US 12,296,884 B2
Multi-purpose stroller adapter suitable for various carrier types and accessories
Jeremy Levinson Crossgrove, Revere, MA (US); Michelle M. J. Wood, Rehoboth, MA (US); Raymond Allen Boissonneault, Upton, MA (US); Kelly J Chamberlin, North Attleboro, MA (US); and Brian Patrick Whitt, Kettering, OH (US)
Assigned to Evenflo Company, Inc., Miamisburg, OH (US)
Filed by Evenflo Company, Inc., Miamisburg, OH (US)
Filed on May 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/826,576.
Prior Publication US 2023/0382446 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. B62B 9/10 (2006.01); A47D 13/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/28 (2006.01)
CPC B62B 9/102 (2013.01) [A47D 13/025 (2013.01); B60N 2/2848 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stroller frame comprising:
a first side rail and a second side rail;
a first adapter coupled to the first side rail and a second adapter coupled to the second side rail;
the first adapter comprising a first hub that rotates, relative to the first side rail, about a first axis, which extends normal to the first side rail, wherein the first hub comprises:
a first connector configured to mate with a first corresponding connector on a first child carrier device; and
a second connector that is oriented, on the first hub, opposite the first connector and that is configured to mate with a second corresponding connector on a second child carrier device, the first connector and the second connector being fixed relative to the first hub and configured to rotate with the first hub when the first hub rotates relative to the first side rail;
the second adapter comprising a second hub that rotates, relative to the second side rail, about a second axis, which extends normal to the second side rail, wherein the second hub comprises:
a third connector configured to mate with a third corresponding connector on the first child carrier device; and
a fourth connector that is oriented, on the second hub, opposite the third connector and that is configured to mate with a fourth corresponding connector on the second child carrier device, the third connector and the fourth connector being fixed relative to the second hub and configured to rotate with the second hub when the second hub rotates relative to the second side rail.