Fold latch mechanism and foldable stroller
US7410187B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/1624
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A collapsible stroller has a frame assembly that is reconfigurable between an in-use configuration and a collapsed configuration. The frame assembly has a fold latch on a side of the frame assembly and has two latch parts that are pivotally coupled to one another. A plunger is slidable within a cavity in one of the latch parts and has an end extendible from the cavity. A receiver in the other of the latch parts is positioned to receive the end of the plunger in the in-use configuration. A push arm of the frame assembly has a lower end that is connected to the one latch part. The push arm extends upward and rearward to a handle of the frame assembly. A front leg of the frame assembly has a lower end and extends upward and rearward to an upper end that is connected to the other of the latch parts. A support strut of the frame assembly has an upper end that is pivotally coupled to the one latch part at a pivot defining a pivot axis. The plunger has an elongate slot that is aligned with the pivot axis such that the pivot extends through the slot.
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