Canopy assembly for use in a child carrier apparatus and its assembly method
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A47C-007/62
B62B-009/14
출원번호
US-0361583
(2012-01-30)
등록번호
US-9004587
(2015-04-14)
발명자
/ 주소
Winterhalter, Andrew J.
Haut, Robert E.
Hartenstine, Curtis M.
출원인 / 주소
Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
대리인 / 주소
Roche, David I.
인용정보
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1인용 특허 :
7
초록▼
A canopy assembly can include a support bow having a side end portion, and a mount fixture including two coupling parts pivotally connected together, one of the two coupling parts being adapted to securely affix with the side end portion, and the other one of the two coupling parts being configured
A canopy assembly can include a support bow having a side end portion, and a mount fixture including two coupling parts pivotally connected together, one of the two coupling parts being adapted to securely affix with the side end portion, and the other one of the two coupling parts being configured to affix with a support frame of a child carrier apparatus. Each of the two coupling parts can include a retaining structure integrally formed therewith, the retaining structures being engaged with each other to hold the two coupling parts together while allowing relative rotation between the two coupling parts.
대표청구항▼
1. A canopy assembly comprising: a support bow having a side end portion; anda mount fixture including two coupling parts pivotally connected together about a pivot axis, one of the two coupling parts being adapted to securely affix with the side end portion, and the other one of the two coupling pa
1. A canopy assembly comprising: a support bow having a side end portion; anda mount fixture including two coupling parts pivotally connected together about a pivot axis, one of the two coupling parts being adapted to securely affix with the side end portion, and the other one of the two coupling parts being configured to affix with a support frame of a child carrier apparatus, the support bow applying a force on one of the two coupling parts in a direction parallel to the pivot axis toward the support frame and the other one of the two coupling parts;the two coupling parts including a first coupling part and a second coupling part, the first coupling part including a raised portion and a retainer extension connected with each other, and the second coupling part having a base surface provided with an opening and a slit communicating with each other, the raised portion being fixedly joined with the first coupling part and projecting along the pivot axis, the raised portion further being received within the opening to pivotally connect the first and second coupling parts, and the retainer extension being inserted through the slit into an inner cavity of the second coupling part and positioned to prevent separation of the first coupling part from the second coupling part while allowing relative rotation between the two coupling parts;wherein during pivotal adjustment of the support bow, the first coupling part, the raised portion and the retainer extension rotate in unison relative to the second coupling part about the pivot axis and concurrently perform reciprocated displacements parallel to the pivot axis relative to the second coupling part. 2. The canopy assembly according to claim 1, wherein the retainer extension projects radially from the raised portion, and the slit extends radially from the opening. 3. The canopy assembly according to claim 1, wherein the second coupling part further includes a plurality of teeth protruding from the base surface around the opening, and a plurality of recesses defined between the teeth, and the first coupling part further includes one or more ribs spaced apart from the raised portion, the rib being positioned in one of the recesses to hold the support bow in a desired position. 4. The canopy assembly according to claim 3, wherein each of the teeth includes side slopes that respectively lower toward the recesses that are adjacent thereto, the rib sliding in contact with the side slopes and travelling successively through the recesses when the first coupling part rotates relative to the second coupling part. 5. The canopy assembly according to claim 4, wherein the teeth are distributed around the pivot axis, and a rotation of the first coupling part about the pivot axis relative to the second coupling part causes the first coupling part to concurrently perform a displacement along the pivot axis owing to a sliding contact of the rib with at least some of the side slopes. 6. The canopy assembly according to claim 1, wherein the support bow is made of a resilient material, the side end portion is formed integrally with the support bow, and the side end portion of the support bow applies a spring force parallel to the pivot axis that urges one of the two coupling parts toward the support frame and the other one of the two coupling parts. 7. The canopy assembly according to claim 6, wherein the spring force applied by the side end portion of the support bow is induced by an elastic deformation of the support bow occurring when the support bow is assembled with the mount fixture on the child carrier apparatus. 8. The canopy assembly according to claim 1, wherein the support bow has a U-shape. 