Manually propelled scooter

Abstract

A scooter having a foot platform, front and rear wheels at the forward and rear ends of the foot platform, and comprising; a swingable bearing at the forward end of the platform; a steering column mounting sleeve attached to swingable bearing, a front wheel drive shaft in said steering column mounting sleeve and being telescopically slidable therethrough; a hub extension at the lower end of the steering column mounting sleeve for mounting the front wheel; a drive extension on the lower end of the front wheel drive shaft; a drive member at the lower end of the drive extension; a drive pinion coupled to the front wheel and engaged with said drive member, and, hand bars at the upper end of said steering column mounting sleeve, operable to slide the front wheel drive shaft downwardly and upwardly, through the steering column mounting sleeve for driving the front wheel.

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