US 6,273,451 B1Granted

Stroller and components thereof

AssigneeGraco Children's Products Inc.

InventorsChristine E. Julien, Devon T. Siesholtz, Dennis R. Stauffer

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Abstract

A stroller has a collapsible frame, a removable stand, a removable footrest assembly, removable front and upper trays, and a latch for maintaining the collapsible frame in the collapsed position. The stand is connected to the cross brace and the intermediate bar of the frame, and movable between an extended position when the stroller frame is in the collapsed position and a retracted position when the stroller frame is in the operating position. The stand includes a stand guide and an elongated member movable relative to the stand guide. The elongated member has a first C-shaped collar at one end thereof and a foot at the opposite end. The foot can engage the ground or support when the stand is moved to the extended position to keep the collapsed stroller in an upright position. The stand guide has a second C-shaped collar. The first collar is pivotally and removably connected to an intermediate bar of the seat support, and the second collar is pivotally and removably connected to a rear cross brace connecting the rear right and left legs of the collapsible frame. The footrest assembly is attached to a front cross brace connecting the front right and left legs of the collapsible frame.

Claims24

Dependent claims

A stroller comprising:

a collapsible frame comprising:
a handle frame;
front right, front left, rear right, and rear left legs pivotally connected to the handle frame;
a scat frame having an intermediate bar and right and left arms extending from the intermediate bar, the right arm being pivotally connected to the front and rear right legs and the left arm being pivotally connected to the front and rear left legs;
and
a cross brace connected to the rear right and left legs,
wherein the collapsible frame is movable between a collapsed position and an operating position;
and
a stand connected to the cross brace and the intermediate bar, wherein the stand is movable between an extended position when the collapsible frame is in the collapsed position and a retracted position when the collapsible frame is in the operating position, the stand having a foot adapted to engage the ground or support when the stand is in the extended position to keep the collapsed frame in an upright position,
wherein the stand comprises a stand guide arid an elongated member slidable relative to the stand guide, the elongated member having a first connector at one end and the foot at the opposite end, and the stand guide having a second connector, wherein one of the first and second connectors is connected to the intermediate bar and the other of the first and second connectors is connected to the cross brace.

7 more elements

A stand for a stroller having a collapsible frame comprising a handle frame and front right, front left, rear right, and rear left legs pivotally connected to the handle frame;

a seat frame having an intermediate bar and right and left arms extending from the intermediate bar, the right arm being pivotally connected to the front and rear right legs and the left arm being pivotally connected to the front and rear left legs;
and a cross brace connected to the rear right and left legs, wherein the collapsible frame is movable between a collapsed position and an operating position, the stand comprising:
a stand guide adapted to be connected to the cross brace;
and
an elongated member adapted to be connected to the intermediate bar and slidably mounted to the stand guide,
wherein the elongated member and the stand guide are detachable from the collapsible frame,
wherein the elongated member is adapted to engage the ground or support when the collapsible frame is collapsed to keep the collapsed frame in an upright position, and
wherein the elongated member has a first connector at one end connectable to the intermediate bar and a foot at the opposite end, the foot being adapted to engage the ground or support, and the stand guide has a second connector connectable to the cross brace.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 09/377,596Filed 19 Aug 1999
Granted: 14 Aug 2001
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

B62B 7/08
Collapsible or foldable: in the direction of, or at right angles to, the wheel axis
B62B 9/26
Accessories or details specially adapted for children's carriages or perambulators: securing devices for bags or toys ; Arrangements of racks,…
B62B 2205/24
Catches; Locking or releasing an articulation: to hold in the folded position
B62B 2205/26
Hand-propelled vehicles or sledges being foldable or dismountable when not in use: arrangements for standing up in folded position