Occupant Seating Type (e.g., Baby Carriages) Patents (Class 280/47.38)
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Patent number: 6679506Abstract: A combined shopping cart stroller having cargo carrying and passenger carrying capabilities is provided. The shopping cart stroller comprises a frame supported on wheels for rolling movement, a seat mounted to the frame and being shiftable between an unfolded position in which the seat is positioned to support the passenger and a folded position in which the folded seat defines a portion of a forward cargo area, a rearward cargo area defined by a rearward portion of the frame, and a lower cargo area defined by a lower portion of the frame.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2003Date of Patent: January 20, 2004Assignee: Ohio Steel Industries, Inc.Inventors: Dana J. Koppes, Eric J. Fickas, Vincent A. Gioia, Rodger Hays, Joni Hill, Paul P. Kolada, Thomas P. Martini, Jon M. Provencher, Kevin J. Vititoe
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Patent number: 6663122Abstract: A stroller frame has a steering device, two front wheel support rods, and two front wheels. The steering device is disposed on the front wheel support rods. The steering device has a positioning device, a front base seat, a shock absorbing device, and a pair of shock absorbers. The positioning device has two positioning blocks, two sleeves, and a connection bar. The front base seat has two side link devices, a center block, two front protruded blocks, a connection rod, and two lugs. Each lug is disposed on an end of the corresponding side link device. The connection rod is disposed between the lugs. The shock absorbing device is disposed between the connection bar and the center block. Each shock absorber is disposed between the corresponding sleeve and the corresponding front protruded block.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2002Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Inventor: Wan-Hsing Lin
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Patent number: 6663121Abstract: An interconnected rotary system with built-in suspension is provided for baby prams, intended to provide a use of only two wheels with interconnected steering. This system consists of two rotary suspension blocks (2) supporting the wheels (1) fixed to the chassis on (X) with a suspension spring (5) inside the rotary block (2) and with the rotary points (Y) on which a steering bar (3) is articulated. This new system will allow the use of larger wheels, increasing both the baby and user's comfort.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2001Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Assignee: Bebecar - Utilidades para Crianca, LDAInventors: Emanuel Fernando Oliveira Santos, Valdemar Antunes Ferreira
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Publication number: 20030227149Abstract: A child car seat attached to a dolly with the dolly having a handle attached to the dolly near the rear of the dolly. A wheel is attached to the dolly below the handle, and all components of the invention are constructed so that the overall center of gravity for the invention when a child typical of those who use child car seats occupies the child car seat will be in front of and near an imaginary vertical line drawn through the center of rotation for said wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2002Publication date: December 11, 2003Inventor: Paul W. Budge
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Publication number: 20030218306Abstract: A juvenile stroller includes a stroller frame having an armrest. A saddlebag container includes a thermally insulated case and a connector coupled to the armrest to anchor the thermally insulated case to the armrest.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2002Publication date: November 27, 2003Inventors: Keith Dixon, Edmund M. Apperson, Paul T. Zink, Andrew Mendenhall
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Publication number: 20030209873Abstract: Wheelchairs typically have a pair of side frames consisting of upright tubular members at the front and back joined by tubular top and bottom rails. Castor type wheels are swivellably mounted at the lower end of the front upright members and the rear upright members are usually connected directly or indirectly to rear wheels of the wheelchair. A joint at the bottom front corner of the side frame comprises a moulded connector having a generally tubular portion which fits over the end of the upright and includes a projecting spigot which fits inside the lower tubular rail. The connector includes a reinforcing web extending between the top of the spigot and the tubular portion and a lower supporting lug. The end of the rail is shaped to fit around and embrace the reinforcing web and the supporting lug.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2003Publication date: November 13, 2003Applicant: REMPLOY LIMITEDInventor: David Oliver Batty
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Patent number: 6641164Abstract: An infant-seat holder, such as a stroller assembly, includes a frame having transversely-spaced-apart side members and includes a bumper bar having ends attached to the side members. A securing device releasably secures the infant seat to the frame. The securing device includes a first strap having a first end attached to the frame. A method removably attaches the infant seat to the infant-seat holder. An infant-seat holder is obtained having a bumper bar and a first strap. The infant seat is nested in the infant-seat holder against the bumper bar. The infant seat is releasably secured to the infant-seat holder using at least the first strap.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2001Date of Patent: November 4, 2003Assignee: Evenflo Company, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. Wood, Jesse A. Fourt
