Patents by Inventor Daniel Sack

Daniel Sack 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).

  • Patent number: 12246768
    Abstract: A compact collapsible stroller includes a main stroller frame. The main stroller frame includes a central frame hub, and a handle portion, a rear leg portion and a front leg portion that can separately be pivotally coupled to the central frame hub. The main stroller frame further includes an adapter portion attached to the handle portion. The stroller has an unfolded state for use and a folded state for storage. When the stroller changes from the unfolded state to the folded state, the adapter portion approaches a rear wheel set. The main stroller frame can be compactly folded using 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: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Andrew J. Horst, Daniel A. Sack
  • Patent number: 12239242
    Abstract: A foldable bassinet includes an upper bassinet frame, a pair of leg structures opposite to each other, and a bottom board. Each leg structure has an upper tower portion and a lower ledge portion. The upper bassinet frame is disposed through the upper tower portion of each leg structure to make each leg structure pivotable relative to the upper bassinet frame between a supporting position and a folding position. The bottom board is detachably configured between the two lower ledge portions and defines a containing space cooperatively with the upper bassinet frame and the leg structures. When the bottom board is detached from the two lower ledge portions, the leg structures are rotatable from the supporting position to the folding position to be folded inwardly relative to the upper bassinet frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Andrew J. Taylor, Daniel A. Sack, Patrick J. G. Bowers, Curtis M. Hartenstine, Peter R. Tuckey
  • Publication number: 20250057332
    Abstract: A foldable bassinet includes an upper bassinet frame, a pair of leg structures opposite to each other, and a bottom board. Each leg structure has an upper tower portion and a lower ledge portion. The upper bassinet frame is disposed through the upper tower portion of each leg structure to make each leg structure pivotable relative to the upper bassinet frame between a supporting position and a folding position. The bottom board is detachably configured between the two lower ledge portions and defines a containing space cooperatively with the upper bassinet frame and the leg structures. When the bottom board is detached from the two lower ledge portions, the leg structures are rotatable from the supporting position to the folding position to be folded inwardly relative to the upper bassinet frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Andrew J. TAYLOR, Daniel A. SACK, Patrick J.G. BOWERS, Curtis M. HARTENSTINE, Peter R. TUCKEY
  • Publication number: 20250050933
    Abstract: 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. 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: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Andrew J. HORST, Daniel A. SACK
  • Patent number: 12179826
    Abstract: Disclosed are a child seat frame and a compact collapsible stroller. The child seat frame includes a seat mounting part, a lower frame body, and an upper frame body. 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: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Andrew J. Horst, Daniel A. Sack
  • Publication number: 20240341499
    Abstract: In one example, a travel system has a child carriage and a child carrier that removably couples to the child carriage. The carriage has a frame and wheels attached thereto. The carrier has a frame or body that supports a child therein, a handle coupled to the frame or body, a handle rotation lock, and a handle extension lock. The handle extends, retracts, and rotates relative to the frame or body to different rotational positions. The handle rotation lock selectively locks the handle in each of the rotational positions, and the handle extension lock selective locks the handle in extended and retracted positions. The carrier can have (i) a rotation stop that selectively blocks rotation of the handle when the handle is extended and/or (ii) an extension stop that selectively blocks extension of the handle when the handle is in a position for hand carrying the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel A. Sack, Patrick J.G Bowers, Curtis M. Hatenstine, Andrew J. Horst, Colin F. Eggert-Crowe, Lance J. Clemmer
  • Publication number: 20240298817
    Abstract: In one example, a travel system has a child carriage and a child carrier that removably couples to the child carriage. The carriage has a frame and wheels attached thereto. The carrier has a frame or body that supports a child therein, a handle coupled to the frame or body, a handle rotation lock, and a handle extension lock. The handle extends, retracts, and rotates relative to the frame or body to different rotational positions. The handle rotation lock selectively locks the handle in each of the rotational positions, and the handle extension lock selective locks the handle in extended and retracted positions. The carrier can have (i) a rotation stop that selectively blocks rotation of the handle when the handle is extended and/or (ii) an extension stop that selectively blocks extension of the handle when the handle is in a position for hand carrying the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: DANIEL A. Sack, Patrick J. G. Bowers, Curtis M. Hartenstine, Andrew J. Horst, Colin F. Eggert-Crowe, Lance J. Clemmer
  • Publication number: 20240292963