9. The canopy assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a second support bow having a second end portion securely affixed with one of the two coupling parts at a position spaced apart from the support bow. 10. The canopy assembly according to claim 9, wherein the second support bow is located behind the support bow. 11. A method of assembling a canopy on a child carrier apparatus, comprising: providing a mount fixture including two coupling parts, a first one of the two coupling parts being adapted to securely affix with a side end portion of a canopy support bow and having a cap, and a second one of the two coupling parts being configured to affix with a support frame of the child carrier apparatus and having a socket, the first coupling part including a raised portion fixedly connected with an inner surface of the cap and a retainer extension connected with the raised portion, and the second coupling part having a base surface provided with an opening and a slit, the slit and the opening communicating with an inner cavity of the second coupling part;pivotally assembling the two coupling parts about a pivot axis by positioning the first coupling part such that the raised portion and the retainer extension are respectively inserted through the opening and the slit, the cap covering the socket and the pivot axis intersecting the cap;rotating the first coupling part, the raised portion and the retainer extension in unison relative to the second coupling part until the retainer extension is misaligned relative to the slit and is engaged in the inner cavity, whereby the two coupling parts are held together while allowing relative rotation between the two coupling parts; andattaching the side end portion of the support bow with the associated coupling part, such that when the two coupling parts and the support bow are installed on the support frame, the support bow applies a force on the coupling part affixed with the support bow in a first direction parallel to the pivot axis that biases the cap toward the socket of the other coupling part affixed with the support frame, and the engagement of the retainer extension in the inner cavity prevent the two coupling parts from separating from each other in a second direction parallel to the pivot axis that is opposite to the first direction. 12. A child carrier apparatus comprising: a support frame;a canopy assembly including: a support bow having two end portions integrally formed with the support bow;a cover material held with the support bow; andtwo mount fixtures for assembling the two end portions with the support frame, each of the mount fixtures including first and second coupling parts that are held together and are movably adjustable relative to each other, the first coupling part being affixed with one end portion of the support bow, the second coupling part being affixed with the support frame, wherein in at least one of the two mount fixtures, one of the first and second coupling parts is formed with a raised portion that defines a pivot axis, the other one of the first and second coupling parts has an opening and a border region adjacent to the opening, the raised portion being received through the opening to pivotally connect the first and second coupling parts about the pivot axis, the raised portion being further fixedly connected with a retainer extension that extends radially relative to the pivot axis, the retainer extension being engageable with the border region adjacent to the opening to prevent separation of the first coupling part from the second coupling part;wherein each of the two end portions of the support bow applies a spring force in a direction parallel to the pivot axis that urges the first coupling part toward the support frame and the second coupling part of the associated mount fixture. 13. The child carrier apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the support bow has a U-shape and is made of a resilient material. 14. The child carrier apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the two end portions are separated by an initial distance, and the support bow when assembled with the first coupling parts on the child carrier apparatus is deformed so as to modify the initial distance between the two end portions. 15. The child carrier apparatus according to claim 12, wherein in at least one of the two mount fixtures, one of the first and second coupling part includes an inner surface from which a plurality of teeth protrude around the pivot axis, and a plurality of recesses defined between the teeth, and the other one of the first and second coupling part includes a rib eccentric from the pivot axis, the rib being positioned in one of the recesses to hold the support bow in a desired position. 16. The child carrier apparatus according to claim 15, wherein each of the teeth includes side slopes that respectively lower toward the recesses, a rotation of the first coupling part about the pivot axis relative to the second coupling part causes the first coupling part to concurrently perform a displacement along the pivot axis owing to a sliding contact of the rib with at least some of the side slopes. 17. The canopy assembly according to claim 1, wherein an engagement of the retainer extension in the inner cavity prevents the two coupling parts from separating from each other in a second direction parallel to the pivot axis that is opposite to the direction of the force applied by the support bow. 18. The canopy assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first coupling part is affixed with the support bow and has a cap, and the second coupling part is affixed with a support frame of a child carrier apparatus and has a socket that is covered by the cap, the pivot axis intersecting the cap, and the force applied by the support bow biasing the cap toward the socket. 19. The canopy assembly according to claim 1, wherein the raised portion and the retainer extension are formed integrally with the first coupling part.
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