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Babies have needed to be carried for as long as parents have needed to go places, and different cultures have devised ingenious methods to ease the burden of bearing the weight of a small child on long, or even short, walks. Many Native Americans used a cradleboard, a highly decorated board covered in cloth in which the baby could be secured, typically by laces running across the cloth. The cradleboard was then strapped to the carrier's back. Members of other cultures carried, or sometimes still carry, children wrapped in shawls, slings, or strips of cloth tied around the carrier's shoulders, neck, or hip. The adult Inuits of northern Canada often carry children in the large, furry hoods of their caribou-skin parkas. The Papuans of Papua New Guinea carry their children in nets woven from string made from the inner bark of trees. The net hangs from the carrier's head and the baby nestles against the carrier's chest. This allows nursing mothers to feed their children as they carry them.
An even less strenuous method of carrying small children came about in England in the 1700s, when the first baby carriage was introduced. The first baby carriages, designed to be pulled by dogs or Shetland ponies, were large and bulky. Naturally, the design has been streamlined over the past three centuries. Today, many varieties of baby carriages, or strollers, are available, from models that allow the child to lie down to those that keep the child upright. The invention has become more versatile as well, with collapsible versions, models that convert into car seats, and small trailer-like models, called prams, that can be pulled behind bicycles, as well as pushed. Prams are popular with bicyclists and joggers and can carry more than one child, as well.
A study conducted by Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, showed that jogging with a pram or stroller increased runners' heart rates by 3-5% over those jogging without strollers. The stroller also helped runners increase oxygen consumption by 2%. Women burned between 4-21 extra calories per 30-minute jog and men burned between 4-41 calories, depending on the make of the stroller.
English architect William Kent introduced the first baby carriage in 1733. Designed for the child of the third Duke of Devonshire, the carriage was shaped like a shell and was intended to be pulled by a dog or a Shetland pony. Over the years, the idea caught on for children not born of royalty, although a human-powered baby carriage was not developed in the United States until Charles Burton came up with the idea in 1848. Pedestrians, in America at least, did not take kindly to Burton's invention at first as inexperienced operators tended to run into them. Burton left such troubles behind, however, and moved to London where he continued to build baby carriages. Burton acquired a royalty-studded clientele overseas, designing baby carriages for Queen Victoria, Queen Isabel of Spain, and the Pasha of Egypt.
Improving upon Kent's and Burton's designs, Parisian E. Baumann devised the first collapsible baby carriage in 1906 after recognizing the difficulties in storing earlier models in cramped lodgings. Baumann dubbed his invention "The Dream."
The first pram appeared in Landau, Germany, just after World War I. The four-wheeled carriage featured two facing seats placed parallel to the axles and also included a hood that could be replaced by a sunshade in hot weather. Other accessories that became available included a mosquito net, an adjustable umbrella stand, and a spare wheel.
Today's prams are highly modernized and meet the needs of an active society. Most are equipped with small bicycle-type wheels and are aerodynamic. A three-wheeled version shaped like a needle-nosed race car is popular with joggers, while a small carriage-type unit can be attached to the bicycle, allowing cyclists to spend time with the kids and exercise at the same time.
The primary materials used in manufacturing a baby stroller are aluminum or steel for the frame, cloth for the seat and/or hood and rubber and plastic for handles and wheels.
Baby strollers come in many varieties and are typically manufactured on an assembly line. An upright, collapsible stroller would typically be made according to the following manufacturing process:
Because the baby stroller must be safe for a small child to ride in, it is subject to strict quality control regulations. All baby strollers produced in the United States must meet American Society for Testing and Materials standard number 833-97. The components of the stroller are inspected by the supplier and certified as meeting the ASTM standards before being shipped to the manufacturer.
Americans are as active as ever and innovations in the stroller have contributed to such activity. Joggers, bicyclists, and casual walkers can all bring the kids along in different forms of prams and it is anticipated that future models will continue to be developed to meet the needs of the public, just as they have for the past three centuries.
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— Kristin Palm
Baby carriages and strollers have been faithful friends to parents since centuries ago. They have supported the weight and transportation of babies, toddlers, and even twins at the same time. Even today, while making a list for maternity shopping, baby strollers are kept at the top since they are must-have equipment for parents and babies. As a parent, if you could choose between a baby bed and a baby stroller, we are damn sure that you would go for the stroller, because who would want to carry a baby while strolling in the park or walking with bags of vegetables at farmer’s market.
