Abstract:
An infant carrier for carrying the infant may include a first bleacher; a second bleacher lower than the first bleacher; a first sheet for holding the infant substantially horizontal between the first bleacher and the second bleacher; a second sheet for connecting to the second bleacher; and a third sheet for connecting to the first bleacher. The infant carrier may include straps connected to the second sheet and the third sheet for securing the infant carrier to the first bleacher and the second bleacher.

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    The present invention relates to an infant carrier and more particularly to an infant carrier that may be strapped between adjacent rows of a stadium bleacher. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0002]    The world is full of sporting events, and these events may be held inside such as basketball or may be held outside such as football. These events are usually held in a stadium which is designed to hold the maximum amount of people in order to view the sport. Usually, the bleachers are employed to control the seating in the stadium. The bleachers are usually a row of narrow planks for the people to sit and usually extend around the periphery of the playing field in order to give people a substantially equal opportunity to see the playing field. In order to accommodate a substantial number of people, successive rows of narrow planks are positioned such that the next row of planks are positioned directly behind each row of bleacher. The next row of bleachers are usually raised sufficiently in order that the people can see over the heads of the people directly in front of them. The space between rows of bleachers are usually narrow in order to only accommodate the legs of the people. 
         [0003]    The bleachers may or may not have a back support. A problem with these bleachers is that there is no easy way to restrain an infant using the structure of the bleachers. Using a conventional cradle or car seat is difficult because these cannot be fastened into the bleachers or the support structures. As such, a parent of the infant may be forced to hold the infant for the entire time of the sporting event. In that the event may last for several hours, this could be a severe strain on the parents. Consequently, it would be desirable to be able to employ the structure of the bleachers in order to safely and comfortably provide a infant carrier which may employ the structure of the bleachers. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0004]    An infant carrier for carrying the infant may include a first bleacher; a second bleacher lower than the first bleacher; a first sheet for holding the infant substantially horizontal between the first bleacher and the second bleacher; a second sheet for connecting to the second bleacher; and a third sheet for connecting to the first bleacher. The infant carrier may include straps connected to the second sheet and the third sheet for securing the infant carrier to the first bleacher and the second bleacher. 
         [0005]    The infant carrier may include a fourth sheet connected to the second sheet and connected to the second bleacher. 
         [0006]    The infant carrier may include a fourth sheet connected to the first sheet and connected to the first bleacher. 
         [0007]    The width of the third sheet may exceed the width of the second sheet. 
         [0008]    The first sheet may be a multilayer sheet. 
         [0009]    The first sheet may include a first layer of flexible cloth. 
         [0010]    The first sheet may include a second layer of padding. 
         [0011]    The first sheet may include a third layer of cloth. 
         [0012]    The second sheet may be formed from webbing. 
         [0013]    The third sheet may be formed from webbing. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0014]    The invention may be understood by reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which, like reference numerals identify like elements, and in which: 
           [0015]      FIG. 1  illustrates a top view of the infant carrier of the present invention; 
           [0016]      FIG. 2  illustrates a side view of the infant carrier of the present invention; 
           [0017]      FIG. 3  illustrates the infant carrier of the present invention with bleachers; 
           [0018]      FIG. 4  illustrates an end view of the infant carrier of the present invention; 
           [0019]      FIG. 5  illustrates a bottom view of the infant carrier of the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0020]      FIG. 1  illustrates the infant carrier  100  of the present invention, and the infant carrier  100  may include a first multilayer sheet  101  which may be connected to a second sheet  103  on a first side of the first sheet  101  and which may be connected to a third sheet  105  on a second side of the first sheet  101 , the second sheet  103  which may be connected to the first sheet  101  at the first side of the first sheet  101  and which may be connected to the fourth sheet  107 , the third sheet  105  which may be connected to the second end of the first sheet  101  and which may be connected to the fifth sheet  109 , the fourth sheet  107  which may be connected to the second sheet  103  and which may be connected to straps  111  and the fifth sheet  109  which may be connected to the third sheet  105  and which may be connected to the straps  111 . 