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Publication number: 20030201617Abstract: An accessory bridge, having a storage compartment, adapted to be secured to the upper portion of the handle of a stroller, above a so-called “parent console;” and a stroller including such an accessory bridge. The accessory bridge preferably is secured at its bottom to the top of the console, and at its top to the handgrip portion of the handle. The storage compartment may be within a tilt-out bin that is accessible from the rear, such that it can be accessed when the stroller is open, as well as when it is folded. A front opening allows the dispensing of articles (e.g., tissues) carried by the accessory bridge.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2003Publication date: October 30, 2003Applicant: Graco Children's Products Inc.Inventors: Curtis M. Hartenstine, Gregg R. Espenshade, Jonathan M. Pacella
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Publication number: 20030189304Abstract: A full-function modularized assembly structure of a wheelchair includes two upper transverse tubes and two lower transverse tubes mounted between two sided front module connecting members and two sided rear module connecting members, thereby forming the main frame of the wheelchair. The front wheel and the rear wheel may be respectively mounted on the upper transverse tube and the lower transverse tube at different horizontal positions and different vertical heights, so that the distance between the front wheel and the rear wheel may be adjusted arbitrarily.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2002Publication date: October 9, 2003Inventors: Zen-Jye Chen, Hsiang-Suen Lin, Wen-Huei Chung, Shsu-Tung Chu, Chi-Ming Shih, Ju-Pin Li
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Patent number: 6626446Abstract: An arrangement used with perambulators or shopping-carts, comprising a chassis (2) having wheels and supporting a bed, a seat or a basket crib (11). The chassis (2) is constituted by two main sections, a front section (12) and a rear section (13), the latter (13) being arranged to carry out a swinging movement relatively to the front section (12) around a substantially vertical axis (14) for the purpose of improving the maneuverability of the pram (1) in narrow spaces.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2001Date of Patent: September 30, 2003Inventor: Hassan Yosef
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Publication number: 20030178800Abstract: A laundry hamper assembly. A hamper, having a bottom floor and a top portion, features a container disposed in its top portion. The container and the bottom floor define a cavity for storing articles of clothing. The container in the hamper is configured to hold laundry supplies. Ventilation grills are defined in the hamper between the container and the bottom floor, allowing air to flow from the cavity to the outside of the hamper. Other elements improve the mobility of the hamper assembly, and secure the contents of both the hamper and its containers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2002Publication date: September 25, 2003Inventor: David Lee Fite
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Patent number: 6607200Abstract: A stroller device for transporting a child who is too large for a baby stroller. The stroller device includes a first panel and a second panel each having a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge wherein the first and second edges are positioned opposite to each other. A container has a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, and a pair of side walls. The container has an open top side. The container is attached to and positioned between the first and second panels such that the bottom wall is generally coplanar with the first and second panels. Each of a pair of wheel assemblies is attached to one of the first and second panels. A handle assembly is attached to the upper surface of the first panel. A seat member is attached to the handle assembly and extends over the container.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2001Date of Patent: August 19, 2003Inventor: Sonja E. Bridges
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Patent number: 6595583Abstract: A structure for coupling a safety car seat or a stroller seat with a stroller to allow users to use two hands to grasp two sides of the safety car seat or stroller seat and to press a pushbutton adjacent to the palm to release a latch mechanism located below the seat without other people's help. The latch mechanism includes a pushbutton and a latch block. The pushbutton is located beside the handles at two sides of the safety car seat or stroller seat so that a user may grasp two sides of the stroller seat and press the pushbuttons and transmit the pressing force through a transmission mechanism to the latch block and to turn the latch block to release the seat.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2001Date of Patent: July 22, 2003Assignee: Link Treasure Ltd.Inventor: Hung-Chung Hou
