US 2019/0291808 A9Published application

Collapsible vehicle

AssigneePride Mobility Products Corporation

InventorsJames M. Kosco, Charles J. Martis, Sterling G. Lamoreux, III

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Abstract

A powered vehicle has a rear frame assembly and a front frame assembly that are pivotally attached to one another, and can be pivoted from a normal fully-extended operating position to a folded position in which the frame assemblies are positioned substantially adjacent to one another, effectively reducing overall vehicle length to about half. One or more latch members lock the front and rear frame assemblies in the fully-extended, normal operating position, and they may be used to lock the frame assemblies in the folded position. The seat support structure may be integrated with the front and rear frame assemblies such that pivoting the frame assemblies toward the folded position collapses the seat support. The steering tiller may also be collapsible toward the front frame assembly. The rear wheels may be mounted on a transaxle that is pivotally mounted on the rear frame assembly. An extendable handle may be provided to assist in the folding operation and to tow the collapsed vehicle on its anti-tip rollers.

Claims9

Dependent claims

A foldable scooter comprising:

a foldable main frame assembly including a front frame and a rear frame coupled to the front frame such that at least one of the front frame and the rear frame is pivotable relative to the other between (i) an open position and (ii) a folded position whereby bottom surfaces of the front and rear frames are drawn toward each other;
at least one front wheel operably coupled to the front frame;
a tiller coupled to the front frame;
and
a seat frame including at least one rear support member and at least one front support member that is pivotably coupled to the at least one rear support member at a pivot that is fixed relative to the at least one rear support member,
wherein the at least one rear support member is pivotably coupled to the main frame assembly at a rear support pivot that is spaced apart from and independent from the pivotal connection between the front frame and the rear frame, and the at least one front support member is pivotably coupled to the main frame assembly at a front support pivot that is spaced apart from and independent from the pivotal connection between the front frame and the rear frame, such that actuating the frame assembly from the open position to the folded position draws at least a portion of the at least one front seat support member toward the rear frame and draws at least a portion of the at least one rear seat support member toward the rear frame.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/349,909Filed 11 Nov 2016
Priority: 8 Oct 2003
Published: 26 Sep 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

B62K 15/008
The frame being foldable: foldable about 2 or more axes
B62K 5/025
Specially adapted for disabled riders, e.g. personal mobility type vehicles with three wheels: power-driven
B62K 5/027
Tricycles: motorcycles with three wheels
B62K 15/006
Collapsible or foldable cycles: the frame being foldable

Family

Application60/509,494Us provisional application · filed 8 Oct 2003
Application10/960,742Continuation in part · filed 7 Oct 2004
Application11/385,339Continuation · filed 21 Mar 2006
Application13/112,063Continuation · filed 20 May 2011
Application14/086,430Continuation · filed 21 Nov 2013
Application15/349,909Continuation
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