Weather protection device for a pushable vehicle

Abstract

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.

Description

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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Benefits of technology

[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 provide suitable protection devices. For example, the typical baby stroller provides sufficient protection devices for the child-occupant, but the care-giver must—using due care and safety—operate the stroller with both hands, rendering it unsafe and difficult to manipulate a traditional umbrella. The present invention provides a simple, but effective, solution to this common problem.

Problems solved by technology

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 typical baby stroller provides sufficient protection devices for the child-occupant, but the care-giver must—using due care and safety—operate the stroller with both hands, rendering it unsafe and difficult to manipulate a traditional umbrella.

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