Patent ID: 8424732

Claim:
A carrier for transporting a child by a transporting individual, comprising: a torso support part configured for supporting at least part of the torso of the child if the child is seated in the carrier; a seat support part coupled to the torso support part and configured for supporting the posterior of the child; and a hip belt coupled to the seat support part and configured for securing about the hips of the transporting individual, wherein the seat support part is configured for enabling one or both upper legs of the child to hang substantially unsupported, wherein in at least one alternative configuration at least one upper-leg-support part is coupled to the seat support part and to the hip belt and is configured for supporting at least part of one or both upper legs of the child, and wherein at least one of the upper-leg-support parts comprises a sleeve and wherein the at least one of the upper-leg-support parts can be coupled to the hip belt by passing a portion of the hip belt through the sleeve opening providing, thereby, at least partial support for one of the upper legs of the child.