# US 12,214,819 B2 · Wagon with adapter for installing child seat > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,214,819 B2 - Document ID: US12214819B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/464,734 - Filed: 2023-09-11 - Published: 2023-12-28 - Granted: 2025-02-04 - Earliest claimed: 2014-07-29 - Assignees: Veer Gear, LLC - Applicants: Veer Gear, LLC - Inventors: Andrew Bowman; Brady Schroeder - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12214819B2 ## CPC - B62B 5/082: {Children's seats} - B62B 3/007: {Coaster wagons} - B62B 3/022: {folding down the body to the wheel carriage or by retracting projecting parts (collapsible containers B65D, e.g. B65D7/24, B65D9/12, B65D11/18)} - B62B 5/067: {Stowable or retractable handle bars} - B62B 2202/52: Beach or picnic trolleys - B62B 2205/20: Catches; Locking or releasing an articulation - B62B: HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES (characterised by animal propulsion B62C; propulsion of sledges by driver or engine B62M) ## Abstract A seat adapter removably mounts a child seat to a wagon having two opposing walls and an interposed connecting wall, and includes two latch components that mount to the wagon's opposing walls. In some embodiments, the seat adapter includes a cross-member extending between the latch components so that the cross-member provides structural integrity to the wagon if the connecting wall is displaced from its upright use position. In some embodiments, the seat adapter and the child seat can be mounted to the wagon for use with the connecting wall in its upright use position, and in some embodiments the seat adapter and the child seat can be mounted to the wagon for use whether the connecting wall is in its upright use position or its displaced position, with no mechanical interference between any part of the wagon and any part of the adapter or the child seat mounted to it. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A seat adapter for mounting a child seat to a wagon, the seat adapter comprising: a first adapter-to-wagon component configured to removably couple to the wagon; a second adapter-to-wagon component configured to removably couple to the wagon; a cross-member extending between the first adapter-to-wagon component and the second adapter-to-wagon component; a first adapter-to-seat component configured to removably couple to the child seat for securing the child seat to the wagon; and a second adapter-to-seat component configured to removably couple to the child seat for securing the child seat to the wagon; wherein the first adapter-to-seat component is configured to removably couple to the first adaptor-to-wagon component such that the first adapter-to-seat component extends from the first adapter-to-wagon component. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The seat adapter of claim 1, wherein the first adapter-to-wagon component is configured to removably couple to a first sidewall of the wagon, and wherein the second adaptor-to-wagon component is configured to removably couple to a second sidewall of the wagon. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The seat adapter of claim 1, wherein the first adapter-to-wagon component includes a mating feature that releasably couples to a corresponding mating feature on the wagon. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The seat adapter of claim 1, wherein the first adapter-to-wagon component is a latch component configured to removably couple to a wall of the wagon. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The seat adapter of claim 1, wherein the first adapter-to-seat component extends above the wagon. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The seat adapter of claim 1, wherein the second adapter-to-seat component is configured to removably couple to the second adapter-to-wagon component such that the second adapter-to-seat component extends from the second adapter-to-wagon component and extends above the wagon. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The seat adapter of claim 1, wherein the first adapter-to-wagon component is configured to removably couple to an alternative first adapter-to-seat component to removably couple to a different child seat. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The seat adapter of claim 7, wherein the second adapter-to-wagon component is configured to removably couple to an alternative second adapter-to-seat component to removably couple to the different child seat. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The seat adapter of claim 1, further comprising: a first actuator for actuating the first adapter-to-wagon component between a locked and an unlocked position relative to the wagon; and a second actuator for actuating the second adapter-to-wagon component between a locked and an unlocked position relative to the wagon. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The seat adapter of claim 1, wherein the first adapter-to-wagon component is configured to repeatedly removably couple and decouple from the first adapter-to-seat component, wherein the second adapter-to-wagon component is configured to repeatedly removably couple and decouple from the second adapter-to-seat component. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The seat adapter of claim 1, further comprising: a first rod member for supporting the child seat on the seat adapter; and a second rod member for supporting the child seat on the seat adapter. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The seat adapter of claim 1, wherein the first adapter-to-seat component is elevated above the first adapter-to-wagon component and the second adapter-to-seat component is elevated above the second adapter-to-wagon component. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The seat adapter of claim 12, further comprising: a first vertical extension member coupled to the first adapter-to-seat component to elevate the first adapter-to-seat component above the first adapter-to-wagon component; and a second vertical extension member coupled to the second adapter-to-seat component to elevate the second adapter-to-seat component above the second adapter-to-wagon component. