US3484135A - Crotch strap securement - Google Patents
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- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
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- B62B9/00—Accessories or details specially adapted for children's carriages or perambulators
- B62B9/24—Safety guards for children, e.g. harness
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- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
- B62B3/00—Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor
- B62B3/14—Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor characterised by provisions for nesting or stacking, e.g. shopping trolleys
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- An improved crotch strap securement for a baby carriage employs a generally U-shaped wire bracket, a portion of whose legs are offset at right angles from the web.
- the crotch strap is looped around the web and, by tilting the bracket, its legs are inserted through spacedapart openings in the seat plate.
- the offset leg portions on the bracket define shoulders which engage under the seat plate and prevent the bracket from being pulled away from the plate by tension on the strap.
- This invention relates to baby strollers and carriages. It relates more particularly to an improved securement for the crotch straps on such strollers.
- Baby strollers of the type with which we are concerned here generally have a horizontal seating platform supported by a wheeled running gear.
- a seat pad covers the seating platform and a crotch strap extends up from near the front edge of the seat to a generally U-shaped body bow spaced above the seat. The infant sits in the stroller with his legs straddling the crotch strap which then serves to prevent him from sliding out through the open front of the stroller.
- the crotch strap can be disengaged from the body bow so that the vehicle can be converted from an upright stroller position to a fully-enclosed carriage position wherein the backrest, seat and footrest all form an elongated, generally horizontal platform.
- An example of such a convertible carriage is shown in US. Patent No. 2,872,203.
- the crotch strap is anchored at its lower end by permanently stitching it to the underside of the seat pad.
- this mode of securement has not proved satisfactory because the crotch strap is subjected to considerable stress due to the movements of the infant in the carriage. As a result, it frequently tears away from the seat pad. When this occurs, the entire seat pad must be replaced. Needless to say, this can be annoying and expensive to the purchasers of such carriages.
- connection between the crotch strap and the forward edge of the seat plate is fully ex- "ice posed and rather unsightly.
- Attempts to use removable fasteners to secure the strap to the metal strap on the plate have not proved entriely successful because the considerable stresses developed at the lower end of the crotch strap tend to open up the fasteners, permitting the infant to slide out through the front of the carriage.
- This type of anchor is further disadvantaged because it is unsatisfactory for use on carriages of the aforesaid convertible type.
- this invention aims to provide an improved crotch securement for a baby carriage which can safely withstand the stresses developed by an infant in the carriage.
- Another object of the invention is to provide an improved crotch strap securement which facilitates replacement of a damaged strap.
- a still further object of the invention is to provide an improved carriage crotch strap anchor which is completely hidden from view.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a bracket for anchoring a crotch strap to a carriage which is relatively easy and inexpensive to manufacture.
- a further object of the invention is to provide an improved bracket for anchoring a crotch strap which can 'be easily installed on the carriage by the customer himself.
- Another object of the invention is to provide an improved crotch strap securement particularly suitable for use with carriages convertible between stroller and fullyenclosed carriage positions.
- the improved securement comprises a generally U-shaped wire bracket. Portions of the bracket legs are offset at right angles from the bracket web forming a pair of shoulders midway along the legs.
- the bracket is engaged through a permanent loop formed in the lower end of the crotch strap.
- the legs of the 'bracket are inserted through spaced openings in the top of the seat plate. These openings are set back from the forward edge of the seat plate and are in register with the bracket legs.
- the offsets on the bracket are such that the bracket has to be tilted through a considerable angle relative to the plate to enable the aforesaid shoulders to pass through the openings. Once this is done, however, the sh ulders engage the underside of the plate and prevent the bracket from pulling out of the holes therein.
- the bracket When in place, the bracket forms a very secure anchor for the lower end of the crotch strap which can withstand the considerable stresses imposed upon it by the occupant. Moreover, the securement of the crotch strap to the seat plate is completely hidden from view by the seat pad and does not interfere with the conversion of a convertible-type carriage between its different operative positions.
- the crotch strap When the crotch strap becomes damaged through use, it can be quickly replaced with a new one simply by tilting the bracket relative to the plate and withdrawing it from the openings in the plate. A new crotch strap can then be slid onto the bracket and the bracket reinserted into the seat plate as described above.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view partially in dotted lines and with portions cut away of a baby carriage embodying an improved crotch strap securement made in accordance with this invention
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of a portion of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a side view with parts in section on a still larger scale showing in greater detail the elements of the invention.
- a carriage made in accordance with this invention has a conventional running gear indicated generally at 10.
- the gear includes a pair of upstanding scissor frame members 12, 12 and 14, 14 at each side thereof which support a generally horizontal rigid seat plate 16.
- a rigid backrest 18 is hinged near the rear edge of seat plate 16 and a footrest 22 is hinged near the forward edge of the seat plate.
- the backrest 18 and footrest 16 are adjustable from their illustrated stroller positions to a carriage position wherein they lie substantially horizontally and coplanar with seat plate 16.
- a generally U-shaped body bow 24 is supported generally horizontally above seat plate 16 by frame members 12 and 14.
