Electric scooter hitch assembly
AssigneeMod.al Group, Inc.
InventorsPreston Ruff, Kreg Peeler
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Abstract
An electric scooter hitch assembly is configured to be quickly attached to and removed from an electric scooter. The hitch assembly provides a mechanism for selectively securing a carry-on or other towable item to a variety of electric scooters. The hitch assembly is compact and easily transportable thereby making it an ideal solution for a rider to temporarily adapt an electric scooter, including rental electric scooters, to transport towable items such as trailers, luggage, carts, or other suitable items.
Claims20
A scooter hitch assembly comprising:
- a base assembly having a first brace and a second brace that selectively secure the scooter hitch assembly to a deck of a scooter;
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- an arm assembly having an extension arm that extends from the base assembly, the extension arm being configured to secure a towable item.
A hitch assembly for a scooter comprising:
- a first brace;
- a second brace that is configured to telescope with the first brace to thereby cause a combined width of the first brace and the second brace to correspond to a width of a deck of a scooter;
- a first clamping assembly that is connected to the first brace and configured to secure the first brace to the deck of the scooter;
- a second clamping assembly that is connected to the second brace and configured to secure the second brace to the deck of the scooter;
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- an extension arm that extends from the first brace or the second brace, the extension arm being configured to secure a towable item when the first brace and second brace are secured to the deck of the scooter.
A hitch assembly for a scooter comprising:
- a telescoping base assembly;
- a first clamping assembly for securing a first side of the telescoping base assembly to a first side of a deck of the scooter;
- a second clamping assembly for securing a second side of the telescoping base assembly to a second side of the deck of the scooter;
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- an arm assembly that is configured to secure a carry-on.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.