Abstract: A system to transport infant children is provided. The system comprises a chassis having a frame; a pair of rear legs pivotally coupled to the frame at a rear leg pivoting axis; and a pair of front legs, each front leg pivotally coupled to a respective rear leg at a front leg pivoting axis, wherein the rear legs and the front legs are retracted and proximate the frame in a first transport condition, and wherein the rear legs and the front legs are deployable away from the frame to a second transport condition. The system may also comprise an infant car seat coupled to the chassis.

Abstract: An infant transport system is provided, comprising: an infant car seat; and a chassis coupled to the infant car seat. The chassis comprises a frame; a pair of rear legs pivotally coupled to the frame; and a pair of front legs, where each front leg is pivotally coupled to a respective rear leg, and wherein the rear legs and the front legs are retracted and proximate the frame in a first transport condition, and wherein the rear legs and the front legs are deployable away from the frame to a second transport condition. In the first transport condition, the rear legs are releasably secured to the infant car seat and the front legs are releasably secured to the chassis.

Abstract: A convertible stroller is provided that includes a shell configured to support an infant. A pair of rear legs are pivotally coupled to the shell and a pair of front legs are pivotally coupled to a respective rear leg. The rear legs and the front legs are retractable to a first transport condition, and deployable away from the shell to a second transport condition usable as a stroller. A front wheel may be coupled to each front leg that is rotatable about a horizontal axle in the second transport condition. Each front wheel has a post that acts as an axis of rotation in the second transport condition. A cam sleeve is provided that is movably disposed on each post. In a first position, the cam sleeve allows rotation about the axis of rotation, and in the second transport condition prevents rotation of the front wheel about the axis of rotation.

Abstract: A chassis for a convertible infant car seat and stroller assembly is provided comprising: a frame; a pair of rear legs pivotally coupled to the frame and a pair of front legs, each pivotally coupled to a respective rear leg. The rear legs and the front legs are retracted and proximate the frame in a first transport condition usable as in infant car seat, and are deployable away from the frame to a second transport condition usable as a stroller. At least a first spring is coupled between the frame and the front legs, the first spring providing a biasing force to pivot the front legs towards the first transport condition.

Abstract: A system to transport infant children is provided. The system includes a base, a chassis releasably coupled to the base, and an infant car seat releasably coupled to the combination of the chassis and the base. The infant car seat having a first handle operable in a first function to release the infant car seat from the combination of the chassis and the base. The chassis comprises a frame; a pair of rear legs pivotally coupled to the frame at a rear leg pivoting axis; and a pair of front legs, each front leg pivotally coupled to a respective rear leg at a front leg pivoting axis, wherein the rear legs and the front legs are retracted and proximate the frame in a first transport condition, and wherein the rear legs and the front legs are deployable away from the frame to a second transport condition.

Abstract: A convertible infant car seat and stroller assembly is provided, comprising: an infant car seat shell; and a chassis coupled to the infant car seat, comprising: a frame; a pair of rear legs pivotally coupled to the frame; and a pair of front legs, each front leg pivotally coupled to a respective rear leg, wherein the rear legs and the front legs are retracted and proximate the frame in a first transport condition usable as in infant car seat, and wherein the rear legs and the front legs are deployable away from the frame to a second transport condition usable as a stroller; wherein, in the second transport condition, the front legs and the rear legs are releasably secured to the chassis frame in the deployed position to prevent the front legs and the rear legs from pivoting.

Abstract: A system to transport infant children is provided. The system includes a base configured to be secured to a portion of an automobile; a chassis releasably coupled to the base; an infant car seat releasably coupled to the base and the chassis; a first two-function release mechanism in the base and the chassis and operable via a first handle on the chassis and a second two-function release mechanism in the infant car seat and the chassis and operable via a second handle on the infant car seat.

Abstract: A base for an infant transport system is provided. A base for an infant transport system, comprising: a frame configured to be secured to a portion of an automobile, comprising: a forward end; a rearward end; opposed side walls extending in a longitudinal direction from the forward end to the rearward end; an anti-rebound panel extending upwardly from the rearward end and having a top-line edge above the opposed side walls; and a level indicator coupled to the top-line edge.

Abstract: A system to transport infant children is provided. The system includes a base configured to be secured to a portion of an automobile; a chassis independent from the base; a first release mechanism releasably coupling the chassis to the base; an infant car seat independent from the base and the chassis; a second release mechanism releasably coupling the infant car seat to the chassis; wherein the chassis and the infant car seat are releasable from the base as a combined unit upon operation of the first release mechanism; and wherein the infant car seat is releasable from the combined unit of the base and chassis upon operation of the second release mechanism.

Abstract: A base for an infant transport system is provided. The base may include a frame having opposed side walls. In some aspects, the frame is configured to be secured to a portion of an automobile. The base may further include a pair of wheel guards that are each wheel removably coupled to one of the opposed side walls of the frame.

Abstract: A system to transport infant children usable as an integrated unit or with a universal tower attachment system is provided that includes a base configured to be secured to a portion of an automobile; a chassis releasably coupled to the base; and a shell. The shell includes a frame configured to support an infant; a carrying handle movably coupled to the frame at a hub; a first latch operable to selectively, releasably couple the shell to the chassis; and a second latch adjacent the hub to selectively, releasably couple the shell to the tower attachment system. The shell may be selectively coupled to the chassis or to the tower attachment system.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technique of joining two cable racks together in a longitudinal direction thereof. A splice plate is used which has two insertion holes each formed at a position corresponding to a first one of two joint holes in each of adjacent ends of each of two longitudinally-aligned pairs of primary beams of two cable racks, and two lock protrusions each formed at a position corresponding to the other second joint hole, in a manner engageable with the second joint hole. The adjacent ends of the longitudinally-aligned pair of primary beams are joined together by means of engagement between the lock protrusions of the splice plate and the second joint holes of the adjacent ends of the longitudinally-aligned pair of primary beams, and fastening between two bolt and two nuts through the first insertion holes and the insertion holes of the splice plate.

Abstract: A content reproducing apparatus includes: a disc drive device that reproduces content recorded on a recording medium; a network controller that controls data transmission between an external server specified by the content reproduced by the disc drive device; a content protection encoder/decoder unit that: (1) encodes a request to be sent to the external server via a proxy server that decodes the request; and (2) decodes a response from the external server being transmitted in response to the request decoded by the proxy server, the response being encoded by the proxy server; and a controller that controls the network controller and the content protection decode/encoder unit.