Patent ID: 6036221
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: B62B,Y10T

Abstract:
A foldable rod linkage for connecting a handgrip to a front wheel of a foldable stroller, comprising:a pivot retainer including a lower mount member and an upper slide body;said lower mount member havinga first upright front wall,left and right front lateral walls extending respectively and rearwardly from two upright lateral ends of said first upright front wall,an upward abutment wall disposed transversely between said left and right front lateral walls and converging upwardly with an upper end of said first upright front wall to form an upwardly extending apex portion,an upright rear wall extending downwardly from a distal side of said upward abutment wall relative to said apex portion so as to define an inserted portion which has an upright bore extending in a first axial direction and opening at said upward abutment wall, andleft and right rear lateral walls extending respectively from said left and right front lateral walls and disposed rearwardly and below said upright rear wall so as to form left and right upward seat portions;said upper slide body includingan upright elongated member provided with a second upright front wall, and a lower abutment portion supported on said left and right upward seat portions when the foldable rod linkage is in an unfolded position, said upright elongated member having an upright through hole extending in a second axial direction which is parallel to said first axial direction and opening towards a space defined between said left and right upward seat portions,a forward anchoring portion extending forwardly from said second upright front wall, and including a downward abutment wall to mate with said upward abutment wall when the foldable rod linkage is in the unfolded position, said downward abutment wall being disposed above and in a stepwise position relative to said lower abutment portion so as to define an upright forward facing section on said second upright front wall,a tab portion extending from a distal edge of said downward abutment wall relative to said second upright front wall, wherein said tab portion and said upright forward facing section flank said apex portion and said upright rear wall respectively when the foldable rod linkage is in the unfolded position, anda stud member extending downwardly from said downward abutment wall and coinciding with and being received in said upright bore when the foldable rod linkage is in the unfolded position;a handle rod having an upper end adapted to be connected to the handgrip and a lower end inserted into and extending downwardly and outwardly of said upright through hole and mounted pivotally on said left and right rear lateral walls about an axis below said left and right upward seat portions and transverse to said first axial direction;a front rod having a lower end adapted to be connected to the front wheel and an upper end connected to said lower mount member;means for biasing said slide body downward relative to said handle rod toward said lower mount member so as to insert said stud member into said upright bore and subsequently abutting said downward abutment wall and said lower abutment portion against said upward abutment wall and said left and right upward seat portions of said lower mount member respectively when the foldable rod linkage is in the unfolded position; andan operating device including a pull rod having a lower end mounted on said slide body and an upper end adapted to be connected movably to the handgrip in such a manner that upward pulling of said pull rod will result in upward movement of said slide body relative to said handle rod against biasing action of said biasing means, thereby removing said stud member from said upright bore and disengaging said downward abutment wall and said lower abutment portion from said upward abutment wall and said left and right upward seat portions and subsequently permitting said handle rod together with said slide body to turn relative to said front rod at said axis so as to convert the foldable rod linkage into a folded position.