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SPECIFICATION
This invention relates to an attachment means for a portable
entertainment unit which is adapted to be removably mounted on a
transport vehicle having either parallel, generally upwardly
extending tubular frame members, or at least, a single tubular
frame member.
Carrying a radio while pushing a stroller, driving a bicycle, or
operating a wheel-chair or hand-cart can prove to be quite a
hassle.
Dragging portable televisions and cassette or CD players along to
the park for entertainment when you already have your hands
occupied otherwise-operating your transportation vehicle- can
certainly prove frustrating.
They are somewhat bulky. They don't easily fit into one's pocket,
and on the occasions when they do, they are still quite bulky,
uncomfortable, and cumbersome. They are usually too inconvenient to
even bother seriously considering taking along.
To a mother, it is more important to include the necessities than
the luxury items-especially when her diaper bag is overstuffed
already.
It is not practical for someone to walk their baby while wearing a
walkman. It is plainly dangerous. Many strollers position the child
away from his/her mother, to allow them a point of view with a
wider spectrum. If the stroller-pusher is tuned in to music, the
child's cries cannot be heard, not to mention the surrounding
traffic.
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It is not practical to ride a bike while wearing a walkman either;
Aside from the fact that you can't hear the other drivers while you
are plugged into earphones, there is the added factor that you have
to find a place on your bike or yourself to place the walkman. One
can't exactly hold it while he/she rides. A person riding a bike
needs both his/her hands on the handle bars, not fumbling around
rearranging a walkman about to fall out of a shirt pocket...
Now, it's true that only certain entertainment units can be
utilized sensibly while riding a bicycle- as a person cannot safely
ride a bicycle while watching television. However, upon arrival at
a park, there's no reason why one can't tune in to their favourite
show.
The entertainment units will simply attach to the handlebars of a
bicycle, or to the tubular frames of a stroller or handcart...and
they will allow easily accessible fingertip control to the bicycle
rider, or the other transport vehicle users.
All of the entertainment units, once attached, will be easily
controlled. All of the buttons will be simple to manoeuvre. There
will be nothing complicated about operating the units.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIGURE 1 is the frontal view of tubular clips attached to stroller
handles. These form a base onto which an appropriately attachment-
equipped entertainment unit will fit onto.
FIGURE 2 is a blown up version of figure 1, showing in more detail
how the tubular clips are attached by curved extensions which
secure around handles of the stroller and fasten via screws and
nuts.
FIGURE 3 is a full view of the stroller and the tubular attachments
with an opened encasement box intended for holding the
entertainment unit, locking onto the attachments via its hollowed-
out shaft. The entertainment unit is not shown, but will be fit
right into the encasement box. Here, the box is open, for
illustration purposes. We see the lid (35) of the box opened, but
once the unit is enclosed, the lid will be closed.
FIGURE 4 is a side view of the radio entertainment unit sample,
showing a radio encased in its unique protective box. Clearly shown
is a carved out, rounded out shaft, which will attach onto the
tubular shaped clips which are attached to the stroller handles.
FIGURE 5 is a detailed view of an encasement box, with a hollowed
out shaft engaged onto the tubular shaped clip, which is attached
onto the stroller handle by its curved extension (clip's
extension), screw, and nut.
FIGURE 6 is a full view of a stroller with canvas straps hanging
from square rings, which are suspended by their curved extensions,
which secure around the stroller handles. The encased entertainment
unit, with its metal and plastic half square protrusion hooks, is
shown on the verge of being engaged into square rings at the bottom
of the canvas straps.
FIGURE 7 is a detailed and top view of a suspended square ring
designed to fit around the handles, and to hold encased
entertainment unit via hanging straps equipped with square rings
meant to engage protruding hooks on encasement box. We see how
extension of ring is fastened by nut and screw.
FIGURE 8 is a detailed view of the encasement box, with one of its
built in hooks, which fits into square ring at the bottom of
hanging canvas strap. The strap hangs from suspended square ring
which is held onto the handle by extension which curves around the
handle, and fastens by a screw and a nut.
FIGURE 9 is a full view of a stroller with attached material
encasement cover holding encased entertainment unit. This double
encased unit is attached via method of snap attachments.
FIGURE 10 is the material encasement box with its lid open. The lid
has female snaps across its surface which face onto the outside of
the lid, for attachment purposes. The closed side of the female
snaps are visible here, as the lid is open, ready for attachment.
It is the underside of this lid that has the openings of the
female-headed snaps, which are intended to fit over the male-headed
snaps on the strap based on the stroller, for attachment purposes.
We also see a hanging strap meant for carrying the entire unit,
once the unit is removed from its place of attachment. Said strap
fits into the material casing, when not needed.
FIGURE lOB is a closed view of Figure 10, from the front. The open
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female-headed attachments are shown here. Once the lid is open, it
attaches by these female openings onto the male-headed snaps
secured on the strap base, which is secured on the stroller
handles.