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Publication number: 20030132612Abstract: The present invention provides a stroller having a programmable information module. The information module is configured to provide at least one user-programmable function. The information module communicates with a display unit to display, for example, power on, a timer start/stop control, ambient temperature, distance walked/jogged, a calorie count, a timer, a speed, or other desired information. In one embodiment, the stroller includes a collapsible frame wherein the programmable information module is attached to the handle frame and is configured to provide at least one user-programmable function. The stroller can have front right, front left, rear right, and rear left legs pivotally connected to the handle frame and a seat frame that has an intermediate bar and right and left arms that extend from the intermediate bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2003Publication date: July 17, 2003Applicant: Graco Children's Products Inc.Inventors: Robert T. Pike, Dennis Stauffer
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Patent number: 6592132Abstract: A moveable load-carrying assembly including a chassis (1) having a plurality of wheels (6) arranged as a first wheel set and a second wheel set, each wheel (6) being rotatable and swivellable relative to the chassis (1); the wheels (6) of the first wheel set being connected by a first linkage (21), and the wheels (6) of the second wheel set being connected by a second linkage (22); and wherein one of the wheels (6) of the second wheel set is linked to the opposite one of the wheels (6) of the first wheel set by a link (11) such that when one of the wheels (6) of the first wheel set is swivelled in one direction relative to the chassis (1), all the wheels (6) of the first wheel set swivel in that direction in unison, and all the wheels (6) of the second wheel set swivel in the opposite direction in unison. Means are included to provide three distinct modes of operation for a wheel set, the modes corresponding to straight-line travel, fully-steerable travel and a braking mode.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2002Date of Patent: July 15, 2003Inventor: Alan Leslie Bidwell
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Publication number: 20030122332Abstract: The invention relates to a small vehicle, particularly a wheel chair, comprising a chassis having a monocoque-type main body to which arms for supporting wheels are coupled and at which a seat component can be attached. The main body is designed as a monolith and preferably is manufactured from an extruded profile of aluminium or an aluminium alloy, or is made of wound sheet metal or of plastic. Four arms for two freely pivotable supporting wheels and two driving wheels are springably coupled to said main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2002Publication date: July 3, 2003Inventors: Bernd Engels, Stefan Lippert, Jorg Sattele, Thomas Birmanns
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Patent number: 6581957Abstract: A foldable stroller includes a main frame with two front legs and two suspending rods pivoted, to the front legs to be turnable between folded and unfolded positions. Two handle rods are pivoted to two linking levers which are mounted pivotally to the suspending rods so as to be turnable relative to the main frame. A guarding rail has two pivoted ends pivoted to the handle rods. A backrest frame has two lower stile ends pivoted to the linking levers. A holding member is secured to the guarding rail and the backrest frame. Thus, when the handle rods are pushed forward, downward movement of the guarding rail induces a force to the holding member so as to fold the backrest frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2002Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Inventor: Red Lan
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Patent number: 6581945Abstract: A wheeled carrier device is provided which, in one embodiment, includes a plurality of foldable walls supported on a base member and movable between an erected state wherein the walls define a carrier space and a collapsed state wherein the walls are folded on top of the base member. The carrier device has at least two wheels and a wheel mounting assembly pivotably mounts the wheels on the device on opposite sides thereof such that, in one embodiment, the wheels are movable through 270° from a first, operative position wherein the wheels support the carrier device and a second, inoperative position wherein upon release of a latching mechanism the wheels are folded over on top of the folded walls in the collapsed state thereof. A handle is affixed to the carrier device and is movable between an operative state wherein the handle can be used to pull the carrier device and an inoperative state wherein the handle is stowed in substantially flush relation with the remainder of the carrier.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2000Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Inventor: Richard N. Shapiro
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Patent number: 6561537Abstract: A stroller includes a stroller frame, a wheel unit mounted on the stroller frame, a resistance providing unit mounted on the stroller frame for providing resistance against rotation of the wheel unit, and a resistance adjusting member connected to the resistance providing unit for adjusting the resistance.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2001Date of Patent: May 13, 2003Inventor: Chin-Chiao Chen
