Kart with movable visual effect
AssigneeRazor USA LLC
InventorIan Desberg
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Abstract
A ridable kart having a front portion rotatably coupled to a rear portion. The front portion includes an inner surface that is adjacent to an outer cover portion and the two surfaces move relative to one another. The outer cover portion includes window portions or openings through which a portion of the inner surface is visible. The inner surface includes a visual feature that is visible through the window portions and the visual features moves relative to the window portions when the front portion rotates relative to the rear portion.
Claims20
A ridable kart configured to roll over a riding surface, the kart comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a rear portion comprising a first shell and a rear wheel;
- and
- a front portion comprising a second shell, a front wheel, and a forward extension arm, the front portion being moveably connected to the rear portion, a region of the second shell of the front portion being visible through the first shell of the rear portion;
- and
- a steering assembly connected to the forward extension arm of the front portion of the body at a position forward of the rear portion, the steering assembly comprising:
- a foot support configured to support a foot of a user riding the kart;
- and
- a hand support extending from the foot support, wherein the hand support comprises an end portion with a hand grip that is positioned higher than the foot support relative to the riding surface;
- wherein the steering assembly is configured for a user's hand to grasp the hand grip of the hand support to steer the cart while maintaining the user's foot on the foot support.
A ridable vehicle comprising:
- a rear body comprising:
- an outer shell;
- a first lateral side;
- and
- a second lateral side;
- and
- a front body rotatably connected with the rear body about a steering axis, the front body extending from a rear portion positioned below the rear body to a front portion positioned forward of the rear body, the front body comprising:
- a handlebar supported by the front body, the handlebar including:
- foot supports configured to support the feet of the rider to steer the ridable vehicle;
- and
- hand supports configured to be grasped by the rider's hand to steer the ridable vehicle,
- wherein the handlebar extends from the front side of the front body rearwardly and further extends outwardly beyond the first and second lateral sides of the rear body;
- and
- a front wheel positioned behind the steering axis configured to allow the vehicle to move in a forward direction when one or more of the foot supports or the hand supports is rotated from side-to-side about the steering axis relative to the rear body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.