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In 2007, Sam began to wonder why a 1960s stroller design still
dominated the global market.

The 1965 design by Owen Maclaren, a retired aeronautical engineer,
was revolutionary when it went on sale in 1967 and even today it is
comparatively lightweight, compact and easy to fold. But surely this
40-year-old folding mechanism could be bettered?

Sam decided to give it a go…

This is Sam’s first notebook sketch of a radical new design for a simple but clever folding mechanism, which would enable the stroller to be significantly more compact than its predecessors.

Mechanism

The spine of the stroller is the fundamental design feature, to which all the other elements of the mechanism are linked. The design allows the stroller to fold to a compact size in a single movement.

Sam applied for a patent on his new “collapsible pushchair frame” in 2008.

Having applied for patent protection, Jelly sold the design to Dorel, who own the best-selling nursery brands Maxi-Cosi, Quinny, BebeConfort and Safety First.

Dorel took Jelly’s prototype and developed it into its Quinny Yezz stroller. The kite-like appearance is graceful, yet the core design brings strength and stability to the product.

The Quinny Yezz was launched in September 2011. Quinny has manufactured the stroller from IXEF® high performance plastic. It is lightweight, strong and ultimately recyclable.

Compact size

Its extremely compact size is due to its clever spine mechanism, it measures just 68.5 x 27 x 23.5cm when folded (but 75 x 56 x 105.5 cm when open).

Ultra lightweight

At 5kg, it is one of the lightest strollers on the market.

Storage

It stands alone when folded – great for storage!

The Yezz has brought the following top honours to Quinny, its development partner Pezy’s, and its production partner VDL Parree:

The Red Dot ‘Best of the Best’ Award: Product design – see www.en.red-dot.org

The iF Award: Product Design – see www.ifdesign.de

The GIO Award: Good Industrial Design – see www.gio.designlink.nl

The ESEF Award: Innovative Material Application – see www.esef.nl

“the new Quinny Yezz caused a real buzz
at the Quinny trade fair stand…

The eye-catching design features an unusual new handle
stem, which makes the pushchair very compact when
folded. It is easy to sling across a shoulder when folded
and the compact design may make it easier to carry than
longer umbrella strollers.”

Which? Consumer guide
September 2011

Collaboration on the Yezz improved our
product; working with Jelly helped us
make the next step.

Working with Sam has really helped us with technical solutions. With Jelly we have tried to achieve things we don’t know we can do; Sam helps to push things forward. Sam is a clever engineer who has an eagerness to tackle the seemingly impossible. He is very flexible and quick to understand what we need: he really gets it. There is great communication between us.

I would definitely recommend Jelly for challenges which combine mechanical complexity and understanding the ultimate purpose of the product. In fact, I have already recommended Jelly elsewhere!"

Mark Schrooten,
Product Design Manager,
Dorel Europe.

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“I would definitely recommend Jelly for challenges which combine mechanical complexity and understanding the ultimate purpose of the product.
In fact I have already recommended Jelly elsewhere!”

Mark Schrooten,
Product Design Manager,
Dorel Europe.

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