Scooter
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1. A scooter comprising:
- a scooter body member being elongated and having a front end and a rear end and defining a horizontal plane parallel to the scooter body member, a rear wheel defining a crown, and a front wheel;
a steering system disposed adjacent to the front end of the scooter body member and having an elongated steering column with a longitudinal axis, a connection assembly, a rotatable coupling, and a post;
the steering column having a top column and bottom column ends, the top column end adapted for use with an operator;
the connection assembly having a hinged rotatable joint, a bracket with a top end and a lower end, the lower end being secured to the scooter body and the top end adapted to receive the hinged rotatable joint, the hinged rotatable joint being adapted to receive the bottom column end of the steering column, the hinged rotatable joint allowing the steering column to be inclined from a vertical position in a vertical plane and allowing the rotation of the steering column about the longitudinal axis;
the post adapted to receive the front wheel;
the rotational coupling translating rotation of the column about the longitudinal axis to the post thereby rotating the front wheel in the horizontal plane;
the position of the front wheel being independent of the inclination of the steering column in the vertical plane;
a braking system disposed substantially at the rear end of the scooter body member having a braking arm disposed above the crown of the rear wheel; and
the braking arm movable such that the braking arm come into contact with the crown.
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Abstract
A scooter comprising an elongated steering column, a steering system, and a braking system is disclosed and claimed. The steering system allows the elongated steering column to rotate about the longitudinal axis and to hinge in a vertical plane relative to the scooter body. The braking system relies upon contact between a braking arm and the crown of the rear wheel. Such a braking system allows the rider to regulate the amount of braking.
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23 Claims
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1. A scooter comprising:
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a scooter body member being elongated and having a front end and a rear end and defining a horizontal plane parallel to the scooter body member, a rear wheel defining a crown, and a front wheel;
a steering system disposed adjacent to the front end of the scooter body member and having an elongated steering column with a longitudinal axis, a connection assembly, a rotatable coupling, and a post;
the steering column having a top column and bottom column ends, the top column end adapted for use with an operator;
the connection assembly having a hinged rotatable joint, a bracket with a top end and a lower end, the lower end being secured to the scooter body and the top end adapted to receive the hinged rotatable joint, the hinged rotatable joint being adapted to receive the bottom column end of the steering column, the hinged rotatable joint allowing the steering column to be inclined from a vertical position in a vertical plane and allowing the rotation of the steering column about the longitudinal axis;
the post adapted to receive the front wheel;
the rotational coupling translating rotation of the column about the longitudinal axis to the post thereby rotating the front wheel in the horizontal plane;
the position of the front wheel being independent of the inclination of the steering column in the vertical plane;
a braking system disposed substantially at the rear end of the scooter body member having a braking arm disposed above the crown of the rear wheel; and
the braking arm movable such that the braking arm come into contact with the crown. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22)
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2. A scooter steering system disposed substantially along the front end of an elongated scooter body for use with a front wheel, an elongated steering column with a longitudinal axis and the elongated scooter body defining a horizontal plane parallel to the elongated scooter body comprising;
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a hinged rotatable joint;
a rotatable coupling;
a post;
the steering column having a top column and bottom column ends, the top column end adapted for use with an operator;
the hinged rotatable joint being interposed between the scooter body and the bottom column end;
the hinged rotatable joint being adapted to receive the bottom column end of the steering column, the hinged rotatable joint allowing the steering column to be inclined from a vertical position in a vertical plane and allowing the rotation of the steering column about the longitudinal axis;
a post adapted to receive the front wheel;
the rotational coupling translating rotation of the column about the longitudinal axis to the post thereby rotating the wheel in the horizontal plane;
the position of the front wheel being independent of the inclination of the steering column in the vertical plane. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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3. A scooter steering system disposed substantially along the front end of an elongated scooter body for use with a front wheel, the elongated scooter body defining a horizontal plane parallel to the elongated scooter body comprising:
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a steering column having an elongated body with an upper and lower end and a longitudinal axis;
a connection assembly having a hinged rotatable joint and a bracket having a top end and a lower end, the hinged rotatable joint being adapted to receive the lower end of the steering column, the top end of the bracket being adapted to receive the hinged rotatable joint and the lower end being attached to the elongated scooter body;
the hinged rotatable joint allowing the steering column to incline in a vertical plane and to rotate about the longitudinal axis;
the front wheel having an axis of rotation and an axel through the axis of rotation of the front wheel;
a post having a top post and bottom post ends, the bottom post end adapted to receive the axel of the wheel, and the post being positioned substantially perpendicular to the elongated scooter body;
a rotatable coupling having a first coupling member and a second coupling member the coupling members being generally in the shape of an arc, a follower member disposed on one coupling member and adapted to receive the other coupling member such that the other coupling member is slidably movable within the following member;
the second coupling connector being secured to the steering column;
the first coupling member being secured to the top post end; and
the wheel being responsive to the rotation of the post as the rotation of the steering column about the longitudinal axis is translated by the rotatable coupling to the post. - View Dependent Claims (4, 16, 18, 21, 23)
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5. A scooter braking system disposed substantially along the back bottom end of an elongated scooter body having a rear wheel, the elongated scooter body defining a horizontal plane parallel to the elongated scooter body comprising:
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an inverted u shaped wheel brace having opposing sides and a top side;
the rear wheel having a center of rotation, and a crown;
an axel;
a braking arm having a front and back sections and an intersection of the front and back sections, the front section having opposing sides and being substantially parallel, the opposing sides converging at the intersection of the front and back sections such that the back section is generally in the form of a v;
a spring having a first and second ends;
the axel being adapted to be received through the center of rotation of the back wheel;
the top side of the wheel brace being secured to the bottom of the scooter body, the opposing sides of the wheel brace having holes being adapted to receive the wheel and the axel throughwith;
the braking arm being disposed above the crown of the back wheel, the front section of the braking arm being adapted to be received in the opposing sides of the u shaped wheel brace;
the first end of the spring secured to the braking arm at a point substantially to the back section of the braking arm;
the second end of the spring being secured to the bottom of the scooter body;
the spring biasing the braking arm above the crown of the wheel; and
when force is applied to the braking arm the opposing sides of the braking arm coming into contact with the crown of the wheel creating resistance to the rotation of the wheel. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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