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US 6,286,844 B1Granted
Stroller with removable seat
AssigneeCosco Management, Inc.
InventorsRichard E. Cone, II, Richard Glover, Dennis M. Turner
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Abstract
A stroller includes a frame, a stroller seat coupled to the frame, and a pair of romovable carrier-support adapters positioned and mounted to support a romovable infant carrier on the frame and above the stroller seat.
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An apparatus comprising
- an infant stroller having wheels attached to side rails and including a stroller seat attached to said side rails and a basket attached to said side rails and spaced apart from the stroller seat,
- an infant carrier having mounting posts extending laterally outward thereof,
- carrier-support adapters, each carrier-support adapter including a base selectively coupled to one of the side rails, a locking means for releasably coupling each adapter to one of the side rails to prevent rotation of the adapter relative to the side rail, and a carrier mount extending upwardly from the base, said carrier mount having a mounting post support area being selectively coupled to the laterally extending mounting posts of the infant carrier, wherein each base defines a channel therein, the channel sized to receive the side rail therein for supporting the carrier-support adapter on the stroller side rails and
- wherein coupling of the carrier mount to the infant carrier posts is obtained by at least one pivoting clamp arm mounted to the carrier mount to pivot in a fore and aft direction of the stroller about an axis extending transversely of the stroller to a position grasping and holding the infant carrier mounting post to the mounting post support area.
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An infant support apparatus comprising:
- an infant carrier for supporting an infant thereon and having mounting posts extending laterally therefrom,
- an infant carrier base for supporting the infant carrier and including spaced apart upright walls and a clamping apparatus positioned on one of the upright walls to selectively grasp around one of the mounting posts and lock the infant carrier to the infant carrier base when the infant carrier is to be mounted to the infant carrier base,
- an infant stroller for supporting the infant carrier, and
- carrier-support adapters, each carrier-support adapter including a carrier mount for selectively coupling the carrier-support adapter to the infant stroller and provided with a clamping apparatus to selectively grasp around one of the mounting posts and lock the infant carrier to the carrier mount when the carrier mount is to be coupled to the stroller.
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An apparatus comprising
- an infant stroller having wheels attached to side rails and including a stroller seat attached to said side rails and a basket attached to said side rails and spaced apart from the stroller seat,
- an infant carrier having mounting posts extending laterally outward thereof,
- carrier-support adapters, each carrier-support adapter including a base selectively coupled to one of the side rails and a carrier mount extending upwardly from the base, said carrier mount having a mounting post support area being selectively coupled to the laterally extending mounting posts of the infant carrier, wherein each base defines a U-shaped saddle, the saddle being sized to receive the side rail therein for supporting the carrier-support adapter on the stroller side rails, and
- wherein coupling of the carrier mount to the infant carrier posts is obtained by at least one pivoting clamp arm mounted to the carrier mount to pivot in a fore and aft direction of the stroller about an axis extending transversely of the stroller to a position grasping and holding the infant carrier mounting post to the mounting post support area.
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An apparatus comprising
- an infant stroller having wheels attached to side rails and including a stroller seat attached to said side rails and a basket attached to said side rails and spaced apart from the stroller seat,
- an infant carrier having mounting posts extending laterally outward thereof,
- carrier-support adapters, each carrier-support adapter including a base selectively coupled to one of the side rails, a lock mechanism positioned to engage one of the side rails to prevent rotation of the adapter relative to the side rail, and a carrier mount extending upwardly from the base, said carrier mount having a mounting post support area being selectively coupled to the laterally extending mounting posts of the infant carrier, wherein each base defining a channel therein, the channel sized to receive the side rail therein for supporting the carrier-support adapter on the stroller side rails and
- wherein coupling of the carrier mount to the infant carrier posts is obtained by at least one pivoting clamp arm mounted to the carrier mount to pivot in a fore and aft direction of the stroller about an axis extending transversely of the stroller to a position grasping and holding the infant carrier mounting post to the mounting post support area.
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