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Stroller car seat

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-06-08
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Granted: 1989-11-07
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Expires: 2008-06-08
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Abstract

Abstract A convertible car seat and stroller combination is set forth wherein the invention provides a car seat in a first position of a rearwardly oriented handle and a stroller when the handle is telescopingly extended from within supporting tubes to operate a cable arrangement to pivotally retract and extend associated wheel structure.

Inventors

  • 👤 Terrence O. Molnar

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 09:51
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62B; B62B7/00; B62B7/04; B62B7/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 382 words
A child stroller car seat apparatus comprising in combination, a frame including a back rest and a seat, and a downwardly depending flange directed orthogonally downwardly relative to said seat, and a perimeter frame underlying and outwardly directed from said flange and fixedly secured to said flange, and a first and second wheel pair; each wheel pair pivotally secured to said perimeter frame, and each wheel pair including a rear and forward wheel; a reciprocatably mounted handle which is reciprocatably mounted within a pair of tubular supports wherein said tubular supports are fixedly mounted rearwardly of said back seat and including actuator means mounted to each of said rear wheels from said handle, and said handle positioned rearwardly of said seat and movable from a first retracted position to retract said first and second wheel pairs relative to said perimeter frame, and movable to a second extended position to extend said first and second wheel pairs relative to said perimeter frame wherein said actuator means is operably connected between said handle and said rear wheels to effect said retracted and extended positions of said first and second wheel pairs, and wherein said actuator means comprises a plurality of flexible cables, a flexible cable connected between each axle of said rear wheels and said handle, and wherein said handle is of a generally "U" shaped configuration with a pair of parallel spaced downwardly depending legs each telescopingly and slidably received within one of said pair of parallel tubular supports, each of said tubular supports including a slot slidably receiving a clamp with each clamp integrally secured to each downwardly depending leg of said handle and each clamp securing a flexible cable thereto, and wherein an actuator link is secured between each of said rear and forward wheels, and wherein each forward and rear wheel includes a support axis and said actuator link is secured to each of said axles, and wherein each flexible cable is directed through a flexible conduit wherein said conduit is secured to said frame by a plurality of clamps to direct said conduit between each leg of said handle to each of said rear wheels, and further including abutment means secured to the perimeter frame for limiting extension of the first and second wheel pairs in the second position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 382 words
A child stroller car seat apparatus comprising in combination, a frame including a back rest and a seat, and a downwardly depending flange directed orthogonally downwardly relative to said seat, and a perimeter frame underlying and outwardly directed from said flange and fixedly secured to said flange, and a first and second wheel pair; each wheel pair pivotally secured to said perimeter frame, and each wheel pair including a rear and forward wheel; a reciprocatably mounted handle which is reciprocatably mounted within a pair of tubular supports wherein said tubular supports are fixedly mounted rearwardly of said back seat and including actuator means mounted to each of said rear wheels from said handle, and said handle positioned rearwardly of said seat and movable from a first retracted position to retract said first and second wheel pairs relative to said perimeter frame, and movable to a second extended position to extend said first and second wheel pairs relative to said perimeter frame wherein said actuator means is operably connected between said handle and said rear wheels to effect said retracted and extended positions of said first and second wheel pairs, and wherein said actuator means comprises a plurality of flexible cables, a flexible cable connected between each axle of said rear wheels and said handle, and wherein said handle is of a generally "U" shaped configuration with a pair of parallel spaced downwardly depending legs each telescopingly and slidably received within one of said pair of parallel tubular supports, each of said tubular supports including a slot slidably receiving a clamp with each clamp integrally secured to each downwardly depending leg of said handle and each clamp securing a flexible cable thereto, and wherein an actuator link is secured between each of said rear and forward wheels, and wherein each forward and rear wheel includes a support axis and said actuator link is secured to each of said axles, and wherein each flexible cable is directed through a flexible conduit wherein said conduit is secured to said frame by a plurality of clamps to direct said conduit between each leg of said handle to each of said rear wheels, and further including abutment means secured to the perimeter frame for limiting extension of the first and second wheel pairs in the second position.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1992-11-06 1993-05-08 1993-11-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1996-11-06 1997-05-08 1997-11-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2000-11-06 2001-05-08 2001-11-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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