         [0021]    The first sheet  105  may be multilayered and may include a top layer  113 , a bottom layer  117  which may be opposed to the top layer  113  and a center layer  115  which may be sandwiched between the top layer  113  and the bottom layer  117 . The top layer  113  may be formed from a flexible material such as cloth, plastic, or combination of cloth and plastic or other appropriate material in order to provide a comfortable surface for the infant. Likewise, the third layer  117  maybe formed from a flexible material such as cloth, plastic, a combination of cloth and plastic or other appropriate material in order to support the infant. The second layer  115  may include a flexible padding material such as cloth, plastic or other appropriate material in order to provide support and comfort to the infant. 
         [0022]    The second sheet  103  may be formed from a flexible webbing material which may be formed from plastic or cloth or other appropriate material in order to provide flexibility and to provide airflow through the second sheet  103 . The third sheet  105  may be formed from a flexible webbing material which may be formed from plastic or cloth or other appropriate material in order to provide flexibility and to provide airflow through the third sheet  105 . 
         [0023]    The fourth sheet  107  and the fifth sheet  109  may be formed in a similar fashion to the first sheet  101  with a top layer  121 , a bottom layer  125  which may be opposed to the top layer  121  and a center layer  125  which may be sandwiched between the top layer  121  and the bottom layer  125 . The top layer  121  and the bottom layer  125  may be formed from a flexible material such as cloth, plastic, a combination of cloth and plastic or a similar type material. The center layer  123  may be formed from flexible padding material in order to provide flexibility and may include cloth and plastic or other appropriate material. 
         [0024]    The width W 1  of the third sheet  105  may be larger than the width W 2  of the second sheet  103  in order to provide a substantially horizontal first sheet  101 . This is to recognize that the third sheet  105  will connect to the higher bleacher and the second sheet  103  will connect to the lower bleacher. 
         [0025]      FIG. 2  illustrates a side view of the infant carrier  100  of the present invention, and the infant carrier  100  may include a first multilayer sheet  101  which may be connected to a second sheet  103  on a first side of the first sheet  101  and which may be connected to a third sheet  105  on a second side of the first sheet  101 , the second sheet  103  which may be connected to the first sheet  101  at the first side of the first sheet  101  and which may be connected to the fourth sheet  107 , the third sheet  105  which may be connected to the second end of the first sheet  101  and which may be connected to the fifth sheet  109 , the fourth sheet  107  which may be connected to the second sheet  103  and which may be connected to straps  111  and the fifth sheet  109  which may be connected to the third sheet  105  and which may be connected to the straps  111 . 
         [0026]    The first sheet  105  may be multilayered and may include a top layer  113 , a bottom layer  117  which may be opposed to the top layer  113  and a center layer  115  which may be sandwiched between the top layer  113  and the bottom layer  117 . The top layer  113  may be formed from a flexible material such as cloth, plastic, or combination of cloth and plastic or other appropriate material in order to provide a comfortable surface for the infant. Likewise, the third layer  117  maybe formed from a flexible material such as cloth, plastic, a combination of cloth and plastic or other appropriate material in order to support the infant. The second layer  115  may include a flexible padding material such as cloth, plastic or other appropriate material in order to provide support and comfort to the infant. 
         [0027]    The second sheet  103  may be formed from a flexible webbing material which may be formed from plastic or cloth or other appropriate material in order to provide flexibility and to provide airflow through the second sheet  103 . The third sheet  105  may be formed from a flexible webbing material which may be formed from plastic or cloth or other appropriate material in order to provide flexibility and to provide airflow through the third sheet  105 . 
         [0028]    The fourth sheet  107  and the fifth sheet  109  may be formed in a similar fashion to the first sheet  101  with a top layer  121 , a bottom layer  125  which may be opposed to the top layer  121  and a center layer  125  which may be sandwiched between the top layer  121  and the bottom layer  125 . The top layer  121  and the bottom layer  125  may be formed from a flexible material such as cloth, plastic, a combination of cloth and plastic or a similar type material. The center layer  123  may be formed from flexible padding material in order to provide flexibility and may include cloth and plastic or other appropriate material. 
