Baby carriage

Claim 2

A convertible baby carriage for selective use as a flat perambulator or as a stroller, including a carriage body having walls and a bottom which latter can at least partly be lowered, comprising means for varying the overall height at least of one end of said carriage body, including a lowering unit arranged to be moved between the walls of said body, said lowering unit comprising side walls yieldingly connected to said carriage body a plane portion pivotally connected at the bottom of said carriage body for movement about a horizontal hinge, and an angled platform having a bottom portion and an inclined portion attached to said plane portion of said bottom by means of a pivot joint, whereby said angled platform is pivotable around said horizontal hinge between an upper position and a lower position, and a releasable detent for securing said inclined portion of said carriage body in said lower position, whereby said bottom portion remains substantially horizontal in said upper and lower positions.

Claim 3

A convertible baby carriage according to claim 1 wherein said angled platform comprises a horizontal support and an upwardly inclined portion.

Claim 4

A convertible baby carriage according to claim 1, wherein said plane bottom portion comprises a base part extending from said pivot joint to said hinge and further comprises an outer part attached to said base part.

Claim 5

A convertible baby carriage according to claim 3, wherein said outer part is rigidly connected to said base part.

Claim 6

A convertible baby carriage according to claim 3, wherein said outer part is hingedly connected to said base portion and wherein means are provided for bracing said hinge connection.

Claim 7

A convertible baby carriage according to claim 5, wherein said hinge connection includes sleeve means enclosing said pivot joint.

Claim 8

A convertible baby carriage according to claim 3, wherein means are provided for attaching to said outer part a collapsible extension part which can be fastened to a stop so as to serve as a support for said plane bottom portion and which can be folded selectively in front of said outer part or behind it.

Claim 9

A convertible baby carriage according to claim 1, wherein said plane bottom portion is constructed of hingedly connected plate sections.

Claim 10

A convertible baby carriage according to claim 1, wherein said plane bottom portion or at least its outer part comprises a support frame carrying a taut backing web.

Claim 11

A convertible baby carriage according to claim 1, wherein means are provided for supporting said lowering means in its lowermost position.

Claim 12

A convertible baby carriage according to claim 1, wherein releasable locking means are provided for securing said bottom in its upper position such that by releasing said locking means said bottom can be lowered into its lower position where it is suspended by said walls.

Claim 13

A convertible baby carriage according to claim 11, wherein said releasable locking means comprise pivotable elements and wherein means are provided for securing said bottom in its lower position both in the directions of its plane and in the directions normal thereto.

Claim 14

The convertible baby carriage of claim 1, further comprising a detachable hood mounted for selectively covering portions of said carriage body.

Claim 15

The convertible baby carriage of claim 1, further comprising selectively movable bracket means mounted on said carriage body for holding said lowering unit in its upper position.

Claim 16

The convertible baby carriage of claim 14, wherein said side walls comprise plate sections hinged to the bottom of said carriage body, and wherein said bracket means are pivotally mounted to said carriage body to extend under said carriage body and further comprising actuator bar means pivotally connected to said bracket means for selectively holding said bracket means in upper and lower positions, whereby in its upper position said bracket means hold said plate sections horizontally and thus said lowering unit in its upper position, and whereby in its lower position said bracket means releases said plate sections to hinge downwardly and thereby to release said lowering unit for movement to its lower position.

Claim 17

The convertible baby carriage of claim 14, wherein said side walls comprise double walls, and said bracket means comprise U-shaped brackets having ends extending between the double walls at opposite sides of said body and a bottom extending beneath said carriage body to hold said lowering unit, and further comprising means in said double walls for holding said ends of said brackets at selected positions below said carriage body.

Claim 18

The convertible baby carriage of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the walls of said body are transparent.

Claim 19

The convertible baby carriage of claim 17, wherein the portions of the walls of said carriage body adjacent said lowering unit are transparent.

Claim 20

The convertible baby carriage of claim 18, further comprising an opaque hood pivotally mounted to said carriage body at one eNd thereof to selectively cover said side walls of said lowering unit and the adjacent walls of said carriage body.

Claim 21

A convertible baby carriage for selective use as a flat perambulator or as a stroller, said baby carriage comprising a carriage body having side walls and a bottom, said bottom including a lowering unit comprised of an angled platform having a horizontal portion and an upwardly extending portion on one end thereof, and a plane bottom portion, one end of said plane bottom portion being pivotally connected to the other end of said horizontal portion, means pivotally mounting said plane portion to the bottom of said carriage about a horizontal axis spaced from said one end thereof, whereby said plane portion may be moved to a first horizontal position with said angled platform positioned within the side walls of said carriage, and a second inclined position with said angled platform extending below the side walls of said carriage, and a releasable detent positioned to hold the upper end of said upwardly extending portion of said angled platform to the bottom of said carriage in the inclined position of said plane bottom portion.

Claim 22

A convertible baby carriage for selective use as a flat perambulator or as a stroller, said baby carriage comprising a carriage body having side walls and a bottom, said bottom including a lowering unit comprised of an angled platform having a horizontal portion and an upwardly extending portion on one end thereof, and a plane bottom portion, one end of said plane bottom portion being pivotally connected to the other end of said horizontal portion, means pivotally mounting said plane portion to the bottom of said carriage about a horizontal axis spaced from said one end thereof, whereby said plane portion may be moved to a first horizontal position with said angled platform positioned within the side walls of said carriage, and a second inclined position with said angled platform extending below the side walls of said carriage, and a releasable detent positioned to hold the upper end of said upwardly extending portion of said angled platform to the bottom of said carriage in the inclined position of said plane bottom portion.