Patent ID: 8622404
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
1. An infant carrier apparatus comprising: a support frame having opposite first and second sides; a handle pivotally coupled with the support frame, wherein the handle is operable to rotate relative to the support frame between a first position inclined toward the first side, and a second position inclined toward the second side; a hinge structure pivotally connecting the handle with the support frame, the hinge structure including a coupling bracket affixed with a portion of the support frame, and a coupling element affixed with the handle; a latch unit assembled between the coupling bracket and the coupling element, the latch unit being operable to lock the handle with the support frame in either of the first and second position; and a stop mechanism operable independently from the latch unit to stop the handle at an intermediate position located between the first and second position, the stop mechanism including a first abutting element coupled with the support frame, and a second abutting element coupled with the handle, wherein a displacement of the handle from the first position toward the second position drives the second abutting element to move toward the first abutting element until the first and second abutting elements abut against each other to stop the handle at the intermediate position, and wherein a displacement of the handle from the second position toward the first position drives the second abutting element to move toward the first abutting element, and causes the second abutting element to automatically disengage from the first abutting element so that the handle is allowed to continuously travel past the first abutting element.