U.S. patent number 3,873,116 [Application Number 05/473,192] was granted by the patent office on 1975-03-25 for baby carriage construction.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Perego-Pines S.p.A.. Invention is credited to Gianluca Perego.
United States Patent |
3,873,116 |
Perego |
March 25, 1975 |
Baby carriage construction
Abstract
A baby carriage is formed of a plurality of rod members forming
an upper frame, a front lower frame and a rear lower frame. The
upper frame may be folded downwardly over the front frame and the
rear frame folded against the front frame. A seat fabric material
is slung over the upper portion of the front frame in a seat guard
member which extends outwardly from the front frame. The rod
members are held upright in the operative position by a collapsible
brace assembly which includes a biasing spring for aiding the
movement of the parts into a collapsed position.
Inventors: |
Perego; Gianluca (Arcore,
IT) |
Assignee: |
Perego-Pines S.p.A. (Arcore,
IT)
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Family
ID: |
11169609 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/473,192 |
Filed: |
May 24, 1974 |
Foreign Application Priority Data
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Jan 25, 1974 [IT] |
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20617/74 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
280/650;
280/47.38 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B62B
7/08 (20130101); B62B 2205/20 (20130101); B62B
2205/24 (20130101); B62B 7/064 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
B62B
7/08 (20060101); B62B 7/00 (20060101); B62B
7/06 (20060101); B62b 007/08 () |
Field of
Search: |
;280/36R,36B,41A,41B
;296/1B,28B |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Schonberg; David
Assistant Examiner: Forman; Michael J.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: McGlew and Tuttle
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A baby carriage construction, comprising a lower front portion
including a pair of spaced apart lower front side rod members, each
of said front side rod members having an upper and a lower pivot
bracket thereon, wheel means carried on the lower end of said lower
front side rod members, a lower rear portion including a pair of
spaced apart lower rear side rod members having upper end portions
connected to said lower pivot bracket and having lower portions,
wheel means on the lower portions of said lower rear side rod
members, an upper portion including a pair of spaced apart upper
side rod members having lower end portions pivoted on said upper
pivot bracket and being alignable with said lower front side rod
members, ring means on said spaced apart upper side rod members
engageable over the upper ends of said front side rod members when
said upper and lower portions are in an erected position to hold
said upper portion side rod members and said front side rod members
in end-to-end alignment, said upper side rod members having upper
converged portions portins terminating in U-shape handles, a
substantially U-shape seat guard rod member extending between said
front side rod members, a connecting link pivotally connected
between said upper side rod members and said seat guard rod member
adjacent each end of said seat guard rod member to support said
seat guard rod member from said upper side rod members, a fabric
seat having a seat back portion slung from said upper side rod
members and a seat bottom portion slung away from said seat guard
rod member, a collapsible brace including a tubular portion engaged
over at least one of said front side rod members and slidable
therealong, a brace link having one end pivoted to said collapsing
brace and an opposite end with a slot therein, a bolt secured to an
associated lower rear side rod member and movable in said slot, and
spring means biasing said bolt to move along said slot in a
direction to pivot said brace link to collapse said collapsing
brace to permit the pivotal movement of said lower rear portion
into juxtaposition with said lower front portion.
2. A baby carriage construction, according to claim 1, wherein said
front wheel means includes a front axle extending between said
front side rod members, and a rotatable front wheel rotatable on
each end of said axle, a tray having a front end supported on said
axle and having a side wall with a slot extending therealong, and a
support strut engaged in said slot of said side wall of said tray
and connected to said lower front side rod member.
3. A baby carriage construction, according to claim 1, wherein said
pair of spaced apart upper side rod members include an upwardly
converging portion and an upper substantially vertical straight
portion, said straight portions of said upper side rod members
being spaced apart, a bracket interconnecting said straight
portions, said U-shape handles being pivotal in the tops of said
straight portions.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention comprises the construction of a baby carriage
which includes an assembly which is easily collapsible and
preferably with means associated with the collapsible assembly
which permit it to be carried very easily on a person's arms.
2. The Prior Art
Baby carriages of this type are generally known, but a disadvantage
of the known constructions is that they are not easy to collapse
and fold them into a sufficiently compact structure so that they
may be easily carried on a person's arm.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an
improved carriage construction which is made up of a lower front
and rear frame structure having respective front and rear wheels
which are formed of rod members or tubular members and which are
pivotally connected to an upper portion having rod members which
are shaped so that they form U-shaped handles at their upper ends.
The construction includes an inexpensive fabric seat which is slung
on the upper portion and to a guard member which is pivoted between
the two side rod members of the lower portion and extends in a
U-shape around the front of the carriage forming a protective
guard. The lower front side rod members contain pivot brackets for
pivoting the upper portion of the carriage and they may be held in
an aligned erected position by ring members which are carried on
one of the members and which loop around the other. The lower front
and rear portions may be collapsed together, in accordance with the
invention, by a simple collapsing brace construction which includes
a spring biasing arrangement for biasing the front and rear
portions so that they collapse together when the rings holding the
upper frame portions are removed.
Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide an
improved baby carriage construction and which includes a
lightweight frame providing front and rear portions having front
and rear wheels and an upper portion having means forming a handle
and wherein the lower portions are automatically collapsible
together and pivotable upwardly into association with the upper
frame portion for facilitating the carrying of the carriage when it
is not in use.
A further object of the invention is to provide a baby carriage
construction which is simple in design, rugged in construction and
economical to manufacture.
The various features of novelty which characterize the invention
are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and
forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of
the invention, its operating advantages and specific objects
attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanying
drawing and descriptive matter in which there is illustrated a
preferred embodiment of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In the Drawings:
FIG. 1 is a front top perspective view of the carriage in an
erected position, constructed in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the erected carriage shown in
FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2 showing the carriage in a
partially folded position;
FIG. 4 is a side elevational view showing the carriage in a
completely collapsed position ready for carrying; and
FIG. 5 is an enlarged partial sectional view of the collapsing
brace mechanism constructed in accordance with the invention which
is employed on the carriage shown.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to the drawings in particular, the invention embodied
therein comprises a baby carriage which includes a lower front
portion comprising a pair of spaced apart lower front side rod
members 1, 1', each of which carries an upper pivot bracket 1a and
a lower pivot bracket 2a adjacent its upper end. The upper ends of
the lower front side rod members 1, 1' have ends which are
protected by finished pieces 50.
A lower rear portion includes a pair of spaced apart lower rear
side rod members 2 and 2' having upper ends which are pivoted on
pivots 52 to the lower bracket 2a in lower ends which contain
transverse axles 6 supporting wheel means 5 in the same manner as
wheel means 5' which are suspended on axle 6' of the lower front
side rod members 1 and 1'.
The construction also includes an upper portion including a pair of
spaced apart upper side rod members 3 and 3' which have rounded
converging top portions and substantially parallel upper ends 30
and 30' which terminate in U-shaped handles M, M, which are
advantageously pivotally engageable therein to permit adjustment
thereof. The upper ends 30 and 30' are held by a cross-bracket
54.
In accordance with a feature of the invention, the upper side rod
members 3 and 3' carry rings a which are of a large enough diameter
to permit them to be engaged over the end pieces 50 of the upper
ends of the lower side rod members 1 and 1' to hold the lower
portion in alignment with the upper portion in an erected
position.
The construction includes a substantially U-shape seat guard rod
member 4 which extends forwardly and around the front of the
carriage between the lower front side rod members 1, 1'. A
connecting piece 4a is pivotally connected at 56 to the seat guard
rod member 4 and, on its opposite end, it is pivotally connected at
pivot 58 to an associated upper side rod member 3 or 3'. A fabric
seat covering S includes a back portion which is slung over the
upper ends of the upper side rod members 3 and 3' and it includes a
lower seat bottom portion which is slung over the guard rod member
4. A protection belt c is secured to the bottom of seat S and it is
looped over guard rod member 4.
In accordance with a further feature of the invention, the carriage
includes a collapsible brace structure which includes a collapsible
brace member 60 which includes a tubular portion 11 which is
slidable on the associated lower front side rod member 1 or 1'. A
connecting link 9 has its one end pivoted at 62 to the collapsing
brace 60 and its opposite end contains a slot 9a, as best shown in
FIG. 5, which receives a bolt or guide member V which is secured to
a lower rear side rod member 2 or 2'. Bolt V is biased by spring 10
in a direction to cause a collapsing pivotal movement of the rear
portion toward the front portion, as shown by the arrow 66 in FIG.
2. This movement is facilitated once the ring a is moved off of the
end fitting 50 carried on the lower front side rod member 1 or
1'.
A foot board 7 is engaged over the front axle 6' and it includes a
slot 7b which extends along the length thereof. A supporting strut
7a is pivoted at 68 to respective lower front side rod members 1
and 1' and they have lower ends which engage in respective slots 7b
of the respective ends of the foot board 7. The collapsing brace
assembly also includes a cross-piece 8 which is pivoted at pivot 62
at its lower end, and at pivot 58 at its upper end. A bushing 11 is
also engaged around bolt V and it may slide along the lower rear
side rod member 2 or 2'.
The operation of the device is very simple and it is a simple
matter to collapse the structure from the position indicated in
FIG. 2 by moving the ring a upwardly to cause biasing spring 10 to
effect an initial collapsing movement of the lower rear side rod
members 2 and 2' in a direction toward the lower front portion. In
addition, the upper handle M may be moved in a direction of the
arrow 70 toward the dotted line position shown to commence the
movement of the upper frame in a direction toward complete collapse
as shown in FIG. 4.
While a specific embodiment of the invention has been shown and
described in detail to illustrate the application of the principles
of the invention, it will be understood that the invention may be
embodied otherwise without departing from such principles.
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