FOLDABLE ELECTRIC VEHICLE
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1. A foldable vehicle comprising:
- at least two wheel-bearing arms each having first and second ends and each defining a wheel-bearing arm longitudinal axis, each of said wheel-bearing arms having at least one wheel assembly interconnected to the second end thereof and a wheel-bearing arm pivot hinge bracket disposed along the length thereof;
at least one seat-bearing arm having first and second ends and defining a seat-bearing arm longitudinal axis, the seat-bearing arm having a seating platform interconnected to the second end thereof and a seat-bearing pivot hinge bracket disposed along the length thereof;
a seat support element pivotably engaged at a first end thereof along the length of the seat-bearing arm and slidingly engaged at a second end thereof along the length of one of the at least two wheel-bearing arms such that a triangular configuration is formed between the seat-bearing arm, the at least one wheel-bearing arm and the seat support element; and
wherein the at least two wheel-bearing arm pivot hinge brackets and the seat-bearing pivot hinge bracket are configured to cooperatively interconnect to form a vehicle pivot hinge such that the wheel-bearing arms and seat-bearing arm are pivotably interconnected about a single vehicle pivot point.
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Abstract
Foldable electrical vehicles and related charging infrastructure are described. The foldable electrical vehicle generally includes three structural armatures (front and rear wheel-bearing armatures and a seat-bearing armature) that are pivotally interconnected along their lengths such that they may be pivoted between a closed position wherein the three armatures are disposed roughly parallel to each other in a compact folded configuration, and an open riding configuration wherein an angular relation is formed between the armatures.
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1. A foldable vehicle comprising:
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at least two wheel-bearing arms each having first and second ends and each defining a wheel-bearing arm longitudinal axis, each of said wheel-bearing arms having at least one wheel assembly interconnected to the second end thereof and a wheel-bearing arm pivot hinge bracket disposed along the length thereof; at least one seat-bearing arm having first and second ends and defining a seat-bearing arm longitudinal axis, the seat-bearing arm having a seating platform interconnected to the second end thereof and a seat-bearing pivot hinge bracket disposed along the length thereof; a seat support element pivotably engaged at a first end thereof along the length of the seat-bearing arm and slidingly engaged at a second end thereof along the length of one of the at least two wheel-bearing arms such that a triangular configuration is formed between the seat-bearing arm, the at least one wheel-bearing arm and the seat support element; and wherein the at least two wheel-bearing arm pivot hinge brackets and the seat-bearing pivot hinge bracket are configured to cooperatively interconnect to form a vehicle pivot hinge such that the wheel-bearing arms and seat-bearing arm are pivotably interconnected about a single vehicle pivot point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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