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US 7,118,116 B2Granted
Stroller having front wheels that can be turned stably and smoothly
OwnerWang-Hsing Lininventor
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Abstract
A stroller includes a main frame, a linkage, a support unit, and a shock-absorbing device. Thus, the front wheels of the stroller can be turned rightward and leftward stably and smoothly. In addition, the front wheels of the stroller are turned easily and conveniently, thereby facilitating the user operating the stroller. Further, the stroller has a shock-absorbing effect.
Claims18
A stroller, comprising a main frame, a linkage, and a support unit, wherein:
- the main frame has two bottom rails and two front wheels;
- the linkage includes two shaft seats, two mounting sleeves, an elbow, two mounting rings, two connecting tubes, two wheel shafts, and an elastic member;
- each of the shaft seats has a first end formed with two support plates and a receiving space located between the two support plates, and a second end formed with a barrel having an inside formed with a through hole, the barrel has a periphery formed with a recess communicating with the through hole;
- each of the mounting sleeves is pivotally mounted on a respective one of the shaft seats and has a first end formed with a pivot portion pivotally mounted in the receiving space between the support plates of the respective shaft seat and a second end formed with a mounting portion;
- the elbow is mounted between the mounting sleeves;
- each of the mounting rings is mounted in the recess of the barrel of a respective one of the two shaft seats and has an inner wall formed with a through bore aligning with the through hole of the barrel and a protruding locking block extended radially inward from the through bore;
- each of the connecting tubes is mounted in the through hole of the barrel of a respective one of the shaft seats and extended through the through bore of a respective one of the mounting rings;
- each of the wheel shafts is extended through a respective one of the front wheels and detachably locked in a respective one of the connecting tubes;
- the elastic member is urged between the shaft seats;
- the support unit is mounted on the linkage and includes two joints, a main bracket, a cover, a support bracket, a mounting tube, an inner tube, and two connecting seats;
- each of the joints has a first side formed with a base pivotally mounted on a respective one of the shaft seats and a second side formed with a socket;
- the main bracket is mounted between the joints;
- the cover is mounted on the main bracket;
- the support bracket is mounted on the main bracket and has a lower portion formed with two opposite support plates each formed with a first hole and a second hole;
- the mounting tube is mounted between the support plates of the support bracket and is aligned with the second hole of each of the support plates;
- the inner tube is mounted in the mounting tube and has two ends protruding from the support plates of the support bracket;
- each of the connecting seats is mounted between the support bracket and a respective one of the bottom rails of the main frame and includes a first sleeve mounted on a respective end of the inner tube and a second sleeve mounted on a front end of a respective one of the bottom rails.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.