Patent · US Expired

Folding child stroller and frame carrier

US6155579A · kind A · utility

57Cited by
100References
45Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 10, 1998
Grant dateDec 5, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 10, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62B7/064
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A folding child stroller and frame carrier convertible by using only one hand between use as a ground-contacting four-wheel stroller and use as a frame carrier for carrying a child on a person's back, consists of a front frame portion having a front end supporting at least two front wheels, a rear frame portion having a rear end supporting at least two rear wheels, a flexible child holder attached to the front frame portion, the rear frame portion pivotally connected to the front frame portion at a pivot point and movable between an extended position in which the rear end is substantially separated from the front end and a contracted position in which the rear end is adjacent the front end, a handle portion connected to the front frame portion and pivotable downwardly and forwardly using only one hand from an extended position in which the handle portion is substantially in-line with the front frame portion and a folded position in which the handle portion is adjacent to the rear frame portion, and an actuating strut exerting a force on the rear frame portion at a point intermediate the rear end and the pivot point to move the rear end toward the front end as the handle portion is …

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