Granted Patent B2

US 12,275,449 · App. 18/448,417 · Granted Apr 15, 2025

Inventor: Mark Zehfuss (Glen Allen, VA)

Assignee: Baby Jogger, LLC

B62B9/102B62B7/006B62B7/008B62B7/14B62B9/12B62B9/28B62K5/02B62K27/003B62M1/38B62B3/008B62B7/145B62K13/00

Abstract

Claims (33)

1. A convertible stroller configured for being converted from a single stroller to a double stroller, the stroller comprising:

a stroller frame configured for being adjusted between a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration, the stroller frame comprising: a handle portion; a front wheel support portion; and a back wheel support portion;

at least one front wheel secured directly to the front wheel support portion;

two rear wheels secured to the back wheel support portion;

a first seat removably attached to the stroller frame;

a first seat attachment portion removably attached directly to the stroller frame, wherein a connector portion of the first seat attachment portion does not extend in front of the at least one front wheel, the first seat attachment portion comprising a locking mechanism that is configured to secure the first seat attachment portion to the stroller frame when the stroller frame is in the folded configuration; and

a second seat removably attached to the first seat attachment portion and positioned in front of the first seat;

wherein at least one of the first seat and the second seat is configured for being removably attached to the stroller frame in a forward-facing configuration and a backward-facing configuration; and wherein the first seat and the second seat are positioned such that a center of gravity of the stroller is between the at least one front wheel and the two rear wheels.

2. The stroller of claim 1 , wherein the second seat is positioned over the at least one front wheel.

3. The stroller of claim 1 , wherein the first seat is positioned over the two rear wheels.

4. The stroller of claim 1 , wherein the first seat is positioned adjacent to the handle portion.

5. The stroller of claim 1 , wherein the first seat is positioned nearer to the handle portion than the second seat.

6. The stroller of claim 1 , wherein the first seat attachment portion is removably attached to the front wheel support portion.

7. The stroller of claim 1 , wherein the first seat attachment portion supports the second seat above the at least one front wheel.

8. The stroller of claim 1 , wherein the first seat attachment portion comprises a seat connector configured for connecting to the second seat.

9. The stroller of claim 1 , wherein the stroller further comprises a second seat attachment portion connected to the stroller frame; and

wherein the first seat is removably attached to the second seat attachment portion.

10. The stroller of claim 9 , wherein the first seat attachment portion is removably attached to the front wheel support portion, and

wherein the second seat attachment portion is connected to the stroller frame adjacent to the handle portion.

11. The stroller of claim 1 , wherein the first seat is configured for being attached to the stroller frame in a forward-facing configuration and a backward-facing configuration.

12. The stroller of claim 1 , wherein the at least one front wheel comprises two front wheels secured to the stroller frame's front wheel support portion.

13. The stroller of claim 1 , wherein the second seat is configured for being attached to the first seat attachment portion in a forward-facing configuration and a backward-facing configuration.

14. The stroller of claim 1 , wherein the first seat is configured for being removably attached to the stroller frame at a first vertical position, and the second seat is configured for being removably attached to the one or more seat attachment portions at a second vertical position that is below the first vertical position.

15. The stroller of claim 1 , wherein the handle portion and the front wheel support portion are parallel when the stroller frame is in the unfolded configuration.

16. A convertible stroller configured for being converted from a single stroller to a double stroller, the stroller comprising:

a stroller frame configured for being adjusted between a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration, the stroller frame comprising: a handle portion; a front wheel support portion; and a back wheel support portion;

only two front wheels secured to the front wheel support portion, wherein the only two front wheels are aligned on opposite sides of the stroller frame;

only two rear wheels secured to the back wheel support portion;

a first seat removably attached to the stroller frame;

a first seat attachment portion removably attached directly to the stroller frame, wherein a connector portion of the first seat attachment portion does not extend in front of the at least one front wheel, the first seat attachment portion comprising a locking mechanism that is configured to secure the first seat attachment portion to the stroller frame when the stroller frame is in the folded configuration; and

the first seat attachment portion does not extend in front of the two front wheels; and

a second seat removably attached to the first seat attachment portion and positioned in front of the first seat;

wherein at least one of the first seat and the second seat is configured for being removably attached to the stroller frame in a forward-facing configuration and a backward-facing configuration; and wherein the first seat and the second seat are positioned such that a center of gravity of the stroller is between the two front wheels and the two rear wheels.

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