STROLLER
A stroller includes a main frame, a seat, a wheel set, a tray, and a steer grip. The main frame has a handle bar. The seat is disposed on the main frame for holding an infant. The wheel set is attached to the main frame. The tray is disposed on the main frame corresponding to the handle bar. The steer grip projects from a side of the tray and is separate from the handle bar.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/458,169, which was filed on Nov. 18, 2010, and is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a stroller, and more specifically, to a stroller having a steer grip for one-hand steering.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In general, a conventional stroller includes a main frame having a handle bar for pushing, an infant seat, and front and rear sets of wheels. Typically, the rear sets of wheels are fixed in orientation, while the front sets of wheels serve as castors to be able to pivot in any direction. While a caregiver pushes the stroller on a road, especially on a bumpy road, the stroller is less stable directionally due to the pivotable wheels. Although any instability caused by the pivotable wheels can be compensated by gripping the handle bar via the caregiver's two hands, the said two-hand operation may cause the caregiver much inconvenience when the caregiver is confronted with a situation where it is desirable to be able to operate the stroller with a single hand.
Therefore, a handle grip for one-hand steering is applied to a stroller to solve the said problem. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,988,669 discloses a handle grip respectively connected to a handle bar and a tray of a stroller for one-hand steering of the stroller. However, in this design, the handle grip additionally occupies gripping space on the handle bar at connection of the handle grip and the handle bar. Thus, this design is inconvenient for the caregiver when the caregiver wants to grip the handle bar to push the stroller.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThus, an objective of the present invention is to provide a stroller having a steer grip for one-hand steering to solve the aforesaid problems.
The present invention provides a stroller includes a main frame, a seat, a wheel set, a tray, and a steer grip. The main frame has a handle bar. The seat is disposed on the main frame for holding an infant. The wheel set is attached to the main frame. The tray is disposed on the main frame corresponding to the handle bar. The steer grip projects from a side of the tray and is separate from the handle bar.
These and other objectives of the present invention will no doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment that is illustrated in the various figures and drawings.
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Furthermore, in this embodiment, the steer grip 20 preferably includes a connecting portion 24 and a grip portion 26. The connecting portion 24 is extendedly formed from the side of the tray 18, and the grip portion 26 is detachably connected to the connecting portion 24 (e.g. by a screw-locking method). The grip portion 26 is preferably made of skidproof material (e.g. rubber) and has a plurality of protruding bars 28 arranged alternately, so that the caregiver can hold the steer grip 20 more comfortably and securely.
To be noted, the grip portion 26 can also be integrally formed with the connecting portion 24 instead of being detachably connected to the connecting portion 24 as shown in
Compared with the prior art, the present invention utilizes the design that the steer grip projects from the side of the tray and is separate from the handle bar. In such a manner, when the caregiver is confronted with a situation where it is desirable to be able to operate the stroller with a single hand, the caregiver can just hold the steer grip for easily achieving one-hand steering of the stroller. Accordingly, operational flexibility and use convenience of the stroller can be further enhanced. Furthermore, as mentioned above, since the steer grip is separate from the handle bar, the present invention can prevent the steer grip from occupying gripping space on the handle bar. In other words, the present invention can further keep the handle bar clear to provide more gripping placements for the caregiver when the caregiver wants to grip the handle bar to steer the stroller, so as to solve the problem aforementioned in the prior art.
Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of the device and method may be made while retaining the teachings of the invention. Accordingly, the above disclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes and bounds of the appended claims.
Claims
1. A stroller comprising:
- a main frame having a handle bar;
- a seat disposed on the main frame for holding an infant;
- a wheel set attached to the main frame;
- a tray disposed on the main frame corresponding to the handle bar; and
- a steer grip projecting from a side of the tray;
- wherein the steer grip is separate from the handle bar.
2. The stroller of claim 1, wherein the steer grip is aligned with a center line of the tray.
3. The stroller of claim 1, wherein the steer grip is tilted downwardly or upwardly relative to the tray.
4. The stroller of claim 1, wherein the steer grip comprises a connecting portion and a grip portion, the connecting portion is extendedly formed from the side of the tray, and the grip portion is detachably connected to or integrally formed with the connecting portion.
5. The stroller of claim 4, wherein the grip portion is made of skidproof material.
6. The stroller of claim 4, wherein the grip portion has a plurality of protruding bars arranged alternately.
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 17, 2011
Publication Date: Nov 22, 2012
Inventor: Justin L. Rigg (Narvon, PA)
Application Number: 13/298,314
International Classification: B62B 7/04 (20060101);