Weather protection device for a pushable vehicle

a pushable vehicle and weather protection technology, which is applied in the direction of umbrellas, vehicles, children carriages/perambulators, etc., can solve the problems of unsafe, difficult to manipulate a traditional umbrella, and current designs that do not sufficiently protect the operator, etc., to achieve simple, effective and easy to manipulate traditional umbrellas.

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-12-28
BENETT KAREN TRAVIS
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[0008] One possible and preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a protective cover in the form of a retractable, umbrella-like device that attaches to a baby stroller or other suitable vehicle. It being appreciated by operators of pushable vehicles that current designs do not sufficiently protect the operator from inclement weather because the vehicles themselves do not

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It being appreciated by operators of pushable vehicles that current designs do not sufficiently protect the operator from inclement weather because the vehicles themselves do not provide suitable protection devices.
For example, the typica

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[0030]FIGS. 1-8 represent possible embodiments of the present invention. Therein, similar features share common reference numerals.

[0031] The present invention contemplates a protection device 10 for a pushable vehicle (V). The protection device, such as an umbrella, shields the operator (OP) of the pushable vehicle from weather elements including harsh sunshine, rain, hail, snow, sleet, wind, dust, and small debris, for example. The operator of a pushable vehicle refers to the person motivating the vehicle. The pushable vehicle may be motorized, as a self-propelled lawnmower, for example, or, alternatively, may be motivated solely by human power. The operator of such a vehicle often—but not exclusively—is distinct from the occupant: For example, a caregiver, nurse, parent, nanny, or baby-sitter may push a baby stroller. In this example the occupant, a child, benefits from the work exerted by the operator. Another similar example includes a wheelchair wherein motivation of the whee...

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In one embodiment the present invention includes an umbrella-like device adapted to mount to a baby stroller or similar pushable vehicle. The present invention enables protection of the operator from inclement weather and consists of a protective cover that expands and retracts as needed, a support member for adjusting the height and angle of the cover, and an attaching means to enable coupling of a protection device to an existing support element of the pushable vehicle.

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BACKGROUND [0001] This invention relates to a weather protection apparatus for the operator of a pushable vehicle. Specifically, this invention is directed to an umbrella-like device mountable to a baby stroller or wheelchair and designed to protect the operator (as opposed to the occupant) from weather conditions, such as harsh sun, rain, or frozen precipitation. [0002] Over the years, improvements to the pushable baby stroller included suspension components to smooth the ride, insulation elements to keep the child warm, or adjustable coverings to shield the child from wind, rain, or sun, for example. Yet, little attention has been directed to the operator of the pushable baby stroller. The operator faces the biting wind without benefit of an adjustable shield, manipulates uneven and hard surfaces without benefit of suspension components, and endures stinging rain without benefit of a protection device; the operator (care-giver, parent, sitter, nurse, relative, grand parent, etc.) ...

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IPC IPC(8): A45B11/00A45B17/00A45B19/04A45B25/24A45B19/08
CPCA45B11/00A45B19/04B62B9/147A45B2017/005A45B25/24
Inventor BENETT, KAREN TRAVIS
Owner BENETT KAREN TRAVIS
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