Tray

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9302695-B2
Application number	US-201514924736-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 28, 2015
Priority date	Apr 10, 2014
Publication date	Apr 5, 2016
Grant date	Apr 5, 2016

Abstract

A tray is mounted on a mount of a stroller and includes a tray structure, a first mounting latch and a mounting arm formed from the tray structure. The first mounting latch is disposed on the mounting arm and has a first button movably disposed on the mounting arm, a clamping base connected to the first button and disposed in the mounting arm, and an elastic member disposed on the clamping base for providing a first elastic force to bias the clamping base toward a latched position to clamp the mount cooperatively with the mounting arm when the mounting arm is mounted on the mount and the first button is engaged with an engaging groove of the mount. When the first button is pressed for moving the clamping base to an unlatched position, the clamping base is separate from the mount to make the mounting arm detachable from the mount.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A tray mounted on a mount of a stroller, the mount having an engaging groove formed thereon, the tray comprising:
a tray structure;
a mounting arm formed from the tray structure; and
a first mounting latch disposed on the mounting arm and having a first button, a clamping base, and an elastic member, the first button being movably disposed on the mounting arm, the clamping base being connected to the first button and disposed in the mounting arm, the elastic member being disposed on the clamping base for providing a first elastic force to bias the clamping base toward a latched position to clamp the mount cooperatively with the mounting arm when the mounting arm is mounted on the mount and the first button is engaged with the engaging groove;

wherein when the first button is pressed to overcome the first elastic force generated by the elastic member for moving the clamping base from the latched position to an unlatched position, the clamping base is separate from the mount so as to make the mounting arm detachable from the mount.

2. The tray of claim 1 , wherein the mounting arm has a rib structure formed therein, the elastic member is a curved flex beam extending from two sides of the clamping base, and two free ends of the curved flex beam abut against the rib structure in the mounting arm respectively for providing the first elastic force to bias the clamping base toward the latched position.

3. The tray of claim 1 , wherein the elastic member is a compressed spring disposed between the clamping base and the mounting arm for providing the first elastic force to bias the clamping base toward the latched position.

4. The tray of claim 1 , wherein a cup holder is formed from the tray structure.

5. The tray of claim 1 further comprising:
a cup holder;
a ring structure formed from the tray structure;
a lever arm pivotally disposed in the tray structure and having a first arm portion, a second arm portion, and an elastic portion, the elastic portion abutting against the tray structure for providing a second elastic force to make the second arm portion clamp a periphery of the cup holder cooperatively with the ring structure when the ring structure is disposed on the cup holder; and
a second mounting latch having a second button and a curved flex beam, the second button being movably disposed on the tray structure and abutting against the first arm portion, the curved flex beam extending from the second button in the tray structure and abutting against the tray structure for providing a third elastic force to bias the second button toward a releasing position;

wherein when the second button is pressed from the releasing position to a pressing position for driving the first arm portion to rotate relative to the tray structure, the second arm portion is separate from the periphery of the cup holder with rotation of the first arm portion so as to make the cup holder detachable from the ring structure.

6. The tray of claim 5 , wherein the second arm portion has a chamfer angle corresponding to the periphery of the cup holder.

7. The tray of claim 1 further comprising:
a cup holder;
a ring structure formed from the tray structure; and
a lever arm pivotally disposed on the tray structure and having an elastic arm portion and a clamping arm portion, the elastic arm portion abutting against the tray structure for providing a second elastic force to make the clamping arm portion clamp a periphery of the cup holder cooperatively with the ring structure when the ring structure is disposed on the cup holder;

wherein when the elastic arm portion is pressed for driving the clamping arm portion to rotate relative to the tray structure, the clamping arm portion is separate from the periphery of the cup holder so as to make the tray detachable from the cup holder.

8. The tray of claim 7 , wherein the clamping arm portion has a chamfer angle corresponding to the periphery of the cup holder.

Assignees

• Hartenstine Curtis M
• Taylor Andrew J
• Ruggiero Anthony V
• Wonderland Nursery Goods

Inventors

• Hartenstine Curtis M
• Taylor Andrew J
• Ruggiero Anthony V

Classifications

• B62B7/062 Primary

  Coupling unit between front wheels, rear wheels and handle · CPC title

• B62B9/104

  with adjustable or reclining backrests · CPC title

• A47C7/68

  Arm-rest tables {; or back-rest tables} · CPC title

• A47C7/62

  Accessories for chairs · CPC title

• B62B2205/20

  Catches; Locking or releasing an articulation · CPC title