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The seat adapter of claim 1, wherein the first adapter-to-seat component extends from the wagon. ### Claim 15 A system comprising: a wagon and a seat adapter for coupling a child seat to the wagon, the wagon further comprising: a handle; a frame; and a pair of opposing side walls; and a pair of opposing end walls; the seat adapter further comprising: a first adapter-to-wagon component configured to removably couple to a first wall of the opposing side walls, the first adaptor-to-wagon component having a first portion and a second portion, such that the first portion is displaceable relative to the second portion to facilitate the removeable coupling of the first adaptor-to-wagon component to the first wall, wherein the first portion and the second portion are each configured to engage with the first wall; a second adapter-to-wagon component configured to removably couple to a second wall of the opposing side walls; a first adapter-to-seat component configured to removably couple to the child seat for securing the child seat to the wagon; and a second adapter-to-seat component configured to removably couple to the child seat for securing the child seat to the wagon. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the seat adapter further comprises a strap for securing the child seat to the seat adapter. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein the strap further comprises a fastening feature. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the fastening feature further comprises a snap mating feature. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the seat adapter further comprises: a first rod member; and a second rod member, wherein the first rod member and second rod member are fixedly positioned relative to one another. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the first adapter-to-seat component is elevated above the first adapter-to-wagon component and the second adapter-to-seat component is elevated above the second adapter-to-wagon component. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The system of claim 20, wherein the seat adapter further comprises a first vertical extension member for positioning the first adapter-to-seat component above the first adaptor-to-wagon component, wherein the seat adapter further comprises a second vertical extension member for positioning the second adapter-to-seat component above the second adaptor-to-wagon component. ### Claim 22 A seat adapter for mounting a child seat to a wagon, the seat adapter comprising: a first adapter-to-wagon component configured to removably couple to the wagon; a second adapter-to-wagon component configured to removably couple to the wagon; a cross-member extending between the first adapter-to-wagon component and the second adapter-to-wagon component; a first adapter-to-seat component configured to removably couple to the child seat for securing the child seat to the wagon; and a second adapter-to-seat component configured to removably couple to the child seat for securing the child seat to the wagon; wherein the first adapter-to-wagon component is configured to repeatedly removably couple and decouple from the first adapter-to-seat component, wherein the second adapter-to-wagon component is configured to repeatedly removably couple and decouple from the second adapter-to-seat component. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The seat adapter of claim 22, wherein the first adapter-to-wagon component is configured to removably couple to a first sidewall of the wagon, and wherein the second adapter-to-wagon component is configured to removably couple to a second sidewall of the wagon. ### Claim 24 (depends on 22) The seat adapter of claim 22, wherein the first adapter-to-wagon component includes a mating feature that releasably couples to a corresponding mating feature on the wagon. ### Claim 25 (depends on 22) The seat adapter of claim 22, wherein the first adapter-to-wagon component is a latch component configured to removably couple to a wall of the wagon. ### Claim 26 (depends on 22) The seat adapter of claim 22, wherein the first adapter-to-wagon component is configured to removably couple to an alternative first adapter-to-seat component to removably couple to a different child seat. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The seat adapter of claim 26, wherein the second adapter-to-wagon component is configured to removably couple to an alternative second adapter-to-seat component to removably couple to the different child seat. ### Claim 28 (depends on 22) The seat adapter of claim 22, further comprising: a first actuator for actuating the first adapter-to-wagon component between a locked and an unlocked position relative to the wagon; and a second actuator for actuating the second adapter-to-wagon component between a locked and an unlocked position relative to the wagon. ### Claim 29 (depends on 22) The seat adapter of claim 22, further comprising: a first rod member for supporting the child seat on the seat adapter; and a second rod member for supporting the child seat on the seat adapter. ### Claim 30 (depends on 22) The seat adapter of claim 22, wherein the first adapter-to-seat component is elevated above the first adapter-to-wagon component and the second adapter-to-seat component is elevated above the second adapter-to-wagon component. ### Claim 31 (depends on 30) The seat adapter of claim 30, further comprising: a first vertical extension member coupled to the first adapter-to-seat component to elevate the first adapter-to-seat component above the first adapter-to-wagon component; and a second vertical extension member coupled to the second adapter-to-seat component to elevate the second adapter-to-seat component above the second adapter-to-wagon component.