Patent ID: 7270372
Filing Date: 2007-09-18
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. An infant carrier frame for an infant car seat, comprising: an infant carrier shell having a head end, a foot end, an outer peripheral surface constituting the infant carrier shell, two opposing sides formed on said outer peripheral surface adjacent said foot end, and a padded interior section disposed between the head end, the foot end, and the opposing sides adapted for receiving an infant, each of the two opposing sides having a contoured recess section defined therein curving substantially horizontally inward toward the interior section of the shell; a layer of cushion padding attached only to the contoured recess sections; a first handle extending from the head end of the shell; a second handle extending from the foot end of the shell; a third handle and a fourth handle extending from the two opposing sides of the shell; and a carrier handle pivotally mounted on the shell and located adjacent the head end, whereby the contoured recess sections are located between the carrier handle and the foot end.