Retractable stroller

1. A retractable stroller, comprising a pair of front struts ( 1 ) for connecting at least two front wheels, a pair of rear struts ( 2 ) for connecting at least two rear wheels, a pair of joints ( 21 ) for articulately connecting the rear struts ( 2 ) to the front struts ( 1 ), a first cross-brace linkage ( 4 ) extending at the lower end of the retractable stroller, and a second cross-brace linkage ( 5 ) extending at the rear end of the retractable stroller; the retractable stroller is characterized in that:

a pair of push arms ( 3 ) slidably sleeved through the pair of joints ( 21 ) and equipped with a pair of first sliding mounts ( 11 ) on an intermediate portion of the push arms ( 3 ) respectively, for slidably and retractably coupling with the pair of front struts ( 1 );

a pair of second sliding mounts ( 31 ) fixedly mounted on the lower ends of the push arms in a way of permitting the front struts ( 1 ) slidable along the sliding mounts ( 31 ); each sliding mount ( 31 ) formed with an opening ( 310 ) in a radial direction thereof; and

a pair of foot rest mount ( 12 ) for connecting a foot support element ( 13 ) therebetween, attached to the front struts ( 1 ) in a position aligned with the opening ( 310 ) so as to permit the second sliding mounts ( 31 ) capable of sliding along the front struts ( 1 ) and passing over the foot rest mount ( 12 ) without obstacle of the foot rest mount ( 12 ).

2. The retractable stroller according to claim 1 , wherein the foot rest mounts ( 12 ) are extending downward from the front struts ( 1 ) respectively.

3. The retractable stroller according to claim 1 , wherein the foot rest mounts ( 12 ) are radially extending from the front struts ( 1 ) respectively.

4. The retractable stroller according to claim 1 , wherein the foot support element ( 13 ) is made of a flexible material.

5. The retractable stroller according to claim 1 , wherein the foot support element ( 13 ) is a foldable and flexible plate capable of stretching by the pair of foot rest mounts ( 12 ).

6. The retractable stroller according to claim 1 , wherein the foot support element ( 13 ) includes a plurality of plates pivotally jointed to one another between the pair of foot rest mounts ( 12 ).

7. The retractable stroller according to claim 1 , wherein the second sliding mounts ( 31 ) are pivoted with the first cross-brace linkage ( 4 ), when the push arms ( 3 ) are sliding downward and forward along the front struts ( 1 ), the second sliding mounts ( 31 ) is driven to associate the rear struts ( 2 ) and the front struts ( 1 ) moving toward each other via the first cross-brace linkage ( 4 ) so as to collapse the retractable stroller in a width direction thereof.

8. The retractable stroller according to claim 1 , further includes a seat support tube ( 6 ) pivoted between the first sliding mounts ( 11 ) and the rear struts ( 2 ), when the push arms ( 3 ) are sliding downward and forward along the front struts ( 1 ), the first sliding mounts ( 11 ) are driven to associate the rear struts ( 2 ) to rotate toward the front struts ( 1 ) so as to collapse the retractable stroller in a longitudinal direction.

9. The retractable stroller according to claim 8 , wherein the seat support tube ( 6 ) and the first cross-brace linkage ( 4 ) are co-axially pivoted to the rear struts ( 2 ).

10. The retractable stroller according to claim 1 , further characterized in that the rear struts ( 2 ) are associated by the second cross-brace linkage ( 5 ), and the front struts ( 1 ) and the rear struts ( 2 ) are associated by the first cross-brace linkage ( 4 ); the second cross-brace linkage ( 5 ) can be locked to keep the retractable stroller in an in-use configuration, and can be unlocked to permit the front struts ( 1 ) and the rear struts ( 2 ) to move and close to each other, so as to convert the retractable stroller into a compact configuration.