A carrying device for transporting an infant child is disclosed. The carrier may be worn on the user's back or may alternately be fitted to the user so that the infant is carried in front. The carrier includes a pair of adjustable shoulder straps to be worn by the user and also has an adjustable waist band. The outer jacket of the carrier is formed of heavy fabric such as canvas or twill and has an adjustable head support at its upper end. Inside the carrier is a seat-member which may be lowered as the baby grows taller so that the child's head is always in a position for proper support.

A baby pouch which supports an infant in a position in front of a person wearing the pouch with the latter being supported from the neck of the person. The pouch consists essentially of a fabric back support and a front panel integrally joined to the back support by a neck-like crotch portion. Lateral extensions are integral with the front panel and have end portions formed with detachable fastening elements which are connected after the extensions are wrapped around the back support with the baby positioned on its front. A head rest extends across the upper edge of the back support. A pair of straps are adjustable as to length and each of them has one end secured to the upper end of the back support at one side with the other end having means for adjusting the length of the strap and detachably securing it to the front panel. A neck strap of fixed length has a metallic loop secured to each end with each loop receiving one of the straps of adjustable length and a neck pad is slidably mounted on the neck strap. A pair of adjustable back straps depend from the neck pad so as to extend down the back and around the waist of the person and are detachably coupled to opposite sides of the pouch.

An improved child carrier capable of carrying both infants and larger toddlers. The device features a removable infant seat insert to accommodate the seating requirements of smaller infants in the larger seat panel. The infant seat insert may either be removably attached to the device or in an alternate embodiment is deployable from a pocket formed in the body support panel. The carrier also features a strapping arrangement that allows lateral translation of the shoulder straps to aid in comfort during use and an arrangement at the waist band to keep the seat of the device generally upright when the wearer bends forward.

An infant carrier includes a harness and a pouch removably secured to the harness. The harness and the pouch are of materials suitable for use in an aqueous environment. The removability of the pouch renders the invention adaptable for interchanging pouches in accordance with the size of the infant to be carried as is desirable, and for replacing harnesses and/or pouches for other reasons as the need may arise from time to time.

A child carrier apparatus (10) specifically designed for use in combination with a backpack (100) having two vertically projecting main frame members (103); wherein, the child carrier apparatus (10) includes a primary strap unit (11) having adjustable loops (17) that are operatively attached to the vertically projecting main frame members (103); and, an auxiliary strap unit (12) that cooperates with the primary strap unit (11) to form a chair sling assembly (20) that supports and suspends a child within the apparatus.