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A stroller device comprising at least one carriage, the carriage comprising a support unit for supporting at least one person, typically an infant, a wheels assembly coupled to the support unit, an engagement element for engaging the carriage to another such carriage and a pivoting element coupled t

A stroller device comprising at least one carriage, the carriage comprising a support unit for supporting at least one person, typically an infant, a wheels assembly coupled to the support unit, an engagement element for engaging the carriage to another such carriage and a pivoting element coupled to the support unit allowing rotating the support unit with respect to the carriage. The support unit may be rotatably reoriented so as to allow transporting the stroller device such that the support unit of the carriage and the other support unit of the other carriage can be aligned in a train state or alternatively in a side-by-side state.

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1. A stroller device comprising at least two carriages connected together, wherein both carriages comprise: a support unit comprising a seat and a push handle connected to the seat,a wheels assembly rotatably coupled to the support unit, wherein the wheels assembly comprises two rear wheels and a fr

1. A stroller device comprising at least two carriages connected together, wherein both carriages comprise: a support unit comprising a seat and a push handle connected to the seat,a wheels assembly rotatably coupled to the support unit, wherein the wheels assembly comprises two rear wheels and a frontal wheel axial structure on the front of the wheels assembly, wherein the frontal wheel axial structure comprises at least one front wheel, wherein each wheel is a swivel wheel capable of swiveling about a vertical axis and can be locked in four incremental 90 degree orientations the vertical axis;an engagement element for engaging the carriage to the other carriage of said at least two carriages, wherein the engagement element connects the carriages with the frontal wheel axial structures in a front to front position;a pivoting element coupled to the support unit allowing rotating the support unit, anda locking member capable of locking the support unit in perpendicular positions with respect to the wheels assembly, facilitating the support unit to be rotatably reoriented so as to allow transporting the stroller device such that the support unit of the carriage and the other support unit of the other carriage can be aligned in a train state wherein one of the carriages is behind the other carriage based upon the direction of motion of the stroller device and alternatively in a side-by-side state wherein where the seats are positioned in parallel to the direction of advancing with the handles behind each seat without disconnecting the carriages. 2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the engagement element comprises at least one bar protruding forward from the front of the wheels assembly and a connector adjacent the bar provided with a bore for receiving a matching bar of the other carriage. 3. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the engagement element comprises a hollow bar with an opening into which a matching bar of the other stroller may be inserted. 4. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the stroller device has a folded configuration for storing the device and an unfolded configuration for using the stroller device to transport a child and the stroller device further comprises a compacting mechanism so as to facilitate reducing and alternatively increasing the distance between a from a compacted state, where the seats are close to each other, to a “stretched” state, where the seats are wide apart while the stroller is in the unfolded configuration. 5. The device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the compacting mechanism comprises a foot actuator. 6. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wheels assembly comprises at least three wheels. 7. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wheels assembly comprises at least four wheels. 8. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the push-handle is foldable. 9. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the length of the push-handle is adjustable. 10. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the wheels assembly comprises an elevating mechanism for elevating at least one of the wheels with respect to the other wheels such that the stroller device rests on the four rear wheels. 11. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the wheels is detachable from the wheels assembly. 12. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the swivel wheels have a fixed position allowing fixing the swivel wheels in at least one orientation. 13. The device as claimed in claim 12, wherein all of the wheels are swivel wheels and can be locked in four incremental 90 degree orientations. 14. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support unit comprises a seat with an adjustable back-rest. 15. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support unit comprises an adjustable leg-rest. 16. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the carriage is foldable.