Patents by Inventor Andrew J. Horst
Andrew J. Horst has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11945491Abstract: A child stroller apparatus includes a rear and a front leg frame respectively having a first and a second side segment, a handle frame having a grip portion and a third side segment respectively connected fixedly with a first and a second joining part that are pivotally connected with each other, a latching mechanism for locking the rear and front leg frames and the handle frame in an unfolded state, and a latch carried with the third side segment. The latch can engage and disengage the first joining part to lock and unlock the grip portion relative to the third side segment. Moreover, a linking part couples the latch to the rear leg frame or the front leg frame so that a folding rotation of the handle frame relative to the rear leg frame causes the latch to disengage from the first joining part.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AGInventors: Andrew J. Horst, Andrew Ma, Daniel A. Sack
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Publication number: 20240034383Abstract: In one example, a wheeled carriage has a frame with couplers that releasably couple to a child carrier so as to prevent upwards removal of the child carrier from the carriage. The couplers can include a pair of couplers that removably couple to opposing sides of the child carrier. The couplers can include at least one other coupler that removably couples to the child carrier. The carriage is devoid of any push handle that extends above the child carrier and is configured to be pushed by a push handle of the child carrier when the child carrier is coupled to the carriage. The at least one other coupler can limit torque applied to the pair of couplers when the carriage is pushed by the child carrier push handle, and/or couple to a coupler of an infant car seat that also couples the infant car seat to a car seat base.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: DANIEL A. SACK, Patrick J. G. Bowers, Curtis M. Hartenstine, Andrew J. Horst, Colin F. Eggert-Crowe, Lance J. Clemmer
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Publication number: 20240034386Abstract: In one example, an organizer removably couples to a handle of a child carrier. The organizer has a tray, a storage container, and a flexible material. The tray has an opening that extends into the tray's upper end towards the tray's lower end and that can receive an item for storage. The storage container is disposed below the tray and has an open upper end and a closed bottom end. The flexible material is coupled to the tray and the storage container. The organizer transitions between an expanded configuration in which the flexible material defines sides of the organizer between the tray and the storage container, and a compact configuration in which the tray and storage container are positioned closer to one another. In another example, the child carrier has a handle that extends and retracts and that prevents installation of the organizer when the handle is extended.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Daniel A. Sack, Patrick J. G. Bowers, Curtis M. Hartenstine, Andrew J. Horst, Colin F. Eggert-Crowe, Lance J. Clemmer
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Publication number: 20240034384Abstract: In one example, a child carriage has a frame with wheels. The frame has a coupler that removably couples the child carriage to a child carrier, such as a seat or bassinet. The frame has first and second leg assemblies, each having a front leg and a rear leg that are pivotably coupled about a first axis. The first crosspiece extends between the front legs of the first and second leg assemblies, and the second crosspiece extends between the rear legs of the first and second leg assemblies. The carriage is devoid of any push handle that extends above the child carrier. The frame folds about (i) the first axis from an expanded configuration to a first folded configuration so as to align hinges of the first and second crosspieces along a second axis, and (ii) the second axis from the first folded configuration to a second folded configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Daniel A. Sack, Patrick J. G. Bowers, Curtis M. Hartenstine, Andrew J. Horst, Colin F. Eggert-Crowe, Lance J. Clemmer
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Publication number: 20240017759Abstract: In one example, a carriage for pushing a child carrier has a wheeled frame that transitions between expanded and folded configurations. The frame has first and second leg assemblies and first and second linkages. The first leg assembly has a first front leg and a first rear leg that are pivotably coupled to one another. The second leg assembly has a second front leg and a second rear leg that are pivotably coupled to one another. The first linkage is attached to the first front leg and the first rear leg, and the second linkage is attached to the second front leg and the second rear leg so as to guide movement of the front and rear legs as the frame is transitioned between the expanded and folded configurations. The first and second linkages each define a support surface that supports an underside of the child carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: DANIEL A. Sack, Patrick J.G. Bowers, Curtis M. Hartenstin, Andrew J. Horst, Colin F. Eggert-Crowe, Lance J. Clemmer
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Publication number: 20230219612Abstract: A collapsible or foldable stroller frame is disclosed herein. The stroller frame is configured to be folded into a compact size using a series of connections between a handle portion, front leg portion, and rear leg portion. In one aspect, a basket assembly is also provided that is attached to the stroller frame and is configured to fold into a perimeter defined by the folded stroller frame. In another aspect, an adaptor assembly is provided that allows for a connection or support interface between a carrier and the stroller frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2021Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: Wonderland Switzerland AGInventors: Andrew J. HORST, Daniel A. Sack