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Patent number: 6561526Abstract: A stroller with attachable seat assembly for providing a seat selectively attachable or extendable from a stroller to permit sitting when attending to a baby in the stroller. The stroller with attachable seat assembly includes a seat assembly attachable or extendable from a stroller. The seat assembly includes a frame, a sheet of material for supporting a user, and legs extendable from the frame to support the frame over a support surface. Alternatively, the frame may be easily fully detached and stored in a storage pocket on the stroller or pivotally connected to the stroller to permit retracting and extending of the frame between a storage position and a use position.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2002Date of Patent: May 13, 2003Inventor: Benjamin C. Towns
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Patent number: 6557871Abstract: An adjustable seat back arrangement for stroller includes two inclination locking devices for selectively locking up a back support on two construction bars respectively, wherein each of the inclination locking devices includes a first and second locking members vertically and spacedly provided between the back support and the respective construction bar and a sliding locker adapted for locking up the first and second locking elements for adjusting a distance between the back support and the respective construction bar so as to adjust an inclined angle between the back support and the seat support.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2001Date of Patent: May 6, 2003Inventor: Ben Ming Hsia
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Patent number: 6557870Abstract: A direction limiting structure of a stroller front wheel includes a control lever and an elastic member. The control lever is pivoted to a connecting block supporting the wheel axle, and has a pointed end and an engaging part. The elastic member is attached to the connecting block form a lower end, and has an upper convex part and a middle concave part. The limiting structure further has an engaging gap on an outer side of a support rod of the stroller, which a pivotal rod part of the connecting block passes through. The control lever can be pivoted to a locking position where the pointed end is in the middle concave part of the elastic member and where the engaging part abuts the lower edge of the support rod; when the direction of the wheel changes for the engaging part to face the engaging gap, the elastic member will further bias the pointed end downwards, making the engaging part move into the engaging gap to prevent the direction of the wheel from changing.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2001Date of Patent: May 6, 2003Inventor: Ying-Hsiung Cheng
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Publication number: 20030071442Abstract: A detachable mounting arrangement, for a stroller front guard adapted to transversely extend from a seat frame of the stroller to form a front boundary thereof, includes two joint members provided at two ends of the front guard for detachably mounting on the seat frame, wherein each of the joint members has a base joint having two supporting walls to mounted on the seat frame. Each joint member further has at least a locking slot provided on one of the supporting walls and has an opening formed at an edge of the respective supporting wall. Two locking shanks, which are provided on two sides of the seat frame, each has a neck portion protruded from the seat frame and arranged to slide into the locking slot so as to lock up the joint member on said seat frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2001Publication date: April 17, 2003Inventor: Ben M. Hsia
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Patent number: 6547265Abstract: A wheelchair apparatus that provides an unobstructed seating platform for loading and unloading the user; that does not require a caregiver to lift the user's entire body during transfer on to or off of the chair; that provides a seating platform that can be positioned directly over a bed thereby eliminating the need to carry or move a patient over a gap or across an entire bed; and that reduces the number of necessary transfers on and off the chair during a twenty-four hour period by providing an integral toileting platform thereby allowing the chaired user to stay in the chair while using a pre-existing toilet.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2001Date of Patent: April 15, 2003Inventors: John Enge, Eupha Lynne Coleman
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Publication number: 20030062709Abstract: An adjustable knuckle has a first knuckle member having a first cable guide and a second knuckle member having a second cable guide. The second knuckle member is rotatable relative to the first knuckle member so that a plurality of angular positions can be established between the first and second knuckle members. First and second cable slack absorption members, such as pulleys, are disposed on the first knuckle member in first and second predetermined positions. The first and second cable slack absorption members are located and dimensioned so that a cable, passing from the first cable guide to the second cable guide, wraps thereon when an angle between the first knuckle member and the second knuckle member changes from a first angle, at which the cable passes between the first and second cable absorption members with a minimum of deflection by either of the first and second cable absorption members, to a second angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2001Publication date: April 3, 2003Inventor: Daniel N. Newhard
