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US 11,793,690 B2Granted
Accessible scooters and methods of use
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsBenjamin Richer, Heath Ahlers, Emily Obert
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Abstract
Accessible scooters and methods of use are disclosed herein. An example scooter can include a scooter base that is adapted to interface with a frame of a wheelchair, a locking mechanism associated with the scooter base, the locking mechanism releasably securing the frame of a wheelchair to the scooter base, and a steering column associated with handlebars of the scooter.
Claims20
A scooter comprising:
- a scooter base that is configured to interface with a frame of a wheelchair;
- a locking mechanism associated with the scooter base, the locking mechanism releasably securing the frame of the wheelchair to the scooter base;
- a steering column associated with handlebars of the scooter;
- and
- a tilt adjustment mechanism coupled to the steering column,
- wherein the tilt adjustment mechanism comprises a lower collar that mates with a lower portion of the steering column and an upper collar that mates with an upper portion of the steering column, wherein the lower collar and the upper collar are resiliently coupled with one another in such a way that when a user pulls the upper collar away from the lower collar, the lower portion of the steering column and the upper portion of the steering column separate from one another allowing the steering column to pivot or tilt.
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A scooter comprising:
- a scooter base of the scooter that is adapted to interface with a frame of a wheelchair;
- a locking mechanism associated with the scooter base, the locking mechanism releasably securing the frame of the wheelchair to the scooter base;
- and
- a controller comprising a processor and memory, the processor executing instructions stored in the memory to:
- determine that a user has selected an accessibility setting for the scooter;
- determine that the wheelchair is in an engagement position;
- and
- activate the locking mechanism to couple a hook with the frame of the wheelchair,
- wherein the processor executes the instructions to change a throttling profile for the scooter when the accessibility setting is selected.
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A scooter comprising:
- a scooter base of the scooter that is adapted to interface with a frame of a wheelchair;
- a locking mechanism associated with the scooter base, the locking mechanism releasably securing the frame of the wheelchair to the scooter base;
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- a controller comprising a processor and memory, the processor executing instructions stored in the memory to:
- determine that a user has selected an accessibility setting for the scooter;
- determine that the wheelchair is in an engagement position;
- and
- activate the locking mechanism to couple a hook with the frame of the wheelchair,
- wherein the wheelchair is in the engagement position when the wheelchair contacts a limit switch associated with a stop mechanism.
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A scooter comprising:
- a scooter base of the scooter that is adapted to interface with a frame of a wheelchair;
- a locking mechanism associated with the scooter base, the locking mechanism releasably securing the frame of the wheelchair to the scooter base;
- a kickstand;
- and
- a controller comprising a processor and memory, the processor executing instructions stored in the memory to:
- determine that a user has selected an accessibility setting for the scooter;
- determine that the wheelchair is in an engagement position;
- activate the locking mechanism to couple a hook with the frame of the wheelchair;
- and
- raise the kickstand when the locking mechanism is in a closed position and lower the kickstand before the locking mechanism is placed into an open position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.