Patents by Inventor Li-chu Chen Huang

Li-chu Chen Huang 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: 5956786
    Abstract: The present application provides an improved playpen that can be transformed into a rocking cradle. The playpen becomes a rocking cradle due to pivoting arcuate tubes fitted to a bottom of the playpen. Therefore, it is easier for the parents to coax infant to sleep comfortably in that type of the playpen. More importantly, the arcuate tubes can readily be pivoted to their first configuration whereby the rocking cradle is converted back into the conventional playpen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Discovery International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Li-Chu Chen Huang
  • Patent number: 5918329
    Abstract: A foldable bed which can be detachably mounted onto a crib has a foldable main frame and a foldable secondary frame pivotally connected with the main frame. The main frame is able to be detachably mounted onto the crib and the secondary frame is able to be detachably and pivotally mounted on top of the main frame. The secondary frame has a fabric mat fitted thereto, onto which a baby can be placed at a height convenient for changing of a diaper. When the folded bed in not in use, it is convenient for the user to dismount the foldable bed from the crib and fold it for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Discover International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Li-Chu Chen Huang
  • Patent number: 5876057
    Abstract: A device for a stroller having a driving member, a driven member and a recovery member is able to control folding and unfolding processes of the stroller easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Discovery International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Li-Chu Chen Huang
  • Patent number: 5871227
    Abstract: A foldable mechanism for use in a stroller enables a user to fold the stroller by only a single foot while both of the user's hands are not available. In addition, the user is also able to fold the stroller by a single hand with a switch mounted on a handle of the stroller through a traction element which is securely connected to a retainer of the foldable mechanism, thus while either the switch or the foldable mechanism is being operated by the user, the other one will also be moved because the traction element is connected therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Inventor: Li-chu Chen Huang
  • Patent number: 5865460
    Abstract: A stroller includes a handle, a foldable mechanism securely connected with the handle, a pair of rear supports pivotally connected with the foldable mechanism and a pair of front supports pivotally connected with said foldable mechanism. The foldable mechanism has an upper controlling member having a pivotal switch received therein and a channel for receiving a coil spring therein and a lower controlling member having a stepped engagement surface provided thereon. A stepped engagement surface is formed on the switch such that the stepped engagement of the switch will match with the stepped engagement surface of the lower controlling member and provide a strong construction configuration when the stroller of the invention is in use and therefore is able to prevent accidental collapse when the stroller is receives a great impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Inventor: Li-chu Chen Huang
  • Patent number: 5865447
    Abstract: A controlling structure of a stroller enabling a user to release a seat includes a driving block and a driven block respectively engaged with each other through respective teeth integrally formed on a respective upper end face and a respective lower end thereof and a wire having a first end thereof securely connected with a control bar and a second end thereof securely connected with the driving block such that when a user pulls the control bar, the driving block will move along in the same direction as the control bar, and the driven block will thus be forced to move sideward. When the driven block is moved sideward, a projection of the driven block originally received within a side hole of an armrest will also be moved out of the side hole. Thus, a seat having a hole defined in respective side thereof and initially having the projection of the driven block received within the hole is able to be lifted by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Inventor: Li-chu Chen Huang
  • Patent number: 5845917
    Abstract: A telescopic handle for a stroller comprises a handle, a pair of middle tubes securely fixed with the handle, a pair of outer tubes each securely fixed with a respective one of the middle tubes and the handle and having a through hole and a pair of inner tubes each movably received within the middle tubes and having a slot and a plurality of holes opposed to the outer tube holes. A controlling device is received within the through hole of each outer tube for determining which of the holes of the inner tube are selected and accordingly lengthen the handle or shorten the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventor: Li-chu Chen Huang
  • Patent number: 5845924
    Abstract: A stroller is designed to have a multi-step foldable mechanism which includes a connector having holes for receiving a back support with a long slot, a locking member having a stepped protrusion, a blocker, a tubular projection and a plate, and a receiving member for pivotally receiving the back support and securely receiving a front support. After the back support is inserted into the connector through the tubular projection of the locking member and one of the holes of the receiving member, a resilient member is inserted into a bottom of the back support and is suspended within the back support by a pin inserted into the locking member and received within the long slot of the back support, such that, when the blocker is lifted upward by a cylindrical projection formed on an outer periphery of an outer tube which is enclosing an arm of a handle, the stroller is folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventor: Li-chu Chen Huang
  • Patent number: 5845963
    Abstract: A walking chair having a pair of opposed arcuate side frames and a front rod pivotally connected with corresponding first distal ends of the arcuate side frames, a rear rod opposed to the front rod and pivotally connected with corresponding second distal ends of the arcuate side frames, such that when a folding device which is provided at joints of the front rod and the first distal ends of the arcuate side frames and of the rear rod and the second distal ends of the arcuate side frames is activated, the arcuate side frames are able to be folded and then positioned in place to allow the arcuate side frames to engage with the ground to allow a walking chair converted into a rocking chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Discovery International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Li-Chu Chen Huang
