Collapsible vehicle

Motor vehicles – Special wheel base – Collapsible or knockdown for storage or transport

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C180S211000, C280S639000, C280S043000

Reexamination Certificate

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06854551

ABSTRACT:
A collapsible vehicle having a frame, a non-steerable wheel assembly and a steerable wheel assembly. The frame includes a longitudinal member, a transverse member, an upright member proximal to one end of the longitudinal member, and a steering member proximal to another end of the longitudinal member. The longitudinal member and the transverse member define a base plane. The non-steerable wheel assembly which preferably includes two non-steerable wheels pivotable about an inclined axes between a storage position within the periphery of the frame to a deployed position outside the periphery of the frame and extending below the base plane. The steerable wheel assembly includes a steerable wheel pivotable about an inclined steering axis between a storage position within the periphery of the frame to a deployed position outside the periphery of the frame and extending below the base plane. A method of collapsing and extending the collapsible vehicle is also disclosed.

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