GB2476743A - A stroller with a detachable seat - Google Patents

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GB2476743A
GB2476743A GB1103405A GB201103405A GB2476743A GB 2476743 A GB2476743 A GB 2476743A GB 1103405 A GB1103405 A GB 1103405A GB 201103405 A GB201103405 A GB 201103405A GB 2476743 A GB2476743 A GB 2476743A
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Eric Biermann
Aukje Peters
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B7/00—Carriages for children; Perambulators, e.g. dolls' perambulators
    • B62B7/04—Carriages for children; Perambulators, e.g. dolls' perambulators having more than one wheel axis; Steering devices therefor
    • B62B7/14—Carriages for children; Perambulators, e.g. dolls' perambulators having more than one wheel axis; Steering devices therefor with detachable or rotatably-mounted body
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B7/00—Carriages for children; Perambulators, e.g. dolls' perambulators
    • B62B7/04—Carriages for children; Perambulators, e.g. dolls' perambulators having more than one wheel axis; Steering devices therefor
    • B62B7/14—Carriages for children; Perambulators, e.g. dolls' perambulators having more than one wheel axis; Steering devices therefor with detachable or rotatably-mounted body
    • B62B7/142—Means for securing the body to the frame
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B9/00—Accessories or details specially adapted for children's carriages or perambulators
    • B62B9/10—Perambulator bodies; Equipment therefor
    • B62B9/102—Perambulator bodies; Equipment therefor characterized by details of the seat
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B9/00—Accessories or details specially adapted for children's carriages or perambulators
    • B62B9/10—Perambulator bodies; Equipment therefor
    • B62B9/12—Perambulator bodies; Equipment therefor involving parts that are adjustable, attachable or detachable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B2205/00—Hand-propelled vehicles or sledges being foldable or dismountable when not in use
    • B62B2205/20—Catches; Locking or releasing an articulation
    • B62B2205/24—Catches; Locking or releasing an articulation to hold in the folded position
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B7/00—Carriages for children; Perambulators, e.g. dolls' perambulators
    • B62B7/004—Carriages supporting a hammock-style seat

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Abstract

A stroller comprises a frame assembly 70 having a plurality of first fasteners 76, and a seat 80 including a seat body 81 and a plurality of attachment portions 82L-85L, 82R-85R extending from two sides of the seat body, each of the attachment portions being provided with a second fastener 86. The second fasteners are removably connected to the correspondent first fasteners of the frame assembly so as to detachably attach the seat to the frame assembly. One of the attachment portions is provided with a third engagement element 823, and another one of the attachment portions on the same side of the seat body is provided with a seventh engagement element (854, figure 4) engageable with the third engagement element. The third and seventh engagement elements are particularly intended to be connected together when upper and lower stroller frames 71, 72 are collapsed about pivots 73, said connection thus maintaining the stroller in the collapsed state. Each of the attachment portions may be provide with further engagement elements for connecting the frame and seat.

Description

A STROLLER
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a stroller.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In conventional strollers, a cloth-made seat is commonly fixed to a stroller frame, and cannot be detached from the frame.
When the seat stains, the seat cannot be removed for cleaning.
To solve the above problem, the present invention prov±des a seat for a stroller, which can be detached from the frame assembly for replacing or cleaning. In addition, according to the present invention, the frame can be kept in a collapsed configuration via seat after folding
SUNMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a stroller, which overcomes the problem existing in the
aforementioned prior art.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invent±on, a stroller is provided according to claim 1. The stroller comprises a frame assembly having a plurality of first fasteners and a seat including a seat body and a plurality of attachment portions extending from two sides of the seat body, each of the attachment portions being provided with a second fastener. The second fasteners are removably connected to the correspondent first fasteners of the frame assembly so as to detachably attach the seat to the frame assembly.
Preferably, in the stroller, each of the attachment portions is provided with a first engagement element and a second engagement element on the front surface thereof, and with a loop element on the rear surface thereof, and when the seat is attached to the frame assembly, each of the attachment portions surrounds the frame assembly and the first engagement element provided on each attachment portion passes through the correspondent ioop element and is engaged with the second engagement element.
