Patent ID: 8366141
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
1. A transporter for an infant comprising: first means to receive an infant in the transporter; second means to receive an infant in the transporter, said second means moveable between a first, closed orientation unsuitable for receiving an infant, and a second, open orientation for receiving the infant; a first wheel disposed at a first end of the transporter; a second wheel disposed at a second end of the transporter, said second wheel movable between a first operative position providing for a first wheel base and a second operative position providing for a second wheel base, wherein said first wheelbase is different from said second wheelbase, wherein, with said first means in a position capable of receiving an infant, said second means is pivotally movable between said first and second orientations responsive to movement of said second wheel between said first and second operative positions, wherein said second wheel couples to the transporter via a coupling mechanism, the coupling mechanism being in a closed orientation when said second wheel is in a first operative position and said second means is in a closed orientation, and the coupling mechanism being in an open orientation when the second wheel is in a second operative position and the second means is in an open orientation, and wherein the coupling mechanism comprises: