Baby carriage foldable in width and shortenable in height so as to be easily carried on a person's arm like an umbrella

A foldable baby carriage comprising, in combination, a pair of laterally spaced elongated handles;

• respective upper sleeves slidable on said handles;
• a pair of elongated front legs having their upper ends secured to said respective upper sleeves;
• a pair of elongated rear legs each pivotally connected to an intermediate portion of a respective front leg;
• respective wheels on the lower ends of said front and rear legs;
• respective means interconnecting each rear leg to the lower end of the adjacent handle to move the rear legs toward the front legs when the carriage is folded and to maintain the rear legs extended when the carriage is erected;
• respective lower sleeves slidable on the lower portions of said front legs;
• an X-frame, formed by a pair of elongated arms pivotally interconnected intermediate their ends, each arm having its upper end pivotally connected to the upper sleeve slidable on one handle and its lower end pivotally connected to the lower sleeve slidable on that front leg connected to the upper sleeve slidable on the other handle;
• operating means interconnecting said upper sleeves for conjoint displacement along the respective handles to contract and expand said X-frame, with said lower sleeves being displaced along the respective front legs, to selectively erect or collapse said foldable baby carriage;
• a foldable seat;
• and means connecting opposite sides of said foldable seat to elements of said foldable baby carriage for folding and unfolding therewith.