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

Claim 9:
10. A convertible infant carrier and stroller assembly comprising:
a shell having a head end, a toe end, and spaced apart sides extending from the head end to the toe end;
a pair of shell hubs, one on each side of the shell, each shell hub having an outer perimeter and a first series of teeth spaced adjacent the outer perimeter;
a pair of handle hubs, one in axial alignment with a corresponding shell hub, each handle hub having a second series of teeth spaced adjacent an inner perimeter of each handle hub;
a pair of sprockets, one in axial alignment with a corresponding shell hub and handle hub, each sprocket being located between a corresponding shell hub and handle hub, each sprocket having a third series of teeth spaced about an outer perimeter of the sprocket;
wherein each sprocket is axially movable from a first position locking the corresponding shell hub and the handle hub, and a second position unlocking the corresponding handle hub and shell hub, and wherein in the second position, each handle hub is rotatable with respect to the corresponding shell hub;
the assembly further comprising a biasing means for biasing the sprocket towards the first position; and
a pair of release disks, each of the pair of release disks in axial alignment with one of the shell hubs, the handle hubs and the sprockets, and wherein each release disk is axially movable with respect to the corresponding handle hub, each 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, each release disk overcoming the corresponding spring force in the release position.