Tri-mode collapsible scooter

A scooter system comprising:

• a front deck segment defining a substantially flat front deck surface configured to carry a rider;
• a rear deck segment defining a substantially flat rear deck surface configured to carry the rider;
• a deck hinge interposed between the front deck segment and the rear deck segment and configured to transiently engage a ride deck stop and a tow deck stop;
• a neck hinge coupled to the front deck segment opposite the deck hinge and configured to transiently engage a ride neck stop and a tow neck stop;
• a neck coupled to the neck hinge opposite the front deck segment;
• a stem pivotably coupled to the neck and comprising:
• the set of handlebars at a first end;
• a first stem section coupled to the front wheelset and pivotably coupled to the neck hinge;
• a second stem section coupled to the set of handlebars and configured to locate the set of handlebars at a first distance from the front wheelset in an extended stem position and to locate the set of handlebars at a second distance from the front wheelset in a retracted stem position, the second distance less than the first distance;
• and
• a stem latch configured to transiently retain the second stem section in the extended stem position and the retracted stem position relative to the first stem section;
• a rear wheel coupled to the rear deck segment opposite the deck hinge;
• a front wheel coupled to the stem opposite the set of handlebars;
• and
• a latch release system configured to selectively release the neck hinge, the deck hinge, and the stem latch.

A scooter system comprising:

• a rear truck comprising a rear wheelset;
• a deck comprising:
• a front deck section;
• a rear deck section supporting the rear truck opposite the front deck section;
• a deck hinge:
• interposed between the front deck section and the rear deck section;
• operable in an open deck position to locate the front deck section tangent the rear deck section to form a substantially continuous deck surface;
• and
• operable in a closed deck position to separate the front deck section from the second deck section with the deck hinge located above the rear truck;
• and
• a deck latch configured to selectively lock the deck hinge in the closed deck position;
• a stem comprising a front wheelset arranged on a first end and a handlebar arranged proximal a second end opposite the first end;
• a neck:
• pivotably coupled to and retaining the stem above the front wheelset;
• coupled to the front deck section opposite the rear deck section;
• comprising a neck hinge:
• operable in an open neck position with the stem angularly offset from the front deck section to separate the stem from the front deck section;
• and
• operable in a closed neck position to locate the stem proximal the front deck section;
• and
• comprising a neck latch configured to selectively lock the neck hinge in the closed neck position;
• and
• a latch release system configured to release the deck latch and the neck latch to prepare the scooter for transition between a ride mode and a tow mode;
• and
• wherein the deck hinge occupies the open deck position and the neck hinge occupies the open neck position in the ride mode;
• and
• wherein the deck hinge occupies the closed deck position and the neck hinge occupies the closed neck position in the tow mode.