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Publication number: 20030057669Abstract: A stroller includes a front leg unit, first and second shock absorbing units, and a bridging member. The first shock absorbing unit includes an upper seat member that is connected to the front leg unit via the bridging member, and a pair of lower movable members that are connected to a front wheel unit and that are movable in a second axis toward and away from the upper seat member so as to absorb shock transmitted from the front wheel unit in the second axis when an external force is applied to the front wheel unit. The second shock absorbing unit includes at least one urging member that abuts against the bridging member and the upper seat member so as to oscillate between compression and extension strokes and so as to absorb shock transmitted from the front wheel unit in a third axis that is perpendicular to the second axis when the external force is applied to the front wheel unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2002Publication date: March 27, 2003Inventor: Red Lan
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Patent number: 6530591Abstract: A frame structure for baby stroller is constructed to include a rear seat frame bar adapted to support a rear seat, a front seat frame adapted to support a front seat, the front seat frame having a curved middle section extended downwards and then backwards below the elevation of the rear seat frame bar and supporting a footplate for the standing of a child behind the rear seat frame bar, and a backrest frame bar pivoted to the front seat frame bar and locked in one of a series of tilted positions.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2001Date of Patent: March 11, 2003Inventor: Mien Chen Huang
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Patent number: 6527294Abstract: A convertible tandem stroller includes a releasable lateral and longitudinal coupling system for permitting cojoint and independent movement of a pair of strollers. The coupling system does not have to be removed and stowed for independent operation. To permit compact lateral coupling of the strollers one of the front wheels may be raised during tandem operation by a hinge assembly and tethering connector.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2001Date of Patent: March 4, 2003Inventors: Mark Everett Brewington, Kim L. M. Brewington
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Patent number: 6523840Abstract: A combined shopping cart stroller having cargo carrying and passenger carrying capabilities is provided. The shopping cart stroller comprises a frame supported on wheels for rolling movement, a seat mounted to the frame and being shiftable between an unfolded position in which the seat is positioned to support the passenger and a folded position in which the folded seat defines a portion of a forward cargo area, a rearward cargo area defined by a rearward portion of the frame, and a lower cargo area defined by a lower portion of the frame.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2000Date of Patent: February 25, 2003Assignee: Ohio Steel CorporationInventors: Dana J. Koppes, Eric J. Fickas, Vincent A. Gioia, Rodger Hays, Joni Hill, Paul P. Kolada, Thomas P. Martini, Jon M. Provencher, Kevin J. Vititoe
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Publication number: 20030025301Abstract: A folding wagon assembly for enhanced portability and compact storage. The folding wagon assembly includes a wagon assembly comprising a folding bottom panel assembly and an upper rail assembly positioned in spaced relationship above the bottom panel assembly. Netting extends between the bottom panel assembly and the upper rail assembly to form a cargo compartment of the wagon. A pair of side members extend between the bottom panel assembly and the upper rail assembly. The upper rail assembly and the bottom panel assembly are each hingably coupled to the side members such that the upper rail assembly and the bottom panel assembly are foldable for compactly storing the wagon. A plurality of wheel assemblies are coupled to the bottom panel assembly for supporting the cargo compartment. A handle extends from the upper rail for facilitating movement of the cargo compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2000Publication date: February 6, 2003Inventor: Henry Banuelos
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Patent number: 6513817Abstract: A shopping cart suitable for storage and conveyance of a conventional capacity of food or other products while also transporting and entertaining at least one child. The shopping cart has at least one storage basket, as well as a body integrally mounted below and forward of the basket. The body simulates a vehicle to provide a relatively easier shopping experience for the guardian and a more enjoyable shopping experience for the child. Additional features include the use of a swing arm to improve passenger safety, and bumpers to protect the cart and body from collision and abrasion.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2002Date of Patent: February 4, 2003Assignee: McCue CorporationInventors: David S. McCue, Christopher R. Hickey, David Burghart, Blake Jarrett, Adam P. Stevens
