Patent ID: 6981709

Claim:
In a child transport vehicle of the type that includes at least one weight bearing front wheel engaging a surface upon which the vehicle is operated when the vehicle is in normal use, two rear wheels mounted at opposite ends of a rear axle, a structure to hold at least one child, and a handle located behind the rear axle and used for pushing the vehicle, the improvement comprising: the rear axle located between the handle and the front wheel in a location such that the horizontal distance between the rear axle and the handle is at least 0.5 times the horizontal distance between the front wheel and the rear axle; and a trailing support located behind the rear axle; and further including the trailing support located behind the rear axle and held in a latched position adjacent to and above the surface upon which the vehicle is operating in order to prevent the vehicle from tipping over backwards, an apparatus locking the trailing support in the latched position, and a release mechanism that permits an operator to release the trailing support from the latched position so that the trailing support moves and permits the handle to be pushed down sufficiently to raise the front wheel over a predetermined obstacle.