IP Library Granted Patent US 9,108,659
Granted Patent B2
US 9,108,659 · App. 14/195,080 · Granted Aug 18, 2015

Stroller with selectively hidden adapters

Inventor: Chad Allen Sparling (Ortonville, MI)
Assignee: RECARO CHILD SAFETY LLC
B62B9/12
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Patent No.
US 9,108,659
App. No.
14/195,080
Granted
Aug 18, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A stroller may include a frame and at least two adapters. An infant seat may be selectively engaged with the stroller. The frame may have a first side and a second side that generally oppose one another. The adapters may each be configured to selectively engage with the infant seat. One of the adapters may be positioned on the first side of the frame, and a remaining adapter may be positioned on the second side of the frame. The adapters may be rotatable between a first position and a second position. The adapters may be visible and positioned to engage with the infant seat in the first position, and may be substantially hidden from view in the second position.

Claims (22)

1. A stroller, comprising:

a frame having a first side and a second side that generally oppose one another, and a first hub and a second hub located on the first side and the second side of the frame, respectively; and

a moveable arm selectively engaging the frame and rotatable about the first hub and the second hub between a first position and a second position, the moveable arm including

at least two adapters, each of the at least two adapters selectively engaging with an infant seat, wherein one of the at least two adapters is positioned on the first side of the stroller and a second of the at least two adapters is positioned on the second side of the stroller, wherein the at least two adapters are visible and positioned to engage the infant seat in the first position, and are substantially hidden from view in the second position; and

a tray rotatable with the moveable arm such that the tray is positioned downwardly at an angle if the arm is in the first position, and is generally parallel to horizontal if the moveable arm is in the second position.

2. The stroller of claim 1 , wherein the tray includes a cup holder.

3. The stroller of claim 1 , wherein the moveable arm selectively engages with the frame of the stroller at the first hub and the second hub.

4. The stroller of claim 3 , wherein the moveable arm includes a plurality of slidable arms, wherein one of the slidable arms is positioned to selectively engage the first hub and a remaining slidable arm is positioned to selectively engage the second hub.

5. The stroller of claim 3 , wherein the moveable arm includes a plurality of engagement arms, wherein one of the engagement arms is positioned to selectively engage with the first hub and a remaining adapter is positioned to selectively engage with the second hub, and wherein the engagement arms secure the moveable arm in one of the first position and the second position.

6. The stroller of claim 1 , wherein each of the at least two adapters includes a front side and a rear side, and wherein the rear side of each of the at least two adapters includes a mating feature selectively engages the infant seat.

7. A stroller, comprising:

a frame having a first side, a second side, a first hub, and a second hub, wherein the first side and the second side generally oppose one another and the first hub and the second hub are located on the first side and the second side of the stroller, respectively, and the first hub and the second hub each include a first engagement feature and a second engagement feature, wherein the first engagement feature and the second engagement feature of the first hub and the second hub are indentations located within one of the first hub and the second hub; and

at least two adapters, each selectively engaging with an infant seat, wherein one of the at least two adapters is positioned on the first side of the frame and is rotatable about the first hub between a first position and a second position, and a second of the at least two adapter is positioned on the second side of the frame and is rotatable about the second hub between the first position and the second position, and if the at least two adapters are visible, the at least two adapters engage the first indentation of one of the first hub and the second hub and are positioned to engage the infant seat in the first position, and if the at least two adapters are substantially hidden from view, the at least two adapters engage with the second indentation of one of the first hub and the second hub in the second position.

8. The stroller of claim 7 , wherein the at least two adapters are independently rotatable between the first position and the second position.

9. The stroller of claim 8 , wherein the at least two adapters each include a toggle button, and wherein the toggle button secures a corresponding adapter in the first position by engaging the first indentation of either the first hub or the second hub, and the second position by engaging the second indentation of either the first hub or the second hub.

10. The stroller of claim 9 , wherein each of the at least two adapters includes a biasing member, and wherein the biasing member exerts a biasing force against the toggle button to secure a corresponding one of the at least two adapters in either the first position or the second position.

11. The stroller of claim 7 , wherein the stroller selectively engages a carry cot if the at least two adapters are in the second position.

12. A stroller, comprising:

a frame having a first side and a second side that generally oppose one another, and a first hub and a second hub located on the first side and the second side of the frame, respectively; and

a moveable arm selectively engaging the frame and rotatable about the first hub and the second hub between a first position and a second position, the moveable arm including

at least two adapters, each of the at least two adapters selectively engaging with an infant seat, wherein one of the at least two adapters is positioned on the first side of the stroller and a second of the at least two adapters is positioned on the second side of the stroller, wherein the at least two adapters are selectively visible and positioned to engage the infant; and

a tray rotatable with the moveable arm such that the tray is positioned downwardly at an angle if the arm is in the first position, and is generally parallel to horizontal if the moveable arm is in the second position.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2014
From: SPARLING, CHAD ALLEN
To: RECARO CHILD SAFETY LLC
Reel/Frame 032428/0167 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61863103 · Aug 7, 2013
Related Publication 20150042056A1 · Feb 12, 2015