Electrically integrated scooter with dual suspension and stowage mechanism

• US 6,431,302 B2
• Filed: 09/04/2001
• Issued: 08/13/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Patmont Motor Werks, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Patmont Motor Werks, Inc.
• Inventors: Patmont, Steven J., Chow, Timothy
• Primary Examiner(s): LERNER, AVRAHAM H
• Application Number:
  US09/946,279
• Publication Number:
  US 20020005309A1
• Time in Patent Office: 343 Days
• Field of Search: 180/220, 180/219, 180/227, 180/228, 180/180, 180/181, 280/87.041, 280/276, 280/284
• US Class Current: 180/228
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 2204/00 Adaptations for driving cycles by electric motor
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 3/002 without a seat, i.e. the rider operating the vehicle in a standing position, e.g. non-motorized scooters; non-motorized scooters with skis or runners
• CPC Class Codes: B62M 6/45 Control or actuating devices therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B62M 6/75 power-driven by friction rollers or gears engaging the ground wheel

Abstract

The present invention is an electric scooter having batteries concealed below the standing platform in a multipurpose battery pan, an anti-lock brake, a dual suspension, a stow and carry feature, integrated electronics including brake control, throttle control, safety measures and theft protection. The dual suspension scooter includes a chassis; a steering column; a front wheel rotatably mounted on a front axle assembly; a rear wheel rotatably mounted on a rear axle assembly; a front cantilevered suspension mechanism mounted between the steering column and the front axle assembly; and a rear suspension mechanism mounted between the rear end of the chassis and the rear axle assembly.

Claims

1. A dual suspension stand-on scooter comprising:

a chassis having a front end and a rear end;

a standing platform supported by the chassis for supporting a standing rider;

a steering column rotatably mounted on the front end of the chassis;

a front wheel rotatably mounted on a front axle assembly;

a rear wheel rotatably mounted on a rear axle assembly;

a rear cantilevered suspension mechanism mounted between the rear end of the chassis and the rear axle assembly; and

a front cantilevered suspension mechanism mounted between the steering column and the front axle assembly, said front cantilevered suspension mechanism comprising a rectangular arrangement of a cantilevered support, a pivot link, a suspension member and a suspension member support, wherein the cantilevered support is mounted at a first end to the steering column and at a second end to a first end of the pivot link, the pivot link is mounted at a second end to the front axle member, the suspension member is mounted between the front axle member and the suspension member support, and the suspension member support is mounted to and extends perpendicularly from the cantilevered support.

2. The dual suspension stand-on scooter recited in claim 1, wherein the first end of the pivot link is pivotally mounted to the second end of the cantilevered support and the second end of the pivot link is pivotally mounted to the front axle assembly.

3. A dual suspension stand-on scooter comprising:

a chassis having a front end and a rear end;

a standing platform supported by the chassis for supporting a standing rider;

a steering column rotatably mounted on the front end of the chassis;

a front wheel rotatably mounted on a front axle assembly;

a rear wheel rotatably mounted on a rear axle assembly;

a front cantilevered suspension mechanism mounted between the steering column and the front axle assembly; and

a rear cantilevered suspension mechanism mounted between the rear end of the chassis and the rear axle assembly, said rear cantilevered suspension mechanism comprising a rectangular arrangement of a swing arm, a suspension member, a first suspension member support and a second suspension member support, wherein the swing arm is mounted at a first end to the chassis and at a second end to rear axle assembly, the first suspension member support is mounted to and extends perpendicularly from the swing arm, the second suspension support member is mounted to and extends perpendicularly from the chassis, and the suspension member is mounted between the first and second suspension member supports.

4. The dual suspension stand-on scooter recited in claim 3, wherein the first end of the swing arm is pivotally mounted to the chassis and the second end of the swing arm is pivotally mounted to the rear axle assembly.