Patents by Inventor Graham Church

Graham Church 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: 7422275
    Abstract: A foldable push chair having two side frames, each side frame having a forward strut and a rear strut attached at its uppermost end to the forward strut, and a base strut linking the rear and forward struts, wherein the forward strut has an upper section and a lower section, pivotally connected by a connection. The connection allows the upper section and lower section to pivot relative to each other, between a folded state and an unfolded state, the upper and lower sections being parallel and co-linear when the push chair is in the unfolded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Armon Ltd.
    Inventors: Graham Church, Michael Peters
  • Patent number: 7390012
    Abstract: A foldable buggy having two side frames and a child support means attached to each side frame by a respective support member, each side frame having forward strut means, rear strut means and vertical strut means, the forward strut means comprising an upper section and a lower section pivotally connected to each other to allow folding and unfolding, the support member being slidably mounted on the lower section, and including a strut means pivotally attached to the upper section and the support means, such that when the buggy is folded from an unfolded state to a folded state, the strut means causes the support member to slide down the lower section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Armon Ltd
    Inventor: Graham Church
  • Patent number: 7338127
    Abstract: A child support for a buggy which is convertible between seat and cot configurations, having upper and a lower matching frames, two panels, and a stretcher, the first panel being hinged to one end of the lower frame, the stretcher being hinged to the other end of the upper frame, and the second panel being hinged to the first panel and the stretcher, wherein in the seat configuration the upper and lower frames lie on top of one another, the first and second panels are at an angle, and the stretcher is parallel to the plane of the frames, and in the cot configuration the frames are spaced apart from one another, the first and second panels are parallel to the plane of the lower frame, and the stretcher extends between the upper and lower frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Armon Ltd
    Inventor: Graham Church
  • Patent number: 7125081
    Abstract: A seat attaching means for connecting a non-rigid push chair seat to a push chair frame said attaching means including an elongate member, attachable to at least one of the side edges of the seat, and the seat attaching means including a corresponding groove in the frame, into which the elongate member is inserted. The elongate member includes a planar part and an enlarged part, the planar part being attachable along at least one of the side edges of the seat and the enlarged part being insertable in the corresponding groove in the frame. The elongate member is insertable in a first corresponding groove in the frame and in a second corresponding groove in the frame, the first and second corresponding grooves being separated by a hinge. The first and second grooves are co-linear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Armon LTD
    Inventors: Graham Church, Michael Peters
  • Publication number: 20060230528
    Abstract: A cot comprising a support frame, a wall, and at least one attaching means for connecting the wall to the support frame, the attaching means comprising an elongate member and a corresponding groove in the support frame, the elongate member being fixed to the wall and located in the groove. Preferably the wall comprises a plurality of sides, the sides meeting at a corresponding number of corners, each of the comers having at least one elongate member attached along it. Preferably the elongate member includes a planar part and an enlarged part, the enlarged part being located in the corresponding groove in the frame. Preferably the enlarged part is rod shaped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventor: Graham Church
  • Publication number: 20060064816
    Abstract: A child support for a buggy which is convertible between seat and cot configurations, having upper and a lower matching frames, two panels, and a stretcher, the first panel being hinged to one end of the lower frame, the stretcher being hinged to the other end of the upper frame, and the second panel being hinged to the first panel and the stretcher, wherein in the seat configuration the upper and lower frames lie on top of one another, the first and second panels are at an angle, and the stretcher is parallel to the plane of the frames, and in the cot configuration the frames are spaced apart from one another, the first and second panels are parallel to the plane of the lower frame, and the stretcher extends between the upper and lower frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventor: Graham Church
  • Publication number: 20060066076
    Abstract: A foldable buggy having two side frames and a child support means attached to each side frame by a respective support member, each side frame having forward strut means, rear strut means and vertical strut means, the forward strut means comprising an upper section and a lower section pivotally connected to each other to allow folding and unfolding, the support member being slidably mounted on the lower section, and including a strut means pivotally attached to the upper section and the support means, such that when the buggy is folded from an unfolded state to a folded state, the strut means causes the support member to slide down the lower section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventor: Graham Church
  • Publication number: 20050120522
    Abstract: A seat attaching means for connecting a non-rigid push chair seat to a push chair frame said attaching means including an elongate member, attachable to at least one of the side edges of the seat, and the seat attaching means including a corresponding groove in the frame, into which the elongate member is inserted. The elongate member includes a planar part and an enlarged part, the planar part being attachable along at least one of the side edges of the seat and the enlarged part being insertable in the corresponding groove in the frame. The elongate member is insertable in a first corresponding groove in the frame and in a second corresponding groove in the frame, the first and second corresponding grooves being separated by a hinge. The first and second grooves are co-linear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Graham Church, Michael Peters
  • Publication number: 20050110308
    Abstract: A foldable push chair having two side frames, each side frame having a forward strut means and a rear strut means attached at its uppermost end to the forward strut means, and base strut means linking the rear and forward strut means, wherein the forward strut means comprises an upper section and a lower section, pivotally connected by connection means, the connection means allowing the upper section and lower section to pivot relative to each other, between a folded state and an unfolded state, the upper and lower sections being parallel and co-linear when the push chair is in the unfolded state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Graham Church, Michael Peters
  • Patent number: D486098
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Armon Ltd.
    Inventor: Graham Church
  • Patent number: D344701
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: Maclaren Limited
    Inventor: Graham Church