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An infant carrier includes a seat bucket and a carrier handle. The carrier handle is coupled to the seat bucket and is movable between a storage position extending along the seat bucket and a carry position extending up and over the seat bucket.

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1. An infant carrier comprising: a seat bucket formed to include a seat channel adapted to support a child seated on the infant carrier, a carrier handle including a forward surface and an opposite rearward surface spaced apart from the forward surface, the carrier handle being coupled to the seat b

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An infant carrier comprising: a seat bucket formed to include a seat channel adapted to support a child seated on the infant carrier, a carrier handle including a forward surface and an opposite rearward surface spaced apart from the forward surface, the carrier handle being coupled to the seat bucket to move about a handle axis between a storage position in which the carrier handle extends along the seat bucket and the forward surface faces in an upward direction and a carry position in which the carrier handle extends in the upward direction away from the seat bucket and the forward surface faces in a forward direction, anda handle lock having a first end and a second end, the handle lock coupled to the carrier handle to move relative to the carrier handle between a locked position in which the handle lock blocks movement of the carrier handle relative to the seat bucket and an unlocked position in which the carrier handle is free to move relative to the seat bucket, wherein the handle lock includes an input surface that extends between the first and second ends of the handle lock, the input surface configured to provide means for receiving an input force from a user to cause the handle lock to move from the locked position to the unlocked position while arranging the first and second ends of the input surface to lie in collinear relation with the forward surface of the carrier handle when the handle lock is in the locked position so that the carrier handle has an appearance of having a continuous forward surface. 2. The infant carrier of claim 1, wherein the handle lock further includes a lock block coupled to the carrier handle to slide back and forth between the locked and unlocked positions and a lever coupled to the carrier handle to pivot about the handle axis between the locked and the unlocked position and the lever provides the input surface. 3. The infant carrier of claim 2, wherein the handle lock further includes a spring positioned to lie between the lock block and the carrier handle and configured to provide a bias force to the lock block to urge the lock block and the lever to assume the locked position. 4. The infant carrier of claim 3, wherein the lock block includes a latch body, a locator wedge appended to the latch body to extend away from the handle axis in a first direction, and a spring mount appended to the latch body to extend to extend away from the handle axis in an opposite second direction. 5. The infant carrier of claim 4, wherein the lever includes a lever body having the input surface, a pivot flange coupled to the lever body to extend toward the handle axis and mate with the latch body, and an actuator ramp appended to the lever body and having an opposite ramp-engagement surface that faces opposite the input surface and mates with the locator wedge of the lock block to cause the lock block to translate in a second direction in response to application of the input force to the input surface. 6. The infant carrier of claim 5, wherein the locator wedge has a negative slope. 7. The infant carrier of claim 2, wherein a handle hub included in the carrier handle is formed to include a lock-block space in which a first portion of the lock block is located therein and a first hub aperture opening into the lock-block space, the lever of the handle lock is arranged to extend out of the lock-block space and through the first hub aperture to cause the input surface of the handle lock to be exposed. 8. The infant carrier of claim 7, wherein the carrier handle is formed to include a lever space and a lever aperture opening into the lock-block space and the lever extends out of the lever space through the lever aperture when the handle lock is in both the locked and unlocked positions. 9. The infant carrier of claim 8, wherein the first hub aperture opens into the lever space to cause the lever space and the lock-block space to be in communication with one another such that the first portion of the lever is in the lock-block space, a second portion of the lever is in the lever space, and a third portion of the lever is outside both the lock-block space and the lever space. 10. The infant carrier of claim 7 wherein the handle hub is formed to include a second hub aperture opening into the lock-block space and the handle axis is arranged to extend the second hub aperture. 11. The infant carrier of claim 10, wherein a second portion of the lock block is arranged to extend out of the lock-block space through the second hub aperture along the handle axis. 12. The infant carrier of claim 1, wherein the seat bucket includes a bucket body formed to include the seat channel and a handle socket coupled to an outer surface of the bucket body to extend away from the seat channel and the carrier handle mates with and couples to the handle socket. 