Abstract: An infant carrier adapted to be releasably mounted onto a shopping cart and positively secured thereto comprising in combination a main body portion for receiving a child and having a head end and a foot end and a central section therebetween and having side walls with generally vertically extending recesses on the exterior surfaces of the sidewalls and having pockets on the interior surfaces of the sidewalls; a button positioned within each recess, each button adapted for movement by an operator and with a projection extending inwardly thereof, a hook positioned within each pocket, each hook having an aperture for receiving a projection for movement of the hook with the button for coupling the hooks with a support wire of a shopping cart; and spring means coupling each projection with the base for urging the button and hook to the retracted position to thereby positively secure the hook and carrier with respect to the shopping cart.