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Child carrierChild carrier description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070114825, Child carrier. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The invention relates to a child carrier, more particularly to a child carrier that is adapted to be coupled to a stroller frame, and that includes a handle adapted to be held by a user. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] As shown in FIG. 1, a first conventional child carrier 1 is adapted to be disposed on a backseat of an automobile to carry a child (not shown) therein, so as to ensure safety of the child in the automobile. The first conventional child carrier 1 is commonly referred to as a child car seat, and includes a child-carrying member 11, a handle 12, and a pair of position-controlling mechanisms 13. The child-carrying member 11 is adapted to carry the child therein. The handle 12 includes a holding portion 121, and two opposite end portions 122 that are pivoted to the child-carrying member 11. The handle 12 is operable so as to rotate relative to the child-carrying member 11 between a holding position, where the holding portion 121 is disposed above the child-carrying member 11 so as to enable carrying of the child-carrying member 11 by a user, and a rest position, where the holding portion 121 is disposed adjacent to side walls of the child-carrying member 11 so as to provide easy access of the child into and out of the child-carrying member 11. The position-controlling mechanisms 13 are pivoted to the child-carrying member 11 at positions corresponding to the end portions 122 of the handle 12, and are rotatable relative to the end portions 122 of the handle 12 and the child-carrying member 11 between a locked position and an unlocked position. When the position-controlling mechanisms 13 are disposed at the locked position, the handle 12 is securely disposed at one of the holding and the rest positions, depending on the particular position of the holding portion 121 of the handle 12. When the position-controlling mechanisms 13 are disposed at the unlocked position, the handle 12 is operable to move between the holding and the rest positions. The conventional first child carrier 1 is disadvantageous in that it is only suitable for carrying by the user and for disposed on the backseat of the automobile. [0005] A second conventional child carrier (not shown) differs from the first conventional child carrier 1 in that the second conventional child carrier further includes a pair of second interlocking members (not shown) that are disposed respectively on two opposite sides of the child-carrying member 11, and that are adapted to be coupled respectively to a pair of first interlocking members (not shown) of a stroller frame (not shown). However, since the operation of engaging the second interlocking members with the respective one of the first interlocking members is not related to other operations or components of the second conventional child carrier, the second conventional child carrier is not adequately convenient and user-friendly. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0006] Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a child carrier including a handle that is operable to pivot relative to a child-carrying member, such that pivotal movement of the handle enables a second interlocking member to engage a first interlocking member of a stroller frame. [0007] According to the present invention, there is provided a child carrier that is adapted to be coupled to a stroller frame having a pair of first interlocking members. The child carrier comprises: a child-carrying member adapted to carry a child therein; a handle including two opposite end portions that are pivoted to the child-carrying member, and operable so as to rotate relative to the child-carrying member between a holding position and a rest position; a pair of second interlocking members connected to the child-carrying member at positions corresponding to the end portions of the handle, respectively, each of the second interlocking members being movable between a locking position, where the second interlocking member is adapted to engage a respective one of the first interlocking members of the stroller frame when the child carrier is mounted on the stroller frame and the handle is disposed at the rest position, thereby securing the child carrier to the stroller frame, and an unlocking position, where the second interlocking member is adapted to disengage the respective one of the first interlocking members when the child carrier is mounted on the stroller frame and the handle is disposed at the holding position, thereby permitting removal of the child carrier from the stroller frame; and a pair of position-controlling mechanisms pivoted to the child-carrying member at positions corresponding to the end portions of the handle, each of the position-controlling mechanisms including a driving member that is rotatable together with the handle from a first angular position, where the driving member is angularly spaced apart from a respective one of the second interlocking members, to a second angular position, where the driving member is in contact with the respective one of the second interlocking members and drives movement of the respective one of the second interlocking members from the unlocking position to the locking position, when the handle is rotated from the holding position to the rest position. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0008] Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which: [0009] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first conventional child carrier; [0010] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of a child carrier according to the present invention, illustrating a handle disposed at a holding position; [0011] FIG. 3 is a fragmentary partly-exploded perspective view of the preferred embodiment; [0012] FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the preferred embodiment, illustrating a driving member disposed at a first angular position, and the driving member and an engaging member disposed respectively at first and second retained positions; [0013] FIG. 5 is a fragmentary partly cut-away view of a second interlocking member and a fulcrum-mounting seat of the preferred embodiment; [0014] FIG. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view of the preferred embodiment, illustrating the second interlocking member in an unlocking position; [0015] FIG. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view of the preferred embodiment, illustrating rotation of the driving member from the first angular position to a second angular position; [0016] FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment, illustrating the handle disposed at a rest position; [0017] FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the preferred embodiment, illustrating the driving member disposed at a second angular position, and the driving member and the engaging protrusion disposed respectively at the first and second retained positions; [0018] FIG. 10 is a fragmentary sectional view of the preferred embodiment, illustrating the second interlocking member in a locking position; [0019] FIG. 11 is a schematic view of the preferred embodiment, illustrating the driving member disposed at the first angular position, and the driving member and an engaging member disposed respectively at first and second unretained positions; and [0020] FIG. 12 is a schematic view of the preferred embodiment, illustrating the driving member disposed at the second angular position, and the driving member and the engaging protrusion disposed respectively at the first and second unretained positions. 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