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Publication number: 20030011155Abstract: An adjustable seat back arrangement for stroller includes two inclination locking devices for selectively locking up a back support on two construction bars respectively, wherein each of the inclination locking devices includes a first and second locking members vertically and spacedly provided between the back support and the respective construction bar and a sliding locker adapted for locking up the first and second locking elements for adjusting a distance between the back support and the respective construction bar so as to adjust an inclined angle between the back support and the seat support.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2001Publication date: January 16, 2003Inventor: Ben Ming Hsia
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Patent number: 6499749Abstract: An inflatable stroller wheel arrangement incorporated with a stroller includes a pair of driving wheel assemblies rotatably attached to two bottom portions of two first leg frames of the stroller respectively and a pair of steering wheel assemblies rotatably and coaxially attached to two bottom ends of two second leg frames of the stroller respectively. Each steering wheel assembly includes a wheel axle, a coupling hub for rotatably coupling the respective second leg frame with the wheel axle, and a pair of steering wheels rotatable mounted on two ends of the wheel axle. Each steering wheel includes rim frame having a stem hole coaxially mounted on the end of the wheel axle, a wheel tire encirclingly mounted on the rim frame, and an inflatable bladder received in the wheel tire having a valve stem extended to an exterior of the rim frame through the stem hole.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2001Date of Patent: December 31, 2002Inventor: Ben M. Hsia
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Publication number: 20020195784Abstract: A direction limiting structure of a stroller front wheel includes a control lever and an elastic member. The control lever is pivoted to a connecting block supporting the wheel axle, and has a pointed end and an engaging part. The elastic member is attached to the connecting block form a lower end, and has an upper convex part and a middle concave part. The limiting structure further has an engaging gap on an outer side of a support rod of the stroller, which a pivotal rod part of the connecting block passes through. The control lever can be pivoted to a locking position where the pointed end is in the middle concave part of the elastic member and where the engaging part abuts the lower edge of the support rod; when the direction of the wheel changes for the engaging part to face the engaging gap, the elastic member will further bias the pointed end downwards, making the engaging part move into the engaging gap to prevent the direction of the wheel from changing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2001Publication date: December 26, 2002Inventor: Ying-Hsiung Cheng
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Patent number: 6497424Abstract: An ice chest or portable cooler is combined with a child stroller to transport small children in seat assemblies that are integral with the lid or cover of the cooler. The ice chest-stroller rolls along on a front and rear axle/wheel assembly and can be either pulled by means of a retractable tow bar or pushed by means of a fold-down push handle. Convenient drawer storage units are located under the front and rear child seats on top of the cooler body lid. To access food and beverages inside the cooler, the entire lid assembly with storage drawers and child seats is lifted up from the top on a hinge attached to the side of the lid assembly and cooler body.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 1999Date of Patent: December 24, 2002Inventors: Tarron L. Gartner, Robin L. Donsky
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Publication number: 20020175498Abstract: A connecting device for linking an auxiliary member, such as a tray or a front handrail, to a baby carrier. The connecting device is capable of making the auxiliary member pivotally movable between a usage position across the first and second side arm and a storage position in front of one of the side arm of the baby carrier. It reduces possibilities of nipping or injury to the occupant's fingers.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2002Publication date: November 28, 2002Applicant: LINK TREASURE LIMITEDInventors: Cheng-Fan Yang, Lung-Yin Lin, Kuang-Neng Cheng
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Publication number: 20020171215Abstract: A carrier to transport a person in sitting position along with luggage, miscellaneous small articles and, when needed a gas cylinder and a holder to drip feed a patient. The carrier with a manually operable fail safe brake and foot rests that are tilted up and foldable whereby one being transported cannot stand on the foot rests and tip the unit but folds the foot rests to allow standing on the floor. The carrier may be stored in a normal cart space and is suitable for use in hospitals, airports etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2002Publication date: November 21, 2002Inventor: William P. Williamson
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Publication number: 20020167140Abstract: The present invention provides a stroller having a programmable information module. The information module is configured to provide at least one user-programmable function. The information module communicates with a display unit to display, for example, power on, a timer start/stop control, ambient temperature, distance walked/jogged, a calorie count, a timer, a speed, or other desired information. In one embodiment, the stroller includes a collapsible frame wherein the programmable information module is attached to the handle frame and is configured to provide at least one user-programmable function. The stroller can have front right, front left, rear right, and rear left legs pivotally connected to the handle frame and a seat frame that has an intermediate bar and right and left arms that extend from the intermediate bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2001Publication date: November 14, 2002Inventors: Robert T. Pike, Dennis Stauffer
