Patent ID: 7862069
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
1. A stroller for transporting a child comprising: a frame having front legs and rear legs terminating in ground engaging wheels, and an articulated handle assembly, said front legs, rear legs and handle assembly being pivotally interconnected to permit said frame to be positionable between an expanded operative configuration and a collapsed storage configuration; a seat assembly pivotally connected to said frame, said seat assembly including a seat pan on which the child can be seated when said frame is in said operative configuration and a seat back pivotally connected to said seat pan to be movable between an upright position and a reclined position; and a basket apparatus supported from said frame and extending rearwardly of said seat assembly, said basket apparatus having a basket tube including a pair of transversely opposed horizontally extending portions defining a horizontal plane and a rearward portion having a transversely oriented cross member, each of said horizontal portions terminating at a rearward terminus and being connected to a vertical portion to which said cross member is connected so that said cross member is located directly vertically below said rearward terminuses of said horizontally extending portions to define a rearwardly facing access opening into said basket apparatus that is located below said horizontally extending portions, between said vertical portions and above said cross member, each said horizontal portion including an outwardly flared portion and each said vertical portion including a vertical bend that also bends inwardly to connect with said transverse cross member.