FIGURE 11 shows the male snaps which run on a canvas, leather, or
other material strap between two handlebars. They are suspended via
looping into plastic or metal extensions, which curve around the
place of attachment. The leather or canvas encased unit will snap
onto this strap by the female-headed snaps on the inside of the
encasement's lid.
FIGURE 12 is a full view of the stroller with another method of
attachment. Hooks attached to the encased entertainment unit will
clip onto rings which are attached to the stroller handles by
extensions which curve around the stroller handles and fasten by
screws and nuts.
FIGURE 13 is a side view of the suspended ring on the stroller
handle in detail. We see how the curved extension of the suspended
ring fastens via screw and nut.
FIGURE 14 is a top view of the curved extension of the suspended
ring, with screw and nut.
FIGURE 15 is a detailed drawing of an encasement box with a
rectangular shaped cut out section. A looped canvas strap with an
attached rectangular ring and clip, attaches to a circular ring
which is suspended on the stroller handle via its curved extension.
Extension fits around the handle, and is fastened by a screw.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring now to Figure 1, supporting tubular shaped clips (1)
attach to stroller handle (4) by curved extension (2), which is
attached to the stroller handle (4) via screw (34) and nut (33).
These are the base onto which encasement boxes, equipped with
hollowed-out shafts intended for use in attachment, will fit onto.
Referring now to Figure 2, a larger version of Figure 1, we see in
detail a tubular shaped clip (1), the base for the attachment, and
the curved extension (2) of the tubular clip (1) which holds the
clip in place. The curved extension (2) of the tubular shaped clip
(1) fits around the stroller handle (4) and is secured by a screw
(34) and a nut(33).
Referring now to Figure 3, we see an open encasement box (3)
attached by its hollowed out shaft (28) to the clips(1). The clips
(1) are attached to the stroller handles (4) by their curved
extensions, screws, and nuts, which are not displayed in this
figure, but which can be seen in figures 1 and 2 (see figure 2-
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The entertainment unit of choice will fit into the encasement box(3). We see the opened lid (35) of the encasement box, which, when
properly sealed will provide its top cover.
Referring now to Figure 4, we see a side view of the closed
encasement box (3), with its hollowed out shaft (28). We see the
entertainment unit (29) fitted right into the encasement box. We
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see the top cover of the encasement box (35) in its closed
position. And we see a handle (36) which is attached to the top of
the encasement box (35) by hinges (unseen here, but displayed in
figure 5 (see (41)) for carrying purposes when entire encased
entertainment unit is dislodged.
Referring now to Figure 5, we see the curved extension (2) of the
tubular shaped clip (1) securing said base attachment tubular clip
onto the stroller handle (4). We see the encasement box (3) for the
entertainment unit, attached onto the clip (1) by its hollowed out
shaft (28). We also see the way the curved extension (2) of the
tubular shaped clip (l) is secured onto the stroller handle (4) via
a screw (34) and a nut (unseen here, but visible in figure 2 (33)).
We also see the top part of the encasement box (35) with its handle
(36) which is attached to said top part (35) via hinges (41).
Referring now to Figure 6, we see a full view of a stroller, with
the canvas strap method of attachment for the portable and
attachable entertainment units.
Curved extensions of square rings (lO) are attached onto the
stroller handles (4). The square rings (6) protrude from these
extensions. Hanging off the square rings (6), there are canvas
straps (7). At the bottom of the canvas straps (7), there are other
square rings (9). These are the rings which will hold the metal or
plastic hook protrusions (8) which are part of the encasement box
(5). These hook protrusions (8), fitted into the square rings (9)
at the bottom of the straps (7) qualify as the point of attachment.
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The canvas straps (7) attach to the square rings (6) on the secured
extensions (10) by means of a double-stitched loop (figure 7 (11))
on the canvas straps (7). At the bottom of the straps (7), there is
another double-stitched loop (11) holding the bottom square ring
(9) onto the strap (7). (35) is the top part of the encasement box,
onto which a handle (unseen here, but illustrated in figure 8 (see
(41)) is attached.
Referring now to figure 7, we see the curved extension (10) of the
square ring (6) from a top view. It wraps around the stroller
handle, and is secured by a small screw and a nut.
The canvas strap unseen in this point of view, but available for
inspection in figure 6 (see (7)), attaches to the square protrusion
(6~ which is suspended by its curved extension (10), via a double-
stitched loop (11) at the end of the canvas strap.
