Patent ID: 7793970

Claim:
A convertible suitcase stroller apparatus comprising: a suitcase that is openable at at least one side and that comprises handle stem wells, each having a handle stem well opening; a handle assembly that is reconfigurable between a handle storage configuration and a deployed handle configuration and that has a handgrip portion and two handle stems, wherein each of said two handle stems has an upper end and wherein said handgrip portion is established substantially between said upper ends; crumpable fabric seatback material that is established substantially between said two handle stems when said handle assembly is in said deployed configuration; at least two wheels established substantially at a lower portion of said suitcase, wherein said convertible suitcase stroller apparatus is convertible between: a minimum space occupying configuration, a suitcase only toting configuration, and a child toting configuration, wherein said minimum space occupying configuration, said suitcase only toting configuration, and said child toting configuration are distinct configurations, wherein said suitcase has a storage capacity that is equal when said convertible suitcase stroller apparatus is in said minimum space occupying configuration, said suitcase only toting configuration, and said child toting configuration, wherein said fabric seatback material is non-destructively detachable from said two handle stems when said handle assembly is in said deployed handle configuration, wherein, when said apparatus is in said suitcase only toting configuration, said suitcase is in an upright position and has an uppermost portion, wherein said uppermost portion is a suitcase top, wherein, when said convertible suitcase stroller apparatus is in said child toting configuration, that portion of said suitcase that is uppermost is said suitcase top, and wherein a back of a child seated directly on said suitcase top is supported against said fabric seatback material, said apparatus further comprising: a slot opening that extends between said handle stem well openings; and a seatback material storage compartment established at said suitcase top and below said slot opening so as to store said crumpable fabric seatback material when crumpled.