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US 8,006,992 B2Granted
Child transport vehicle
AssigneeThule Child Transport Systems Ltd.
InventorDaniel William Britton
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Abstract
A child transport vehicle including: a frame, displacement means connectable to the frame, and a transport attachment storage system including one or more engagement devices operable and positioned to store an unused transport attachment in an inoperable position on the vehicle.
Claims19
A child transport vehicle comprising:
- a frame defining therewithin a child accommodating area and including a front end, a rear end, a lower frame member defining a lower region of the child accommodating area and an upright frame member extending upwardly from the lower frame member adjacent the rear end, the upright frame member defining a height of the child accommodating area, the child accommodating area being defined between the lower frame member and the upright frame member;
- displacement means connectable to the frame;
- a push handle extending from the upright frame member;
- a conveyance connection arm connectable to the frame;
- and
- a transport attachment storage system including a conveyance connection arm engagement device positioned on the upright frame member, the conveyance connection arm engagement device selected to releasably engage the conveyance connection arm to store the conveyance connection arm in an inoperable position on the vehicle with the conveyance connection arm extending at least in part alongside and substantially parallel to the upright frame member and a pinned connection between the conveyance connection arm and the conveyance connection arm engagement device, wherein in the inoperable position, the conveyance connection arm is positioned below the push handle and the push handle is positioned to be used to push the vehicle forward.
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A method for converting a child transport vehicle from a first transport mode to a second transport mode, the child transport vehicle including:
- a frame defining therewithin a child accommodating area and including a front end, a rear end, a lower frame member defining a lower region of the child accommodating area and an upright frame member extending upwardly from the lower frame member adjacent the rear end, the upright frame member defining a height of the child accommodating area, the child accommodating area being defined between the lower frame member and the upright frame member;
- a push handle extending from the upright frame member;
- displacement means connected to the frame;
- a conveyance connection arm connectable to the frame;
- and a transport attachment storage system including a conveyance connection arm engagement device positioned on the upright frame member, the conveyance connection arm engagement device selected to releasably engage the conveyance connection arm to store the conveyance connection arm in an inoperable position on the vehicle with the conveyance connection arm extending at least in part alongside and substantially parallel to the upright frame member and a pinned connection between the conveyance connection arm and the conveyance connection arm engagement device;
- and the method comprising:
- disconnecting the conveyance connection arm from the child transport vehicle;
- installing the conveyance connection arm into engagement with the conveyance connection arm engagement device such that the conveyance connection arm is secured in an inoperable position on the vehicle with the conveyance connection arm extending at least in part alongside and substantially parallel with the upright frame member;
- securing an alternate conveyance device to the vehicle to place the alternate conveyance device in an operable position on the child transport vehicle to convert the child transport vehicle to the second transport mode;
- and
- pushing the stroller on the alternate conveyance device by applying force to the push handle while the conveyance connection arm remains secured in the inoperable position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.