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Publication number: 20230200557Abstract: A child bassinet includes a support frame supporting an enclosure, and a playpen coupling mechanism provided on the support frame. The playpen coupling mechanism includes an adjustable catching part that is connected with the support frame and is engageable with a playpen for installing the child bassinet thereon. The catching part is movable relative to the support frame between a first and a second position of different elevations, and is further movable relative to the support frame between a locked state where the catching part engages with the support frame for locking the catching part in the first or second position, and an unlocked state where the catching part is disengaged from the support frame for movement of the catching part between the first and second position. The catching part is adjustable between the first and second position for installing the child bassinet on the playpen at different heights.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Andrew J. HORST, Curtis M. HARTENSTINE, Patrick J. BOWERS
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Patent number: 11607057Abstract: A child bassinet includes a support frame supporting an enclosure, the support frame and the enclosure delimiting at least partially an interior space for receiving a child, and a playpen coupling mechanism provided on the support frame. The playpen coupling mechanism includes an adjustable catching part connected with the support frame, the catching part being movable relative to the support frame between a first position and a second position of different elevations, the catching part in the first position being engageable with a playpen for installing the child bassinet on the playpen at a first height above a bottom of the playpen, and the catching part in the second position being engageable with the playpen for installing the child bassinet on the playpen at a second height above the bottom of the playpen that is different from the first height.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AGInventors: Andrew J. Horst, Curtis M. Hartenstine, Patrick J. Bowers
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Publication number: 20230001976Abstract: Disclosed is a compact foldable stroller, which comprises a main stroller frame. The main stroller frame comprises a central frame hub, and a handle part, a rear leg part and a front leg part that can separately be pivotally coupled to the central frame hub. The main stroller frame further comprises a fitting part attached to the handle part. The compact foldable stroller has an unfolded state for use and a folded state for storage. When the compact foldable stroller changes from the unfolded state to the folded state, the fitting part approaches a rear wheel set. The main stroller frame can be compactly folded by means of a series of pivot points, which may accept child seats of various configurations during installation. The seat can be folded in a manner suitable to the folding boundary size of the main stroller frame, thereby keeping the folding size of the stroller unit minimal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2020Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Andrew J. HORST, Daniel A. SACK
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Publication number: 20230001977Abstract: Disclosed are a child seat frame and a compact foldable stroller. The child seat frame comprises a seat mounting part, a lower frame body, and an upper frame body, wherein the upper frame body is provided with an upper frame body lock which can be actuated to lock and disengage from a second latch part, and the upper frame body is pivotable relative to a lower seat frame hub when the upper frame body lock is disengaged from the lower seat frame hub; and when the lower frame body pivots relative to the seat mounting part, the upper frame body lock locks over the second latch part. The child seat frame can be folded in a main suitable for the folding boundary dimensions of a main stroller frame, thereby maintaining the folding dimensions of a stroller unit to a minimum.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2020Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Andrew J. HORST, Daniel A. SACK
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Publication number: 20220297737Abstract: A child stroller apparatus includes a rear and a front leg frame respectively having a first and a second side segment, a handle frame having a grip portion and a third side segment respectively connected fixedly with a first and a second joining part that are pivotally connected with each other, a latching mechanism for locking the rear and front leg frames and the handle frame in an unfolded state, and a latch carried with the third side segment. The latch can engage and disengage the first joining part to lock and unlock the grip portion relative to the third side segment. Moreover, a linking part couples the latch to the rear leg frame or the front leg frame so that a folding rotation of the handle frame relative to the rear leg frame causes the latch to disengage from the first joining part.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Andrew J. HORST, Andrew MA, Daniel A. SACK
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Patent number: 11390311Abstract: A child stroller apparatus includes a rear and a front leg frame respectively having a first and a second side segment, a handle frame having a grip portion and a third side segment respectively connected fixedly with a first and a second joining part that are pivotally connected with each other, a latching mechanism for locking the rear and front leg frames and the handle frame in an unfolded state, and a latch carried with the third side segment. The latch can engage and disengage the first joining part to lock and unlock the grip portion relative to the third side segment. Moreover, a linking part couples the latch to the rear leg frame or the front leg frame so that a folding rotation of the handle frame relative to the rear leg frame causes the latch to disengage from the first joining part.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AGInventors: Andrew J. Horst, Andrew Ma, Daniel A. Sack
