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US 8,596,670 B2Granted
Stroller
OwnerAscanio Carimati di Carimate, Richard Wyant +1inventors
InventorsAscanio Carimati di Carimate, Richard Wyant, Andrew Serbinski
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Abstract
A folding stroller with changeable seating positions two infants or children is provided. The seating positions for two children may include side-by-side, with the seats positioned to be transverse to the direction of travel of the stroller, with seats facing the same or facing in opposite directions. Seating positions may also include in-line front-to-rear, facing forward or backward; side-by-side facing forward or backward. At least one seat may be provided with a reclining mechanism in which the seat may be reclined between a first position and a second position such that the center of mass of the seat remains substantially aligned with a vertical axis of the stroller.
Claims21
A stroller comprising:
- a folding frame having a handle, a plurality of wheels, a seat support structure, a frame vertical axis, a frame longitudinal axis, and a frame transverse axis;
- two seats, each having a seat bottom and seat back, a seat longitudinal axis and a seat vertical axis, the seats supported on the folding frame;
- wherein the seats are supported such that the longitudinal axis of each of the seats is perpendicular to the frame longitudinal axis and wherein said seat backs have a first piece and a second piece, said first piece and said second piece slidably connected to one another;
- said first piece of said seat back being hingedly connected to said seat bottom such that said seat back and said seat bottom have a first seat position and a second seat position, wherein, in said first seat position, said seat back and said seat bottom have an open configuration for sitting, and wherein, in said second seat position, said seat back and said seat bottom have a closed configuration for storage;
- said second piece of said seat back being connected to said first piece of said seat back such that said first piece of said seat back and said second piece of said seat back have a first backrest position and a second backrest position, wherein, in said first backrest position, said first piece of said seat back and said second piece of said seat back are extended relative to one another to increase seat back area for sitting, wherein, in said second backrest position, said first piece of said seat back and said second piece of said seat back are retracted relative to one another for storage;
- and,
- at least one footrest depending from each said seat bottom and attached with a sliding and pivoting connection such that said at least one extendable and retractable footrest and said seat bottom have a first footrest position and a second footrest position, wherein, in said first footrest position, said at least one footrest is extended away from said seat bottom for use as a footrest during sitting, wherein, in transitioning to said second footrest position, said at least one footrest slides along the longitudinal seat axis while pivoting upward toward said seat bottom for storage.
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A stroller for at least two children comprising:
- a folding frame having a handle, a plurality of wheels, a frame vertical axis, a frame longitudinal axis, and a frame transverse axis;
- two seats, each having a seat bottom, a seat back, a seat longitudinal axis and a seat vertical axis, comprising:
- a longitudinal axis;
- a first end portion;
- and a second end portion;
- wherein the first and second end portions lie along the longitudinal axis;
- the seat support structure aligned with the longitudinal axis of the folding frame and supported thereon;
- a first seat having a seat vertical axis generally parallel to the frame vertical axis, a seat longitudinal axis, and a seat transverse axis, the first seat supported on the first end portion of the seat support structure such that the seat longitudinal axis is perpendicular to the frame longitudinal axis;
- a second seat having a second seat vertical axis generally parallel to the frame vertical axis, a second seat longitudinal axis, and a second seat transverse axis, the second seat supported on the second end portion of the seat support structure such that the seat longitudinal axis is perpendicular to the frame longitudinal axis and wherein, in a first seat position, said seat back and said seat bottom have an open configuration for sitting, and wherein, in said second seat position, said seat back and said seat bottom have a closed configuration for storage;
- said second piece of said seat back being connected to said first piece of said seat back such that said first piece of said seat back and said second piece of said seat back have a first backrest position and a second backrest position, wherein, in said first backrest position, said first piece of said seat back and said second piece of said seat back are extended relative to one another to increase seat back area for sitting, wherein, in said second backrest position, said first piece of said seat back and said second piece of said seat back are retracted relative to one another for storage;
- and,
- at least one extendable and retractable footrest depending from each said seat bottom and attached with a sliding and pivoting connection such that said at least one footrest and said seat bottom have a first footrest position and a second footrest position, wherein, in said first footrest position, said at least one footrest is extended away from said seat bottom for use as a footrest during sitting, wherein, in transitioning to said second footrest position, said at least one footrest slides along the longitudinal seat axis while pivoting upward toward said seat bottom for storage.
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A stroller comprising:
- a stroller frame;
- and a seat, the seat comprising a seat bottom and a seat back;
- the seat adapted for mounting to the stroller frame;
- wherein the seat further comprises a reclining mechanism adapted to recline the seat between at least a first position and a second position such that a seat center of mass is maintained substantially aligned with a vertical axis of the stroller, wherein, in said first seat position, said seat back and said seat bottom have an open configuration for sitting, and wherein, in said second seat position, said seat back and said seat bottom have a closed configuration for storage;
- said second piece of said seat back being connected to a first piece of said seat back such that said first piece of said seat back and a second piece of said seat back have a first backrest position and a second backrest position, wherein, in said first backrest position, said first piece of said seat back and said second piece of said seat back are extended relative to one another to increase seat back area for sitting, wherein, in a second backrest position, said first piece of said seat back and said second piece of said seat back are retracted relative to one another for storage;
- and,
- an extendable and retractable footrest depending from said seat bottom and attached with a sliding and pivoting connection such that said footrest and said seat bottom have a first footrest position and a second footrest position, wherein, in transitioning to said first footrest position, said footrest is extended away from said seat bottom for use as a footrest during sitting, wherein, in said second footrest position, said footrest is retracted slides along a longitudinal axis of the seat while pivoting upward toward said seat bottom for storage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.