  • Patent number: 5820140
    Abstract: A stroller is provided to have a "U" shaped handle, a pair of supports pivotally connected with the handle through a joint having a plurality of spaces provided therein for receiving a switch provided on and pivotally connected with the joint and a pair of detachable wheel mechanism respectively and securely mounted on a distal end of each of the support. The stroller is then able to be folded and used as a back-pack to continue to carry a baby within the stroller while walking in the field or over any rough terrain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Link Treasure Limited
    Inventor: Li-chu Chen Huang
  • Patent number: 5813720
    Abstract: A baby walker includes an upper part, a lower part having wheels disposed thereto and two pairs of crosswise connected links connected between the upper part and the lower part, a seat member having a back member received therein and securely connected to the upper part. The upper member has two apertures defined diametrically opposite to each other and two first hooks formed to an underside of a periphery defining each of the apertures. The back member has two second hooks extending therefrom so as to be engaged with the first hooks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: Discovery International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Li-Chu Chen Huang
  • Patent number: 5806877
    Abstract: A stroller is provided to have an adjustable device for changing degree of inclination of a back seat. The adjustable device comprises an adjusting device and a seat back pivotally connected thereto. A user is able to use only one hand to change the inclined angle of the back seat through the linkage between the adjusting device and the backing racket of a tracking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Inventor: Li-chu Chen Huang
  • Patent number: 5781944
    Abstract: A foldable device for a crib enables the crib to be folded for storage. The foldable device includes an upper foldable member to which a number of transverse bars pivotally connected with a number of vertical bars are pivotally connected thereto and a lower foldable member to which a number of transverse arms pivotally connected with the number of vertical bars are pivotally connected therewith. With the upper foldable member and the lower foldable member, the crib of the invention is able to be folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Inventor: Li-chu Chen Huang
  • Patent number: 5775718
    Abstract: A trolley folding assembly includes a driving device and a driven device. A person is able to fold the whole trolley with only one hand by first pressing a safety switch and then pulling a driving rod received within a link of the driving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Inventor: Li-chu Chen Huang
  • Patent number: 5769447
    Abstract: A foldable stroller includes a controlling device mounted to a U-shaped handle tube and a folding device. The controlling device includes a front and rear covers, a disk secured to the central portion of the handle tube and disposed between the front cover and the rear cover, two opposite circumferential grooves each defined at a periphery of the disk, two cables received in respective grooves and an end of each of the cables is secured to the disk. A latch is pivotally mounted to the central portion of the handle tube and is in contact with the disk. The folding device connects an upper end of each of a pair of front members, an upper end of each of a pair of rear members and an associated lower end of side portions of the handle tube and comprises a positioning seat securely mounted to each of the upper ends of the front members. A seat is slidably disposed on the upper end of the positioning seat and defines a first receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Inventor: Li-chu Chen Huang
  • Patent number: 5761755
    Abstract: A crib having a number of upper rods, lower rods and poles securely connected therebetween. The crib is further provided with foldable devices each pivotally connected between two distal ends of the upper rods, plates each pivotally receiving the other two distal ends of said upper rods and securely receiving a distal end of the pole, seats each securely receiving the other end of the pole and pivotally receiving two distal ends of the lower rods, pivoting blocks each pivotally receiving the other two distal ends of said lower rods and a cover enclosing all of the upper rods, the poles and the lower rods and provided with a handle disposed thereon, such that a user is able to fold the crib by lifting upward the handle of the cover after the foldable devices are activated by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Inventor: Li-chu Chen Huang
  • Patent number: 5725238
    Abstract: A stroller with a standing means comprises a handle, a first supporting rod, a second supporting rod pivotally connected with the first supporting rod and having a folding means securely mounted thereon, a guarding rib, a U-shaped rib pivotally connected with the first supporting rod, the second supporting rod and the guarding rib and at least four wheels each connected to a distal end of the first supporting rod and the second supporting rod. The standing means is pivotally connected with the U-shaped rib for providing support to the stroller when the stroller is folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Inventor: Li-Chu Chen Huang
  • Patent number: 5704164
    Abstract: A foldable fence for confining babies includes a plurality of first supporting means, second supporting means, folding means, multiple tubes and supporting rods. The tubes each further have a mid-section with an eccentric member enclosed therein, so that when using the mid-section to extend the length of the tube is completed, turning the tube will make the eccentric member abut a peripheral side wall of the tube and therefore the length of the tube is fixed. The second supporting means provides a clearance for a rivet to move back and forth, so that when the second means abuts against a surface, such as a wall, a resilient member will provide a resilient force to further stabilize the abutting to the wall. The folding means connected between two supporting rods provides a folding mechanism to the foldable fence constructed in accordance with the present invention, such that the foldable fence is folded together to minimize the size when the use of the fence is finished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Inventor: Li-chu Chen Huang
  • Patent number: D402931
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Discovery International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Li-Chu Chen Huang
  • Patent number: D429585
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Link Treasure Limited
    Inventor: Li-Chu Chen Huang