Land vehicles – Wheeled – Extensible
Patent
1996-04-01
1998-06-23
Johnson, Brian L.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Extensible
280650, 280 4738, B62B 706
Patent
active
057694478
ABSTRACT:
A foldable stroller includes a controlling device mounted to a U-shaped handle tube and a folding device. The controlling device includes a front and rear covers, a disk secured to the central portion of the handle tube and disposed between the front cover and the rear cover, two opposite circumferential grooves each defined at a periphery of the disk, two cables received in respective grooves and an end of each of the cables is secured to the disk. A latch is pivotally mounted to the central portion of the handle tube and is in contact with the disk. The folding device connects an upper end of each of a pair of front members, an upper end of each of a pair of rear members and an associated lower end of side portions of the handle tube and comprises a positioning seat securely mounted to each of the upper ends of the front members. A seat is slidably disposed on the upper end of the positioning seat and defines a first receptacle. A retainer seat is mounted on the upper end of the slidable seat and defines a second receptacle. A lower end of each side portion of the handle tube extends through the second receptacle and the first receptacle and then is securely mounted to the positioning seat by a pin. A spring has one end fastened to the pin. A coupling has a first end connected to the other end of the spring and a second end connected to a respective cable.
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Johnson Brian L.
Vanaman Frank
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