Infant carrier

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10524585-B2
Application number	US-201916383476-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 12, 2019
Priority date	Sep 3, 2015
Publication date	Jan 7, 2020
Grant date	Jan 7, 2020

Abstract

An infant carrier includes a carrying handle having a coupling shell pivotally connected with a coupling portion of a seat body, and a latch assembled in the coupling shell. The carrying handle is adjustable to multiple angular positions, which include a carry position for facilitating transport of the infant carrier with the carrying handle, and a recline position inclined relative to the carry position. The latch can engage with the coupling portion for locking the carrying handle in position, or disengage from the coupling portion for allowing rotation of the carrying handle. A safety mechanism is disposed in an inner cavity between the coupling shell and the coupling portion, and is operable to allow the latch to engage with the coupling portion for forcing the carrying handle to stop in an intermediate safety position during adjustment of the carrying handle from the carry position toward the recline position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An infant carrier comprising:
a seat body for receiving a child, a side of the seat body having a coupling portion;
a carrying handle having a coupling shell pivotally connected with the coupling portion of the seat body, the carrying handle being adjustable to a plurality of angular positions relative to the seat body, the angular positions including a first angular position and a second angular position;
a latch assembled in the coupling shell of the carrying handle, the latch being movable relative to the coupling shell to engage with the coupling portion for blocking rotation of the carrying handle or to disengage from the coupling portion for allowing rotation of the carrying handle;
a latch biasing spring connected with the latch, the latch biasing spring urging the latch for engagement with the coupling portion;
a release member assembled with the carrying handle and operatively connected with a cable;
a carriage anchored with one end of the cable and disposed adjacent to the latch; and
a catching part connected with the carriage, the catching part being movable relative to the carriage between a first and a second state, the carriage and the catching part in the first state being movable in unison upon actuation of the release member so that the catching part engages with the latch and urges the latch to disengage from the coupling portion, and the catching part when in the second state being disengaged from the latch so that the latch is movable relative to the carriage and the catching part for engagement with the coupling portion;
wherein a rotation of the carrying handle from the first angular position toward the second angular position causes the coupling portion to push the catching part so that the catching part switches from the first state to the second state for disengaging from the latch, thereby the latch moves to engage with the coupling portion for forcing the carrying handle to stop in an intermediate safety position between the first and second angular positions.

2. The infant carrier according to claim 1 , wherein the catching part has a driving surface, the carriage and the catching part in the first state being movable in unison upon actuation of the release member so that the driving surface engages with the latch and urges the latch to disengage from the coupling portion, and the driving surface being disengaged from the latch when the catching part is in the second state such that the latch is movable past the driving surface for engagement with the coupling portion.

3. The infant carrier according to claim 1 , wherein the catching part is pivotally connected with the carriage.

4. The infant carrier according to claim 3 , wherein the carriage and the catching part move in unison along a first axis upon actuation of the release member, and the catching part is pivotally connected with the carriage about a second axis that is substantially orthogonal to the first axis.

5. The infant carrier according to claim 1 , further including a spring connected with the catching part for biasing the catching part to the first state.

6. The infant carrier according to claim 1 , wherein the catching part has a ramped surface and the coupling portion has a protrusion, a rotation of the carrying handle from the first angular position toward the second angular position causing the protrusion of the coupling portion to push against the ramped surface and thereby urging the catching part to switch from the first state to the second state.

7. The infant carrier according to claim 1 , wherein the carriage is movable relative to the latch between a first position where the carriage is coupled with the latch via engagement of the catching part, and a second position where the carriage and the catching part are decoupled from the latch, the carriage being connected with a spring that biases the carriage to the first position.

8. The infant carrier according to claim 1 , wherein the catching part is received at least partially in a cavity provided in the carriage.

9. The infant carrier according to claim 1 , wherein the first angular position is a carry position of the carrying handle, and the second angular position is a recline position of the carrying handle.

10. An infant carrier comprising:
a seat body for receiving a child, a side of the seat body having a coupling portion;
a carrying handle having a coupling shell pivotally connected with the coupling portion of the seat body, the carrying handle being adjustable to a plurality of angular positions relative to the seat body, the angular positions including a first angular position and a second angular position;
a latch assembled in the coupling shell of the carrying handle, the latch being movable relative to the coupling shell to engage with the coupling portion for blocking rotation of the carrying handle or to disengage from the coupling portion for rotation of the carrying handle;
a latch biasing spring connected with the latch, the latch biasing spring urging the latch for engagement with the coupling portion;
a release member assembled with the carrying handle and operatively connected with a cable; and
a carriage connected with a catching part and anchored with one end of the cable, wherein the carriage has a first and a second position relative to the latch, the carriage being coupled with the latch via engagement of the catching part in the first position, and the carriage being decoupled from the latch in the second position;
wherein a rotation of the carrying handle from the first angular position toward the second angular position with the carriage in the first position causes the coupling portion to push against the catching part so that the catching part disengages from the latch for decoupling the carriage from the latch, thereby the latch moves relative to the carriage to engage with the coupling portion for forcing the carrying handle to stop in an intermediate safety position between the first and second angular positions.

11. The infant carrier according to claim 10 , wherein the catching part is movable relative to the carriage between a first and a second state, the carriage and the catching part in the first state being movable in unison upon actuation of the release member so that the catching part engages with the latch and urges the latch to disengage from the coupling portion, and the catching part when in the second state being disengaged from the latch so that the latch is movable relative to the carriage and the catching part for engagement with the coupling portion.

12. The infant carrier according to claim 11 , wherein a rotation of the carrying handle from the first angular position toward the second angular position causes the coupling portion to push the catching part so that the catching part switches from the first state to the second state for disengaging from the latch, thereby the latch moves relative to the carriage and the catching part to engage with the coupling portion for forcing the carrying handle to stop in an intermediate safety position between the first and second angular positions.

13. The infant carrier according to claim 11 , wherein the catching part has a ramped surface and the coupling portion has a protrusion, a rotation of the carrying handle from the first angular position toward the second angular position causing the protrusion of the coupling portion to push against the ramped surface and thereby urging the catching part to switch from the first state to the second state.

14. The infant carrier according to claim 11 , wherein the catching part has a driving surface, the carriage and the catch

Assignees

• Wonderland Switzerland Ag

Inventors

• Taylor Andrew J
• Mason Kyle S
• Sellers Gregory S
• Hartenstine Curtis M
• Bowers Patrick J G

Classifications

• B60N2/2884

  with protection systems against abnormal g-forces · CPC title

• B60N2/2845 Primary

  having handles · CPC title

• B60N2002/957

  the locking system prevents an abnormal or wrong mounting situation, i.e. deployment or functioning of a seat part being prevented if the seat or seat part is not properly mounted · CPC title

• B60N2/2881

  Upholstery, padded or cushioned members therefor · CPC title

• B60N2/2827 Primary

  part of the base being supported by the seat sub-frame (B60N2/2893 takes precedence) · CPC title