    Abstract: A playpen includes an upper frame assembly having an unfolded and a folded state, a standing leg rotatable relative to the upper frame assembly between a folded and an unfolded position, a first locking mechanism for locking the standing leg in the unfolded position, and a second locking mechanism for locking the upper frame assembly in the unfolded state. The upper frame assembly includes an unfoldable side frame portion including a corner joining part, and a foldable side frame portion including a coupling part pivotally connected to the corner joining part. The corner joining part includes a cavity delimited at least partially between two opposite sidewalls thereof, and the standing leg has an end pivotally connected to the corner joining part, the end of the standing leg being movable inside the cavity of the corner joining part as the standing leg rotates relative to the corner joining part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Andrew J. TAYLOR, Daniel A. SACK, Patrick J.G. BOWERS, Curtis M. HARTENSTINE
  • Patent number: 12016471
    Abstract: A playpen includes a plurality of standing legs, an upper frame assembly coupled with the standing legs and having an unfolded state and a folded state, and a locking mechanism for locking the upper frame assembly in the unfolded state. The upper frame assembly includes a corner joining part, a middle joining part, and a bar respectively connected pivotally with the corner joining part and the middle joining part about a first and a second pivot axis, the first and second pivot axes extending substantially vertically when the playpen stands on a floor surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Andrew J. Taylor, Daniel A. Sack, Patrick J. G. Bowers, Curtis M. Hartenstine
  • Publication number: 20240190496
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Andrew J. HORST, Andrew MA, Daniel A. SACK
  • Patent number: 11945491
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Andrew J. Horst, Andrew Ma, Daniel A. Sack
  • Publication number: 20240034384
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel A. Sack, Patrick J. G. Bowers, Curtis M. Hartenstine, Andrew J. Horst, Colin F. Eggert-Crowe, Lance J. Clemmer
  • Publication number: 20240034386
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel A. Sack, Patrick J. G. Bowers, Curtis M. Hartenstine, Andrew J. Horst, Colin F. Eggert-Crowe, Lance J. Clemmer
  • Publication number: 20240034383
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: DANIEL A. SACK, Patrick J. G. Bowers, Curtis M. Hartenstine, Andrew J. Horst, Colin F. Eggert-Crowe, Lance J. Clemmer
  • Publication number: 20240017759
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: DANIEL A. Sack, Patrick J.G. Bowers, Curtis M. Hartenstin, Andrew J. Horst, Colin F. Eggert-Crowe, Lance J. Clemmer
  • Publication number: 20230320494
    Abstract: An infant seat includes a seat back member including an outer hub, a seat support member including an inner hub, a seat structure connected to the seat back member, and a locking mechanism including a slide gear and operably disposed on the seat back member. The inner hub is pivotably connected to the outer hub to make the seat back member rotatably connected to the seat support member for forming a cross bar structure. The slide gear is slidable within the outer and inner hubs for engaging with the outer and inner hubs to stop rotation of the inner hub on the outer hub. When the locking mechanism translates the slide gear to an unlocked position, the slide gear is disengaged from the outer hub to make the seat back member rotatable relative to the seat support member for adjusting a tilt angle of the seat structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew J. TAYLOR, Daniel A. SACK, Patrick J. G. BOWERS, Curtis M. HARTENSTINE
  • Publication number: 20230301440
    Abstract: A foldable bassinet includes an upper bassinet frame, a pair of leg structures opposite to each other, and a bottom board. Each leg structure has an upper tower portion and a lower ledge portion. The upper bassinet frame is disposed through the upper tower portion of each leg structure to make each leg structure pivotable relative to the upper bassinet frame between a supporting position and a folding position. The bottom board is detachably configured between the two lower ledge portions and defines a containing space cooperatively with the upper bassinet frame and the leg structures. When the bottom board is detached from the two lower ledge portions, the leg structures are rotatable from the supporting position to the folding position to be folded inwardly relative to the upper bassinet frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Andrew J. Taylor, Daniel A. Sack, Patrick J.G. Bowers, Curtis M. Hartenstine, Peter R. Tuckey
  • Patent number: 11700952
    Abstract: An infant seat includes a seat back member including an outer hub, a seat support member including an inner hub, a seat structure connected to the seat back member, and a locking mechanism including a slide gear and operably disposed on the seat back member. The inner hub is pivotably connected to the outer hub to make the seat back member rotatably connected to the seat support member for forming a cross bar structure. The slide gear is slidable within the outer and inner hubs for engaging with the outer and inner hubs to stop rotation of the inner hub on the outer hub. When the locking mechanism translates the slide gear to an unlocked position, the slide gear is disengaged from the outer hub to make the seat back member rotatable relative to the seat support member for adjusting a tilt angle of the seat structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Andrew J. Taylor, Daniel A. Sack, Patrick J. G. Bowers, Curtis M. Hartenstine
  • Publication number: 20230219612
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Andrew J. HORST, Daniel A. Sack
  • Patent number: D1072513
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Patrick J. G. Bowers, Daniel A. Sack