Foldable seat rack

• US 8,720,995 B2
• Filed: 09/15/2011
• Issued: 05/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Guangdong Prestige Technology Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Dongguan Prestige Sporting Products Company Limited (Solax Group)
• Inventors: Wu, Chichun, Zhang, Zhao
• Primary Examiner(s): Nelson, Jr., Milton
• Application Number:
  US13/233,972
• Publication Number:
  US 20120242117A1
• Time in Patent Office: 971 Days
• Field of Search: 297/331, 297/334
• US Class Current: 297/334
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 1/00 Saddles or other seats for cycles; Arrangement thereof; Component parts
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 15/008 foldable about 2 or more axes
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 2201/04 Helical springs
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 2202/00 Motorised scooters
• 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: B62K 3/16 specially adapted for disabled riders invalid multi-track cycles A61G5/00

Abstract

A foldable seat rack mountable between a body rack and a seat of a foldable motorized vehicle, includes main supporting rods, upper rods, lower rods, a seat base, hooks, and an elastic element. Main supporting rods are fixed on two sides of the body rack respectively. Upper rods are pivoted on upper ends of the main supporting rods respectively. Lower rods are pivoted on middle portions of main supporting rods and a rear end of seat base respectively. Hooks are fixed on the upper ends of the main supporting rods respectively. The foldable seat base has a middle shaft. Middle portions on two sides of the seat base are opened with slide slots. Two ends of the middle shaft pass through the slide slots freely and are hooked by hooks. An elastic element is placed between the front end of the seat base, and the middle shaft.

Claims

1. A foldable seat rack for use with a body rack and a seat of a foldable motorized vehicle, comprising:

(a) main supporting rods;

(b) upper rods;

(c) lower rods;

(d) a seat base;

(e) hooks; and

(f) an elastic element,

wherein lower ends of the main supporting rods are fixed on two sides of the body rack respectively when in use, lower ends of the upper rods are pivoted on upper ends of the main supporting rods respectively, upper ends of the upper rods are pivoted on two sides of a front end of the seat base respectively, lower ends of the lower rods are pivoted on middle portions of the main supporting rods respectively, upper ends of the lower rods are pivoted on two sides of a rear end of the seat base respectively, the hooks are fixed on the upper ends of the main supporting rods respectively, the seat base has a middle shaft, middle portions on two sides of the seat base are opened with slide slots, two ends of the middle shaft pass through the slide slots freely and are hooked by the hooks, one end of the elastic element is fixed on the front end of the seat base, and the other end of the elastic element is fixed on the middle shaft.

2. The foldable seat rack according to claim 1, wherein one side of an upper end of each of the hooks is opened with an opening facing backwards towards the seat when in use, and the openings hook end portions of the middle shaft.

3. The foldable seat rack according to claim 1, wherein the seat rack further comprises a handle, one end of the handle is fixed on the middle shaft, and the other end of the handle protrudes outwards.

4. The foldable seat rack according to claim 1, wherein the elastic element is a tension spring.

5. A foldable motorized vehicle comprising a foldable seat rack according to claim 1.