Patent ID: 8414012

Claim:
A stroller adapted to be connected with a car seat, said stroller comprising: a frame having two opposite sides, each of which includes a front kg rod, a rear leg rod, and a seat rod extending between the front and rear leg rods; a footrest disposed between the seat rods of the sides of the frame and including two side rod sections and a middle rod section having two ends connected respectively and pivotally to said side rod sections; and at least one locking device disposed between one of said side rod sections and a corresponding one of the seat rods of the sides of the frame, said locking device including an angle-limiting mechanism and an actuator operable to cooperate with said angle-limiting mechanism so as to adjust said footrest among a plurality of angular positions including an erected position whereat the stroller is connectable with the car seat; wherein said angle-limiting mechanism includes: a first pivot member connected to said footrest; a second pivot member connected to the corresponding one of the seat rods; and a positioning member disposed between said first and second pivot members for locking said first and second pivot members relative to each other when said footrest is disposed at any one of the angular positions; and wherein said first and second pivot members are formed with first and second position-limiting ribs, respectively, and the angular positions further includes a downwardly suspended position, said first position-limiting rib coming into contact with said second pivot member when said footrest is rotated from said downwardly suspended position to said erected position in a first direction, said second position-limiting rib coming into contact with said first pivot member when said footrest is rotated from said erected position to the downwardly suspended position in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and wherein each of said side rod sections is L-shaped, and has a longitudinal portion pivotally connected to said middle rod section, and a transverse portion perpendicular to said longitudinal portion and pivotally connected with the corresponding one of the seat rods.