A carrier for the forward facing carriage of an infant or small child, said carrier temporarily securable to the front of an adult and comprising:
- a central member formed of a pliable planar material and having a rear surface, first and second edges and an upper edge;
- a seat extending forwardly therefrom opposite said upper edge with said seat laterally supported by first and second side supports extending respectively from said central member first and second edges;
- a frontal restraint extending forwardly from said seat;
- first and second lateral restraints having a common upper edge, wherein an end of said first lateral end is located nonadjacent an end of said second lateral restraint, and wherein said first and second lateral restraints extend from either side to said frontal restraint;
- first and second shoulder straps extending from said central member upper edge and being secured adjacent one another;
- first and second lateral straps extending from said central member;
- first and second infant restraining straps extending from said upper edge of said lateral restraints and secured adjacent one another;
- first and second upper infant restraining straps respectively secured to said first and second shoulder straps;
- means for adjusting the length of said shoulder straps and said infant restraining straps and for temporarily and positively securing said shoulder straps to said lateral straps and said infant restraining straps to said upper infant restraining straps;
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- means for securing said end of said first lateral restraint and said end of said second lateral restraint to said first and second side supports, respectively, whereby
- said central member rear surface is placed adjacent said front of the adult, said first shoulder strap is passed over a shoulder and diagonally across the back of the adult and secured to said second lateral strap, said second shoulder straps is passed over an opposite shoulder and diagonally across the back of the adult and secured to said first lateral strap, said end of said first lateral restraint and said end of said second lateral restraint securing means are respectively secured to said first and second side supports to form leg openings for the infant, the infant is placed within said carrier facing forward with the legs of the infant extending through said leg openings, and said first and second infant restraining straps are respectively secured to said first and second upper infant restraining straps, thereby providing a five way infant restraint system comprised of said first and second infant restraining straps, said first and second lateral restraints, and said frontal restraint.