Stand-up stroller
OwnerDeborah A. Fioreinventor
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Abstract
A stand-up stroller having a typical fold up type shopping cart frame configuration is provided and consists of a pair of front swivel wheels, a supportive pad placed onto the bottom of the frame so that an infant can stand up within the stroller, a mechanism for preventing the frame from tipping over and a collapsible seat built within the frame so that the infant can sit down within the stroller when the collapsible seat is opened.
Claims4
A stand-up stroller having a folded position and an extended use position, the stroller comprising a front frame section pivotally linked to a rear frame section, a bottom frame section, a handle, a pair of wheels mounted to the rear frame section, a pair of swivel wheels mounted to the front frame section, a supportive pad placed onto the bottom frame section, a collapsible seat located between the front and rear frame sections and pivotally attached to the rear frame section, and means for preventing the stroller from tipping over while the seat is in an extended use position, said means including a pair of stabilizer arms, a pair of drop lock rails, and a pair of feet, each one of said pair of stabilizer arms being pivotally connected to a front edge and a rear edge respectively of said bottom frame section for movement between an extended horizontal position and a folded vertical position against a respective one of said front and rear frame sections, each one of said pair of drop lock rails includes a pair of links pivotally interconnected at their inner ends, an outer end of one of said links being pivotally connected to the middle of a respective one of said pair of stabilizer arms and the outer end of the other link being pivotally connected to a horizontal rung located on a respective one of said front and rear frame sections, and each one of said pair of feet being mounted transversely to a free end of a respective one of said pair of stabilizer arms with said feet extending downwardly for engaging a ground surface when said stabilizer arms are in their extended position.
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