Patent ID: 7775548

Claim:
A stroller for transporting a child, comprising: (a) a frame including, (i) a hub, and (ii) a spine connected to the hub and configured to rotate about an axis of the hub; (b) a plurality of wheels attached to the frame; (c) a standing support member attached to the frame in the region of the hub and configured to support the feet of a child in a standing position; (d) a seat base configured to be supported on the spine such that the seat base is retractable for clearance of the child in the standing position and such that the seat base when not retracted supports the child in a sitting position and a reclining position; (e) a seat back configured to be supported on the spine such that the seat back supports the child in a sitting position and a reclining position; and (f) a confinement ring for confining the child configured to be supported on the spine such that the confinement ring extends around and surrounds the area in which the child is received in the stroller when in the sitting position, the reclining position, and the standing position; (g) wherein the seat back and the confinement ring are further configured to be supported on the spine such that the seat back and the confinement ring are rotatable relative to the standing support member, whereby a child may be positioned in a first orientation having a straight forward view and a second orientation having other than a straight forward orientation; and (h) wherein the stroller may be selectively transitioned between three configurations including: (i) a seated configuration wherein the seat back is in a straight-up chair position and the seat base is in an up position for seating; (ii) a reclined configuration wherein the seat back is in a reclined position and the seat base is in the up position; and (iii) a standing configuration wherein the seat base is in a down position proximate the spine thereby providing clearance for child to stand on the standing support member.