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US 12,377,925 B2Granted
Securing electric scooters
AssigneeNeptune Scooters
InventorsJavier Gonzalez Carracelas, Forrest Jean North
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a docking station includes a scooter locking section that allows the electric scooter to be removed from the docking station when the electric scooter is in a non-rotated orientation and prevents the electric scooter to be removed from the docking station when the electric scooter is in a rotated orientation.
Claims13
A docking station, comprising:
- a scooter entry section, wherein the scooter entry section includes:
- an entry ramp that facilitates entry of an electric scooter into the docking station;
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- side walls that surround the entry ramp to form an opening;
- a scooter locking section positioned proximate to the scooter entry section, wherein the scooter locking section includes:
- a rotation area that is configured to facilitate lateral rotation of a front wheel of an electric scooter when an electric scooter is positioned within the scooter locking section;
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- a locking component that is configured to prevent an electric scooter from being removed from the scooter locking section when an electric scooter is positioned within the scooter locking section and a front wheel of an electric scooter is locked in an angled orientation,
- wherein the locking component comprises a top bar that extends between the side walls and is configured to partially enclose the rotation area such that a front wheel of an electric scooter is fixed within the scooter locking section by the top bar.
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