A transportation apparatus reconfigurable between at least two modes of operation. Each mode of operation comprises a mode of transport. A first mode of operation comprises a stroller, push-chair or perambulation (pram) mode. A second mode comprises a velocipede mode, such as a tricycle, bicycle and/or quadricycle mode.

Provided is a carrier including a handle and a load-carrying platform, which enables construction of a multi-tier assembly. A carrier includes caster mounting portions formed on a lower surface of a load-carrying platform, a handle that extends outward from a first side edge portion of the load-carrying platform and has an upper surface with an engaged portion being one of a recess and a through hole, and an engaging portion that projects downward from a lower surface of a second side edge portion opposed to the first side edge portion and is engageable with the engaged portion. Connection of a plurality of carriers achieves an integral and flat placement surface composed of placement surfaces, each being the upper surface of the load-carrying platform of the carrier.

An elevated step assist apparatus configured to support a load on a surface may include a transport assembly. The transport assembly may include a plurality of transport wheels configured to rest on the surface. A transport platform may be supported by the transport wheels. A load support assembly may be disposed over the transport assembly. The load support assembly may be deployable in an elevated, transport position in which the load support assembly is configured to be elevated with respect to the surface and a depressed, stationary load bearing position in which the load support assembly is configured to rest on the surface. The load support assembly may include a support assembly platform configured to receive the load. A plurality of support assembly legs may extend from the support assembly platform. A plurality of platform biasing devices may bias the load support assembly in the elevated, transport position.

A child transport carrier includes a lower frame, an upper frame, a rear frame, and a first upper seat support. The lower frame includes a first end and a second end. The upper frame includes a first end and a second end. The rear frame extends from the second end of the lower frame to the second end of the upper frame. The first upper seat support includes a cross-member extending transversely across the first upper seat support and having a first end and a second end. The cross-member is configured to move the first upper seat support between a first seat position and a second seat position. The upper frame extends from an upper end of the rear frame and the lower frame extends from a lower end of the rear frame.

There is provided a foldable motorized cart having at least a first and a second connected section, each of the sections connected with a hinge and pivotable with respect to each other and further including a compartment hingedly connected to either one of the sections, with the compartment having a bottom floor, side walls and a top cover surface, and also having an internal space for containing, a motor drive system, a drive controller and a battery. The battery and drive controller are electrically connected to the motor drive system which is mechanically linked to at least one of a drive wheel or a drive track mechanism for propelling the motorized cart, where the motor drive system is located within the drive track mechanism.

A shopping cart basket comprises one or more modular baskets couplable to a bottom basket having a plurality of wheels extending downwardly to allow the shopping cart basket to roll. Each of the modular baskets has a foldable bottom wall that can act as a bottom of a separate basket or can be folded against a side wall of the modular basket. The modular baskets could be used to hold items within a smaller compartment, and can be combined with the bottom basket to form a roll-able shopping cart having a larger compartment. Such a cart is advantageously used in a store, such as a grocery store, a retail shopping mall, or a home improvement store.

A riding vehicle includes: a main body portion supporting a wheel; a seat stay erected on the main body portion and configured to be switched between a riding state in which a person rides and a cart state in which a person does not ride; a seat fixed to an upper side of the seat stay; a frame provided on the seat stay and configured to hold luggage in the riding state and the cart state; a steering stay erected on the main body portion at an interval with respect to the seat stay in a traveling direction; and a handle provided on the steering stay, in which the frame, in the cart state, exists in a region closer to the handle as compared with that in the riding state.

Disclosed are methods and apparatus for providing portable or fixed solar array support systems. Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus that holds two multi-cell rooftop-grade solar panels and folds up into a relatively small portable device that easily fits in a garage or shed. When open, the panels are displayed at near the nominal angle to the sun for the region. Adjustable angle supports are available in alternative embodiments.

Disclosed are methods and apparatus for providing portable or fixed solar array support systems. Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus that holds two multi-cell rooftop-grade solar panels and folds up into a relatively small portable device that easily fits in a garage or shed. When open, the panels are displayed at near the nominal angle to the sun for the region. Adjustable angle supports are available in alternative embodiments.

A tricycle has a forward oriented fork member (20) supported for rotation about a steering axis (14) of the tricycle, a handle bar (50) mounted to the fork member, a cargo unit (24) supported by the fork member, and a pair of transversally spaced linkages (30), wherein each linkage at a proximal end is linked to the fork member and at a distal end supports a respective front wheel (16) of the tricycle. The cargo unit and the linkages are shiftable between respective forward and backward end positions to thereby transform the tricycle to a wheel cart and vice versa.