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A child carrier with a side buckle and ventilation features. The buckle includes a male portion and a female portion. The male portion of the buckle is shaped to mate with the female portion simply and easily, yet securely attaches the side portion of the carrier to the front/strap portion of the c

A child carrier with a side buckle and ventilation features. The buckle includes a male portion and a female portion. The male portion of the buckle is shaped to mate with the female portion simply and easily, yet securely attaches the side portion of the carrier to the front/strap portion of the carrier. The buckle is robust, yet easy to use and does not easily disengage without a deliberate movement by the wearer thereof. The ventilation features provide comfort to the child carried in the carrier as well as the wearer thereof and are comprised of a ventilation panel that may be open, releasably closed, or accessed through a slit.

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What is claimed is: 1. A child carrier comprising: a child seating area for supporting a child therein comprising a back support, a front support, a right side support, a left side support, and a crotch support, wherein said left and right side supports and said crotch support and connect the back

What is claimed is: 1. A child carrier comprising: a child seating area for supporting a child therein comprising a back support, a front support, a right side support, a left side support, and a crotch support, wherein said left and right side supports and said crotch support and connect the back support to the front support; shoulder straps operatively coupled to said child seating area; at least one buckle for releasably coupling one of said right or left side supports to one of said back or front supports, said buckle including a male portion and a female portion, wherein said male portion includes a securing loop and said female portion includes a flange having a notch in an upper extent thereof, said flange forming a slot for receiving said securing loop and said notch shaped to receive an upper inside portion of said securing loop therein. 2. The child carrier of claim 1 wherein said male portion further comprises a hand tab formed thereon. 3. The child carrier of claim 1 wherein said male portion further includes an attachment loop for pivotably attaching said male portion to one of said back, front, left, or right said supports. 4. The child carrier of claim 1 wherein said male portion further includes an extension portion located on the lower extent of the scouring loop and said female portion includes a sliding surface and a support floor, said support floor shaped to receive and support said extension portion. 5. The child carrier of claim 1 further comprising a flap provided on one of said front or back supports including a releasable closure thereon covering a ventilation panel. 6. The child carrier of claim 5 wherein said ventilation panel is covered in a mesh fabric. 7. The child carrier of claim 6 wherein said releasable closure is a zipper. 8. The child carrier of claim 1 wherein one of said front or back supports includes a mesh ventilation panel incorporated therein. 9. The child carrier of claim 8 wherein said mesh ventilation panel is covered by a fabric flap having a slit therethrough. 10. The child carrier of claim 9 wherein said fabric flap includes pleats on either side of said slit. 11. A method for securing a buckle on a child carrier using three distinct motions comprising the steps of: selecting a child carrier including a child seating area for supporting a child therein comprising a back support, a front support, a right side support, a left side support, and a crotch support, wherein said left and right side supports and said crotch support and connect the back support to the front support; selecting a child carrier including shoulder straps operatively coupled to said child seating area; selecting a buckle for said child carrier for releasably coupling one of said right or left side supports to one of said back or front supports, said buckle including a male portion and a female portion, wherein said male portion includes a securing loop and said female portion includes a flange having a notch in an upper extent thereof, said flange forming a slot for receiving said securing loop and said notch shaped to receive an upper inside portion of said securing loop therein; in a first motion, grasping said male portion of said buckle and inserting it downwardly in said slot; in a second motion, rotating said male portion of said buckle such that said securing loop captures said flange therein; and in a third motion, pushing said male portion downwardly such that an upper inside portion of said securing loop is captured in said notch. 12. The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of selecting a buckle having a male portion having a hand tab formed thereon. 13. The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of selecting a buckle wherein said male portion further includes an extension portion located on the lower extent of the securing loop and said female portion includes a sliding surface and a support floor, wherein said support floor shaped to receive and support said extension portion and wherein said step of rotating said male portion of said buckle to capture said flange in said securing loop is accomplished when a bottom outside portion of said securing loop contacts said sliding surface. 14. The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of selecting a child carrier having a ventilation panel formed in one of said back or front supports. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the ventilation panel i s covered in a mesh fabric. 16. The method of claim 14, wherein the step of selecting a child carrier includes selecting a child carrier including a flap covering the ventilation panel, the flap including a releasable closure thereon. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the releasable closure is a zipper.