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FOLDING AND PORTABLE ELECTRIC SCOOTER
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(a) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a scooter, and more particularly to an
electric scooter that can be folded away into a baggage-like form which can
be carried or auxiliary wheels configured on the electric scooter can be
utilized to enable a user to pull along and thereby transport the electric
scooter for easy portability.
(b) Description of the Prior Art
1o A majority of conventional electric scooters cannot be folded away into a
baggage-like form, thus when transporting the electric scooter cannot be
neatly put away or carried along when traveling on a rapid transit
transportation system, and so on. Moreover, bulkiness of the electric
scooter makes transporting of the electric scooter difficult.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A primary objective of the present invention is to provide a configuration
that employs three simple actions to facilitate rapid folding away and
realizes formation of a portable electric scooter. Prior to usage, the
electric
scooter can be folded away and thus form a reduced size baggage-like form
2o which can be carried or auxiliary wheels configured on the electric scooter
can be utilized to enable a user to pull along the electric scooter onto a
rapid transit system or facilitate transport storage thereof. When the user
wishes to ride the electric scooter, the user needs only to implement three
simple maneuvers to open up the folded scooter, namely to pull open a
cover member, a seat frame and handles, thereby quickly assembling the
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electric scooter ready for the user to ride thereon. Wherein the cover
member instantly forms a front frame of the electric scooter, and apart from
actualizing functionality as a shield from wind and rain, also provides for
an attractive appearance after folding away of the configuration.
Another objective of the present invention is provide a structure with two
., auxiliary wheels respectively configured an outer sides of a front wheel of
a body member, and a pull rod configured on a front edge of a cover
member, whereby, when the present invention has been folded away to
form a baggage-like form, pulling on the pull rod by the user enables
1o effortlessly pulling along of the electric scooter by means of the
auxiliary
wheels, similar to pulling along of baggage.
To enable a further understanding of the said objectives and the
technological methods of the invention herein, the brief description of the
drawings below is followed by the detailed description of the preferred
embodiments.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. I shows a general view of an electric scooter after folding away
according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows a general view of the electric scooter after opening up
2o according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows a partial structural view of a seat frame and a body
member according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 shows a schematic side view of the seat frame and the body
member according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 shows a structLUal view of a cover member and handles according
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to the present invention.
FIG. 6 shows a partial structural view of the cover member lifted up
according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 shows another partial structural view of the cover member lifted
up according to the present invention,
FIG. 8 shows a structural view of A-section of FIG. 6 according to the
present invention.
FIG. 9 shows a structural view of B-section of FIG. 7 according to the
present invention.
1o FIG. 10 shows a schematic view of an embodiment according to the
present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED
EMBODIMENTS
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, which show structural members of an
electric scooter of the present invention primarily comprising a body
member 1, a cover member 2, a seat frame 3 and two handles 4 and 5.
Wherein the body member 1 comprises a rectangular frame, interior of
which is installed a transmission device comprising an electric motor 11, a
battery 12 and a belt 13. A front wheel 14 and a rear wheel 15 are pivot
2o jointed to a front and rear end of the body member 1 respectively. A foot
stand 16 is fixedly positioned to a side of the body member 1, The electric
motor 11 drives the belt 13, and the belt 13 wraps round a hub at a side of
the rear wheel 15. The aforementioned transmission device is of
conventional structure, while the present invention is characterized in that:
A wheel frame 141 of the front wheel 14 is pivot jointed to the cover
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member 2 by means of a bolt 142, and the cover member 2 is adapted to
assume an reverse U-shaped frame cover, therewith enabling complete
covering of the body member 1 (see FIGS. 1 and 2). The two handles 4 and
are configured on a moveable end of the cover member 2. As depicted in
s FIG. 5, a reverse U-shaped bracket 22 is bolted onto the cover member 2
by means of screws 21. A reverse U-shaped fastening bracket 23 is
configured atop the reverse U-shaped bracket 22. Each end of the fastening
bracket 23 is downwardly bent to respectively form a neck, and a fastening
hook 231 is respectively configured on each of the necks thereof. Trumpet-
to shaped fastening holes 411 and 511 are defined in handlebars 41 and 51.
