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An unique system and method for an improved infant car seat having an integral extra transportation apparatus combining the functionality of a car seat with a stroller into one device. The apparatus generally resembles a conventional infant car seat but with an overhead handle that can be extracted

An unique system and method for an improved infant car seat having an integral extra transportation apparatus combining the functionality of a car seat with a stroller into one device. The apparatus generally resembles a conventional infant car seat but with an overhead handle that can be extracted from behind the headrest with a set of two folding legs extending downward and locking in place. Each extended leg has a pair of wheels that when used in conjunction with the handle allows the entire apparatus to serve as an infant stroller in a manner similar to a wheelbarrow. A third brace leg has a stabilizing rubber foot that extends down from behind the seat to allow the apparatus to safely stand unassisted. This novel apparatus and system will permit a care giver to remove the apparatus from a vehicle with the infant remaining in the seat, and by extending the legs into place, transform the apparatus into a stroller.

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What is claimed is: 1. An Improved Child Car Seat with Alternate Mobility Attributes Apparatus, said car seat being able to adapt to the needs and comfort of a child from the age of infants through young children, comprised thereof: a shell, contoured to accommodate a child in an age appropriate in

What is claimed is: 1. An Improved Child Car Seat with Alternate Mobility Attributes Apparatus, said car seat being able to adapt to the needs and comfort of a child from the age of infants through young children, comprised thereof: a shell, contoured to accommodate a child in an age appropriate inclination, said shell constructed in a manner suitable for safe transport of said child in said shell during vehicular transport and providing comfort to said child, having a front portion, where said child is loaded into said apparatus and a rear portion which contains age appropriate support for child's back, neck and head and 2 parallel sides joining said front portion to said rear portion, a padding contrivance designed to integrate with said shell, providing comfort to said child, a restraining means designed to secure said child within the confines of said shell during vehicular transport, a handle, having at least one member, having an attached end integrated with said rear portion of said shell and a gripping end opposite of said attached end, where said handle being integrally capable of being retracted within said rear portion of said shell, said handle having the capability of collapsing or extending, having segments of diminishing circumference, said segments being able to be placed internally in an overlapping fashion within an adjacent segments, a transference grip located near the center of gravity of said shell in relation to said child, said grip consisting to two side connecting members and an over-arching member, said side connecting members pivotally attached to said parallel sides of said shell in an opposing manner, said over-arching member being integrated with said side connecting members, said grip capable of rotational movement near said center of gravity. at least one brace leg, having a distal end with an elastomeric anti-skid plate and a proximal end attached to said rear end of said shell, having the capability of collapsing or extending, having brace leg segments of diminishing circumference, said brace leg segments being able to be placed internally in an overlapping fashion within an adjacent segments, a set of retractably extended front legs, having a proximal end attached to said front end of said shell and a distal end terminated by a transportation means secured thereonto, said front legs having a pivoting means enabling said front legs to rotate thereabout the proximate center of said legs, enabling said proximal end and said distal end to be able to be located next to each other in the closed position, and a band of material, terminating at either side of said rear end of said shell, where at least one terminating point is a non-permanently closed securement means, with an amount of material that allows a user to encircle their waist, said material having a tensile strength to support the weight of said child and said apparatus with a sufficient safety factor. 2. An Improved Child Car Seat with Alternate Mobility Attributes Apparatus as in claim 1 where said handle consists of a single member where said gripping end shaped into a contour to adapt to a human hand. 3. An Improved Child Car Seat with Alternate Mobility Attributes Apparatus as in claim 1 where said handle consists of two parallel members conjoined at said gripping end by a contoured cross bar. 4. An Improved Child Car Seat with Alternate Mobility Attributes Apparatus as in claim 1 where said brace leg comprises two legs having a distal end and a proximal end, and an interconnecting member, said interconnecting member located at said distal end of said brace leg, said interconnecting member being encased in an thermoplastic elastomer whereby said thermoplastic elastomer creates a high degree of friction in relation to flooring found in the common household or dining establishment, where said brace leg is capable of sensory input as to location and position, said sensory inputs are received from indents or detents interspaced along said handle, said indents or detents providing have a tactile and an audible interface to signal location of each segment, said indent or detent having an opposing indent or detent associated at each location along said brace legs. 5. An Improved Child Car Seat with Alternate Mobility Attributes Apparatus as in claim 1, where said handle is capable of sensory input as to location and position in relation to the extension or contraction of said leg to said shell. 6. An Improved Child Car Seat with Alternate Mobility Attributes Apparatus as in claim 5 where said sensory inputs are received from indents or detents interspaced along said handle, said indents or detents providing have a tactile and an audible interface to signal location of each segment, said indent or detent having an opposing indent or detent associated at each segment along said handle. 7. An Improved Child Car Seat with Alternate Mobility Attributes Apparatus as in claim 1 where said brace leg consists of one leg having a distal end and a proximal end, said proximal end of said brace leg being encased in an thermoplastic elastomer whereby said thermoplastic elastomer creates a high degree of friction in relation to flooring found in the common household or dining establishment, where said brace leg is capable of sensory input as to location and position in relation to the extension or contraction of said leg to said shell, said sensory inputs are received from indents or detents interspaced along said handle, said indents or detents providing have a tactile and an audible interface to signal location of each segment, said indent or detent having an opposing indent or detent associated at each location along said brace legs. 8. An Improved Child Car Seat with Alternate Mobility Attributes Apparatus as in claim 1 where said transportation means describes a set of objects which when used in conjunction with said distal end of said front legs enable for the smooth transference of said apparatus across varying terrains anticipated by use of said apparatus. 9. An Improved Child Car Seat with Alternate Mobility Attributes Apparatus as in claim 1 where the distance between the surface in contact with said front legs and said brace leg when fully extended and said shell is in a range of 20 to 48 inches. 10. An Improved Child Car Seat with Alternate Mobility Attributes Apparatus as in claim 1 where said front legs retract into internal recesses of said shell out of reach of occupant of said apparatus. 11. An Improved Child Car Seat with Alternate Mobility Attributes Apparatus as in claim 1 where said rotational movement of said transference grip has multiple pre-determined locking locations, said locking locations providing a tactile and an audible interface to signal interface with said locking location. 12. A method of using an improved Child Car Seat with Alternate Mobility Attributes Apparatus, as disclosed in claim 1, said car seat being able to adapt to the needs and comfort of a child from the age of infants through young children, consisting of the steps; removing car seat from vehicle, attaching restraining band around waist area of user, extending brace leg to desired height, pivoting lower section until locked into position lowering upper section of front legs until locked into position, positioning handle to desired extension, and removing restraining band from waist area of user. 13. A method of using an improved Child Car Seat with Alternate Mobility Attributes Apparatus, as disclosed in claim 1, said car seat being able to adapt to the needs and comfort of a child from the age of infants through young children an infant, consisting of the steps; removing car seat from vehicle, transporting said car seat to a desired using carrying handle, attaching restraining band around waist area of user, extending brace leg to desired height, pivoting lower section until locked into position lowering upper section of front legs until locked into position, positioning handle to desired extension, and removing restraining band from waist area of user.