Referring now to Figure 8, we see a more detailed version of the
entertainment unit encasement (5), with its built in hooks (8), and
how it attaches to the stroller handle (4). The curved extension
(10) of the square ring, which is secured by a screw and a nut,
secures said protruding ring (6). Onto ring (6), a canvas strap (7)
is held by a double-stitched loop in the canvas (11). On the bottom
of the canvas strap (7), there is another double-stitched loop
(11), which is wrapped around a square ring (9). This square ring
(9) is the hole entrance into which the hook (8) on the encasement
box (5) will fit into. (35) is the top part of the encasement box
which has a handle (36) which attaches to it by hinges (41).
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Referring now to Figure 9, we see a stroller holding a leather
enca~ed, encasement box enclosed entertainment unit, by means of
snaps. There is a canvas or leather strap (14) which is suspended
on the stroller handles (4) via looping into metal or plastic
curved extensions (19). Across the strap (14) there are several
male-headed snaps (see figure 11 (16)). The leather encasement (13)
covers the enclosed entertainment unit of choice. The lid (15) of
the encasement (13) opens up, and snaps onto the suspended support
strap (14) by means of female-headed snaps (17) which are sewn into
the lid portion (15) of the material encasement (13) so that they
open onto the outside of the encasement, and are ready for
attachment once lid (15) of encasement (13) is opened. The male-
headed snaps can be seen in Figure 11 (see (16)) in detail.
(38) is encasement enclosed entertainment unit which fits into the
material encasement (13) which provides subsidiary coverage, as
well as a mode for attachment.
Referring now to Figure 10, we see the encasement (13) for the
entertainment unit. We see an open view from the back. The lid (15)
of this encasement (13) has several female-headed snaps opening
onto its outer side. We see the inside of the lid in this picture,
with the closed ends of the snaps (17), because the lid is open.
This flap opening (15) is what attaches onto the support strap on
the stroller handles. Its underneath side has the female-headed
snaps' openings, which are used for attachment purposes. We also
see a strap (39) which is sewn into the material encasement, for
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transformation to carrying case, when encased entertainment unit is
removed from place of attachment. Said strap fits into the material
encasement box (13) while unit is attached to vehicle, and strap is
not needed.
Referring now to figure lOB, we see a closed view of this
encasement (13) from the front perspective. The buckle (18) keeps
the lid (15) on the top of the enclosed entertainment unit, for
easy portability and added protection. The lid (15) is now closed
on top of the entertainment unit, and therefore, the female heads
(17) are displayed in their open-ended state. When the lid (15) is
opened, as in Figure 10, the closed side of the female snaps (17)
are visible, as they are when the unit is in its attached state.
Referring now to Figure 11, we see how the canvas or leather
support strap (14) is secured to the stroller handle (4) by means
of curved extensions (19). These extensions (19) are secured to the
handles by small screws and nuts.
There are material folds with double stitching (30) which hold the
strap (14) onto curved extensions (19) at their metal or plastic
half-square ring protrusion sections (31).
We see male-headed snaps (16) facing upwards to receive the top
side portion of the lid flap opening (see figure lOB (15)), once it
is inverted.
The open female-headed snaps on the lid's surface (see figure lOB
(17)) will easily snap onto these male headed snaps (16).
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Referring now to figure 12, we see a full view of a stroller with
the hook or ring method of attachment for entertainment units.
We see the curved extensions (26) of circular rings (21) attached
to stroller handles (4) by means of a screw and a nut (not visible
here, but visible in ~igure 14.
These circular rings (21) protrude to cooperate with clips (23). We
see a closed encased entertainment unit (20) with carved out,
rectangular-shaped slots (24). Attached to these slots (24), there
is a piece of canvas (22). It is attached by a double-stitched loop
(see figure 15 (32)). Also, this canvas is looped around a
rectangular ring (25). Attached to this ring is a clip or hook
(23).
This hook (23) fits into circular ring (21) which is suspended by
curved extension (26) portion of said ring, providing a point of
attachment.
Referring now to Figure 13, we see a side view of more detailed
curved extension (26) of circular rings (21), attached on the
stroller handle (4). The protruding ring (21) is what the hook (see
figure 12 (23)) will clip into. The curved extension portion (26)
of the circular ring (21) is secured around the stroller handle (4)
by a screw and a nut.
Referring now to Figure 14, we see a top view of the curved
extension portion (26) of the circular ring (21). Again, we see the
curved extension portion (26), which secures around the stroller
handle (4) by means of a screw and a nut. We also see the
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protruding suspended circular ring (21) from the top view.
Referring now to Figure 15, we see how the entertainment unit
encasement box (20) attaches to the stroller handle (4). The
rectangular cut-out section (24) of the encasement box (20) has a
piece of canvas (22) attached, by a double stitched loop (32). The
piece of canvas (22) is sewn around a rectangular metal or plastic
horizontal ring (25).
Attached to this ring (25) is a hook (23). This hook clips onto a
protruding circular ring (21) which has a curved extension portion
which secures around a stroller handle (4). This curved extension
(26) is secured by a nut and a screw.
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