- body bow 24 is the telescoping variety which can he slid out in trombone fashion when the vehicle is in its aforesaid carriage position as described more particularly in US. Patent No. 2,872,203.
- a crotch strap indicated at 26 is anchored at its lower end to seat plate 16 in a manner to be described in detail presently.
- the upper end of strap 26 is re-movably engaged around the web of body bow 16 using a conventional snap fastener or the like.
- the carriage also includes a fabric body 32 preferably like the one disclosed fully in the aforesaid patent and with a seat pad 34 and leg pad 36 for the occupants comfort.
- crotch strap 26 extends through a slit between the seat and leg pads and is anchored to seat plate 16 by means of a generally U-shaped wire bracket 40 which hooks through a loop 26a formed at the lower end of crotch strap 26.
- the mid-portion or web 44 of bracket 40 is encircled by loop 26a and the legs 46 and 48 of bracket 40' project down on opposite sides of the loop.
- the lower portions 46a and 48a of the bracket legs are offset forwardly of web 44. This forms a pair of shoulders 52 and 54 on the two legs.
- the shoulders are somewhat shorter than the offset leg portions 46:: and 48a. However, they are somewhat longer than the leg portions 46 and 48 adjacent web 44. The criticality of these dimensions will be discussed later.
- bracket 40 in use bracket 40 is anchored to plate 16 at a point spaced appreciably back from the front edge 16a thereof. More particularly, the bracket legs 46 and 48 engage through spaced-apart openings :60 and 62 in plate 16 which are aligned gen erally parallel to plate edge 16a midway along its length. The openings 60 and 62 are in register with leg portions 46a and 48a and their diameters are only slightly greater than the diameter of the wire forming the bracket 40.
- bracket 40 is hooked through loop 26a so that the loop engages around bracket web 44. Then the offset leg portions 46:: and 48a are inserted into openings 60 and 62, respectively. Bracket 40 is then tilted forwardly through a considerable angle relative to plate 16 so that shoulders 52 and 54 of the bracket can be manipulated through the openings. Then, bracket 40 is straightened up again so that the leg portions 46 and 48 extend into openings 60 and 62, respectively, with shoulders 52 and 54 projecting under plate 16.
- bracket 40 Normally, with no tension applied to crotch strap 26, bracket 40 lies loosely in openings 60 and 62. In fact. web 44 (or loop 26 1) may actually touch the top of plate 16. However, when tension is applied to strap 26 due to the movements of the infant in the carriage, the bracket is pulled up relative to the plate until shoulders 52 and 54 engage the underside of plate 16. Then, no further upward movement is possible.
- the sizes of legs 46 and 48 and their corresponding openings 60' and 62, coupled with the lengths of shoulders 50 and 52, are such that normal forces on strap 26 cannot tilt bracket 40 through the angle necessary to release it from plate 16. Even if the infant pulls strap 26 rearwardly, bracket 40 cannot pull away from plate 16.
- bracket 40 when bracket 40 is properly installed, it anchors strap 26 firmly to plate 16. Yet, the bracket and strap are free to flex and swivel about axes parallel to the forward seat plate edge 16a to provide a flexible yielding securement to plate 16 and to facilitate conversion of a convertible carriage between its operative positions.
- bracket 40 If strap 26 wears out or becomes damaged through use, it is easily removed and replaced simply by tilting bracket 40 to its extreme forward position, allowing shoulders 52 and 54 to be withdrawn through openings 60 and 62 of plate 16. Then the bracket is tilted back until the offset leg portions 46a and 48a can be drawn out through these openings. The old strap is then slid off bracket 40 and a new one installed as described above.
- bracket 40 can also be offset in the opposite direction from the one illustrated with the same advantageous results.
- the illustrated securement provides an inexpensive means for anchoring the lower end of a crotch strap.
- the fixture described herein can easily be installed by relatively unskilled personnel and, when in place, is completely hidden by the seat pad 34.
- the securement per mits ready replacement of worn or damaged crotch straps by the customer himself and requires no special tools or equipment.
- the illustrated securement is flexible enough so that it can even be used with carriages of the convertible variety which convert from an upright stroller position to a fully-enclosed carriage position.
- a carriage seat plate having (1) a front edge, and (2) a pair of spaced-apart vertical openings aligned generally parallel to said front edge.
- a removable generally U-shaped strap anchor having ( l) a web portion, and (2) a pair of relatively long legs extending generally perpendicularly to said web, said legs (at) having end segments offset in a direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said web and also perpendicular to the general direction of said legs so as to form relatively long shoulders on said legs, the ends of said legs being in register with said openings, the length of said shoulders and the size of said openings relative to the cross sections of said legs being selected so that when said legs are inserted into said openings and said bracket is tilted relative to said plate, said shoulders engage under said plate and oppose upward forces applied to said strap tending to pull said bracket away from said plate, and
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US3018079A (en) * | 1956-03-26 | 1962-01-23 | Whitehead & Kales Co | Tie down device |
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