Reversible stroller handle

US8210563B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Michael A. Dotsey · Chester Springs, US
• Patrick William Laffan · Raleigh, US
• Stephen Ahnert · Philadelphia, US
• Devon T. Siesholtz · Boyertown, US
• Branden McCorkel · Mount Joy, US
• Robert T. Pike · Reading, US
• Joseph Todd Grintz · Glenmoore, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 31, 2009
• Grant date: Jul 3, 2012
• Expiry date: Jul 3, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62B9/203
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A stroller includes a frame, a pivot joint assembly mounted on the frame, and a handle coupled to the frame at the pivot joint assembly. The handle rotates about a pivot axis defined by the pivot joint assembly between first and second positions relative to the frame. A latch assembly includes a projection and is movable between a latched state in which the latch assembly secures the handle in either the first position or the second position and a released state in which the handle is released for movement between the first and second positions. A latch guide defines a path along which the projection rides during the movement between the first and second positions such that the projection remains in the released state during the movement between the first and second positions