Reconfigurable compact electric transport device

An electric transport device comprising:

• an outer casing including a top, a bottom, a front, a back, and an interior space;
• a rear wheel assembly mounted to the outer casing, the rear wheel assembly extending rearward of the back of the outer casing when the electric transport device is in a riding configuration;
• a locking mechanism configurable in a first configuration to engage the rear wheel assembly to lock the rear wheel assembly in a riding position, and in a second configuration to disengage the locking mechanism from the rear wheel assembly permitting the rear wheel assembly to be moved relative to the outer casing to move the rear wheel assembly from the riding position to a stowed position;
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• a handle attached to the rear wheel assembly and extending to an exterior of the outer casing, the handle being configured to be grasped by a user to move the rear wheel assembly relative to the outer casing for moving the rear wheel assembly between the riding and stowed positions.