The fastening holes 411 and 511 provide for the fastening hooks 231 of the
fastening bracket 23 to hook and fasten position thereinto. A trumpet-
shaped recess hole 232 is defined on each of two ends atop the fastening
bracket 23. A fixing bolt 233 is bolted into each of the recess holes 232,
and fixes position therein. The fastening bracket 23 utilizes the fixing bolts
233 to alter position within the recess holes 232, and thereby facilitate
fastening down or loosening of the two handles 4 and 5. Upon the handles
4 and 5 being loosened, the handles 4 and 5 can thereby be folded down
and stored within the cover member 2.
Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, a seat 31 is installed atop the seat frame 3
configured at a tail end of the body member 1, and a brake light 311 is
configured at a rear of the seat 31 (see FIG. 2). The seat frame 3 can be
folded flat within the body member 1, and can be pulled back to an upright
position thereby enabling a rider to sit atop the seat 31. Folding structure
of
the seat frame 3 comprises a C-shaped bar 32 respectively bolted to each of
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two front sides of the seat frame 3. A movable strip 321 is configured
interior of each of the bars 32, and a holding bar 322 is configured between
and joins extremities of the two moveable strips 321. A hook eye 323 is
appropriately defined center of each of the bars 32 respectively, and the
hook eyes 323 respectively provide for inclined wedge pieces 324 to
respectively fasten thereinto. A spring 3241 is connected to an underside of
each of the wedge pieces 324. Referring to FIG. 4, when a user wishes to
fold away the seat frame 3, the user needs only to firmly grasp the holding
bar 322 and push down, thereby enabling the moveable strips 321 to
outwardly push the wedge pieces 324, and thus separate the wedge pieces
324 from being fastened in the hook eyes 323, whereupon the entire seat
frame 3 is thereby enabled to be folded down and concealed within the
body member 1.
Referring to FIG. l, a foldaway carry handle 24 is configured on top of
the cover member 2, wherewith enables the present invention to be lifted
by hand. A headlight 25 is configured at a side of the carry handle 24, and a
power switch 26 and a battery charge switch cover 27 are configured on a
side face of the cover member 2. A three-fold panel is configured on a
frontal section at a tail end of the cover member 2, therewith enabling
2o covering of a frontal end of the body member 1. Referring to FIG. 5, a
power indicator light 296 is configured on an end of the cover member 2
close to the handle 4. A brake 42 is bolted to the handle 4, and the brake 42
is connected to a braking system by means of a brake cable (see FIGS. 6
and 7). A loose pull-bar 29 is configured on a back of the cover member 2,
and referring to FIG. 6, the user can upwardly pull on the loose pull-bar 29,
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whereupon the loose pull-bar 29 having a spring 291 configured therein
tugs on two pull cables 292 and 293, thus enabling a fastening hook 294 to
disengage fastening from a locating hole 2941 of the front wheel frame 141
of the cover member 2 (see FIG. 9), while another fastening hook 295
disengages fastening from a fastening edge 17 of a rear wheel frame of the
body member 1 (see FIG. 8). FIG. 2 shows the electric scooter opened up,
whereupon the cover member 2 instantly forms a front frame of the electric
scooter, and actualizes functionality as a shield from wind and rain similar
to a conventional motor scooter.
1 o Furthermore, two auxiliary wheels 18 are provided on a frontal section
of the front wheel 14 of the body member 1 (see FIG. 1). A foldaway pull
rod 20 is configured on a frontal section of the cover member 2 (see FIG.
2). Upon the present invention being folded and thus forming a baggage-
like form, as FIG. 10 shows, the user can pull on the pull rod 20, and
ns- thereby enable the scooter to be pulled along ground by means of the
auxiliary wheels l8.similar to pulling along of baggage.
In conclusion, the present invention employs three simple actions to
facilitate rapid folding away and formation of a baggage-like body that is
portable or utilizes the configured auxiliary wheels 18 to enable the user to
2o pull along the scooter into rapid transit transportation stations, and so
on.
The electric scooter of the present invention thus provides for
transportability and easy storing thereof. Hence, when the user wishes to
ride the scooter, the user needs only to implement three simple maneuvers
to open up the folded scooter, namely to pull open the cover member 2, the
25 seat frame 3 and the two handles 4 and 5, thereby quickly assembling the
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electric scooter for the user to ride thereon.
It is of course to be understood that the embodiments described herein is
merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and that a wide variety
of modifications thereto may be effected by persons skilled in the art
without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in
the following claims.
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