Carrier with protective cover on canopy rod

12263,878

17/981094

November 04, 2022

A carrier is provided in the present disclosure. The carrier includes a frame, and the frame includes a lower handle portion, an upper handle portion, a canopy rod, and a protective cover. The lower handle portion and the upper handle portion form parts of the frame, and a lower end of the upper handle portion is connected to an upper end of the lower handle portion, such that the upper handle portion is pivotable between an unfolded position relative to the lower handle portion and a collapsed position. The canopy rod is pivotally connected to the lower end of the upper handle portion, and is pivotable between an unfolded position and a folded position. The protective cover is sleeved on the canopy rod. When the canopy rod is in its folded position, the protective cover is located between the canopy rod and the lower handle portion.

WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG (Steinhausen, CH)

WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG (Steinhausen, CH)

1. A carrier comprising a frame, wherein the frame includes: a lower handle portion and an upper handle portion, wherein a lower end of the upper handle portion is connected to an upper end of the lower handle portion, such that the upper handle portion is pivotable between an unfolded position where the upper handle portion is unfolded relative to the lower handle portion and a collapsed position where the upper handle portion is folded toward the lower handle portion; a canopy rod, pivotally connected to the upper handle portion, and being pivotable between an unfolded position and a folded position; and a protective cover, undetachably sleeved on the canopy rod, and when the canopy rod is in the folded position, the protective cover is located between the canopy rod and the lower handle portion.

2. The carrier according to claim 1 , wherein: the canopy rod is connected to the upper handle portion through a first rotatable joint, and the upper handle portion is connected to the lower handle portion through a second rotatable joint.

3. The carrier according to claim 1 , wherein: the canopy rod is rotatable and includes two longitudinal portions and one transverse portion, one end of each of the two longitudinal portions is pivotally connected to a corresponding lower end of the upper handle portion, and the transverse portion is between the two longitudinal portions and forms a free end of the canopy rod, and the protective cover is fixedly sleeved on the longitudinal portions, and is located at an overlapping position of the longitudinal portion and the lower handle portion when the upper handle portion is folded toward the lower handle portion at the collapsed position.

4. The carrier according to claim 3 , wherein: a number of the protective cover is two, and the two protective covers are respectively sleeved on the two longitudinal portions.

5. The carrier according to claim 3 , wherein: a mark point is disposed on at least one of the longitudinal portions for indicating a position where one end of the protective cover is to be placed.

6. The carrier according to claim 1 , wherein: the protective cover is made of an elastic material, the protective cover is in a cylindrical shape in a natural state, and is deformable according to a section shape of the canopy rod when the protective cover is sleeved on the canopy rod.

7. The carrier according to claim 2 , further comprising a canopy cloth covering the canopy rod and the protective cover from outside.

8. The carrier according to claim 7 , further comprising an auxiliary rod pivotally connected between a corresponding lower end of the upper handle portion and the canopy rod through the first rotatable joint, wherein the auxiliary rod is pivotable between the unfolded position where the canopy rod and the upper handle portion form a first angle and the folded position where the canopy rod and the upper handle portion form a second angle smaller than the first angle; and a corresponding position in middle region of the canopy cloth is fixedly connected to the auxiliary rod, such that the canopy cloth is supported by the auxiliary rod while the canopy cloth is unfolded.

9. The carrier according to claim 2 , wherein: the protective cover is in a cylindrical shape, and the canopy rod has a substantially flat cross-section, and a long side of the cross-section is perpendicular to a rotation axis of the first rotatable joint.

10. The carrier according to claim 1 , wherein: the carrier is a child stroller.

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