Preferably, in the stroller, the frame assembly includes an upper frame, a lower frame, and a pair of pivots, the upper frame is pivoted to the lower frame via the pivots, the upper and lower frames being provided with the first fasteners thereon.
In the stroller, one of the attachment portions is provided with a third engagement element on the front surface thereof, and one of the other of attachment portions on the same side of the seat body is provided with a seventh engagement element engageable with the third engagement element on the rear surface thereof, and when the upper frame and the lower frame are pivoted to each other to cause the stroller in a collapsed state, the third engagement element is engaged with the seventh engagement element thereby to keep the stroller in the collapsed state.
Preferably, in the stroller, the lower frame includes a transverse rod, and the seat body inciLudes two additional attachment portions extending downwardly therefrom and provided with an eighth engagement element and a ninth engagement element respectively, the two additional attachment portion is surrounded the transverse rod and the eighty and ninth engagement elements are engaged with each other.
Further and other objects and characteristics of the present invention will be made clear by a preferred embodiment described below referring to accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description, appended claims, and accompanying exemplary embodiments shown in the drawings, which are briefly described below.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a frame assembly for a stroller.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the frame assembly of Figure 1, mounted with a seat according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is a front view showing the seat of Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a rear view showing the seat of Figure 2.
Figure 5 is a partial side view showing the frame assembly of Figure 2 in an extended state, mounted with the seat.
Figure 6 is a partial side view showing the frame assembly of Figure 5 in a collapsed state.
Figure 7 shows a cross-sectional view of the frame assembly taken along line 7-7 in Figure 6.
Figures 8(A) and 8(B) show a cross-sectional view of the frame assembly taken along line 8-8 in Figure 6, in which Figure 8 (A) indicates that upper and lower frames of the frame assembly are not fixedly kept in a collapsed state and Figure 8 (A) indicates that the upper and lower frames of the frame assembly are fixedly kept in a collapsed state.
Figure 9 is a partial section view of the frame assembly shown in Figure 2. F Figure 10 shows different type of fasteners for fastening the seat to the frame assembly.
DETAIL DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
A seat for a stroller according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to Figures 1 to 7.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a frame assembly for a stroller.
As shown in Figure 1, a frame assembly 70 for a stroller includes an upper frame 71, a lower frame 72, a pair of pivots 73, a support 74 and a base 75. The upper frame 71 and the lower frame 72 are pivotally connected to each other via the pivots, and are provided with a plurality of first fasteners 76 thereon.
The base 75 pivots at the front end thereof to the lower frame 72, and is provided with rear wheels at the rear end thereof.
The support 74 pivots to the upper frame 71 at the upper end thereof and pivots to the base 75 at the lower end thereof The lower frame 72 includes two tubes and a transverse rod 721 connecting between the two tubes. The transverse rod 721 is provided with front wheels at both ends.
Figure 2 shows the frame assembly of Figure 1, mounted with a seat according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Structure of the seat Figures 3 and 4 respectively show the front and rear surfaces of a seat according to the embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in Figures 3 and 4, a seat 80 comprises a flexible seat body 81 and a plurality of attachment portions extending F from the left and right sides of the seat body 81. The seat body 81 can be made from a flexible material such as cloth, plastic and so on.
The plurality of attachment portions is in strip-shaped and includes a first left attachment portion 82L, a second left attachment portion 83L, a third left attachment portion 84L and a fourth left attachment portion 85L on the left side, and a first right attachment portion 82R, a second right attachment portion 83R, a third right attachment portion 84R and a fourth right attachment portion 85R on the right side. Further, the length of the first right attachment portion 82R is greater than other attachment portions.
As shown in Figure 3, on the front surface of the seat 80, the first left attachment portion 82L is provided with a first engagement element 821 at the outer end thereof and a second engagement element 822 in proximity to the first engagement element 821, the second left attachment portion 83L is provided with a first engagement element 831 at the outer end thereof and a second engagement element 832 in proximity to the first engagement element 831, the third left attachment portion 84L is provided with a first engagement element 841 at the outer end thereof and a second engagement element 842 in proximity to the first engagement element 841, the fourth left attachment portion 85L is provided with a first engagement element 851 at the outer end thereof and a second engagement element 852 in proximity to the first engagement element 851, the first right attachment portion 82R is provided with a first engagement element 821 at the outer end thereof and a second engagement element 822 in proximity to the first engagement element 821, the second right attachment portion 83R is provided with a first engagement element 831 at the outer end thereof and a second engagement element 832 in proximity to the first engagement element 831, the third right attachment portion 84R is provided with a first engagement element 841 at the outer end thereof and a second engagement element 842 in proximity to the first engagement element 841, and the fourth right attachment portion 85R is provided with a first engagement element 851 at the outer end thereof and a second engagement element 852 in proximity to the first engagement element 851.
