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US 12,459,555 B2Granted
Infant transport system and base with removable wheel guards
AssigneeEvenflo Company, Inc.
InventorsShain A. Saucier, Charles H. Keegan, Zhang Meng, Yang Xiaoyong, Gao Xiang, Lv Wenlong, Feng Bo
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Abstract
A base for an infant transport system is provided. The base may include a frame having opposed side walls. In some aspects, the frame is configured to be secured to a portion of an automobile. The base may further include a pair of wheel guards that are each wheel removably coupled to one of the opposed side walls of the frame.
Claims17
A base for an infant transport system, comprising:
- a frame having opposed side walls, the frame configured to be directly secured to a portion of an automobile;
- a pair of wheel guards, each wheel guard being individually removably coupled to a selected one of the opposed side walls of the frame, and being removable from the frame while the frame is secured to the portion of the automobile;
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- wherein each side wall includes a tab having an extending button, the tab movable with respect to the side wall, and wherein each wheel guard includes a negative form of the button, such that the button is received within the negative form when the wheel guard is coupled to the side wall.
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An infant transport system, comprising:
- a base comprising a frame having opposed side walls, the frame configured to be directly secured to a portion of an automobile;
- a pair of wheel guards, each wheel guard being individually removably coupled to a selected one of the opposed side walls of the frame of the base, and being removable from the frame while the frame is secured to the portion of the automobile;
- a chassis having extendable and retractable legs, the legs having wheels at their terminal ends, the chassis and base being removably couple-able to one another when the legs are in a retracted position;
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- wherein the wheel guards have an inner wall spaced from an outer wall by a bottom wall;
- the inner wall, outer wall and bottom wall forming a support for at least one of the wheels of the chassis legs.
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An infant transport base, comprising:
- a frame having a forward end, a rearward end and opposed side walls extending from the forward end to the rearward end, the frame configured to be directly secured to a portion of an automobile;
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- a pair of wheel guards, each wheel guard being independently releasably coupled to the frame adjacent one of the side walls and extending outwardly from a side wall, and being removable from the frame while the frame is secured to the automobile, wherein each side wall includes a tab having an extending button, the tab inwardly movable with respect to the side wall, and wherein each wheel guard includes a hole in the shape of the button, such that the button is received within the hole when the wheel guard is coupled to the side wall, and wherein the button is moveable inwardly to release the button from the hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.