Patent ID: 7464957
Filing Date: 2008-12-16
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
1. A method of converting a stroller from an operational state to a storage state, said stroller being capable of accepting and supporting multiple types of child's car seats and comprising a locking hinge mechanism, a seat belt for securing a child's car seat, and four-bar linkage, which method comprises the steps of: (a) removing a seat belt from a child's car seat, said child's car seat being one of said multiple types of child's car seats; (b) removing said child's car seat from said stroller; (c) placing pressure on a locking hinge mechanism to release said locking hinge mechanism, thereby allowing the stroller to be converted from an operational state to a storage state; and (d) converting said stroller from said operational state to said storage state, said conversion utilizing the closure of said four-bar linkage, such that when said four-bar linkage is closed, the stroller is in said storage state and can no longer accept and support a child's car seat.