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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1998
David W Eyman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jennifer A Kelley, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thomas J Schmidlin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
InSTEP LLC, , US;
Abstract
A folding child stroller and frame carrier convertible by using only one hand between use as a ground-contacting four-wheel stroller and use as a frame carrier for carrying a child on a person's back, consists of a front frame portion having a front end supporting at least two front wheels, a rear frame portion having a rear end supporting at least two rear wheels, a flexible child holder attached to the front frame portion, the rear frame portion pivotally connected to the front frame portion at a pivot point and movable between an extended position in which the rear end is substantially separated from the front end and a contracted position in which the rear end is adjacent the front end, a handle portion connected to the front frame portion and pivotable downwardly and forwardly using only one hand from an extended position in which the handle portion is substantially in-line with the front frame portion and a folded position in which the handle portion is adjacent to the rear frame portion, and an actuating strut exerting a force on the rear frame portion at a point intermediate the rear end and the pivot point to move the rear end toward the front end as the handle portion is pivoted downwardly and forwardly, and the actuating strut attached to the handle portion at a fixed distance from the front frame portion and pivoting on the handle portion.