Mounting system and method of installing a child support accessory on a stroller frame

摘要

A mounting system includes at least one mounting fixture affixed on a stroller frame, and a connector affixed on a child support accessory. The connector can be inserted into the mounting fixture for locking the child support accessory in position on the stroller frame. The connector can lock with the mounting fixture in either of a rearward or forward facing configuration of the child support accessory. The construction of the stroller frame is such that it can be conveniently collapsed with the child support accessory installed thereon. Examples of the child support accessory can include a stroller seat module, a support adapter for carrycot or bassinet, and the like.

主权项

1. A mounting system for attaching a child support accessory on a stroller frame, comprising:
a mounting fixture provided on the stroller frame, wherein the mounting fixture includes a housing having an upper surface where is opened a slot, the slot having a first length defined between two opposite sidewalls of the slot near the upper surface of the housing, and a second length greater than the first length at a deeper hollow region of the slot below the upper surface of the housing, the first and second lengths extending along a longitudinal axis of the slot; and a connector provided on the child support accessory, wherein the connector has an upper and a lower portion, the lower portion having a third length extending along the longitudinal axis of the slot that is greater than the first length of the slot, and the child support accessory having a front and a rear; wherein the connector is adapted to releasibly lock with the mounting fixture in either of a first configuration for holding the child support accessory in a first position on the stroller frame with the front of the child support accessory facing forward, and a second configuration for holding the child support accessory in a second position on the stroller frame with the front of the child support accessory facing rearward, and the connector and the child support accessory either facing forward or rearward are operable to pivot together relative to the housing in a direction for inserting the connector into the slot until the connector is locked with the housing of the mounting fixture.