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US 4,542,915 AGranted
Carriage assembly
OwnerCharles E. Wheeler, III, Kathleen J. Wheelerinventors
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Abstract
A carriage assembly of the type designed to concurrently carry one occupant in each of two seat assemblies movably positioned and supported on the frame of the carriage in a manner such that both of the seat assemblies may be positioned to face in opposite directions either toward the front or rear of the carriage assembly. The entire frame assembly is supported on wheel means which supports the carriage assembly over the surface which it travels. The frame assembly is further structured to be collapsed into an inoperative position for storage.
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A carriage assembly of the type designed to simultaneously carry more than one occupant, said carriage assembly comprising:
- (a) frame means including wheel means attached in supporting relation thereto, said frame means structured for disposition between an extended, operative position and a collapsed, inoperative position,
- (b) seat means including a first seat assembly and a second seat assembly movably mounted on said frame means in substantially tandem relation to one another,
- (c) said frame means including a first support element and a second support element disposed in supporting relation to said first and said second seat assemblies respectively,
- (d) each seat assembly pivotally attached to respective ones of said first and said second support elements and selectively movable relative thereto into a front and rear facing position relative to said carriage assembly,
- (e) said frame means further comprising a secondary support portion disposed in substantially surrounding relation to said seat means, and a handle portion pivotally connected to said secondary support portion,
- (f) said extended operative position defined by substantially linear, extended and aligned relation between said secondary support portion and said handle portion, said inoperative position defined by pivotal movement of said handle portion relative to said secondary support portion and side-by-side disposition of said first and said second seat assemblies between said handle portion and said second support portion,
- (g) said first and said second support elements being disposed at a substantially angular orientation extending from a junction of interconnection therebetween to a front and a rear of said carriage assembly respectively, said first and said second support elements disposed to collectively define a substantially A-frame configuration, and
- (h) shield means attached in interconnected relation to both said first and said second support elements and extending outwardly from opposite sides of said junction in substantially overhanging relation to each of said seat assemblies, whereby said seat assemblies are shielded from the sun's rays.
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A carriage assembly of the type designed to simultaneously carry more than one occupant, said carriage assembly comprising:
- (a) frame means including wheel means attached in supporting relation thereto, said frame means structured for disposition between an extended, operative position and a collapsed, inoperative position,
- (b) seat means including a first seat assembly and a second seat assembly movably mounted on said frame means in substantially tandem relation to one another,
- (c) said frame means including a first support element and a second support element disposed in supporting relation to said first and said second seat assemblies respectively,
- (d) each seat assembly pivotally attached to respective ones of said first and said second support elements and selectively movable relative thereto into a front and rear facing position relative to said carriage assembly,
- (e) said frame means further comprising a secondary support portion disposed in substantially surrounding relation to said seat means, and a handle portion pivotally connected to said secondary support portion,
- (f) said extended operative position defined by substantially linear, extended and aligned relation between said secondary support portion and said handle portion, said inoperative position defined by pivotal movement of said handle portion relative to said secondary support portion and side-by-side disposition of said first and said second seat assemblies between said handle portion and said second support portion,
- (g) each of said seat assemblies comprising a support frame including at least a peripheral portion of each of said seat assemblies, a body support portion secured in supported, substantially depending relation from said support frame, said body support portion made from a substantially flexible material and selectively positionable on opposite sides of said support frame and structured for passage therethrough into a supporting position for an occupant, and
- (h) each of said support frames being pivotally attached along opposite lateral portions thereof to correspondingly disposed portions of respective ones of said first and said second support elements, each of said support frames being angularly oriented relative to said respective support elements and disposable to support an occupant within said body support portion selectively in a reclining and substantially upright sitting position.
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A carriage assembly of the type designed to simultaneously carry more than one occupant, said carriage assembly comprising:
- (a) frame means including wheel means attached in supporting relation thereto, said frame means structured for disposition between an extended, operative position and a collapsed, inoperative position,
- (b) seat means including a first seat assembly and a second seat assembly movably mounted on said frame means in substantially tandem relation to one another,
- (c) said frame means including a first support element and a second support element disposed in supporting relation to said first and said second seat assemblies respectively,
- (d) each seat assembly pivotally attached to respective ones of said first and said second support elements and selectively movable relative thereto into a front and rear facing position relative to said carriage assembly,
- (e) said frame means further comprising a secondary support portion disposed in substantially surrounding relation to said seat means, and a handle portion pivotally connected to said secondary support portion,
- (f) said extended operative position defined by substantially linear, extended and aligned relation between said secondary support portion and said handle portion, said inoperative position defined by pivotal movement of said handle portion relative to said secondary support portion and side-by-side disposition of said first and said second seat assemblies between said handle portion and said second support portion,
- (g) attachment means disposed and structured for interconnecting attachment to both said secondary support portions and said handle portion for securement thereof in a substantially linear, extended position, and
- (h) said attachment means being secured to one of said secondary support portions and said handle portion and removably securable to the other of said latter portions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.