Patent ID: 8579168

Claim:
An infant carrier assembly for carrying an infant, the infant carrier assembly comprising: an infant carrier including: a pair of shoulder straps, each shoulder strap having a shoulder engagement segment configured to be positionable adjacent a respective one of the wearer's shoulders to cup the respective one of the wearer's shoulders; a main panel having a body portion and a distal portion, the main panel being engageable with the pair of shoulder straps to define a pair of leg openings to receive and support the infant, within the infant carrier, the main panel being transitional between a rearward configuration wherein the distal portion is substantially coplanar with the body portion and a forward configuration wherein the distal portion is folded relative to the body portion to overlap the body portion; and a lumbar belt connected to the main body, the lumbar belt having a first connector end and a second connector end engageable to each other to maintain a looped configuration about the abdomen and back of the wearer; and a bib having a pair of attachment tabs and a bib panel connected to the pair of attachment tabs, the pair of attachment tabs being configured to be releasably attachable to the infant carrier in a first bib configuration when the infant carrier is in the rearward configuration to dispose the bib panel between the pair of shoulder straps, and a second bib configuration when the infant carrier is in the forward position to dispose the bib panel adjacent the main panel; the bib being configured to be attachable to the infant carrier to assume is sun visor configuration, wherein the pair of attachment tabs are connected to respective ones of the pair of shoulder straps, and the bib panel is attached to the main panel.