Scooter
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1. A scooter, comprising:
- a body with a riding surface adapted to support a rider;
a steering assembly rotationally mounted on the body and coupled to a steerable wheel;
a rear wheel assembly including a drive wheel rotationally mounted on the body;
a drive assembly including a motor assembly with a rotational output coupled to the drive wheel by a drive linkage; and
a cover assembly adapted to at least substantially enclose the drive linkage.
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Abstract
A battery-powered scooter. The scooter has a body with a footboard upon which a rider may stand while riding the scooter, and a steering mechanism that is used to steer the scooter. The scooter further includes a drive assembly with a battery-powered motor assembly adapted to drive at least one of the scooter'"'"'s wheels. In some embodiments, the scooter further includes a cover assembly adapted to prevent a user'"'"'s body from contacting portions of the drive assembly. In some embodiments, the scooter includes a storage compartment beneath its riding surface.
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1. A scooter, comprising:
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a body with a riding surface adapted to support a rider;
a steering assembly rotationally mounted on the body and coupled to a steerable wheel;
a rear wheel assembly including a drive wheel rotationally mounted on the body;
a drive assembly including a motor assembly with a rotational output coupled to the drive wheel by a drive linkage; and
a cover assembly adapted to at least substantially enclose the drive linkage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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18. A motorized scooter, comprising:
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a body with a riding surface adapted to support a rider;
a steering assembly rotationally mounted on the body and coupled to a steerable wheel;
a drive assembly having a motor assembly with a rotational output;
a rear wheel assembly including a drive wheel rotationally coupled to the body and a receiver adapted to receive a rotational input from the drive assembly;
a belt rotationally connecting the output of the drive assembly and the rear wheel assembly; and
a tensioner in engagement with the belt and biased to urge the belt into a tensioned position.
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34. A scooter, comprising:
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a body having a riding surface adapted to receive a rider;
a front wheel assembly including a steerable wheel;
a steering assembly rotationally coupled to the body and adapted to steer the front wheel assembly responsive to rider inputs to a steering mechanism;
a rear wheel assembly including a rear wheel rotationally coupled to the body;
a storage compartment in the body, wherein the storage compartment includes an opening through which objects may be inserted into and removed from the storage compartment; and
a cover adapted to at least substantially close the opening.
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