Patent Application
20220212706
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The disclosure relates to stroller devices and more particularly pertains to a new stroller device for supporting a parent or other person while a person is transporting a child in the stroller device. Moreover, the stroller device may include a drive assembly to move the stroller device over a ground surface.
The prior art relates to stroller devices that are powered.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a carriage frame. A plurality of wheels is rotatably attached to the carriage and a child seat is positioned in the carriage frame. A motor is mechanically coupled to at least a first wheel of the plurality of wheels. The motor is an electric motor and selectively rotates the first wheel in a first direction to drive the carriage frame forward. A battery is mounted on the carriage frame and is electrically coupled to the motor. A control is mounted on the carriage frame and is electrically coupled to the motor and is actuated to drive the first wheel in the first direction. A platform is attached to a rear side of the carriage and extends rearwardly therefrom. The platform is positioned near a bottom of the carriage. The platform supports a person standing on the platform. A canopy is pivotally coupled to the carriage frame and is extendable over the child seat.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A plurality of wheels 28 is rotatably attached to the carriage frame 12. The wheels 28 include a pair of front wheels 30 rotatably attached to the front axle 24 and a pair of rear wheels 32 is attached to the rear axle 26. However, it should be understood that the carriage frame 12 may not include axles wherein the wheels 28 are attached directly to the risers 14 and legs 22.
A conventional child seat 34 is positioned in the carriage frame 12. The child seat 34 may include a leg support 36 extending outwardly and downwardly from the child seat 34. The child seat 34 may be configured to receive the bottom of an infant carrier 38 such that the assembly 10 is usable both with infants and toddlers.
A motor 40 is mechanically coupled to at least a first wheel 42 of the plurality of wheels 28. The motor 40 is an electric motor and is configured to selectively rotate the first wheel 42 in a first direction to drive the carriage frame 12 forward. The motor 40 may be engaged with the front axle 24 such as with a belt as shown in
A control 46 is mounted on the carriage frame 12 and is electrically coupled to the motor 40. The control 46 is actuated to drive the first wheel 42 in the first direction. The control 46 may comprise a touch pad, joystick(s), actuator buttons and the like. The assembly 10 may include a pair of electric motors, independently coupled to different ones of the wheels 28, wherein the control 46 can be utilized to drive both or selected ones of the motors 40 to turn the carriage frame 12. The control 46 may further actuate lights 48, mounted on the carriage frame, which are electrically coupled to the battery 44.
A platform 50 is attached to a rear side of the carriage frame 12 and extends rearwardly therefrom. The platform 50 is positioned near a bottom of the carriage frame 12 and is configured to support a person standing on the platform as shown in
A canopy 52 is pivotally coupled to the carriage frame 12. The canopy 52 is extendable over the child seat 34 to shield a child from the elements. One or more pockets 54 are positioned on the canopy 52 to hold various articles such as, for example, cellular phones. Forward of the canopy 52 may be positioned a tray 56 for usage by a child positioned in the child seat 34. The tray 56 may support activity toys such as steering wheels 58, mirrors 60 and other like articles.
A panel 62 is attached to the rear side of the carriage frame 12 adjacent to a top side of the carriage frame and extends rearwardly therefrom. The control 46 may be mounted on the panel 62. The panel 62 may further include at least one drink receptacle 64 positioned therein. A power port 66 is positioned on the panel 62 and the power port 66 is electrically coupled to the battery 44. The power port 66 may be used not only for recharging the battery 44 but may also be used for charging small electrics from the battery 44.
In use, the assembly 10 is used in a conventional manner to hold a child so that a parent can push the child as the child rides in the child seat 34. However, the platform 50 is usable by a parent or other person to ride on the assembly 10 while the electric motor 40 moves the carriage frame 12 across a floor surface.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
