Patent ID: 6375200
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: A01M,B62B

Abstract:
A combination wheeled carrier and seat assembly, comprising:a first frame structure having a pair of laterally spaced sides and a supporting structure connected between the sides; a second frame structure having a pair of laterally spaced sides and being pivotally connected to a first end of the first frame structure by a first locking hinge assembly that allows selective positioning of the second frame structure between at least a folded storage position, an extended carrier position, and a seat-supporting position; a third frame structure having a pair of laterally spaced sides and being pivotally connected to a second end of the first frame structure opposite the first end thereof by a second locking hinge assembly that allows selective positioning of the third frame structure relative to the first frame structure between at least a folded storage position, an L-shaped carrier position, and a seat-supporting position; and a pair of wheel assemblies connected to the first frame structure adjacent to the second end thereof and arranged to support the frame structures for use as a wheeled carrier when the third frame structure is in its L-shaped carrier position; wherein the L-shaped carrier position and the seat-supporting position of the third frame structure are angularly spaced approximately 180 degrees apart from each other, the extended carrier position and the seat-supporting position of the second frame structure are angularly spaced approximately 90 degrees apart from each other, and the extended carrier position and the folded storage position of the second frame structure are angularly spaced approximately 180 degrees apart from each other; and wherein the first, second and third frame structures form a generally inverted U-shape When the second and third frame structures are arranged in their respective seat-supporting positions relative to the first frame structures the first frame structure thereby providing a bench seat supported above a surface by the second and third frame structures.