Patent ID: 7037205

Claim:
An improved baby carrier having an integral swinging mechanism, said baby carrier including an upward facing generally concave-shaped carrier shell for the containment and transport of an infant disposed therein, and a generally rigid handle assembly which is selectively lockable in a plurality of predetermined angular orientations with respect to said carrier shell, said improved baby carrier comprising: a swing support structure means which is adapted for suspension of said carrier shell above a support surface, said swing support structure means being pivotably connected to said handle assembly along a pivot axis thereby allowing said carrier shell to swing in a pendulum-like action, said swing support structure means being reciprocatively movable by a user from an extended position wherein said carrier shell is suspended above said support surface in a stable manner, to a retracted position wherein said swing support structure means is confined within the handle assembly; and, a self-propelled actuation means which is drivingly connected to said swing support structure means, wherein said actuation means is adapted to impart said pendulum-like rocking action to said carrier shell.