13. The infant carrier of claim 12, wherein the carrier handle includes a grip adapted for gripping by a caregiver when the carrier handle is in the carry position and a handle hub coupled to one end of the carrier handle to move therewith and mate with the handle socket of the bucket body. 14. The infant carrier of claim 13, wherein the handle lock further includes a lock block coupled to the carrier handle to slide back and forth between the locked and unlocked positions and a lever coupled to the carrier handle to pivot about the handle axis between the locked and the unlocked position and the lever provides the inpul surface and the lock block is positioned to lie in a hub space defined to be between the handle socket of the seat bucket and the handle hub. 15. The infant carrier of claim 14, wherein the handle socket of the seat bucket is formed to include a storage slot configured to receive the lock block therein when the carrier handle is in the storage position and a carry slot configured to receive the lock block when the carrier handle is in the carry position. 16. The infant carrier of claim 14, wherein the lock block slides along a linear path relative to the grip in response to application of the input force from the user. 17. An infant carrier comprising a seat bucket adapted to support a child sitting on the infant carrier, a carrier handle including a forward surface and an opposite rearward surface spaced apart from the forward surface, the carrier handle being coupled to the seat bucket to move about a handle axis between a storage position and a carry position, and a handle lock having a first end and a second end, the handle lock coupled to the carrier handle to move relative to the carrier handle between a locked position in which the handle lock blocks movement of the carrier handle relative to the seat bucket and an unlocked position in which the carrier handle is free to move relative to the seat bucket, wherein the handle lock includes a lock block coupled to the carrier handle to slide back and forth between the locked and unlocked positions and a lever coupled to the carrier handle to pivot about a lever axis between the locked and the unlocked position and the lever provides an input surface that extends between the first and second ends of the handle lock, the first and second ends of the input surface arranged in collinear relation with the forward surface of the carrier handle when the handle lock is in the locked position and wherein an input force is applied to the input surface to cause the handle lock to assume the locked position. 18. The infant carrier of claim 17, wherein the lever axis is aligned with the handle axis. 19. The infant carrier of claim 17 wherein the lock block abuts against a socket formed in the seat bucket to retain the carrier handle in the storage position and the carry position. 20. The infant carrier of claim 19, wherein the socket includes at least one slot for receiving the lock block of the handle lock therein when the handle lock is in the locked position. 21. The infant carrier of claim 20, wherein the carrier handle is in the carry position when the lock block is received in the at least one slot. 22. The infant carrier of claim 19, wherein the socket includes at least two slots for receiving the lock block of the handle lock therein when the handle lock is in the locked position. 23. The infant carrier of claim 22, wherein the carrier handle is in the carry position when the lock block is received in one of the at least two slots and is in the storage position when the lock block is received in another one of the at least two slots. 24. The infant carrier of claim 23, wherein the at least two slots are spaced away from each other by a support platform that supports the lock block therein during movement of the carrier handle between the carry position and the storage position. 25. The infant carrier of claim 24, wherein the lock block is biased to engage the support platform by a spring coupled to the lock block. 26. The infant carrier of claim 17, wherein the handle lock further includes a spring positioned to lie between the lock block and the carrier handle and configured to provide a bias force to the lock block to urge the lock block and the lever to assume the locked position. 27. The infant carrier of claim 26, wherein the lock block includes a latch body, a locator wedge appended to the latch body to extend away from the handle axis in a first direction, and a spring mount appended to the latch body to extend away from the handle axis in an opposite second direction. 28. The infant carrier of claim 27, wherein the lever includes a lever body having the input surface, a pivot flange coupled to the lever body to extend toward the handle axis and mate with the latch body, and an actuator ramp appended to the lever body and having an opposite ramp-engagement surface that faces opposite the input surface and mates with the locator wedge of the lock block to cause the lock block to translate in a second direction in response to application of the input force to the input surface. 29. The infant carrier of claim 28, wherein the locator wedge has a negative slope.