Patents Assigned to InSTEP, LLC
  • Patent number: 6443472
    Abstract: A towing bracket for attachment to the rear frame of a bicycle, to be used for towing a trailer behind the bicycle. The towing bracket has a hanging member that attaches to the hub nut of the rear wheel of the bicycle, and may have a disk with an attached tab that mates with a slot in the rear frame, with the disk having a number of holes that mate with raised nubs in the hanging member, to prevent rotation of the hanging member about the nut. A collar on the hanging member attaches to a trailer linkage, which in turn attaches to a trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: InSTEP, LLC
    Inventor: Paul Kahmann
  • Patent number: 6158641
    Abstract: A folding child frame carrier for carrying a child on a person's back, comprising: a collapsible front frame portion, the front frame portion having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, the front frame portion being symmetrical about the longitudinal axis and having a left side and a right side, and the front frame portion being collapsible about the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis from an extended position to a contracted position, the front frame portion having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a forward-extending portion, the forward-extending portion being pivotally connected to the upper portion at a first pivot point, and the upper portion being pivotally connected to the lower portion at a second pivot point; a flexible child holder attached to the front frame portion between the upper portion and the forward-extending portion; a rear frame portion also symmetrical about the longitudinal axis and having a forward end pivoting on the front frame portion at a third pivot point and a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: InSTEP, LLC
    Inventors: David W. Eyman, Jennifer A. Kelley, Thomas J. Schmidlin
  • Patent number: 6155579
    Abstract: A folding child stroller and frame carrier convertible by using only one hand between use as a ground-contacting four-wheel stroller and use as a frame carrier for carrying a child on a person's back, consists of a front frame portion having a front end supporting at least two front wheels, a rear frame portion having a rear end supporting at least two rear wheels, a flexible child holder attached to the front frame portion, the rear frame portion pivotally connected to the front frame portion at a pivot point and movable between an extended position in which the rear end is substantially separated from the front end and a contracted position in which the rear end is adjacent the front end, a handle portion connected to the front frame portion and pivotable downwardly and forwardly using only one hand from an extended position in which the handle portion is substantially in-line with the front frame portion and a folded position in which the handle portion is adjacent to the rear frame portion, and an actuati
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: InSTEP LLC
    Inventors: David W. Eyman, Jennifer A. Kelley, Thomas J. Schmidlin
  • Patent number: 6056306
    Abstract: A foldable compact molded stroller and trailer with flexible hitch comprises a rigid plastic molded shell with a rear axle end for supporting two large diameter wheels and a front fork end removably supporting alternatively a front wheel for use in the stroller mode and a trailer cycle hitch assembly attachable to the frame portion of a cycle for use in the trailer mode. The rigid plastic molded shell is conformed into a side-by-side two child holder seat portion with side, rear and front portions for substantially enclosing two forward facing children. A foldable handle is attached to the rear portion of the shell for use in stroller mode. The trailer and stroller combination further includes a foldable roll bar to add further protection of the children. The trailer cycle hitch assembly includes a flexible cycle hitch attachable to a bicycle's rear adjacent horizontal and inclined frame rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: InSTEP, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew H. Rust, Richard H. Jacobs
  • Patent number: D468510
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: InSTEP, LLC
    Inventor: Richard H. Jacobs
  • Patent number: D408335
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: InSTEP LLC
    Inventors: David W. Eyman, Jennifer A. Kelley, Thomas J. Schmidlin