Patent ID: 9637154
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: B62B,E05D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A hinge for a stroller comprising: a housing; a first pivoting hinge member pivotally connected to the housing and being configured to rotate about a first axis of rotation, wherein the first pivoting hinge member includes a first protrusion; a second pivoting hinge member pivotally connected to the housing and being configured to rotate about a second axis of rotation, wherein the second pivoting hinge member includes a second protrusion, and wherein the second axis of rotation is different from the first axis of rotation; a linking member pivotally attached to the first pivoting hinge member and the second pivoting hinge member such that the first and second pivoting hinge members are configured to rotate substantially simultaneously in opposite directions in a plane, the first pivoting hinge member and the second pivoting hinge member partially overlapping in the plane; and a slide member at least partially received within the housing, wherein the slide member defines a longitudinal axis and is configured to move along the longitudinal axis between a locked position and an unlocked position; wherein the slide member is configured to engage at least one of the first protrusion or the second protrusion in the locked position, wherein in the locked position the first pivoting hinge member and the second pivoting hinge member are pivotally fixed with respect to each other, and wherein the first pivoting hinge member further comprises at least one guide slot defined in a first perimeter surface of the first pivoting hinge member and the second pivoting hinge member further comprises at least one guide feature defined in a second perimeter surface, wherein the at least one guide slot is configured to slidingly engage the at least one guide feature.