# US 10,864,958 B2 · Multi-use, three-wheel, portable, quick assemble, disassemble vehicle method thereof

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- Number: US 10,864,958 B2
- Document ID: US10864958B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/872,951
- Filed: 2018-01-16
- Published: 2019-07-18
- Granted: 2020-12-15
- Earliest claimed: 2018-01-16
- Applicants: Jeffrey Schneider
- Inventors: Jeffrey Schneider
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10864958B2

## CPC

- B62K 5/025: power-driven
- B62J 43/16: on motorcycles or the like
- B62J 43/28: hidden within the cycle frame
- B62K 5/027: Motorcycles with three wheels (specially adapted for disabled riders B62K5/023)
- B62K 5/06: Frames for tricycles
- B62M 7/12: with the engine beside or within the driven wheel
- B62K 2204/00: Adaptations for driving cycles by electric motor
- B62K: CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDECARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE
- B62J: CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
- B62M: RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR {SINGLE-TRACK} CYCLES; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of transmissions in vehicles in general B60K; transmission elements per se F16)

## Abstract

A three wheeled stand-up or sit down portable two part personal mobility vehicle suited to fulfilling the needs of a broad spectrum of drivers including the handicapped having walking disabilities and recreational users. The vehicle is configured to easily fold and collapse without the use of tools to thereby provide a convenient way for all people, including the handicapped or those lacking normal strength, to handle and store their vehicle. The folding mechanism is implemented with the steering column of the vehicle and enables the handlebar assembly to easily fold downward.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A multi-use, easy to disassemble or assemble, transportable three-wheel electric mobility vehicle, comprising:
a chassis assembly;
a steering assembly rotatably coupled to a rear and downward facing curved frame support member that is coupled to the chassis assembly;
a telescopically adjustable handlebar coupled within a folding structure to adjust a steering height enabling the coupled folding structure and telescopically adjustable handlebar to fold down for easier transporting or stowing;
a plurality of controls and components coupled to the telescopically adjustable handlebar, in which the plurality of controls and components include a throttle, a forward and reverse switch, a horn, a brake lever, a headlight, and a USB charge port;
a left leg and a right leg of a steering fork coupled to the steering assembly below the folding structure;
a front electric wheel motor assembly coupled to the steering assembly and configured to be rotated by the steering assembly for steering the vehicle, in which the front electric wheel motor assembly comprises:
a brake system coupled to the front electric wheel motor assembly;
an electrical pathway from the front electric wheel motor assembly to an electric controller; and
a tire coupled to the electric wheel motor assembly;
a removable seat post and seat coupled to the chassis assembly;
a floor assembly coupled to the chassis assembly for a user to stand on, comprising:
a removable rubber floor mat coupled to the top of the floor assembly;
a floor deck below the rubber floor mat with respective fenders to cover a rear left wheel and a rear right wheel of the chassis assembly;
a removable panel under the floor assembly to access a battery;
the battery housed within a removable battery box located below the removable panel under the floor assembly and coupled to the chassis assembly; and
an electrical pathway from the battery to the electric controller.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electric mobility vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising:
a stand assembly that allows the steering assembly, the front wheel motor assembly, and the rear and downward facing curved frame support member, to stand upright and independently from the chassis assembly, in which the stand assembly includes a telescopic leg stand assembly or a kick stand assembly.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The electric mobility vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a conical coupling assembly couples the rear and downward facing curved frame support member to the chassis assembly.

### Claim 4

The electric mobility vehicle according to claim wherein the conical coupling assembly comprises:
a horizontal hollow beam perpendicularly attached and extending back from a bottom of the rear and downward facing curved frame support member;
an upward vertical facing conical male end attached to a rear of the horizontal hollow beam wherein the upward vertical facing conical male end has a cylindrically shaped top, progressing downward to an enlarging diameter cone, progressing downward to a cylindrical shaped bottom with a diameter equal to a largest diameter of the cone;
a vertical threaded hole bored through the center of the upward vertical facing conical male end;
a left horizontal alignment peg extending out from a left lower side of the upward vertical facing conical male end;
a right horizontal alignment peg extending out from a right lower side of the upward vertical facing conical male end;
a downward facing female receiving end mounted on a front end of the chassis assembly that couples with the upward vertical facing conical male end and respective left and right horizontal alignment pegs;
a hand screw threaded to fit threads of the vertical threaded hole of the upward vertical facing conical male end wherein the hand screw secures the coupled upward vertical facing conical male end with the downward facing female receiving end.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The electric mobility vehicle according to claim 1, wherein:
the electric controller mounts flush to the left leg or the right leg of the steering fork;
the electric controller has a side notched with a rabbet joint, the rabbet joint having at least two holes that align with respective holes on the left leg or right leg of the steering fork;
the left leg or the right leg of the steering fork is notched with the rabbet joint;
an electric connector on a lower portion of the electric controller with the rabbet joint connects to an electrical pathway of the front electric wheel motor assembly; and
an electric connector on an upper portion of the electric controller with the rabbet joint connects to a wiring harness and the battery.