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Is a baby carrier patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a baby carrier have been patented many times, but "a baby carrier" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.

What our index shows
  • 650 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “baby carrier” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 484 best keyword matches we examined, 190 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG (53), DOREL JUVENILE GROUP INC (8), WONDERLAND NURSERY GOODS (8), EVENFLO CO INC (7).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A47D (384), B62B (104), B60N (81), A45F (43).

Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.

14 real patent publications related to a baby carrier

  1. Engaging device for fixing a baby carrier to a high chair of an infant seat assembly US-12690694-B2 2026 · WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    An engaging device and an infant seat assembly having the engaging device. The engaging device is adapted to fix the baby carrier to the high chair, the baby carrier has a crossbar and the high chair has a carrier base. The engagi…
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  2. Baby carrier system having a selectively changeable waist strap US-10912394-B1 2021 · YOUNG MARY ELIZABETH
    A baby carrier system is described, which beneficially includes a selectively changeable waist strap. The baby carrier may generally comprise a main panel and a waist support portion at the bottom of the main panel or connected to…
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  3. Baby carrier with ties US-11185173-B2 2021 · THE BOPPY COMPANY LLC
    A baby carrier capable of carrying an infant. The baby carrier includes a belt that wraps around a caregiver's waist. A baby support portion couples to the belt and supports the infant. A first shoulder strap couples to the ba…
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  4. Shoulder straps for a baby carrier US-2020085206-A1 2020 · REID LISA
    Presented is improved shoulder straps for a baby carrier having a first layer of fabric with a top surface, a bottom surface, a distal end, a proximal end, and two side ends, and a second layer of fabric with a top surface, a bott…
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  5. A baby and infant carrier WO-2019068142-A1 2019 · WILSON JENNIFER LOUISE
    A carrier for an infant, the carrier including: a band adapted to surround the hips of a wearer, the band joined to a rear panel along a rear panel lower side, the rear panel adapted to be worn on the back of the wearer, a first r…
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  6. Baby carrier system US-10264894-B2 2019 · THE BOPPY COMPANY LLC
    A baby carrier capable of carrying an infant. The baby carrier includes a belt that wraps around a caregiver's waist. A baby support portion couples to the belt and supports the infant. A first loop of fabric couples to the ba…
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  7. Shoulder strap applicable to baby carrier US-2017332807-A1 2017 · LIU KUEI-CHEN
    The present application provides a shoulder strap applicable to a baby carrier, comprising: a strap body having a top end and a bottom end and two sides; and at least one of a decompression expansion member extending outwardly fro…
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  8. Hybrid Sling Waist On A Baby Carrier US-2014084031-A1 2014 · BOWDEN JOHNA NICOLE
    The present invention provides an improvement that can be used on any baby carrier in place of a conventional buckle waist or a conventional tie waist. The wide strap system is threaded through a set of rings or a large buckle on …
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  9. Baby carrier with tie straps US-2011240693-A1 2011 · PARNESS MICHAEL A
    An infant carrying apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a main panel having an upper end portion, a lower end portion and a pair of opposing side portions. A pair of shoulder straps are connected to the main panel adjacen…
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  10. Baby carrier US-7886946-B2 2011 · GRAY JEANETTE EDITH
    A baby carrier comprising a shoulder harness featuring a detachable adjustable pouch system that may be worn or alternatively fastened to a secured object for supporting an infant. The detachable adjustable pouch may also feature …
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  11. Baby carrier assembly with extending straps US-7472964-B2 2009 · KING TONJA L
    A baby carrier assembly which includes a baby support portion arranged to fit the lower torso of a baby, the support portion including openings through which the legs of the baby extend when the baby is supported upright in the su…
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  12. Frame structure for baby stroller with detachable infant carrier US-2006131841-A1 2006 · HUANG MIEN C
    Disclosed is a frame structure for baby stroller, which includes two front-leg tubes, two rear-leg tubes, two handlebars pivotally coupled to the front-leg tubes, two bottom tubes respectively pivotally coupled between the front-l…
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  13. Baby/infant carrier for water use US-2005076856-A1 2005 · AMAZINGBABY LLC
    A carrier for a baby or infant, especially for use in water, includes an adjustable shoulder strap system for wearing by an adult, which has a lower front terminus; and a basket seat for seating the baby/infant, attached to the sh…
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  14. Baby bunting for use in an infant carrier US-6055686-A 2000
    A baby bunting which enables a shoulder harness to be fit snug against the infant's clothing to thereby hold the infant securely in the infant carrier, without having to remove the infant from the bunting, wherein the bunting …
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a baby carrier been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Baby and child products are heavily patented and safety-driven; compare the locking, restraint and cleaning features carefully.

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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.