Patent ID: 8851487

Claim:
An infant transport apparatus, the infant transport apparatus for transporting an infant or small child, the infant transport apparatus comprising, in combination: a bucket assembly, the bucket assembly comprising a bucket construction and a handle assembly, the bucket construction comprising an open bucket top, a closed bucket bottom, an apertured bucket wall, and an inner bucket surface, the closed bucket bottom having a lower outer bucket diameter, the apertured bucket wall comprising two bucket-based, leg-receiving apertures adjacent the bucket bottom, the inner bucket surface defining a volumetric space for receiving an infant or small child; an insert assembly, the insert assembly comprising a liner assembly and a harness assembly, the liner assembly being sized and shaped to fit the inner bucket surface, the harness assembly being removably attachable to the bucket assembly and donnable by the infant or small child, the donnable harness assembly for preventing inadvertent removal of the infant or small child from the bucket assembly; and a ring assembly, the ring assembly comprising an upper ring assembly and a lower ring assembly, the upper ring assembly comprising a first ring and an apertured mesh sack, the first ring comprising a first ring diameter, the apertured mesh sack being attached to the first ring and comprising two sack-based leg-receiving apertures, the lower outer bucket diameter being lesser than the first ring diameter, the bucket assembly being received and supported by the apertured mesh sack such that the bucket-based and mesh-based leg-receiving apertures are aligned, the lower ring assembly comprising a second ring and a mesh support structure, the second ring having a second ring diameter, the mesh support structure for supporting objects placed thereupon, the second ring diameter being greater than the first ring diameter, the bucket assembly being selectively removable from the apertured mesh sack for manually transportation thereof.