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US 4,953,880 AGranted
Jogging stroller
AssigneeTandem Mfg., Inc.
InventorsCarle H. Sudakoff, Billie D. Matthews
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Abstract
A stroller device for carrying infant children which is particularly adapted to convey an infant while its user engages in jogging or running activities while being formed of a plurality of releasably interconnectable segments which permit the stroller to be rapidly disassembled without the need for tools, into a compact configuration for storage. The segments can be likewise rapidly reconnected, also without the need for tools, for use in the above applications.
Claims7
A three wheeled stroller comprising:
- a base frame formed of an elongate longitudinal spine member having a front end and a rear end, the rear end of said elongate longitudinal spine member being connected normally to a transverse rear axle member to form a generally T-shaped base frame configuration;
- a front wheel receiving fork formed on the front end of said longitudinal spine member of said base frame;
- an inclined upper frame assembly having left and right frame members, a front end, a rear end and a handlebar formed on the rear end thereof;
- a seat suspended from said upper frame assembly;
- a generally U-shaped vertical support member hingedly attached to said left and right frame members of said upper frame assembly and extending between said base frame and said upper frame assembly to hold said upper frame assembly in a substantially fixed position on said base frame;
- means for releasably attaching the lower end of said vertical support member to said spine member and means for releasably attaching the front end of said upper frame assembly to said front wheel receiving fork;
- a front wheel rotatably mounted within said front wheel receiving fork;
- a right rear wheel rotatably mounted on the right end of said transverse rear axle;
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- a left rear wheel rotatably mounted on the left end of said transverse rear axle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.