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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2006
Frederick Michelau, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Timothy Seckel, Streamwood, IL (US);
Frederick Michelau, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Timothy Seckel, Streamwood, IL (US);
Radio Flyer, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A latching assembly for attaching an accessory such as a canopy to a wagon or other children's vehicle. Body tubes are positioned within each corner of the wagon and each features an exposed annular notch. The body tubes are engaged by latches attached to the four corner poles of the canopy. Each latch includes a housing within which pivoting latch fingers reside. Each latch finger includes button and jaw portions as well as leaf springs that urge the jaw portions into engagement with the annular notch of a corresponding body tube. A latch may be removed from the body tube by squeezing the button portions of the latch fingers together. This procedure is repeated for the remaining three corners of the wagon so that the canopy may be removed there from.