Child carrier and stroller attachable to a bicycle
OwnerEdward J. Weissinventor
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Abstract
A child carrier adapted to be removably attached to a bicycle and having a seat portion, a backrest and a footrest portion. A front wheel assembly is attached to an underside of the footrest portion and a rear wheel assembly and handle assembly are movably fitted to the backrest portion; the rear wheel assembly and handle assembly each being independently and selectively movable between a range of vertically adjusted, locked positions including a stowed position and an operable position, the operable position defining a stroller mode wherein the carrier, once removed from the bicycle, functions as a childs stroller.
Claims9
A child carrier assembly adapted to be removably mounted to a frame of a bicycle and having a base defining a seat, a backrest portion and a footrest portion, said assembly comprising:
- a front wheel assembly structured for mounting to a bottom of the footrest portion so as to be disposed in supporting relation below the child carrier,
- a rear wheel assembly structured for mounting to the backrest portion of the child carrier so as to be selectively movable and vertically adjustable between a plurality of locked positions including a raised, stowed position and a lowered, operable position,
- said rear wheel assembly including locking means for locking said rear wheel assembly in one of said plurality of locked positions,
- a handle assembly structured to be movably mounted to the backrest portion of the child carrier so as to be selectively vertically adjustable between a plurality of adjusted, locked positions including a raised, operable position and a lower, stowed position, and
- mounting means for movably mounting said rear wheel assembly and said handle assembly to said backrest portion.
A child carrier for a bicycle comprising:
- an integrally formed structure including a base defining a seat, a backrest portion and a footrest portion,
- a front wheel assembly mounted to a bottom of said footrest portion and disposed therebelow in supporting relation thereto,
- a rear wheel assembly movably mounted to said backrest portion and selectively movable between a plurality of adjusted positions including a fully raised position and a fully lowered position,
- wheel lock means for releasably locking said rear wheel assembly at said plurality of adjusted positions,
- a handle movably mounted to said backrest portion and selectively movable between a plurality of adjusted portions including a raised, operable position and a fully lowered, stowed position,
- handle lock means for releasably locking said handle in each of said plurality of adjusted positions, and
- mounting means for removably mounting the child carrier to the bicycle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.