IV pole and stroller combination
OwnerBarbara Martininventor
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Abstract
An IV pole and stroller combination provides a wheel base, which, in the first and second exemplary embodiments, replaces the stroller's rear wheels. The stroller's front portion is equipped with one or more steerable front wheels, and the stroller folds up for compact storage. The IV pole is equipped with typical IV pole features, such as hooks for fluid bags and mounts for other medical equipment. The stroller portion is equipped with typical stroller features, such as a storage basket underneath the child's seat, a sun shade, and a bottle holder. In an alternative exemplary embodiment, the wheel base and number of wheels are reduced; the vertical IV pole member may not be directly affixed to the wheel base, and may instead be removably affixed to a portion of the stroller frame.
Claims18
A stroller and iv pole combination comprising:
- a) a first vertical support member;
- b) said first vertical support member having fixedly attached thereto a plurality of medical devices, medical fluid bags, or support structures for the same;
- c) said first vertical support member being fixedly mounted on top of a wheel base;
- d) said wheel base having a plurality of integral radial members and being mounted on top of a plurality of fully or partially rotatable caster wheels, such that each of said caster wheels supports one of said plurality of integral radial members;
- e) a pair of upper angled support members, each having a first end and a second end;
- f) said vertical support member being affixed rotatably at about its longitudinal center to said first end of at least one of said upper angled support members;
- g) a pair of lower angled support members, each having a first end and a second end, and being capable of flexing or pivoting centrally, with respect to both said first end and said second thereof;
- h) said first end of at least one of said lower angled support members being rotatably affixed to one of the group of said first vertical support member at or near its lower end or said wheel base;
- i) each of said second ends of said lower angled support members being rotatably affixed to the corresponding one of said upper angled support members at a position distal to the longitudinal center of said upper angled support member in the direction of its second end;
- j) a seat composed of a flexible fabric material;
- k) said seat being suspended between a plurality of opposing fixed attachment points on said upper angled support members;
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- l) said second ends of said upper angle support members being mounted to the top of a steerable front rotatable caster wheel.
A stroller and iv pole combination comprising:
- a) a first vertical support member having a lower end;
- b) said first vertical support member having fixedly attached thereto any of the group of medical devices, medical fluid bags, or support structures for the same;
- c) a wheel base;
- d) said wheel base having a plurality of integral radial members and being mounted on top of a plurality of fully or partially rotatable caster wheels, such that each of said caster wheels supports one of said plurality of integral radial members;
- e) a pair of upper angled support members, each having a first end, a second end, and a position distal to a longitudinal center of said upper angled support members;
- f) a pair of lower angled support members, each having a first end, a second end, an upper internal end, and a lower internal end;
- g) each of said pair of lower angled support members having a pivotable joint at the junction between said upper internal end and said lower internal end;
- h) said first end of at least one of said lower angled support members being rotatably affixed to one of the group of said first vertical support member at or near its lower end, said wheel base, or said plurality of integral radial members;
- i) each of said second ends of said lower angled support members being rotatably affixed to the corresponding said position distal to the longitudinal center of one of said upper angled support members;
- j) a seat composed of a flexible fabric material;
- k) said seat being suspended between a plurality of opposing fixed attachment points on said upper angled support members;
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- l) one or more front wheels, said one or more front wheels being mounted between said second ends of said upper angled support members.
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