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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2014
Thorley Industries Llc, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Justine Rembisz, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Robert D. Daley, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Frederick Karl Hopke, Glenshaw, PA (US);
Henry F. Thorne, Sewickley Heights, PA (US);
John J. Walker, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Elijah M. Wiegmann, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Thorley Industries LLC, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A stroller is provided, which includes a frame and a drive mechanism coupled to the frame and configured to transition the frame between an open position and a closed position. The drive mechanism includes: a cable drive; at least one spool rotated by the cable drive; at least one cable received by the at least one spool and connected to the frame; and at least one biasing member connected to the at least one cable for removing slack from the at least one cable. The stroller is configured such that rotation of the at least one spool by the cable drive causes the cable to exert a force against the frame to transition the frame between the open position and the closed position or between the closed position and the open position.