Patent ID: 6325259
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: A47D

Abstract:
A hip pouch baby carrier, comprising:a hip pouch fabricated from flexible material, said hip pouch having a first end, an opposite second end, a top surface, an outer surface and an inner surface;an adjustable length waist strap, said waist strap having a first end, a second end, a detachable coupling means and an adjustment means disposed between said first and second ends;said waist strap attached at its first end to the first end of the hip pouch and at its second end to the second end of the hip pouch;said inner surface being that surface disposed against the hip of a wearer of the hip pouch when the waist strap is fastened about a waist of the wearer;a first pocket disposed upon the inner surface of the hip pouch, said first pocket having a top opening disposed upon said inner surface and an interior surface;a collapsible support sling, said support sling having a first side, a second side, an inner surface, an outer surface, a lower attachment point and first and second upper attachment points;said support sling being fixedly attached to the interior surface of the first pocket;an adjustable length neck strap, said neck strap having a first end, a second end and a length adjustment means;said neck strap being fixedly attached at its first end to the first upper attachment point and at its second end to the second upper attachment point;said support sling being sized, shaped and disposed to secure a baby against the hip of a wearer with the baby resting above the hip pouch with each of its legs disposed over one of the first and second sides of the sling; andsaid support sling and said neck strap being sized, shaped and disposed to be storable within the first pocket when not needed to support a baby.