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US 5,899,467 AGranted
Carry-on stroller case
OwnerRobert R. Henkelinventor
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Abstract
A multipurpose suitcase dimensioned and configured to be allowed into a passenger airplane as carry-on luggage. The suitcase includes a base compartment and a movable upper compartment. The suitcase can be quickly reconfigured to form a seat on which a child can be seated. A harness secures the child in the seat. The invention permits a parent to transport an infant or toddler easily through a busy airport, together with luggage.
Claims8
A multipurpose wheeled suitcase, comprising:
- (a) a base compartment and an upper compartment, each of the compartments having a front face, a rear face, an upper face, a lower face, and two side faces, the upper compartment sliding horizontally between a compact position and a seat position, the lower face of the upper compartment in the compact position being substantially adjacent to the upper face of the base compartment, at least a portion of the upper face of the base compartment being exposed in the seat position and forming a seat, the seat being adapted to seating a child, the front face of the upper compartment in the seat position supporting a back of the child;
- (b) a handle, the handle being attached to the rear face of the base compartment, the handle including a telescoping tube, and a slide tube, the telescoping tubes mating with the slide tube, so that the handle has a retracted position and an extended position, the handle being adapted to moving the wheeled suitcase;
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- (c) at least two base wheels, each base wheel being rotatably attached to the base compartment, substantially near the lower face, the rear face, and one of the side faces of the base compartment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.