Collapsible vehicle

A collapsible vehicle comprising:

• a frame defining a base plane having a periphery;
• a non-steerable wheel assembly having a non-steerable wheel pivotally mounted to said frame about an axis for movement between a storage position within the periphery of said frame to a deployed position laterally outside the periphery of said frame and extending below said base plane;
• and
• a steerable wheel assembly having a steerable wheel and being movably mounted to said frame for movement between a storage position within the periphery of said frame to a deployed position outside the periphery of said frame and extending below said base plane;
• wherein a portion of said steerable wheel longitudinally overlaps a portion of said non-steerable wheel when said wheels are in their respective side-by-side storage positions.

A collapsible vehicle comprising:

• a frame defining a base plane having a periphery;
• a non-steerable wheel assembly having a non-steerable wheel pivotally mounted to said frame about an axis for movement between a storage position within the periphery of said frame to a deployed position laterally outside the periphery of said frame and extending below said base plane;
• a steerable wheel assembly having a steerable wheel and being movably mounted to said frame for movement between a storage position within the periphery of said frame to a deployed position outside the periphery of said frame and extending below said base plane;
• and
• a steering member having a steering axis which intersects said base plane, said steerable wheel assembly being pivotable about said steering axis to move said steerable wheel between a storage position within the periphery of said frame above said base plane and a deployed position outside the periphery of said frame and extending below said base plane.

A method of using a collapsible vehicle comprising the steps:

• providing a collapsible vehicle including a frame defining a base plane, a non-steerable wheel assembly having a non-steerable wheel, and a steerable wheel assembly having a steerable wheel;
• pivoting said non-steerable wheel about an axis inclined with respect to said base plane, from a storage position within the periphery of said frame to a deployed position laterally outside the periphery of said frame and extending below said base plane;
• and
• moving said steerable wheel assembly from a storage position within the periphery of said frame to a deployed position outside the periphery of said frame and extending below said base plane.