Patent ID: 11958524
Assignee: EVENFLO COMPANY, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A handle assembly for an infant carrier having a shell, the handle assembly comprising:
a shell hub, on the shell, the shell hub having an outer perimeter and a first series of teeth spaced adjacent the outer perimeter;
a handle hub in axial alignment with the shell hub, the handle hub having a second series of teeth spaced adjacent an inner perimeter of the handle hub;
a sprocket in axial alignment with the shell hub and the handle hub, the sprocket being located between the shell hub and the handle hub, the sprocket having a third series of teeth spaced about an outer perimeter of the sprocket;
wherein the sprocket is axially movable from a first position locking the shell hub to the handle hub, and a second position unlocking the handle hub from the shell hub, and wherein in the second position, the handle hub is rotatable with respect to the shell hub;
the handle assembly further comprising a spring, engageable with the sprocket, to bias the sprocket towards the first position; and
a release disk, in axial alignment with the shell hub, the handle hub and the sprocket, and wherein the release disk is axially movable with respect to the handle hub, the release disk movable between a lock position where the release disk is disengaged from the sprocket with the sprocket in the first position and a release position where the release disk engages the sprocket with the sprocket in the second position, the release disk overcoming the spring force in the release position.