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US 9,517,790 B2Granted
Packaging for umbrella strollers
AssigneeDorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
InventorsRyan Hawker, David N Foster
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Abstract
A juvenile stroller includes a frame, wheels coupled to the frame, and a seat coupled to the frame. The stroller also includes push handles coupled to the frame. The stroller is collapsible to assume a compact storage shape.
Claims13
A juvenile stroller system comprising
- a stroller including a collapsible seat-support frame configured to be converted by a caregiver from an expanded use mode wherein the collapsible seat-support frame has a first width to a collapsed storage mode wherein the collapsible seat-support frame has a relatively narrower second width, a deformable seat coupled to the collapsible seat-support frame and made of a deformable material to change from a wide juvenile-supporting shape in the expanded use mode of the collapsible seat-support frame to a relatively narrower narrow stowed shape in the collapsed storage mode of the collapsible seat-support frame, a first rear-wheel unit coupled to a first rear leg included in the collapsible seat-support frame, and a first front-wheel unit coupled to a first front leg included in the collapsible seat-support frame and arranged to lie at a first distance from the first rear-wheel unit when the collapsible seat-support frame is in the expanded use mode and at a relatively greater second distance from the first rear-wheel unit when the collapsible seat-support frame is in the collapsed storage mode, and
- an end cap including a container formed to include a wheel-storage chamber sized to receive and store the first rear-wheel unit without receiving and storing the first front-wheel unit when the collapsible seat-support frame assumes the collapsed storage mode,
- wherein the collapsible seat-support frame further includes a second rear-wheel unit coupled to a second rear leg included in the collapsible seat-support frame, the second rear-wheel unit is arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the first rear-wheel unit to establish a first width therebetween when the collapsible seat-support frame is in the expanded use mode and to lie alongside the first rear-wheel unit to establish a relatively narrower second width therebetween when the collapsible seat-support frame is in the collapsed storage mode, and the second rear-wheel unit is stored in the wheel-storage chamber of the container alongside the first rear-wheel unit when the collapsible seat-support frame is in the collapsed storage mode, and
- wherein the end cap further includes a container closure coupled to the container to close an opening that opens into the wheel-storage chamber while the first and second rear-wheel units are stored in the wheel-storage chamber and the container closure is formed to include a first rear-leg aperture through which the first rear leg extends when the collapsible seat-support frame is in the collapsed storage mode and a second rear-leg aperture through which the second rear leg extends when the collapsed seat-support fame is in the collapsed storage mode.
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A juvenile stroller system comprising
- a collapsible stroller including a collapsible seat-support frame including a front leg and first and second rear legs, a front wheel coupled to the front leg, rear wheels coupled to the rear legs, and first and second push handles arranged to extend away from the rear wheels, the collapsible stroller being changeable from an expanded use mode in which the front and first and second rear legs are spread apart to support a seat coupled to the seat-support frame for rolling movement on the wheels to a collapsed storage mode in which the first and second rear legs are drawn together, and
- packaging configured to retain the collapsible stroller in the collapsed storage mode to allow organized display of the collapsible stroller and to provide point-of-purchase information during display of the collapsible stroller in the collapsed storage mode so that a consumer may view the point-of-purchase information, wherein the packaging includes an end cap formed to include a wheel-storage chamber sized to receive and store the rear wheels coupled to the first and second rear legs and portions of the first and second rear legs therein when the collapsible stroller is retained in the collapsed storage mode,
- wherein the end cap includes a container and a container closure arranged to cooperate with the container to define the wheel-storage chamber and the container closure is coupled to the container and arranged to move between an open position allowing insertion of the rear wheels into the wheel-storage chamber and a closed position blocking extraction of the rear wheels from the wheel-storage chamber,
- wherein the container closure is formed to include a first rear-leg aperture arranged to open into the wheel-storage chamber, the first rear leg of the collapsible stroller extends through the first rear-leg aperture when the rear wheels are retained in the wheel-storage chamber, the container closure is also formed to include a second rear-leg aperture spaced apart from the first rear-leg aperture and arranged to open into the wheel-storage chamber, and the second rear leg of the stroller extends through the second rear-leg aperture when the rear wheels are retained in the wheel-storage chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.