second flexible elongate support element encircling said external surface of said flexible tubular body in a second direction to overlappingly engage about said front upper portion of said flexible tubular body. 
     
     
         9 . The garment of  claim 8 , further comprising a flexible restraint panel coupled to said front upper portion of said flexible tubular body. 
     
     
         10 . The garment of  claim 9 , said flexible restraint panel coupled at a location sufficient to receive a head of said infant received within said receptacle, said flexible restraint panel having a flexible restraint panel second end coupled to said front upper portion of said flexible tubular body, said flexible restraint panel having a flexible restraint panel first end removably adjustably coupled to said front upper portion of said flexible tubular body. 
     
     
         11 . The garment of  claim 10 , further comprising a first flexible member connected to said upper portion; and
 a first flexible member securement element connected to said upper portion, said first flexible member and said first flexible member securement element configured to adjustably matingly engage to secure said upper portion of said flexible tubular body about said upper torso of said wearer.   
     
     
         12 . The garment of  claim 11 , further comprising a second flexible member connected to said upper portion; and
 a second flexible member securement element connected to said upper portion, said second flexible member and said second flexible member securement element configured to adjustably matingly engage to secure said upper portion of said flexible tubular body about said upper torso of said wearer.   
     
     
         13 . The garment of  claim 12 , said first flexible member and said second flexible member comprising a first strap and a second strap, said first flexible member securement element and said second flexible member securement element comprising a first pair of annular elements and a second pair of annular elements, each configured to correspondingly insertingly receive said first strap and said second strap. 
     
     
         14 . The garment of  claim 13 , further comprising a lower portion coupled to said upper portion, said lower portion configured to be worn about a lower torso of said wearer. 
     
     
         15 . A method of producing a garment, comprising:
 providing a flexible tubular body including an upper portion configured to be worn about an upper torso of a wearer, said upper portion including a front upper portion; and   connecting a flexible panel to said front upper portion of said flexible tubular body to form a receptacle, said receptacle configured to supportingly engage a lower torso of an infant.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , said flexible panel connected to an internal surface of said front upper portion of said flexible tubular body to form said receptacle. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 connecting a first flexible elongate support element to an external surface of said flexible tubular body, said first flexible elongate support element having a first flexible elongate support element length sufficient to encircle said external surface of said flexible tubular body at about a height of said receptacle; and   connecting a second flexible elongate support element to said external surface of said flexible tubular body, said second flexible elongate support element having a second flexible elongate support element length sufficient to encircle said external surface of said flexible tubular body at about a height of said receptacle, said first flexible elongate support element connected to said external surface of said flexible tubular body to encircle said external surface of said flexible tubular body in a first direction and said second flexible elongate support element connected to said external surface of said flexible tubular body to encircle said external surface of said flexible tubular body in a second direction to overlappingly engage about said front upper portion of said flexible tubular body, said first flexible elongate support element and said second flexible elongate support element in overlapping engagement having a configuration which supports said infant received within said receptacle.   
     
     
         18 . A method of using a garment, comprising:
 wearing an upper portion of a flexible tubular body about an upper torso of a wearer, said upper portion including a front upper portion and a flexible panel, said flexible panel connected to said front upper portion to form a receptacle configured to supportingly engage a lower torso of an infant; and   receiving said infant within said receptacle.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , said flexible panel connected to an internal surface of said front upper portion of said flexible tubular body to form a receptacle. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 encircling said upper portion of said flexible tubular body with a first flexible elongate support element in a first direction;   encircling said upper portion of said flexible tubular body with a second flexible elongate support element in a second direction;   overlapping said first and second flexible elongate support elements at a location on said front upper portion of said flexible tubular body in a configuration capable of supporting an infant received within said receptacle; and   supporting said infant with said overlapping first and second flexible elongate support elements.