Convertible scooter
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsEduardo Arturo Aguilar Ruelas, Hector Alberto Mendoza Saldivar
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Abstract
A scooter includes a scooter body with substantially triangular front and rear body portions. The substantially triangular front body portion has a front side and a first connecting side. The front side and the first connecting side of the front body portion form a first acute angle. The substantially triangular rear body portion has a rear side and a second connecting side. The rear side and the second connecting side of the rear body portion form a second acute angle. The first and the second connecting sides are connected so as to linearly slide with respect to one another such that when the scooter body is in an extended state the front side is in a greater distance from the rear side than a distance when the scooter body is in a compact state.
Claims17
A scooter, comprising a scooter body, the scooter body comprising:
- a triangular front body portion including a front side and a first connecting side, wherein the front side and first connecting side form a first acute angle;
- a triangular rear body portion including a rear side and a second connecting side, wherein the rear side and second connecting side form a second acute angle;
- wherein the first and second connecting sides are connected so as to linearly slide with respect to one another such that when the scooter body is in an extended state the front side has a greater distance from the rear side than when the scooter body is in a compact state;
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- a steering column, wherein the front body portion further includes a first steering column holder and a second steering column holder transverse to the first steering column holder, and wherein the steering column is releaseably mountable to the first steering column holder when the scooter body is in the compact state, and releaseably mountable to the second steering column holder when the scooter body is in the extended state.
A scooter, comprising a scooter body, the scooter body comprising:
- a triangular front body portion including a front side and a first connecting side, wherein the front side and first connecting side form a first acute angle;
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- a triangular rear body portion including a rear side and a second connecting side, wherein the rear side and second connecting side form a second acute angle;
- a plurality of rear wheels mountable to the rear body and a transmission driveably engageable with the rear wheels;
- wherein the front body further includes a crank assembly, and the transmission further includes a worm gear rotatably engageable with the rear wheel when the scooter body is in the compact state, a cross engaging rear gear coupled to the worm gear and engageable to the crank assembly;
- wherein the first and second connecting sides are connected so as to linearly slide with respect to one another such that when the scooter body is in an extended state the front side has a greater distance from the rear side than when the scooter body is in a compact state, and wherein the crank assembly of the front body includes a cross engaging gear, and the rear cross engaging gear is engageable with the cross engaging gear when the scooter is in the extended state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.