Knee scooter
OwnerMichael Dale Andersoninventor
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Abstract
A knee scooter includes a substantially V-shaped chassis formed by a pair of extensions joined together at a vertex. At the vertex, the extensions form an angle of about sixty degrees. Further, the extensions establish a foot-space in the interior of the angle and define a chassis centerline that bisects the angle. An adjustment tube is selectively engageable with the first extension of the chassis to orient the adjustment tube substantially perpendicular to the plane of the chassis. Further, engagement with the first extension off-sets the adjustment tube from the centerline of the chassis. In use, a user rests one knee on the seat while propelling the knee scooter with his/her other leg in the foot-space.
Claims20
A knee scooter which comprises:
- a substantially V-shaped chassis defining a plane and including a first extension and a second extension joined together at a vertex and extending therefrom at an angle, wherein the angle is bisected by a chassis centerline and the extensions establish a foot-space therebetween;
- a means mounted on the chassis for steering the knee scooter;
- an adjustment tube selectively engageable with the first extension of the chassis, wherein the adjustment tube is oriented substantially perpendicular to the plane of the chassis and is positioned at a distance “k” from the vertex to off-set the adjustment tube from the centerline of the chassis;
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- a seat mounted on the adjustment tube for resting a knee of a leg of a user thereon while allowing use of the other leg in the foot-space to propel the knee scooter.
A knee scooter which comprises:
- a tricycle chassis having a vertex and two trailing ends to establish a foot-space for the chassis behind the vertex and between the trailing ends, and wherein the vertex and a midpoint between the trailing ends define a chassis centerline in the front space;
- a seat selectively mounted on the chassis and offset from the chassis centerline for resting a knee of a leg of a user thereon while allowing use of the other leg in the foot-space to propel the knee scooter;
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- a means mounted on the vertex of the chassis for steering the knee scooter.
A knee scooter which comprises:
- a substantially V-shaped chassis defining a plane and including a first extension and a second extension, wherein each extension has a trailing end and a leading end, wherein the leading ends of the extensions are joined together at an angle to form a vertex and to define a foot-space, wherein the angle is bisected by a chassis centerline, and wherein each extension includes a sitting mount and a kneeling mount;
- a cross bar having a first end, a second end, and an offset mount adjacent the first end, wherein the first end is selectively attached to a mount on the first extension, and the second end is selectively attached to a mount on the second extension, with said cross bar having a sitting configuration wherein each end is mounted to a respective sitting mount to position the cross bar perpendicular to the centerline, and with said cross bar having a stored configuration wherein the cross bar is attached to a sitting mount and to a kneeling mount;
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- an adjustment tube supporting a seat with the adjustment tube selectively engaged with the chassis in a kneeling configuration wherein the tube is engaged with a kneeling mount to off-set the adjustment tube from the centerline of the chassis and to allow a user to rest a knee of a leg on the seat while allowing use of a foot of the other leg in the foot-space to propel the knee scooter and, alternatively, with said adjustment tube selectively engaged in a sitting configuration wherein said adjustment tube is engaged with the offset mount of the cross bar to position the seat substantially over the centerline for supporting the user in a sitting position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.