US 12,459,555 B2
Infant transport system and base with removable wheel guards
Shain A. Saucier, Charlotte, NC (US); Charles H. Keegan, Milton, MA (US); Zhang Meng, Suzhou (CN); Yang Xiaoyong, Suzhou (CN); Gao Xiang, Suzhou (CN); Lv Wenlong, Suzhou (CN); and Feng Bo, Suzhou (CN)
Assigned to Evenflo Company, Inc., Miamisburg, OH (US)
Filed by Evenflo Company, Inc., Miamisburg, OH (US)
Filed on Jan. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/098,316.
Prior Publication US 2024/0239398 A1, Jul. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. B62B 9/16 (2006.01); B60N 2/28 (2006.01); B62B 7/12 (2006.01); B62B 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC B62B 9/16 (2013.01) [B60N 2/2848 (2013.01); B62B 7/12 (2013.01); B62B 7/14 (2013.01); B62B 7/145 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A base for an infant transport system, comprising:
a frame having opposed side walls, the frame configured to be directly secured to a portion of an automobile;
a pair of wheel guards, each wheel guard being individually removably coupled to a selected one of the opposed side walls of the frame, and being removable from the frame while the frame is secured to the portion of the automobile; and
wherein each side wall includes a tab having an extending button, the tab movable with respect to the side wall, and wherein each wheel guard includes a negative form of the button, such that the button is received within the negative form when the wheel guard is coupled to the side wall.