Combined child safety car seat and stroller

A combined safety car seat and stroller apparatus for chilren comprising:

• a convex shell dimensioned to accommodate a small child and being formed in one piece of substantially rigid and crush resistant moled plastic;
• receptacle means for receiving an automobile safety belt included on said apparatus;
• base means for supporting said apparatus on a vehicle seat;
• said shell having first and second lateral sides, each of said sides having front leg and rear leg support tubes rigidly attached to said shell above said base means and diverging from each other on their lower ends;
• a plurality of legs each being telescopically received in said leg support tubes and being shiftable from a retracted position wherein said legs are substantially entirely received within said leg support tubes and an extended position in which said legs have an upper end secured within the lower end of said leg support tubes and a lower end extending below said base means, said legs extending from said front and rear support tubes respectively in divergent directions;
• a plurality of wheels each being secured to the lower ends of said legs and being shiftable with said legs from the retracted position wherein said wheels are disposed above said base means to the extended position wherein said wheels are disposed below said base means at the divergently spaced locations whereby a broad wheel base is provided for said apparatus when used as a stroller;
• first and second handle support tubes pivotally attached to first and second lateral sides of said shell respectively;
• and,
• first and second handles telescopically attached to said first and second handle support tubes respectively, said handles being shiftable from a first position wherein said handle extends above said shell and a second position wherein the entire length of said handles are laterally adjacent said shell.