Abstract: A playyard system having an upper rail assembly with two parallel upper long side rails and two parallel upper short end rails. Each of the upper rails has a hinge with horizontal pivot pins adjacent to the midpoint thereof. The upper rail assembly also includes four upper corner brackets with hinges coupling the remote exterior ends of the four upper rails for rotation thereabout. In association with the upper rail assembly is a lower rail assembly with two parallel lower long side rails. Each of the lower rails has a hinge with vertical pivot pins adjacent to the midpoint thereof. The lower rail assembly also includes four lower corner brackets with pivot pins coupling the exterior remote ends of the lower rails to the lower corner brackets for oscillation of the lower rails about their axes and for pivoting with respect to the corner brackets. A pair of lower cross bars is included as part of the lower rail assembly.

Abstract: A tactile baby bottle including a transparent, hard plastic inner layer, and a soft outer layer which provides a more convenient surface for holding and imparts increased toughness and breakage resistance to the structure.

Abstract: A child carrier for use as a two-wheeled stroller and as a child-supporting backpack comprising a frame formed of an upper handle component in an inverted U-shaped configuration and a lower component formed of two downwardly extending legs and a cross-piece coupling the legs at their lower ends with a bracket at the lower ends of the handle and the upper ends of the legs for coupling therebetween. A fabric seat for a child has a rear face coupled to the bracket. An upwardly extending back and a pair of vertical straps form a front. A forwardly-extending U-shaped restraint is positioned in front of a child and secured at its inboard ends to the bracket supporting the upper edge of the seat. A pair of wheels are rotatably secured to the lower end of the legs.

Abstract: A child stroller and infant carrier system comprising a stroller having a frame. Generally parallel upstanding pylons are secured to the lower tubes adjacent to their upper ends with resilient locking fingers movable outwardoy from the pylon. An infant carrier with an upstanding front, back and sides is fabricated of a rigid material with a pivotable handle in an inverted U-shaped configuration extending upwardly from intermediate points on the sides thereof. The carrier has an aperture on each side positionable to releasably couple with the pylons to thereby selectively join the carrier to the stroller.

Abstract: A three wheeled stroller which is adapted for use in transporting an infant. The stroller includes a collapsible frame structure and a seat which is adapted to be secured thereto. This frame structure is both laterally collapsible and foldable to facilitate the storage and transportation of the stroller. Both the collapsing and the folding can be initiated by way of an upper lock assembly positioned adjacent the handles of the frame.

Abstract: A handle for an infant stroller includes a pair of substantially parallel opposed arms connected with the frame of the stroller and extending upwardly therefrom. A gripping section interconnects the upper ends of the arms. The gripping section includes a center leg arranged in a longitudinal vertical plane, preferably aligned with the centerline of the stroller. The gripping section preferably has a Z-shaped configuration with opposite outer legs extending from said center leg and connected with said other ends of said arms. The gripping section is titled forward relative to a lateral vertical plane.

Abstract: A device for use in safely positioning a shoulder belt upon a child seated in a booster set, the strap comprising in combination with a shoulder belt positioning strap, the strap having a first end, a second end and an intermediate extent therebetween means to couple the first end of the belt to a booster seat; a shoulder belt clip secured to the second end of the belt; and the shoulder belt clip having a semicircular recess at a lower extent adapted to receive the second end of the strap, the shoulder belt clip having an opened upper extent, an aperture with diametrically opposed inwardly directed protrusions, the aperture formed intermediate the super and lower extents of the shoulder belt clip, the opened upper extent and the aperture together adapted to removably engage the shoulder belt.

Abstract: A hinge positioned at the intermediate extents of the adjacent rail components to hold such components in an aligned orientation including a saddle with a central button aperture, interior plate apertures and exterior end apertures with associated rail pins for pivotally coupling the saddle and the adjacent interior ends of associated rail components, a pair of locking plates each with a plate pin coupling the upper end of each plate to a plate aperture of the saddle, each plate having an opening extending therethrough the plates urged away from each other, a liftable button with an elongated slot and with an associated button pin for slidably coupling the button to the saddle, the button having inclined bearing surfaces on their edges and an inwardly facing projection located at the adjacent interior edge of each adjacent rod segment, each projection having an upper curved surface and a lower planar surface receivable by the bearing opening.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a three wheeled stroller which is adapted for use in transporting an infant. The stroller includes a collapsible frame structure and a seat which is adapted to be secured thereto. This frame structure is both laterally collapsible and foldable to facilitate the storage and transportation of the stroller. Both the collapsing and the folding can be initiated by way of an upper lock assembly positioned adjacent the handles of the frame. A series of straps are also included for the purpose of adjusting the seat back of the stroller.

Abstract: A child stroller and infant carrier system comprising a stroller having a frame. A generally horizontally disposed safety bar in a U-shaped configuration with free ends is coupled to the frame and with a recess in the center of the bar. An infant carrier with an upstanding front, back and sides is fabricated of a rigid material. The carrier has an operator controlled latch in the front for selectively coupling of the carrier to the stroller.

Abstract: A child carrier for use as a two-wheeled stroller and as a child-supporting backpack comprising a frame formed of an upper handle component in an inverted U-shaped configuration and a lower component formed of two downwardly extending legs and a cross-piece coupling the legs at their lower ends with a bracket at the lower ends of the handle and the upper ends of the legs for coupling therebetween. A fabric seat for a child has a rear face coupled to the bracket. An upwardly extending back and a pair of vertical straps form a front. A forwardly-extending U-shaped restraint is positioned in front of a child and secured at its inboard ends to the bracket supporting the upper edge of the seat.