Further, first right attachment portion 82R, on the front surface thereof, extends outward with respect to the first engagement element 821 and the second engagement 822, and is provided with a third engagement element 823 at the outer end thereof and a fourth engagement element 824 in proximity to the third engagement element 823, the fourth engagement element 824 being located between the first engagement element 821 and the third engagement element 823.
As shown in Figure 4, on the rear surface of the seat 80, each of the plurality of attachment portions is provided with a loop element 87 in the proximity of the seat body 81. The loop element 87 has a width for allowing the outer end of the corresponding attachment portion to pass therethough. Outward with respect to the loop element 87, each of the first left attachment portion 82L, the second left attachment portion 83L, the third left attachment portion 84L, the first right attachment portion 82R, the second right attachment portion 83R and the third right attachment portion 84R is provided with a second fastener 86. The first right attachment portion 82R is provided with a fifth engagement element 825 and a sixth engagement element 826 in proximity to the fifth engagement element 825. The fifth engagement element 825 and sixth engagement element 826 are at outside relative to the second fastener 86 at the first right attachment portion 82R. The fourth right attachment portion 85R is provided with a seventh engagement element 854 at the outer end thereof. The engagement elements provided on the attachment portions may be, for example, hook-and-loop fasteners or the like.
Attachment of the seat to the frame assembly With reference to Figures 1-4, the attachment of the attachment seat to the seat assembly will be described below.
When the seat 80 is desired to attach to the frame assembly 70, the second fasteners 86 provided on the attachment portions of the seat 80 are correspondingly fastened to the first fasteners 76 provided on the upper frame 71 and the lower frame 72 of the frame assembly 70. In this embodiment, the first fastener 76 and the second fastener 86 are male and female buttons respectively, which can be matched with each other.
Subsequently, each of the plurality of attachment portions surrounds the corresponding one of the upper frame 71 and the lower frame 72 and the outer end of said attachment portion passes through the ioop element 87 provided on the rear surface thereof, so that the first engagement element 821 provided on the first left attachment portion 82L passes through the loop element 87 and is fastened to the second engagement element 822, the first engagement element 831 provided on the second left attachment portion 83L passes through the loop element 87 and is fastened to the second engagement element 832, the first engagement element 841 provided on the third left attachment portion 84L passes through the loop element 87 and is fastened to the second engagement element 842, the first engagement element 851 provided on the fourth left attachment portion 85L passes through the ioop element 87 and is fastened to the second engagement element 852, the first engagement element 821 provided on the first right attachment portion 82R passes through the loop element 87 and is fastened to the second engagement element 822, the first engagement element 831 provided on the second right attachment portion 83R passes through the loop element 87 and is fastened to the second engagement element 832, the first engagement element 841 provided on the third right attachment portion 84R passes through the ioop element 87 and is fastened to the second engagement element 842, and the first engagement element 851 provided on the fourth attachment portion 85R passes through the loop element 87 and is fastened to the second engagement element 852, thereby attaching the seat 80 to the frame assembly 70.
In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 4, the seat body 81 is provided with a fifth attachment portion 88 extending downwardly, and a sixth attachment portion 89 located behind the fifth attachment portion 88, The fifth attachment portion 88 has an eighth engagement element 881 and sixth attachment portion 89 has a ninth engagement element 891 correspondent to the eighth engagement element 881. The fifth attachment portion 88 and the sixth attachment portion 89 are surrounded the transverse rod 721 and the eighth engagement element 881 and the ninth engagement element 891 are engaged with each other, thereby fixedly attaching the seat 80 to the frame assembly 70, as shown in Figure 9.
