Patent ID: 9241582
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: A41D,A47D

Claim Text:
1. A baby carrier, comprising: a back and neck support facilitating back, neck and head support for said baby, the back and neck supporting defining a baby-spine direction and a baby side-to-side direction perpendicular thereto; and a baby leg holder comprising a hammock that is permanently formed between first and second ends thereof, a central axis and a length direction of the hammock being along the baby side-to-side direction and perpendicular to the baby-spine direction, a width-direction of the hammock being along the baby-spine direction, the first end of hammock to be positioned on one side of a baby and the second end thereof to be positioned on a second side of the baby, the hammock being disposed substantially at the lower end of said back and neck support, the hammock being width-adjustable to adapt to a desired position of the legs of the baby and to cover a variety of sizes and amounts of said baby's bottom and legs, the desired position including a first leg position in which the legs point downward and a second leg position in which the legs are spread so that the baby's knees are higher than the baby's bottom, the hammock further being length-adjustable when the baby is carried in and supported by the carrier; the hammock having a wider central portion and narrower first and second ends, each of the first and second ends connected to respective first and second shoulder pads via respective straps that respectively extend from the first and second ends of the hammock, a closed loop of integrally connected material including the baby leg holder, back and neck support, first shoulder pad and second shoulder pad, the closed loop being structured to enable the caretaker to load a baby into the carrier and hang the carrier with the baby by the shoulder pads before wearing the carrier and to then wear the carrier without assistance from another person by successively inserting the caretaker's arms through the shoulder pads so as, at the option of the caretaker, to carry the baby on a back of the caretaker, or at the option of the caretaker, to carry the baby in front of the caretaker.