Patent Publication Number: US-2022212706-A1

Title: Motorized stroller assembly

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     The disclosure relates to stroller devices and more particularly pertains to a new stroller device for supporting a parent or other person while a person is transporting a child in the stroller device. Moreover, the stroller device may include a drive assembly to move the stroller device over a ground surface. 
     (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     The prior art relates to stroller devices that are powered. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a carriage frame. A plurality of wheels is rotatably attached to the carriage and a child seat is positioned in the carriage frame. A motor is mechanically coupled to at least a first wheel of the plurality of wheels. The motor is an electric motor and selectively rotates the first wheel in a first direction to drive the carriage frame forward. A battery is mounted on the carriage frame and is electrically coupled to the motor. A control is mounted on the carriage frame and is electrically coupled to the motor and is actuated to drive the first wheel in the first direction. A platform is attached to a rear side of the carriage and extends rearwardly therefrom. The platform is positioned near a bottom of the carriage. The platform supports a person standing on the platform. A canopy is pivotally coupled to the carriage frame and is extendable over the child seat. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a rear isometric view of a motorized stroller assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a side view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a bottom view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is a side in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 7  is a schematic view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 7  thereof, a new stroller device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 7 , the motorized stroller assembly  10  generally comprises a carriage frame  12 . The carriage frame  12  is generally conventional to strollers and will typically include a pair of risers  14  each having a lower end  16  and an upper end  18 . A grip  20  is attached to and extends between the upper ends  18  of the risers  14 . Handles, not shown, may be attached to the grip  20  to facilitate comfort when holding onto the assembly  10 . A pair of legs  22  is provided and each of the risers  14  has one of the legs  22  attached thereto at a location between corresponding ones of the upper  18  and lower  16  ends. Each of the legs  22  extends downwardly and rearwardly from the risers  14 . A front axle  24  is attached to the carriage frame  12 . The front axle  24  extends between the risers  14  adjacent to the lower ends  16 . A rear axle  26  is attached to the carriage frame  12  and extends between the legs  22 . As with conventional strollers, the legs  22  and risers  14  may be pivotally coupled to each other to allow the carriage frame  12  to be collapsible. 
     A plurality of wheels  28  is rotatably attached to the carriage frame  12 . The wheels  28  include a pair of front wheels  30  rotatably attached to the front axle  24  and a pair of rear wheels  32  is attached to the rear axle  26 . However, it should be understood that the carriage frame  12  may not include axles wherein the wheels  28  are attached directly to the risers  14  and legs  22 . 
     A conventional child seat  34  is positioned in the carriage frame  12 . The child seat  34  may include a leg support  36  extending outwardly and downwardly from the child seat  34 . The child seat  34  may be configured to receive the bottom of an infant carrier  38  such that the assembly  10  is usable both with infants and toddlers. 
     A motor  40  is mechanically coupled to at least a first wheel  42  of the plurality of wheels  28 . The motor  40  is an electric motor and is configured to selectively rotate the first wheel  42  in a first direction to drive the carriage frame  12  forward. The motor  40  may be engaged with the front axle  24  such as with a belt as shown in  FIG. 2 . However, the motor  40  may be mechanically coupled by gears to the front axle  24 , be directly in-line with the front axle  24 , or directly engaged with the first wheel  42  should the front axle  24  not be utilized. A battery  44  is mounted on the carriage frame  12  and is electrically coupled to the motor  40 . The battery  44  is a conventional rechargeable battery used with electric bicycles, electric scooters and the like. 
     A control  46  is mounted on the carriage frame  12  and is electrically coupled to the motor  40 . The control  46  is actuated to drive the first wheel  42  in the first direction. The control  46  may comprise a touch pad, joystick(s), actuator buttons and the like. The assembly  10  may include a pair of electric motors, independently coupled to different ones of the wheels  28 , wherein the control  46  can be utilized to drive both or selected ones of the motors  40  to turn the carriage frame  12 . The control  46  may further actuate lights  48 , mounted on the carriage frame, which are electrically coupled to the battery  44 . 
     A platform  50  is attached to a rear side of the carriage frame  12  and extends rearwardly therefrom. The platform  50  is positioned near a bottom of the carriage frame  12  and is configured to support a person standing on the platform as shown in  FIG. 6 . The platform  50  is pivotable upwardly into a stored position such that it does interfere with a person walking while pushing the assembly  10 . 
     A canopy  52  is pivotally coupled to the carriage frame  12 . The canopy  52  is extendable over the child seat  34  to shield a child from the elements. One or more pockets  54  are positioned on the canopy  52  to hold various articles such as, for example, cellular phones. Forward of the canopy  52  may be positioned a tray  56  for usage by a child positioned in the child seat  34 . The tray  56  may support activity toys such as steering wheels  58 , mirrors  60  and other like articles. 
     A panel  62  is attached to the rear side of the carriage frame  12  adjacent to a top side of the carriage frame and extends rearwardly therefrom. The control  46  may be mounted on the panel  62 . The panel  62  may further include at least one drink receptacle  64  positioned therein. A power port  66  is positioned on the panel  62  and the power port  66  is electrically coupled to the battery  44 . The power port  66  may be used not only for recharging the battery  44  but may also be used for charging small electrics from the battery  44 . 
     In use, the assembly  10  is used in a conventional manner to hold a child so that a parent can push the child as the child rides in the child seat  34 . However, the platform  50  is usable by a parent or other person to ride on the assembly  10  while the electric motor  40  moves the carriage frame  12  across a floor surface. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.