At the moment, to fold up the rest of the first right attachment portion 82R, which is the part on which the third engagement element 823, the fourth engagement element 824, the fifth engagement element 825 and the sixth engagement element 826 are provided, the fifth engagement element 825 provided on the rear surface of the first right attachment portion 82R is engaged with the sixth engagement element 826, and the third engagement element 823 provided on the front surface of the first right attachment portion 82R is engaged with the fourth engagement element 824, as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 8A.
With reference to Figures 5-8, the process of securely keeping the frame assembly 70, in a collapsed state will be described below.
When the frame assembly 70 is unlocked, along the direction indicated by the arrow in Figure 5, the upper frame 71 of the frame assembly 70 is pivoted arid approaches with respect to the lower frame 72 to allow the frame assembly 70 to be moved to a collapsed state as shown in Figure 6. The fifth engagement element 825 provided on the first right attachment portion 82R attached to the upper frame 71 is released from the sixth engagement element 826 and the third engagement element 823 is released from the fourth engagement element 824, and then the first attachment portion 82R surrounds the lower frame 72 and the third engagement element 823 provided on the first right attachment portion 82R is engaged with the seventh engagement element 854 provided on the fourth right attachment portion 85R, as shown in Figure 8B, thereby securely keeping the frame assembly 70 in a collapsed state.
In other embodiments, the fasteners may be in different types. As shown in Figure 10, the first fastener 76 on the frame assembly 70 may be a protrusion and the second fastener 86 on the seat 80 may be an opening, which are fastened to each other so as to attach the seat 80 to the frame assembly 70.
Given the disclosure of the present invention, one skilled in the art would appreciate that there may be other embodiments and modifications within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (9)

  1. What We Claim Is: 1. A stroller comprising: a frame assembly having a plurality of first fasteners; and a seat including a seat body and a plurality of attachment portions extending from two sides of the seat body, each of the attachment portions being provided with a second fastener, wherein the second fasteners are removably connected to the correspondent first fasteners of frame assembly so as to detachably attach the seat to the frame assembly, and wherein one of the attachment portions is provided with a third engagement element, and the other one of the attachment portions on the same side of the seat body is provided with a seventh engagement element engageable with the third engagement element.
  2. 2. The stroller according to claim 1, wherein each of the attachment portions is provided with a first engagement element and a second engagement element on the front surface thereof, and with a loop element on the rear surface thereof, and when the seat is attached to the frame assembly, each of the attachment portions surrounds the frame assembly and the first engagement element provided on each attachment portion passes through the correspondent loop element and is engaged with the second engagement element.
  3. 3. The stroller according to claim 1, wherein the frame assembly includes an upper frame, a lower frame, and a pair of pivots, the upper frame is pivoted to the lower frame via the pivots, the upper and lower frames being provided with the first fasteners thereon.
  4. 4. The stroller according to claim 3, wherein the third engagement element is provided on the front surface of the one of the attachment portions and the seventh engagement element is provided on the rear surface of the other of the attachment portions, and when the upper frame and lower frame are pivoted to each other to cause the stroller in a collapsed state, the third engagement element is engaged with the seventh engagement element thereby to keep the stroller in the collapsed state.
  5. 5. The stroller according to claim 3, wherein the lower frame includes a transverse rod, and the seat body includes two additional attachment portions extending downwardly therefrom and provided with an eighth engagement element and a ninth engagement element respectively, wherein the two additional attachment portions surrounded the transverse rod and the eighth and ninth engagement elements are engaged with each other.
  6. 6. A stroller comprising: a frame assembly including an upper frame and a lower frame pivoted to the upper frame; and a seat including a plurality of attachment portions to be attached to the frame assembly, wherein when the upper and lower frames are pivoted to each other to cause the stroller to be in a collapsed state, one of the attachment portions is engaged with the other one of the attachment portions to thereby keep the stroller in the collapsed state.
  7. 7. The stroller according to claim 6, wherein each of the attachment portions is provided with a second fastener to be removably attached to a correspondent first fastener provided on the frame assembly.
  8. 8. The stroller according to claim 6, wherein the one of the attachment portions is provided with an engagement element at the front surface to be engaged with an engagement element of the other one of the attachment portions at the rear surface.
  9. 9. The stroller according to claim 6, wherein the one of the attachment portions is attached to the upper frame and the other one of the attachment portions is attached to the lower frame.
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