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Patent number: 11225279Abstract: A child seat is detachably mounted on a foldable stroller comprising a stroller handle and front and rear leg portions. The stroller handle is foldably connected to the rear leg portion. The front leg portion is foldably connected to the rear leg portion and has a first adaptor. The child seat includes a first pivot and a seat frame having a lower seat portion and an upper seat portion foldably connected to the lower seat portion. The first pivot is pivotably connected to the lower seat portion and detachably mounted on the first adaptor. When the front leg portion and the stroller handle are folded relative to the rear leg portion, the upper seat portion is folded on the lower seat portion, and the lower seat portion is folded on the front leg portion via the first pivot together with the upper seat portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AGInventors: Andrew J. Horst, Daniel A. Sack
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Patent number: 11208135Abstract: A multi child stroller includes a stroller frame, a first seat and a second seat. The stroller frame includes a front section member, a rear section member, a driving member and a handle member. The driving member is movably connected to the rear section member. An end of the handle member is rotatably connected to the front section member, and a segment of the handle member adjacent to the foresaid end is rotatably connected to the rear section member. When the front section member and the handle member are rotated relative to each other, the driving member is rotated relative to the rear section member, the first link is utilized to rotate the first seat back relative to the first seat body, and the second seat body is utilized to rotate the second seat back relative to the second link.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AGInventors: Robert E. Haut, Andrew J. Horst
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Publication number: 20210345791Abstract: A bassinet includes a main frame, a bassinet frame and a height adjusting assembly. The bassinet frame is detachably installed on the main frame and slidably installed on the main frame by a sliding track of the height adjusting assembly. The bassinet frame is vertically movable between a first position and a second position. When the bassinet frame is located at the first position, a supporting surface of the bassinet frame is located in close proximity to a top surface of the main frame, so that the bassinet provides an unhindered view of a child in the bassinet frame. The bassinet can be used as a normal bassinet when the bassinet frame is located at the second position. The main frame and the bassinet frame can be used as a standard play yard and a stand-alone bassinet when the bassinet frame is detached from the main frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: Wonderland Switzerland AGInventors: Andrew J. Horst, Patrick J. G. Bowers, Curtis M. Hartenstine
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Patent number: 11103089Abstract: A bassinet includes a main frame and a bassinet frame. The bassinet frame is detachably installed on the main frame. The bassinet frame is vertically movable between a first position and a second position relative to the main frame. When the bassinet frame is located at the first position, a supporting surface of the bassinet frame is located in close proximity to a top surface of the main frame, so that the bassinet provides an unhindered view of a child in the bassinet frame. The bassinet can be used as a normal bassinet when the bassinet frame is located at the second position. The main frame and the bassinet frame can be used as a standard play yard and a stand-alone bassinet when the bassinet frame is detached from the main frame. Therefore, the bassinet of the present invention has multiple purposes.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AGInventors: Andrew J. Horst, Patrick J. G. Bowers, Curtis M. Hartenstine
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Publication number: 20210030166Abstract: A child bassinet includes a support frame supporting an enclosure, the support frame and the enclosure delimiting at least partially an interior space for receiving a child, and a playpen coupling mechanism provided on the support frame. The playpen coupling mechanism includes an adjustable catching part connected with the support frame, the catching part being movable relative to the support frame between a first position and a second position of different elevations, the catching part in the first position being engageable with a playpen for installing the child bassinet on the playpen at a first height above a bottom of the playpen, and the catching part in the second position being engageable with the playpen for installing the child bassinet on the playpen at a second height above the bottom of the playpen that is different from the first height.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Andrew J. HORST, Curtis M. HARTENSTINE, Patrick J. BOWERS
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Patent number: 10874225Abstract: A child bassinet includes a support frame supporting an enclosure, the support frame and the enclosure delimiting at least partially an interior space for receiving a child, and a playpen coupling mechanism provided on the support frame. The playpen coupling mechanism is operable to engage with and disengage from a playpen for installation and removal of the child bassinet on the playpen at different heights.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AGInventors: Andrew J. Horst, Curtis M. Hartenstine, Patrick J. Bowers
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Publication number: 20200353967Abstract: A child stroller apparatus includes a rear and a front leg frame respectively having a first and a second side segment, a handle frame having a grip portion and a third side segment respectively connected fixedly with a first and a second joining part that are pivotally connected with each other, a latching mechanism for locking the rear and front leg frames and the handle frame in an unfolded state, and a latch carried with the third side segment. The latch can engage and disengage the first joining part to lock and unlock the grip portion relative to the third side segment. Moreover, a linking part couples the latch to the rear leg frame or the front leg frame so that a folding rotation of the handle frame relative to the rear leg frame causes the latch to disengage from the first joining part.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Andrew J. HORST, Andrew MA, Daniel A. SACK
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Patent number: D924737Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AGInventors: John Huntley, Andrew J. Horst, Andrew Ma