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US 12,257,492 B2Granted
Transportation device with pivoting axle
AssigneeLeverage Design Ltd.
InventorMark Timothy Kortschot
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Abstract
Devices and methods of transport are disclosed. Various embodiments include structural aspects related to steering and changing the direction of conveyances including features which utilize leaning or shifting of weight as part of turning.
Claims16
A transportation device configured to convey a rider, the transportation device comprising:
- a platform configured to support a foot of the rider, the platform extending along a longitudinal axis of the transportation device, the platform comprising a forward portion, an intermediate portion, and a rearward portion, the forward portion having a first width and the rearward portion having a second width, the first width being greater than the second width;
- a first front wheel positioned on a first lateral side of the forward portion of the platform and a second front wheel positioned on a second lateral side of the forward portion of the platform such that the forward portion is positioned between the first and second front wheels;
- a rear wheel adjacent the rearward portion of the platform, the rear wheel positioned on the longitudinal axis of the transportation device;
- an axle mount integral with the forward portion, the axle mount comprising an axle bearing channel and a pivot member, the axle bearing channel having a V-shaped cross-section and extending the first width of the platform;
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- an axle connected to the first and second front wheels, the axle located in the axle mount and configured to pivot about the pivot member.
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A transportation device configured to convey a rider, the transportation device comprising:
- a front right wheel;
- a front right fender associated with the front right wheel;
- a front left wheel;
- a front left fender associated with the front left wheel;
- a rear wheel;
- a rear fender associated with the rear wheel, the rear fender comprising a footrest configured to receive a pushing foot of the rider;
- a platform configured to receive a support foot of the rider such that the support foot is bounded in part by the front right fender, front left fender, and rear fender and a front end of the support foot extends forwardly beyond a front end of the platform;
- an axle mount connected with the platform the axle mount comprising an axle bearing channel and a pivot member;
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- an axle connected to the front right wheel and the front left wheel, the axle comprising a rigid member, the axle located in the axle bearing channel and configured to pivot about the pivot member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.