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An infant carrier having an infant supporting pouch and a harness permitting the carrier to be worn by an adult. The harness comprises adjustable shoulder straps and an adjustable girth strap so arranged as to enable the carrying pouch to be switched from a position of frontal support to a position

An infant carrier having an infant supporting pouch and a harness permitting the carrier to be worn by an adult. The harness comprises adjustable shoulder straps and an adjustable girth strap so arranged as to enable the carrying pouch to be switched from a position of frontal support to a position of side support while the harness is on a wearer and while the child remains in the pouch. The carrier may also be used to carry an infant on the back of the wearer.

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An infant carrier including a pouch having upper left and right corners and a transversely extending lower edge, and a harness attached to said pouch and including shoulder strap means and girth strap means, wherein said shoulder strap means includes a first shoulder strap secured at one end to said

An infant carrier including a pouch having upper left and right corners and a transversely extending lower edge, and a harness attached to said pouch and including shoulder strap means and girth strap means, wherein said shoulder strap means includes a first shoulder strap secured at one end to said pouch in the region of said upper left corner and extending diagonally down and across said pouch to a location in the region of the right end of said lower edge at which the other end of said first strap is secured to said pouch and a second shoulder strap secured at one end to said pouch in the region of said upper right corner and extending diagonally down and across said pouch to a location in the region of the left end of said lower edge at which the other end of said second strap is secured to said pouch, and wherein said girth strap means is independently slidable within a sheath formed along said lower edge of the pouch and has cooperating coupling means operable to couple opposite end portions of said girth strap means extending from said sheath, whereby said pouch may be slung in selected positions including on the front, back and on the side of the wearer, and whereby said pouch may be transferred from one selected position to another while it is supported on the wearer by one of said shoulder straps and said girth strap, said transfer being facilitated by the slidable relationship between said girth and said sheath.