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US 12,686,429 B2Granted
Jogging stroller
AssigneeRadio Flyer Inc.
InventorsMichael Boyle, Collin Ostergaard
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Abstract
A jogging stroller that operates in a walk mode and a run mode. The stroller has a frame having a handle, a front wheel and two rear wheels. The stroller also has a wheel locking mechanism to lock and unlock the front wheel from rotating about a pivot axle of the wheel. The wheel locking mechanism is operated by a twist assembly of the handle. The stroller also has a handle locking mechanism to lock the twist assembly and the wheel locking mechanism in one of the walk mode and the run mode. Additionally, a user can temporarily move the twist assembly to an actuated position when the handle locking mechanism is in the run mode to allow the front wheel to rotate about the pivot axis until the twist assembly is returned to the normal position.
Claims20
A jogging stroller having a walk mode and a run mode, comprising:
- a frame having an upper housing assembly pivotally attached to a lower housing assembly to allow the frame to fold;
- the lower housing assembly having a front wheel and two rear wheels, wherein the front wheel is locked in a forward positon in the run mode of the jogging stroller, and wherein the front wheel is able to rotate about a pivot axle in the walk mode of the jogging stroller;
- a wheel locking mechanism to lock and unlock the front wheel from rotating about the pivot axle, the wheel locking mechanism comprising a receiver connected to the front wheel, a locking member, a bias member and a cable, wherein the locking member engages the receiver in a locked mode to prevent the front wheel from rotating about the pivot axle, wherein the locking member disengages from the receiver in an unlocked mode to allow the wheel to rotate about the pivot axle, wherein the bias member biases the locking member toward the receiver, and wherein the cable has a first end connected to the locking member;
- the upper housing assembly of the frame having a handle and a twist assembly, wherein a second end of the cable is connected to the twist assembly, wherein the twist assembly has a normal position and an actuated position, the twist assembly operating to move the wheel locking mechanism from the locked mode to the unlocked mode when the twist assembly is in the actuated position to allow the front wheel to rotate about the pivot axle in the unlocked mode, and to move the wheel locking mechanism from the unlocked mode to the locked mode when the twist assembly is in the normal position to lock the front wheel in the forward position;
- and,
- a handle locking mechanism to operably lock the twist assembly and the wheel locking mechanism in one of the walk mode and the run mode, and to operably lock the twist assembly and the wheel locking mechanism in the other of the walk mode and the run mode, and wherein the user can temporarily move the twist assembly to the actuated position when the handle locking mechanism is in the run mode to allow the front wheel to rotate about the pivot axis until the twist assembly is returned to the normal position.
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A jogging stroller having a walk mode and a run mode, comprising:
- a frame;
- a front wheel and two rear wheels attached to the frame, wherein the front wheel is locked in a forward positon in the run mode of the jogging stroller, and wherein the front wheel is able to rotate about a pivot axle in the walk mode of the jogging stroller;
- a wheel locking mechanism to lock and unlock the front wheel from rotating about the pivot axle, the wheel locking mechanism comprising a receiver connected to the front wheel, a locking member that engages the receiver in a locked mode and that disengages from the receiver in an unlocked mode, a bias member to bias the locking member toward the receiver, and a cable, wherein the cable has a first end connected to the locking member;
- and,
- a handle connected to the frame, the handle having a twist assembly, wherein a second end of the cable is connected to the twist assembly, wherein the twist assembly has a normal position and an actuated position, the twist assembly operating to move the wheel locking mechanism from the locked mode to the unlocked mode when the twist assembly is in the actuated position to allow the front wheel to rotate about the pivot axle in the unlocked mode, and to move the wheel locking mechanism from the unlocked mode to the locked mode when the twist assembly is in the normal position to lock the front wheel in the forward position.
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A jogging stroller having a walk mode and a run mode, comprising:
- a frame having an upper housing assembly pivotally attached to a lower housing assembly to allow the frame to fold;
- a front wheel and two rear wheels attached to the lower housing assembly of the frame, wherein the front wheel is locked in a forward positon in the run mode of the jogging stroller, and wherein the front wheel is able to rotate about a pivot axle in the walk mode of the jogging stroller;
- a wheel locking mechanism to lock and unlock the front wheel from rotating about the pivot axle, the wheel locking mechanism comprising a receiver connected to the front wheel, a locking member that engages the receiver in a locked mode and that disengages from the receiver in an unlocked mode, a bias member to bias the locking member toward the receiver, and a cable, wherein the cable has a first end connected to the locking member;
- and,
- a handle connected to the frame, the handle having a twist assembly, wherein a second end of the cable is connected to the twist assembly, wherein the twist assembly has a normal position and an actuated position, the twist assembly operating to move the wheel locking mechanism from the locked mode to the unlocked mode when the twist assembly is in the actuated position to allow the front wheel to rotate about the pivot axle in the unlocked mode, and to move the wheel locking mechanism from the unlocked mode to the locked mode when the twist assembly is in the normal position to lock the front wheel in the forward position.
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