Patent ID: 7992882
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: A47D,B60N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for releasably mounting an infant carrier to a wagon having a bottom wall, sidewalls supported at opposite lateral edges of the bottom wall and end walls supported at opposite end edges of the bottom wall, the apparatus comprising: a first securing unit having a lower portion with a substantially U-shaped cross-section that detachably affixes to a top portion of one end wall of said wagon, and a first crossbar fixedly attached to an upper portion of said first securing unit; and a second securing unit that includes (a) two attachment units, each attachment unit having a lower portion with a substantially U-shaped cross-section that detachably affixes to a top portion of one sidewall and (b) a second crossbar extending between the attachment units, wherein, the first and second crossbars are parallel to each other when the first and second securing units are mounted on the wagon, each of the first crossbar and the second crossbar accommodates a first clamping unit or a second clamping unit of a mounting assembly on the infant carrier, the first and second clamping units being separated by a distance, a distance between the first securing unit and the second securing unit is adjusted by sliding both attachment units along the top portion of the sidewalls of the wagon to match the distance between the first clamping unit and the second clamping unit of the mounting assembly on the infant carrier.