Stroller With Integrated Child Sensor
AssigneeThorley Industries LLC
InventorsHenry F. Thorne, Robert D. Daley, Mary J. Koes
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Abstract
A stroller includes: a first stroller component; a second stroller component comprising a child receiving portion; a drive mechanism operatively engaged with at least one of the first and second stroller components to move the at least one of the first and second stroller components from a first position to a second position; and an object sensor operably coupled to the child receiving portion. The object sensor provides a signal that prevents movement of the first and second stroller components from the first position to the second position if the object sensor detects the presence of an object in the child receiving portion.
Claims20
A stroller, comprising:
- a first stroller component;
- a second stroller component comprising a child receiving portion;
- a drive mechanism operatively engaged with at least one of the first and second stroller components to move the at least one of the first and second stroller components from a first position to a second position;
- and
- an object sensor operably coupled to the child receiving portion,
- wherein the object sensor provides a signal that prevents movement of the first and second stroller components from the first position to the second position if the object sensor detects the presence of an object in the child receiving portion.
A stroller, comprising:
- a collapsible carriage frame movable between a collapsed position and an open position;
- a child receiving portion coupled to the collapsible carriage frame;
- and
- an object sensor operably coupled to the child receiving portion,
- wherein the object sensor provides a signal that prevents movement of the collapsible carriage frame from the open position to the collapsed position if the object sensor detects the presence of an object in the child receiving portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.