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US 12,600,273 B2Granted
Infant transport system and assembly
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 system to transport infant children is provided. The system includes a base configured to be secured to a portion of an automobile; a chassis releasably coupled to the base; an infant car seat releasably coupled to the base and the chassis; a first two-function release mechanism in the base and the chassis and operable via a first handle on the chassis and a second two-function release mechanism in the infant car seat and the chassis and operable via a second handle on the infant car seat.
Claims13
A system to transport infant children, comprising:
- a base, having a post;
- a chassis, having a moveable hook, a frame, and a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs, each front leg pivotally coupled to a respective rear leg, wherein the rear legs and the front legs are retracted in a first transport condition and are deployed away from the frame in a second transport condition, the chassis releasably coupled to the base;
- an infant car seat releasably coupleable to a combined unit of the base and the chassis;
- a first two-function release mechanism in the base and chassis, and operable via a first handle on the chassis, in a first function of the first two-function release mechanism, the chassis and the infant car seat are released from the base as a combined unit as the first handle is activated, moving the hook on the chassis away from the post on the base, and in a second function of the first two-function release mechanism, when the infant car seat and the chassis are separated from the base, the front legs and the rear legs on the chassis are moveable from the second transport condition to the first transport condition as the first handle is activated;
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- a second two-function release mechanism in the infant car seat and the chassis, and operable via a second handle on the infant car seat.
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An infant transport assembly, comprising:
- a base;
- a chassis releasably coupled to the base, wherein the chassis further comprises a frame, a pair of rear legs pivotally coupled to the frame and a pair of front legs;
- an infant car seat releasably coupleable to the combined unit of the base and the chassis;
- a first means for releasing the chassis and the infant car seat from the base as a combined unit, wherein the first means for releasing is operable via a first handle on the chassis;
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- a second means for releasing the infant car seat from the combined unit of the base and the chassis, wherein the second means for releasing is operable via a second handle on the infant car seat;
- wherein the rear legs and the front legs are retracted and proximate the frame in a first transport condition, and wherein the second means for releasing also releases the rear legs and the front legs from the first transport condition to deploy the front legs and rear legs away from the frame to a second transport condition upon operation of the second handle in the infant car seat;
- wherein the chassis further comprises a rear wheel at a distal end of each rear leg and a front wheel at the distal end of each front leg, and a bar extending at least partially between the rear wheels, and wherein the second means for releasing includes a hook pivotally coupled to the infant car seat and positioned to releasably engage the bar, and a cable connecting the hook to the second handle on the infant car seat, wherein operation of the second handle pivots the hook away from the bar;
- wherein the chassis further comprises a front leg lock pivotally coupled to the frame, and a brace extending between the front legs, the front leg lock engaging the brace and preventing movement of the front legs when in the first transport condition, and wherein the second means for releasing further comprises a release plunger pivotally coupled to the infant car seat, and connected to the cable, and positioned to pivot the front leg lock away from the brace upon operation of the second handle on the infant car seat.
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A multi-function infant transport system, comprising:
- a base, having a post;
- a chassis, having a moveable hook, a frame, and a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs, each front leg pivotally coupled to a respective rear leg, wherein the rear legs and the front legs are retracted in a first transport condition and are deployed away from the frame in a second transport condition, the chassis releasably coupled to the base;
- a shell releasably coupleable to a combined unit of the base and the chassis;
- a first multi-function release mechanism with portions distributed in the base and chassis, and operable via a first handle on the chassis, wherein in a first function of the first multi-function release mechanism, the chassis and the shell are released from the base as a combined unit as the first handle is activated, moving the hook on the chassis away from the post on the base, and in a second function of the first multi-function release mechanism, when the shell and the chassis are separated from the base, the front legs and the rear legs on the chassis are moveable from the second transport condition to the first transport condition as the first handle is activated;
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- a second multi-function release mechanism with portions distributed in the shell and the chassis, and operable via a second handle on the shell.
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