Folding seat back for stroller
AssigneeFisher-Price, Inc.
InventorsChun-Wah Tam, John S. Canna
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Abstract
A reclining seat for use in a stroller or similar device incorporating flexible elements having shape memory characteristics integrally affixed along the upper portion of the seat's side webs such that during conversion from a reclined position to an upright position, the flexible elements urge the side webs inwardly, away from the latching mechanism, inhibiting entanglement of the webs in the latching mechanism.
Claims20
A reclining seat, comprising:
- a seat support frame;
- a first web having a first end coupled to said seat support frame and a second end;
- a reclining member having a first web attachment edge coupled to said second end of said first web and being movable with respect to said support frame between a reclined position in which said reclining portion is supported in part by being suspended from said seat support frame by said first web, and an upright position;
- a first latch having a support latch portion coupled to said seat support frame and a seat latch portion coupled to said reclining portion, said support latch portion and said seat latch portion being selectively coupleable to support said reclining portion in said upright position;
- a first resilient member attached to said first web and urging said first web away from said seat latch portion of said first latch,
- whereby when said reclining portion is moved from said reclined position toward said upright position, said first resilient member inhibits said first web from interfering with the coupling of said latch portions.
A reclining seat, comprising:
- a seat support frame;
- a first web having a first end coupled to said seat support frame and a second end;
- a reclining member having a first web attachment edge coupled to said second end of said first web and being movable with respect to said support frame between a reclined position in which said reclining portion is supported in part by being suspended from said seat support frame by said first web, and a upright position;
- means for latching said seat support frame to said reclining portion, said latching means supporting said reclining portion in said upright position;
- means for biasing said first web away from said first latching means to inhibit said first web from interfering with the operation of said latching means.
A method of adjusting a reclining seat back of a child carrier having a seat support frame, the seat back being movable with respect to said seat support frame between a reclined position in which said seat back is suspended from said seat support frame by a first fabric web and an upright position in which said seat back is coupled to said seat support frame by a latch, comprising the steps of:
- disposing a resilient member on said first fabric web oriented to urge said fabric web laterally inwardly;
- moving said seat back toward said upright position, said resilient member urging said fabric web laterally inwardly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.