US2191005A - Combination bassinet and carriage - Google Patents

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Feb. .20, 1940. c, wYLlE 2,191,005

COMBINATION BASSINET AND CARRIAGE Filed March 15, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 In van for. lzarlesfllfylie.

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Patented Feb. 20, 1940 UNITED STATES- anrocs 7 PATENT oFFicE COMBINATION BASSINET ANDIOARRIAGE CharlesJA. Wylie, San Bernardino, Calif. ApplicationMarch 15, 1939,- Serial No. 261,944.

13 Claims. (01. 280- 41) This invention has to do generally with improvements in combination baby carriage and bassinet, particularly of the type in which the bassinet is detachably mounted on the carriage so as to be removable for separate use. The feature of having the bassinet detachable from the carriage is of apparent advantage in that the bassinet mayserve as the carriage body, or independently for usein the house, automobile or other places where a separate bassinet is convenient.

One of my major objects is to provide an improved means for detachably securing'the bassinet to the carriage, that is of particular conven- H ience in that the connection between the two may be made simply by resting the bassinet'on the carriage, and the attachment may be released by merely lifting the bassinet from the carriage. The specific form of mechanism is subject to variation, although I preferably'employ a type of attachment that is operable by the weight of the bassinetto engage. and hold the bassinet under its weight, and to disengage the bassinet when its weight is released by lifting.

5 Another object of the invention is to provide a carriage having collapsible characteristics and to utilize the collapsing movements of the carriage parts to secure and release the bassinet under theconditions mentioned in the foregoing.

In this manner I am able to obtain both advantages of a collapsible carriage and detachable connection with the bassinet by the simplest possible construction, for" the reason. that the capacity for relative movement of the carriage parts enables these parts. to be used'also asthe bassinet attachment means without necessity for additional mechanism that would otherwise complicate the structure and addlto its cost.

In its preferred form, the carriage comprises forward and rear pairs of wheels interconnected by frame members so as to be collapsible together longitudinally of the carriage. A spring interconnecting the frame members tends tomove them to elevated positions and to bring theiwheels 5 together as stated. By resting the bassinet on body as a single piece.

objects stated above, will'be understood to better advantage from the following description of certain typical and illustrative forms of the invention. Throughout the description reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation showing the bassinet mounted on the carriage;

1 Figs. 2 and 3 are front and rear end elevations, respectively, of Fig. 1;

Fig; 4 is a longitudinal sectional View of the bassinet; Y

Fig. 5 is a plan view ofthe bassinet; 1

Fig. 6 is 'a bottom view taken on line 66 of Fig.1, showing the engagement of the carriage frame: means within recesses in the bottom of thebassinet;

Fig. 7 illustrates the carriage parts in collapsed positions;

Fig. 8 shows the carriage parts in their distended" positions; I a a Fig. 9 is a fragmentary section on line 9--9 of Fig. 43

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary View taken on line Ill-40 of Fig. 5, showing the'handle connection with the bassinet body; i 25- Fig. 11 isa section on line Il -4i of Fig. 10;

Fig. 12 illustrates a variational means for springing the bassinet on the carriage;

Fig; 13 illustrates a variational form of car- Fig. 14 is a fragmentary view of a joint structure in Fig. 13; and

Fig. 15 is a view: showing an extensible form of handle. M

Referring first to Figs. 1 to 5, the bassinet 35 generally indicated at l5, comprises a hollow bodyl6 preferably made of a suitable light weight material that desirably may be adapted to formation of at least the side and top walls of the Suitable body forming 40 materials may include light weight metal, wood, or substances such as plastic wood, resinous compounds, and the like, capable of being cast or molded to'the body shape. Particularly where resinous compounds are used, the latter may carry pigment to give the body a desired-color, or, if preferred, the body may be molded or cast of any of the known suitable transparent materials. The top of the bassinethas a pair of telescopic closures. I1 and ill of transparent mate- 50. rial held Within frames I9,and 20, the latter being confined within guideways 2!, see Fig. 9, so thatthe closuresmay be telescoped and both slid to the dashed line open position 22, see Fig.

5, against the stop 23. Interior ventilation is had members.

through the perforated areas 24 of the sides of the body, screen frames 25 being placed within the body opposite the perforations and releasably and extending longitudinally along its opposite sides.

prises forward and rear pairs of wheels 33 and 3|, the axles 32 and 33 being interconnected by a pair of U-shaped members 34 and 35 having pivotal joints 33 intermediate their ends. A coil spring 31, normally interconnecting the memthe carriage parts will assume the. raised positions of Fig. '7, in which the pairs of wheels. 33 and 3|, and the upper portions of members'34 and 35, are brought together. Members 34 and 35 have toggle characteristics'in that when spread apart and swung down-tobring their end portions into engagement with the wheel. axles 32 and:33, the carriage parts will assume and remain in the distended positions of Fig. 8. In this position, the carriage is in flat compact condition rendering it conveniently portable and capable of accommodation within relativelyn'arrow spaces.

