Patent ID: 8398111

Claim:
A pushchair frame, comprising: a push/pull handle; a front wheel frame on which at least one front wheel is rotatably mounted; a rear wheel frame on which at least one rear wheel is rotatably mounted; a seat mounting yoke to which the front and rear wheel frames are coupled, at least one of the front and rear wheel frames being pivotably coupled to the yoke, the wheel frames having respective operating positions in which they are spaced from one another and respective stowed positions in which they are generally adjacent one another; the seat mounting yoke being rotatable, relative to at least one of the front and rear wheel frames between a front facing operating position and a front facing stowed position and between a rear facing operating positions and rear facing stowed position, wherein the front facing operating position of the yoke allows for mounting a seat in a front facing orientation, wherein the front facing stowed position of the yoke supports the seat in a position adjacent the front wheel frame, wherein the rear facing operating position of the yoke allows for mounting the seat in a rear facing orientation, and wherein the rear facing stowed position of the yoke supports the seat in a position adjacent the rear wheel frame; and retaining means adapted to maintain the yoke and the front and rear wheel frames in their operating position, such that when the retaining means are released, the yoke and the front and rear wheel frames may be moved to their respective stowed positions, thereby folding the pushchair frame.