Patent ID: 7059452
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
1. A brake assembly for a stroller, the stroller including a stroller frame and left and right wheels, each of which is connected to the stroller frame through an axle, said brake assembly comprising: left and right braking mechanisms engageable respectively with the left and right wheels for braking the left and right wheels; a connecting member; and left and right operating members to be disposed respectively adjacent to the left and right wheels, adapted to be mounted movably on the stroller frame, and interconnected to each other through said connecting member so as to be movable in opposite directions relative to the stroller frame when operated, said left and right braking mechanisms being adapted to engage respectively and simultaneously the left and right wheels when one of said left and right operating members is operated, said left and right braking mechanisms being adapted to disengage respectively and simultaneously the left and right wheels when the other of said left and right operating members is operated; wherein each of said left and right braking mechanisms includes a first engaging member adapted to be provided on the respective one of the left and right wheels, and a second engaging member adapted to be mounted movably on the stroller frame and movable relative to the stroller frame between a locking position, in which said second engaging member engages said first engaging member, and an unlocking position, in which said second engaging member is disengaged from said first engaging member; and wherein each of said left and right operating members denies a cam face for driving said second engaging member of the respective one of said left and right braking mechanisms to slide on said cam face between said locking and unlocking positions when the respective one of said left and right operating members is operated.