:When supported on thecarriage in the position of Fig. l, the bassinet body is releasably held thereto by the upper U-shaped ends of members 34 and 35 being received within longitudinally spaced recesses 38 and 39 in the bottom of the body, these recessesbeing shown typically as formed by spacing the in-turned end portions 4!) and M of the body end walls below the bottom or floor 42. Any suitable means, such as coil springs 43 placed within recesses 38 and 39 and normally engaging the ends'of members 34 and 35, may be employed to spring the body on its supporting members, i. e., to cushion the body support on members and 35. As a variational method of springing, I may incorporate in the upwardly extending portions of members 34 and vantage and convenience in that it permits attachment of the bassinet body to the carriage simply by resting the bassinet on the carriageand also enables the bassinet to be released merely by lifting it from the carriage. Assuming the carriage to be in the collapsed, upstanding position of Fig. 7, the carriage parts are movable to their normal distended positions of Fig. l, and the upper ends of members 34 and 35 are thrust into recesses 38 and 39, simply by resting the body l5 on the upperv ends of the The tension of spring 31 is such with relationto the weight of the body l6 that the weight will spread the members into the body recesses, within which they are retained by the underlap of the 'in-turned portions 40 and 4! of the body as clearly illustrated in Fig. 6. When the body is lifted from the carriage, the relieved weight on members 34 and 35 enables spring 31' to withdraw them from recesses 38 and 39, and return the carriage to its collapsed position.

The carriage generally indicated at 29, com

ends of the sections.

A handle generally indicated at 53 and comprising members EI and 52 pivoted at 53 on the rear axle 33, has a suitable releasable attachment to the rear wall of the body at 54. This attachment is shown typically, see Figs. 10 and. 11, to comprise a U-shaped arm 55 having loop ends 56 receiving the handle members 1 5i and 52 with sufficient looseness to permit the arm to be rocked into and out of retainers 51 secured to the rear wall of the bassinet body. Retainers 51 may be in the form of coil-shaped keepers shaped as illustrated to permit the arm 55 to be swung downwardly within the space 58 into retained engagement with the keeper to bers 34 and 35 above their pivot points 36, tends to move the members togetherso that the when the bassinet body is removed from the carriage,

secure the handle to the bassinet. As will be apparent, the arm may easily be swung upwardly out of the keepers to disconnect the handle. With the carriage in its distended position of Fig. 8, the handle 53 may be swung down to rest in compact arrangement on the carriage frame members as illustrated.

"While the carriage in its distended condition of Fig. 8 affords a compact arrangement with scribed form, are made in sections 33a, 33b, and

64d, 64b,*'with the sections of the individual members pivotally interconnected at 35 and 33. Normally, members 33b and 342) are swung upward to positions corresponding to the upper portions of members 34 and 35 above the pivots 36; and are locked to the lower sections and 64a by sleeves 6! surrounding the overlapping In Fig. 14, for example, the sleeve is shown in its dotted line position 61a in looking association with the overlapping ends of sections 63a and 63b of the frame member 33. As in the first instance, the members 63 and 64- are interconnected by a coil spring 68 normally positioned above the pivots 63 corresponding to the pivotal connections at 33 in the first described form.

When the carriage is to be collapsed after removal of the bassinet, sleeves 6'! are slid from the overlapping ends of the frame members 33 and '64 and the upper sections of the latter are swung outwardly and downwardly about the pivots 65 and 36 to the collapsed. positions of Fig. 13. The carriage handle may also be made in sections 10 and H pivotally interconnected at 12 so that section H may be swung down into collapsed position as illustrated.

Provision may be made for rendering the handle 50 adjustable to different heights or lengths. Thus, as illustrated in 15, the lower portion of the handle that is connected to the carriage, may be made of tubular sections telescopically receiving upper sections l6 held to adjusted positions by set screws 11, or other suitable means. 1

It is to be understood that the drawings are to be regarded merely as illustrative of the invention in certain typical and preferred forms and that various changes and modifications may be made without departure from the invention in its intended spirit and scope.

I claim: r

1. The combination comprising a wheeled carriage, a bassinet body adapted to be supported on the carriage, and an attachment between said bodyend'carriageroperable tocreleasablythold ithe bodythereto, said, attachment comprisingaholding means. forming a laterally openingwrecess, and a: member movable along a downwardly facing surface of the body into retained engagement within said recess by resting the body on the carriage. l

2. The combination comprising awheeled'carriage, a bassinet body adapted to be supported on the carriage, and an attachment betweenisaid body and carriage operable to releasably hold the :body thereto, said attachment comprising a holding means, a member movable along a downwardly facing surface of the body into retained engagement with said holding means by resting the body on the carriage unit, and a spring action to disengage said member from the holding means when said body is lifted from the carriage.

