IP Library Granted Patent US 9,085,312
Granted Patent B2
US 9,085,312 · App. 14/386,072 · Granted Jul 21, 2015

Collapsible stroller with reversible seat

Inventor: Xiuping Liu (Zhuhai, CN)
Assignee: Unitron Enterprises Zhuhai Co., Ltd
B62B7/062B62B7/08B62B7/142B62B7/145B62B7/064
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Patent No.
US 9,085,312
App. No.
14/386,072
Granted
Jul 21, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A collapsible stroller, including a handle tube, a front leg tube with a front wheel assembly, a rear leg tube with a rear wheel assembly, a joint assembly connecting the handle tube to the front leg tube and the rear leg tube, and a reversible seat reversibly mounted on the joint assembly, characterized in that the reversible seat is provided with an engaging projection, and the joint assembly is provided with more than one engaging recess rotatable with a stroller frame, and that the stroller frame can be collapsed after the engaging projection of the reversible seat is inserted into the engaging recess, and the rotation of the stroller frame brings the reversible seat to rotate therewith, so that the reversible seat is collapsed along with the stroller frame.

Claims (24)

1. A collapsible stroller, comprising:

a handle tube;

a front leg tube with a front wheel assembly;

a rear leg tube with a rear wheel assembly;

a joint assembly connecting the handle tube to the front leg tube and the rear leg tube; and

a reversible seat reversibly mounted on the joint assembly, wherein the reversible seat is provided with an engaging projection, and the joint assembly is provided with more than one engaging recess rotatable a stroller frame, and that the stroller frame can be collapsed after the engaging projection of the reversible seat is inserted into the engaging recess, and the rotation of the stroller frame brings the reversible seat to rotate therewith, so that the reversible seat is collapsed along with the stroller frame.

2. The collapsible stroller according to claim 1 , wherein the joint assembly is provided with at least two engaging recesses, in which a first engaging recess is provided on a joint attached to the front leg tube or the handle tube, and a second engaging recess is provided on the rear leg tube or on a joint attached to the rear leg tube.

3. The collapsible stroller according to claim 1 , wherein the joint assembly comprises:

an upper joint fixedly attached to the handle tube;

a lower joint fixedly attached to the front leg tube;

a joint cover fixedly attached to the rear leg tube, wherein the upper joint and the lower joint can pivot about an axis on the joint cover; and

a stroller safety lock for controlling the pivoting of the upper joint and the lower joint about the axis on the joint cover.

4. The collapsible stroller according to claim 1 , wherein the reversible seat can be mounted in a forward orientation, with the engaging projection inserted into an engaging recess on a joint fixedly attached to the front leg tube or the handle tube, and wherein the stroller frame is collapsed by operating a stroller safety lock, the engaging recess on the joint fixedly attached to the front leg tube or the handle tube moves the reversible seat, and the reversible seat approaches the rear leg tube and thus is collapsed along with the stroller frame.

5. The collapsible stroller according to claim 1 , wherein the reversible seat can be mounted in a rearward orientation, with the engaging projection inserted into an engaging recess on a joint fixedly attached to the rear leg tube, and wherein the stroller frame is collapsed by operating a stroller safety lock, and the reversible seat is collapsed along with the rear leg tube and thus along with the stroller frame.

6. The collapsible stroller according to claim 1 , wherein the engaging projection on the reversible seat and the engaging recess are provided with corresponding convex and concave configuration, so as to facilitate the positioning thereof and prevent the insertion into an erroneous engaging recess during the reversing of the reversible seat.

7. The collapsible stroller according to claim 1 , wherein the joint assembly comprises:

an upper joint, which is fixedly attached to the handle tube, movably attached to the rear leg tube, and pivotable along with the handle tube about a movable junction on the rear leg tube;

a lower joint which is fixedly attached to the front leg tube and is pivotable along with the front leg tube about a movable junction on a seat mount of the stroller frame; and

a stroller safety lock for controlling the release of the upper joint and the lower joint.

8. The collapsible stroller according to claim 7 , wherein a first engaging recess rotatable with the stroller frame is provided on the lower joint, and a second engaging recess is provided on the upper joint.

9. The collapsible stroller according to claim 1 , wherein the joint assembly comprises:

a handle joint movably connecting the handle tube to the front leg tube and the rear leg tube, the handle tube being pivotable about a movable junction on the handle joint, and the front leg tube and the rear leg tube being pivotable about a movable junction on the handle tube and a seat mount of the stroller frame; and

a stroller safety lock for controlling the pivoting of the handle tube.

10. The collapsible stroller according to claim 9 , wherein a first engaging recess rotatable with the stroller frame is fixed on an upper section of the front leg tube, and a second engaging recess is provided on the handle joint or fixed on an upper section of the rear leg tube.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 15, 2017
From: UNITRON ENTERPRISES ZHUHAI CO., LTD
To: UNITRONTECH ZHUHAI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044412/0037 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 15, 2017
From: UNITRON ENTERPRISES ZHUHAI CO., LTD
To: UNITRONTECH ZHUHAI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044883/0858 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2014
From: LIU, XIUPING
To: UNITRON ENTERPRISES ZHUHAI CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 033767/0117 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2012 1 0073708 · Mar 19, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150048599A1 · Feb 19, 2015