Foldable three-wheeled jogging stroller
AssigneeAmerican Recreation Products, Inc.
InventorPaul Santoski
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Abstract
A three-wheeled jogging stroller is movable between a deployed condition and a folded condition. Among other features, the stroller includes a forward member, a rear member, and a handle member that is rotatable to move the stroller from the deployed condition to the folded condition and back again. A locking side brace extends between the respective legs of the rear member and the forward member. Pulleys are attached to certain of the forward member, rear member and handle member. The stroller also includes first and second cables, and each cable is wrapped partially around and attached to at least one of the pulleys.
Claims19
A three-wheeled jogging stroller movable between a deployed condition for transporting a child and a folded condition for compact storage of the stroller, the stroller comprising:
- a single front wheel and two rear wheels;
- a forward member having two spaced-apart legs and including a fork rotatably mounting the front wheel,
- a rear member having two spaced-apart legs, a lower end of each leg including two spaced-apart lower mounts for rotatably mounting the two rear wheels,
- a handle member extending upward and rearward from adjacent the upper end of the forward member, the handle member being rotatable to move the stroller from the deployed condition to the folded condition and back again,
- a flexible seat secured over at least one of the handle member and the forward member,
- an over-center, locking side brace extending between the respective legs of the rear member and the forward member and movable between a locked position for locking and stabilizing the stroller in the deployed condition and an unlocked position for allowing motion of the stroller from the deployed condition to the folded condition,
- first and second pulleys, each pulley being attached to one of the forward member, rear member and handle member,
- first and second cables, each cable being wrapped partially around and attached to at least one of the pulleys,
- the pulleys and cables arranged to cause motion toward the folded position of at least one of the forward and rear members upon rotation of the handle member in a first direction toward the folded position so that the stroller moves from the deployed condition to the folded condition by forward rotation of the handle member,
- the pulleys and cables further arranged to cause motion toward the deployed position of at least one of the forward and rear members upon rotation of the handle member in a second direction toward the deployed position so that the stroller moves from the folded condition to the deployed condition by rotation of the handle member,
- the brace including left and right rear elements connected to the rear member, and including a C-shaped element that is pivotally connected to the forward member so that a central section of the C-shaped element extends laterally between the legs of the forward member under the seat area.
A three-wheeled jogging stroller movable between a deployed condition for transporting a child and a folded condition for compact storage of the stroller, the stroller comprising:
- a single front wheel and two rear wheels;
- a seat made of flexible material,
- a frame mounting the wheels and seat, the frame including:
- a right side housing and a left side housing,
- a forward member having spaced-apart legs fixed to each of the housings at an upper end and rotatably mounting the front wheel at an opposite end,
- a rear member including first pulleys at right and left upper ends rotatably connected to respective housings and the rear member including spaced-apart lower mounts at right and left lower ends for rotatably mounting the two rear wheels,
- a handle member including second pulleys at right and left lower ends rotatably connected to respective housings, the handle member being rotatable about the housing to move the stroller from the deployed condition to the folded condition,
- first and second cables, each cable being wrapped partially around and attached to at least one of the pulleys,
- an over-center locking side brace extending between the rear member and the forward member and movable between a locked position for locking and strengthening the stroller in the deployed condition and an unlocked position for allowing motion of the stroller from the deployed condition to the folded condition,
- the brace including a rigid beam extending laterally between the legs of the forward member,
- the pulleys and cables arranged to cause motion of the rear member upon rotation of the handle member toward the folded position so that the stroller moves from the deployed condition to the folded condition by forward rotation of the handle member,
- the pulleys and cables further arranged to cause motion toward the deployed position of the rear member upon rotation of the handle member toward the deployed position so that the stroller moves from the folded condition to the deployed condition by rotation of the handle member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.