Patent ID: 6655702
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: B60N,B62B

Abstract:
A combination vehicle passenger seat/child stroller apparatus adapted to be releasably secured to floor-board seat tracks of a vehicle, the apparatus selectively convertible between a stroller mode for use outside the vehicle and a seat mode for supporting an adult or child passenger inside the vehicle, the apparatus comprising:an upright body portion and a corresponding first cushion; a bottom body portion and a corresponding second cushion, the bottom body portion operatively coupled to the upright body portion; the bottom body portion being hollow and including an open end configured to be releasably covered by the second cushion so as to define a chamber for storage of articles; a pivoting cushion operatively attached to the upright body portion and configured to pivot between a lower position, and an upper position adapted to accommodate an adult passenger; front wheels and rear wheels; front arms and rear arms each having proximal and distal ends, the arms configured to support the upright body portion and the bottom body portion; the distal ends of the front arms operatively connected to the front wheels and the distal ends of the rear arms operatively connected to the rear wheels; the proximal ends of the arms pivotally connected to at least one of the upright body portion and the bottom body portion; the front and rear arms configured to pivot and fold inwardly such that in the seat mode, at least one of the front and rear arms configured to secure the apparatus to the seat tracks of the vehicle; and the front and rear arms configured to pivot and extend outwardly to permit use as a child stroller external to the vehicle.