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Patent number: 6478327Abstract: A stroller has a retractable canopy frame, which can be accomplished by mounting the canopy frame to a seat support frame extending rearwardly beyond the pivoting connection to the stroller rear legs. The stroller also has a remote hinge-lock actuator incorporated into an upper tray connected between the push arm portion of the stroller frame. The stroller also has an infant carrier securing mechanism that allows the infant car carrier to be attached to the stroller and provide at least two tilt positions.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2000Date of Patent: November 12, 2002Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.Inventors: Curtis M. Hartenstine, Robert T. Pike
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Patent number: 6478503Abstract: A locking device for a handrest of a stroller includes two connecting tubes secured to the front of the stroller and two pairs of locking members. The pairs of locking members are movably received in a respective one of the tubes; the locking members have lower button parts passing through lateral holes of the tubes to show, and are pivoted to the tubes from middle portions with upper engaging portions being movably received in recesses of inner sides of the tubes. An elastic member is disposed between lower parts of each pair of locking members to bias the upper engaging portions towards the center of the tube. Thus, a handrest having engaging protrusions at two ends can be locked with the tubes by means of passing the engaging protrusions into the tube to engage the upper engaging portions of the locking members. The handrest becomes removable from the tubes when the lower button parts are pressed inwardly of the tubes to disengage the upper engaging portions from the engaging protrusions of the handrest.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2001Date of Patent: November 12, 2002Assignee: Pao-Hsien ChengInventor: Ying-Hsiung Cheng
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Publication number: 20020163150Abstract: A carrier to transport a person in sitting position along with luggage, miscellaneous small articles and, when needed a gas cylinder and a holder to drip feed a patient. The carrier with a manually operable fail safe brake and foot rests that are tilted up and foldable whereby one being transported cannot stand on the foot rests and tip the unit but folds the foot rests to allow standing on the floor. The carrier may be stored in a normal cart space and is suitable for use in hospitals, airports etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2001Publication date: November 7, 2002Inventor: William P. Willamson
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Patent number: 6474664Abstract: The present invention relates to a stroller stand for preventing a stroller from tipping over backward. The stroller stand is designed for lightweight, foldable strollers known as “umbrella” strollers. Strollers often tip over backward when a child is removed from the stroller seat before bags or packages present weighing on the stroller handles are removed. The stroller stand consists of an elongated member or stand that is attached to the stroller and folds up to a stored position that is flush with the frame of the stroller. When deployed, the stroller stand extends diagonally from the back of the stroller and touches the ground, acting to counterbalance any additional weight of the handles of the stroller. The stroller stand is lightweight and attaches to various types of stroller frames with customized adapters.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2000Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Inventors: Dana Lowey Luttway, Matthew T. Hayduk
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Publication number: 20020158436Abstract: An inflatable stroller wheel arrangement incorporated with a stroller includes a pair of driving wheel assemblies rotatably attached to two bottom portions of two first leg frames of the stroller respectively and a pair of steering wheel assemblies rotatably and coaxially attached to two bottom ends of two second leg frames of the stroller respectively. Each steering wheel assembly includes a wheel axle, a coupling hub for rotatably coupling the respective second leg frame with the wheel axle, and a pair of steering wheels rotatably mounted on two ends of the wheel axle. Each steering wheel includes rim frame having a stem hole coaxially mounted on the end of the wheel axle, a wheel tire encirclingly mounted on the rim frame, and an inflatable bladder received in the wheel tire having a valve stem extended to an exterior of the rim frame through the stem hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2001Publication date: October 31, 2002Inventor: Ben M. Hsia
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Publication number: 20020125666Abstract: A moveable load-carrying assembly including a chassis (1) having a plurality of wheels (6) arranged as a first wheel set and a second wheel set, each wheel (6) being rotatable and swivellable relative to the chassis (1); the wheels (6) of the first wheel set being connected by a first linkage (21), and the wheels (6) of the second wheel set being connected by a second linkage (22); and wherein one of the wheels (6) of the second wheel set is linked to the opposite one of the wheels (6) of the first wheel set by a link (11) such that when one of the wheels (6) of the first wheel set is swivelled in one direction relative to the chassis (1), all the wheels (6) of the first wheel set swivel in that direction in unison, and all the wheels (6) of the second wheel set swivel in the opposite direction in unison. Means are included to provide three distinct modes of operation for a wheel set, the modes corresponding to straight-line travel, fully-steerable travel and a braking mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2002Publication date: September 12, 2002Inventor: Alan Leslie Bidwell
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Patent number: 6447001Abstract: A detachable hand bar and foot step arrangement for a stroller for carrying an extra young child standing thereon includes a platform supported between a swinging bar and a back supporting stem of a back frame of the stroller such that a downward force which is the young child's weight applied on the platform is capable of evenly dispensing on the stroller in order to prevent the platform from insupportably breaking. The detachable hand bar is capable of adjusting its angle and location along a handle according to the standing position of the young child such that the young child is able to fitly hold the hand bar in the standing position.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2000Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Inventor: Ben M. Hsia
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Patent number: 6446990Abstract: A stroller push cart (1) for a young infant, including an infant carrier (2) and a frame (3) equipped with wheels (23) on which the infant carrier can be mounted. The infant carrier (2) includes a shell (5) and a handle (6) and presents a relatively rigid structure. The ends of the handle (6) are mounted in a pivoting fashion on opposite sides of the infant carrier (2). Assembly and locking mechanisms are arranged in part on the infant carrier (2) and in part on the frame (3). The disembly and locking mechanisms selectively interconnect to permit detachable installation of the infant carrier (2) on the frame (3). The frame (3) includes pivotally connected supports (20, 21) and is without a handle.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 1999Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Assignee: Team TexInventors: Franck Nania, Shlomi Tal
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Patent number: 6443467Abstract: A baby stroller with a plurality of interchangeable front wheel support structures. The plurality of interchangeable front wheel support structures includes one swivel structure and one parallel shaft structure. In addition, the interchangeable wheel support structures also include different wheels configured for use on different terrain types.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2000Date of Patent: September 3, 2002Assignee: Racing Strollers, Inc.Inventor: David A. Black
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Patent number: 6443468Abstract: A stroller assembly includes a stroller frame, an axle coupled to the frame, a stroller wheel, and a brake assembly. The wheel is rotatable about the axle and has a hub portion with a radially-aligned hub slot. The brake assembly has a cam and a radially-movable pin. The cam is non-rotatably attached to the axle and has a protrusion. The pin is aligned parallel to the axle, is positioned to follow the cam, and has a first end which is positioned to radially move into and out from the hub slot.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2000Date of Patent: September 3, 2002Assignee: Evenflo Company, Inc.Inventor: Peter F. Eros
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Publication number: 20020109321Abstract: A juvenile stroller includes a stroller frame including a push handle and a thermally insulated container carried on the push handle. In some embodiments, the thermally insulated container is suspended from a console tray mounted on a pair of tubular handle arms included in the push handle. In other embodiments, the thermally insulated container is coupled to a lid frame mounted on the tubular handle arms and a lid is coupled to the lid frame to open and close a top opening into the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2002Publication date: August 15, 2002Inventors: Dennis M. Turner, Andrew Mendenhall, Paul T. Zink, Nancy J. Rasche
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Publication number: 20020109320Abstract: An infant-seat holder, such as a stroller assembly, includes a frame having transversely-spaced-apart side members and includes a bumper bar having ends attached to the side members. A securing device releasably secures the infant seat to the frame. The securing device includes a first strap having a first end attached to the frame. A method removably attaches the infant seat to the infant-seat holder. An infant-seat holder is obtained having a bumper bar and a first strap. The infant seat is nested in the infant-seat holder against the bumper bar. The infant seat is releasably secured to the infant-seat holder using at least the first strap.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2001Publication date: August 15, 2002Inventors: Timothy J. Wood, Jesse A. Fourt