Stroller with telescopic and locking members
A stroller for carrying a child or child restraint system, that may comprise an additional storage area or child support system when expanded. The frames include a mechanism whereby the base of the frame is expanded rearward to create a storage space roughly behind the baby seat, and optionally where a top to the storage area folds up from the rear of the frame to complete the storage area. The stroller may include detachable wheels. The stroller may also include handles or push bars that may optionally include mechanisms to assist in expanding or contracting the storage area. The stroller may also be constructed so as to be collapsible for storage.
1. A stowable and deployable stroller for carrying one or more passengers and transporting items, the stroller comprising:
a front frame member configured to support a seat;
a rear frame member;
a selectively extendable base member attached to the front frame member and the rear frame member, said selectively extendable base member further comprising:
at least two pairs of tubes, wherein each pair of tubes comprises a first tube and a second tube, the first tube being smaller in circumference than the second tube, and the first tube further comprising at least one slot, said slot housing at least one wheel, said at least one wheel configured to make contact with the second tube, and said slot being located on a longitudinal exterior surface of the first tube;
a locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism is configured to lock the first tube in a fixed position relative to the second tube when the locking mechanism is engaged, and the locking mechanism allows for movement of at least one of the first tube and the second tube with respect to the other of the first tube and the second tube when the locking mechanism is disengaged,
wherein the locking mechanism further comprises at least one protruding element and at least one receiving element and is engaged when the at least one protruding element engages with the respective at least one receiving element,
wherein the at least one receiving element is housed against at least one inner wall of the second tube.
2. A stroller of claim 1 , wherein the at least one receiving element is housed on opposite sides of the at least one inner wall of the second tube.
3. A stroller of claim 1 , wherein the at least one receiving element is defined by plates or inserts connected to the second tube.
4. A stroller of claim 3 wherein the at least one protruding element does not protrude through the entire wall of the second tube.
5. A stroller of claim 1 wherein the first and second tubes are configured to be assembled such that the penetration of dirt and debris is at least one of obstructed and reduced.
6. A stroller of claim 5 , wherein the an interface between the first tube and the second tube is sealed by means of plastic or rubber.
7. A stroller of claim 5 , wherein the second tube is designed to be a continuous tube with a first end which connects to the first tube and a second end which connects to one of the first frame member and the second frame member, the an interface between the first tube and the second tube being enclosed in a way to substantially obstruct or reduce the penetration of dirt and debris.