3. The combination comprising a wheeled car,- riage, a bassinet body adapted to be supported on the carriage, and an attachment between said :body and carriage operable to releasably hold the body thereto, said attachment comprising a pair of spaced holding means forming laterally opening recesses, and a pair of members that are'relatively movable along a downwardly facing surface of the body into retained engagement with in said recesses by resting the body on the carriage.

4. The combination comprising a wheeled carriage, a bassinet body adapted to be supported on the carriage, and an attachment between said body and carriage operable to releasably hold the body thereto, said attachment comprising a pair of spaced holding means, a pair of members that are relatively movable along a downwardly facing surface of the body into retained engagement with said holding means by resting the body on the carriage, and yielding means acting to move said members relatively together to disengage them from said holding means when the body is lifted from the carriage.

5. The combination comprising a wheeled car riage, a bassinet body adapted to be supported on the carriage, said carriage comprising a bassinet holding member movable into holding position by resting said body on the carriage, a

spring resisting movement of said member to holding position, and means on said body for releasably receiving said member in its said holding, position, said spring acting to move said member out of said holding position by raising the body from the carriage.

6. The combination comprising a wheeled carriage, a bassinet body adapted to be supported on the carriage, said carriage comprising a pair of bassinet holding members movable relatively to each other by resting said body on the carriage. and means on said body forming laterally opening recesses for releasably receiving said members in their holding position, said members being thrust into retained engagement within said recesses by said relative movement of the members resulting from resting the body on the carriage.

'7. The combination comprising a wheeled carriage having frame members movable to shift the carriage wheels from normal to collapsed positions, a bassinet body adapted to be supported on the carriage, said frame members being movable apart and along the bottom surface of the body by resting the body on the carriage, and spaced holding means carried by the body and comprising a pair of laterally opening recesses, said members being releasably engageable within said recesses by virtue of'said movement apart of the members. i

8. The combination comprising a wheeled carriage having frame members movable to shift the carriage Wheels from normal to collapsed positions, a bassinet body adapted to be sup ported on the carriage, and means operable by said movement of the frame members for re leasably attaching said body to thecarriage, said means comprising laterally opening recesses formed in the bottom of thebody and into which said members are displaceable by movement lon gitudinally of said body.

9. The combination comprisinga carriage including forward and rear pairs of wheels, relatively movable frame members interconnecting the wheels so that said pairs are movable together longitudinally of the carriage to collapsed positions, a bassinet body adapted to be detachably supported on said members, the body when rested on said members acting to move them apart and also to move said pairs of wheels apart to their normal positions, and means comprising laterally opening recesses within the bottom of the body adapted to receive said members by virtue of their movement apart to hold the body to the carriage.

10. The combination comprising a-carriage including forward and rear pairs of wheels, relativelymovable frame members interconnecting the wheels so that said pairs are movable to gether longitudinally of the carriage to collapsed positions, yielding means interconnecting said members and tending to move said pairs of wheels to collapsed positions, a bassinet body adapted totbe detachably supported on said members, the body when rested on said members actingto move them apart and also to move said pairs of wheels apart to their normal positions, and means on the body adapted to receive said members by virtue of their movement apart to hold the body to the carriage, said yielding means acting to disengage said members from the last mentioned means when the body is lifted from the carriage.

11. The combination comprising a carriage including forward and rear pairs of wheels, frame members pivotally connected intermediate their upper and lower ends and interconnecting the wheels so that said pairs aremovable together to collapsed positions and movable apart to distended positions, yielding means interconnecting said members and tending to move their upper ends together and to bring said pairs of Wheels to collapsed positions, said upper ends of the members being movable apart by resting said body on them, and means forming recesses in the bottom of said body adapted to receive said members when they are so moved apart to hold the body to the carriage, said yielding means acting to withdraw said members from said recesses when the body is lifted from the carriage.

12. The combination comprising:- a carriage including forward and rear pairs of wheels, frame members pivotally connected intermediate their upper and lower ends and interconnecting the wheels so that said pairs are movable together to collapsed positions and movable apart to distended positions, yielding means interconnecting said membersand tending to move their upper ends together and to bring said pairs of wheels to collapsed positions, said upper ends of the members being movable apart by resting said body on them, and means forming recesses in the bottom of said body adapted to receive said members when they are so moved apart to hold the body to the carriage, said members being releasable from said recesses by lifting the body from the carriage, and said yielding means acting to, withdraw said members from said recesses when the body is lifted from the carriage.

13. The combination comprising a carriage including forward and rear pairs of wheels, frame members pivotally connected intermediate their upper and lower ends and interconnecting the wheels so that said pairs are movable together to collapsed positions and movable apart to distended" positions, yielding means interconnecting; saidmembers and tending to move their upper ends together and to bring said pairs of wheels to collapsed positions, said upper ends of the members being movable apart by resting said body on them, means forming recesses in the bottom of said body adapted to receive said. members when they are so moved apart to hold the body to the carriage, and means for springing the body on said members.

CHARLES A. WYLIE.

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