There you go with a brief example of the importance of baby strollers. Many baby startups have declared that their brands started around the idea of some baby equipment. Have you ever thought about adding something fancy to a stroller that you liked, some pop out of color or any extra features maybe? Such ideas intrigued the young entrepreneurs who went deep into the procedure and came up with innovations of baby strollers that conquered the market. Today they are not start-ups but huge brands that generate thousands of millions of dollars from sales of just baby strollers. So, are you thinking about making any innovations to the ‘today’s-baby stroller’? If yes, then do give this article a quick read, since we have mentioned the basic procedure of producing a basic baby stroller.
Step-By-Step Guide to Producing a Baby Stroller:
To get a sample baby stroller for your new business, you have to learn how to make a basic one. Read the steps below to know-how:
Step 1- Come up with a Design:
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Although you’re learning to create a basic baby stroller, you need to have a design of your own. For that, you can take help from the web, but the design should be yours so that you know how it is made and what features are required in a basic baby stroller. Once you have the design idea on paper, start thinking about the color contrast and extra details you would like to add, for example, a foldable canopy, elevated pushing rods, or more sitting room for the baby. Remember not to go to the extreme with innovation, since it is going to be your first try and there are chances that you might mess up big time.
Step 2- Select the Raw Material:
The first step to creating any equipment or gadget is getting together the raw material. Even if you’re baking a cake, you need to have proper information about its ingredients and have them on hand. The same is the case with the baby stroller. First of all, research your desired raw material and collect it. Usually, the standard material used in a baby stroller is aluminum or steel for the body frame, fabric for the seat and hood, rubber and plastic for wheels and handles, etc.
Step 3- Divide the Manufacturing Process:
If you’re working all by yourself, you cannot create equipment as easily as a stroller within a day. You need to work step by step and write your ideas. So you write about the manufacturing process from start. First of all, start with the frame, since you have to create the seats after determining the size of the seat frame. Then you spray paint the body and add finishing details. Afterward, you create the seat and hood and the final step is assembling.
Step 4- Create the Frame:
Whether you’re using steel or aluminum to create the frame, use a press machine to bend down its tubing and in this way start forming the different components of the frame such as seat, hood, side handles, and joints. After you have the frame in hand, dip it into antioxidizing solution. This way the paint will stick to the frame and it will also avoid rusting. Powder-coat the frame to distribute color evenly, then pre-heat the frame and add an extra powder resin coating for the finish. Bake the frame one last time and then join all the parts using screws, bolts, and rivets.
Step 5-Create the Seat and Canopy:
The raw material used for creating the bottom tray, seat, and canopy is mostly nylon cotton. Cut the fabric according to the size of the seat, bottom tray, and large canopy with pleats (since the canopy is foldable). Stitch the seat and canopy with each other using an industrial sewing machine. Trim the excess material and stitch the seat and canopy on the frame. As for the bottom tray, make sure to double the fabric before sewing it together on the base of the frame.
Step 6- Plastic and Rubber Details:
After you have the upper body produced and painted, start adding plastic details on the edges where you need them. You can add plastic handles to the back of the stroller for comfortable pushing, or you can add them to the side handles for the baby’s easy grip. You can add it at the bottom as well to add design. Afterward, you attach the wheels with the stroller so that it is maneuverable. Make sure to add two bigger-sized wheels at the back of the stroller and two smaller-sized wheels at the front, to give proper balance.
Step 7-Quality Control Check:
This is the last and optional step in producing a baby stroller. It depends on fact whether you’re producing the stroller for your use or you’re creating a sample to come up with more of such strollers. If you’re creating a sample, it is recommended that you let it pass through the quality control check of the safety security test conducted by ASTM. If they certify your stroller according to the ASTM standards, which means you have created a brilliant baby stroller that is safe for kids to use.
Conclusion:
If you follow the above-listed steps as they are, you can create a commendable baby stroller. The only thing you have to be concerned about is the quality of the material you use in the process. And by material, we mean each material that you’re using, starting from the fabric, to the paint. Everything should be of good quality and baby-friendly, soft chemicals.
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