Combination child vehicle seat and temporary stroller

Abstract

A combination child vehicle seat and temporary stroller including a vehicle seat with wheel assemblies having wheels aligned in tandem, which, wheel assemblies, when retracted, maintain a flush vehicle seat underside that does not damage the seat covering of a vehicle in which the combination child vehicle seat and temporary stroller is placed. The combination is provided with a handle, having a hand grip, which extends and locks in to place for use as a stroller, and retracts and locks in to place for use as a vehicle seat.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A combination child vehicle seat and temporary stroller assembly comprising a shell, sized and configured to hold a baby having an inside with a seat portion with a laterally situated front end and a reclined back end, a pair of opposite sides adjacent said seat portion joining said front end and said back end, said opposite sides having a handle extending therebetween, said handle having a hand grip generally near the approximate midpoint of said handle, an underside portion laterally situated below said front end of the seat portion, said underside portion having a recess therein, at least one wheel assembly disposed on said underside portion, said wheel assembly having wheels arranged in tandem, said wheel assembly being movable between a use position and a storage position, said wheel assembly being storable in said recess when not in use.  
     
     
         2 . The combination child vehicle seat and temporary stroller assembly of  claim 1  wherein said seat portion is coverable with a canopy.  
     
     
         3 . The combination child vehicle seat and temporary stroller assembly of  claim 2  wherein said canopy comprises a center bar affixed between said side portions and rotatable from a position adjacent said front of the seat portion to a point generally near the midway between said front of the seat portion and said back of the seat portion, a front canopy portion with a first end and a second end connected at said first end at said center bar and at said second end near said front of the seat portion, a back canopy portion with a first end and a second end connected at said first end at said center bar and at said second end near said back of the seat portion.  
     
     
         4 . The combination child vehicle seat and temporary stroller assembly of  claim 1  wherein said handle is pivotable from a position generally near said front of the seat portion to a position generally near said back of the seat portion.  
     
     
         5 . The combination child vehicle seat and temporary stroller assembly of  claim 1  wherein said handle is extendable from its initial position.  
     
     
         6 . The combination child vehicle seat and temporary stroller assembly of  claim 5  wherein said handle is extendable from its initial position and said handle is lockable in at least one extended position  
     
     
         7 . A combination child vehicle seat and temporary stroller assembly comprising a shell, sized and configured to hold a baby having a seat portion with a pair of opposite sides adjacent said seat portion having a handle extending therebetween, said handle having a hand grip generally near the approximate midpoint of said handle, an underside portion having a recess therein, multiple wheel assemblies arranged generally parallel to one another and generally parallel to said opposite side portions, said wheel assemblies attached to said underside portion, said wheel assemblies further having wheels arranged in tandem, said wheel assemblies further being movable between a use position and a storage position, said wheel assemblies being storable in said recess when not in use, and said wheel assemblies including a braking mechanism for use when said wheel assemblies are in said use position.