Infant Carrier

Abstract

An infant or baby carrier system 100 may comprise a baby containment envelope 200 comprising a front side and back side, with lateral vertical baby hip areas 250 to define an upper baby arm loop area 230 and a lower baby leg loop area 240. The two baby hip areas comprise fasteners 270 and 274 in slidable attachment to flexible straps with the two hip area fasteners in releasable attachment to first 442 and second 462 proximal fasteners fixed to a first 450 and second 480 main strap so as to prevent an infant from slipping out of the carrier. Other attachment components and fasteners provide simple but effective means of securing an infant to an adult such that the center of gravity of the infant is at or near the hip attachment area. Neoprene is used to ensure that the carrier maintains structural integrity when wet.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An infant carrier system ( 100 ), the system comprising:
 a) a baby containment envelope ( 200 ) comprising:
 i) a first and second vertical hip area ( 250 ) with each vertical hip area defining an upper end of a first and second baby leg loop void ( 270 ) and with each vertical hip area defining a lower end of a first and second baby arm loop void ( 230 ); 
 ii) a first superior fastener ( 260 ) in slidable attachment to a first superior shoulder section strap with a first superior shoulder section defining upper bounds of the first baby arm loop void; 
 iii) a second superior fastener ( 264 ) in slidable attachment to a second superior shoulder section strap with a second superior shoulder section defining upper bounds of the second baby arm loop void; 
 iv) a top head flap width area ( 220 ) disposed between the first and second superior shoulder sections, with the top head flap width area comprising a top flap ( 210 ); 
 v) a hip strap ( 300 ) attached to a lower portion of the baby containment envelope; an upper edge of the hip strap defining the lower boundaries of the first and second baby leg loop voids; 
   b) the hip strap further comprising:
 i) a first angle strap ( 350 ) comprising a distal end, the distal end in fixed attachment to the hip strap at an angle in the range of 30 to 60 degrees, the first angle hip strap further comprising a first fastener ( 353 ) is slidable attachment to the first angle strap; 
 ii) a second angle strap ( 360 ) comprising a distal end, the distal end in fixed attachment to the hip strap at an angle in the range of 30 to 60 degrees, the first angle hip strap further comprising a second fastener ( 353 ) is slidable attachment to the second angle strap; 
   c) a main strap system ( 400 ) comprising:
 i) a first main strap ( 410 ) comprising a proximal end in fixed attachment to the lower portion of the baby containment envelope, the first main strap further comprising a first distal fastener ( 450 ) in longitudinal alignment with the first main strap, the first distal fastener in fixed attachment to a distal end of the first main strap; 
 ii) a second main strap ( 460 ) comprising a proximal end in fixed attachment to the lower portion of the baby containment envelope, the second main strap further comprising a second distal fastener ( 480 ) in longitudinal alignment with the second main strap, the second distal fastener in fixed attachment to a distal end of the second main strap. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein:
 a) the first main strap further comprises a first proximal fastener ( 442 ) in fixed and perpendicular attachment to the first main strap and a first medial fastener ( 445 ) in longitudinal alignment and fixed attachment to a medial section of the first main strap; 
 b) the second main strap further comprises a second proximal fastener ( 462 ) in fixed and perpendicular attachment to the second main strap and a second medial fastener ( 475 ) in longitudinal alignment and fixed attachment to a medial section of the second main strap. 
 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the baby containment envelope is made of neoprene.