Control mechanism for foldable stroller
AssigneeMonahan Products, LLC
InventorsRichard M. Bastien, Luis Alejandro Canas
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Abstract
A stroller is provided comprising a body having an upper body portion and a lower body portion, at least one of the upper body portion and lower body portion configured to rotate with respect to the other body portion; a first articulation coupling the upper body portion and lower body portion, the first articulation configured to exert an inward force on a gear; and an assembly coupled to the first articulation and configured to control the first articulation.
Claims19
A stroller comprising:
- a body having an upper body portion and a lower body portion, at least one of the upper body portion and lower body portion configured to rotate with respect to the other body portion;
- a first articulation coupling the upper body portion and lower body portion, the first articulation configured to exert an inward force on a gear;
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- an assembly coupled to the first articulation and configured to control the first articulation, the assembly including:
- a shroud;
- a user interface configured to slide along a longitudinal axis of the shroud from a first position to a second position, and configured to travel inward and outward relative to the shroud in the second position;
- at least one tab coupled to the user interface and configured to prevent inward and outward travel of the user interface in the first position;
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- a linkage mechanism coupled to the user interface and configured to selectively exert an outward force on the gear and to selectively fix a position of the upper body portion relative to the lower body portion, the linkage mechanism including a bar linkage coupled to the user interface, the bar linkage including a first end and a second end hingedly coupled together at a contact point, the user interface being coupled to the contact point as well.
An assembly configured to couple to an articulation of a stroller, the assembly comprising:
- a shroud;
- a user interface configured to slide along a longitudinal axis of the shroud from a first position to a second position, and to travel inward and outward relative to the shroud in the second position;
- a linkage mechanism coupled to the user interface and configured to shift from a first position to a second position responsive to the user interface moving inward relative to the shroud, the linkage mechanism including a bar linkage, the bar linkage having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion both being curved;
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- at least one tab coupled to the user interface and configured to prevent inward and outward travel of the user interface in the first position.
An assembly configured to couple to an articulation of a stroller, the assembly comprising:
- a shroud;
- a user interface configured to slide along a longitudinal axis of the shroud from a first position to a second position, and to travel inward and outward relative to the shroud in the second position;
- a linkage mechanism coupled to the user interface and configured to shift from a first position to a second position responsive to the user interface moving inward relative to the shroud;
- at least one tab coupled to the user interface and configured to prevent inward and outward travel of the user interface in the first position;
- a support bar;
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- a fastener coupled to the support bar, the linkage mechanism, and the articulation.
An assembly configured to couple to an articulation of a stroller, the assembly comprising:
- a shroud;
- a user interface configured to slide along a longitudinal axis of the shroud from a first position to a second position, and to travel inward and outward relative to the shroud in the second position;
- a linkage mechanism coupled to the user interface and configured to shift from a first position to a second position responsive to the user interface moving inward relative to the shroud;
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- at least one tab coupled to the user interface and configured to prevent inward and outward travel of the user interface in the first position,
- wherein the linkage mechanism includes a travel configured to retain the fastener, a length of the travel corresponding to a limit on the distance the linkage mechanism can move.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.