         [0029]    The width W 1  of the third sheet  105  may be larger than the width W 2  of the second sheet  103  in order to provide a substantially horizontal first sheet  101 . This is to recognize that the third sheet  105  will connect to the higher bleacher and the second sheet  103  will connect to the lower bleacher. 
         [0030]      FIG. 3  illustrates the infant carrier  100  positioned between a first bleacher  201  and a second bleacher  203 . The first bleacher  201  and the second bleacher  203  may be positioned on a support surface  200  such that the first bleacher  201  is higher than the second bleacher  203 , and the first bleacher  201  may have a seat portion  205  with the second bleacher  203  having a seat portion  207 .  FIG. 3  illustrates the multilayer first sheet  101 , the second sheet  103 , the third sheet  105 , the fourth sheet  107  and the fifth sheet  109 .  FIG. 3  additionally illustrates that the straps  111  may extend around the seat portion and may include fastners  112  to secure the infant carrier  100  between the first bleacher  201  and the second bleacher  203 . 
         [0031]      FIG. 4  illustrates an end view of the infant carrier  100  and illustrates the straps  111  and the fifth sheet  109 .  FIG. 4  additionally illustrates the fasteners  112  which may be Velcro (hooks and loops), a hook and eyelet, buttons or other types of fasteners. 
         [0032]      FIG. 5  illustrates the infant carrier  100  of the present invention, and the infant carrier  100  may include a first multilayer sheet  101  which may be connected to a second sheet  103  on a first side of the first sheet  101  and which may be connected to a third sheet  105  on a second side of the first sheet  101 , the second sheet  103  which may be connected to the first sheet  101  at the first side of the first sheet  101  and which may be connected to the fourth sheet  107 , the third sheet  105  which may be connected to the second end of the first sheet  101  and which may be connected to the fifth sheet  109 , the fourth sheet  107  which may be connected to the second sheet  103  and which may be connected to straps  111  and the fifth sheet  109  which may be connected to the third sheet  105  and which may be connected to the straps  111 . 
         [0033]    The first sheet  105  may be multilayered and may include a top layer  113 , a bottom layer  117  which may be opposed to the top layer  113  and a center layer  115  which may be sandwiched between the top layer  113  and the bottom layer  117 . The top layer  113  may be formed from a flexible material such as cloth, plastic, or combination of cloth and plastic or other appropriate material in order to provide a comfortable surface for the infant. Likewise, the third layer  117  maybe formed from a flexible material such as cloth, plastic, a combination of cloth and plastic or other appropriate material in order to support the infant. The second layer  115  may include a flexible padding material such as cloth, plastic or other appropriate material in order to provide support and comfort to the infant. 
         [0034]    The second sheet  103  may be formed from a flexible webbing material which may be formed from plastic or cloth or other appropriate material in order to provide flexibility and to provide airflow through the second sheet  103 . The third sheet  105  may be formed from a flexible webbing material which may be formed from plastic or cloth or other appropriate material in order to provide flexibility and to provide airflow through the third sheet  105 . 
         [0035]    The fourth sheet  107  and the fifth sheet  109  may be formed in a similar fashion to the first sheet  101  with a top layer  121 , a bottom layer  125  which may be opposed to the top layer  121  and a center layer  125  which may be sandwiched between the top layer  121  and the bottom layer  125 . The top layer  121  and the bottom layer  125  may be formed from a flexible material such as cloth, plastic, a combination of cloth and plastic or a similar type material. The center layer  123  may be formed from flexible padding material in order to provide flexibility and may include cloth and plastic or other appropriate material. 
         [0036]    The width W 1  of the third sheet  105  may be larger than the width W 2  of the second sheet  103  in order to provide a substantially horizontal first sheet  101 . This is to recognize that the third sheet  105  will connect to the higher bleacher and the second sheet  103  will connect to the lower bleacher. 
         [0037]    While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof have been shown by way of example in the drawings and are herein described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the description herein of specific embodiments is not intended to limit the invention to the particular forms disclosed.