Skating scooter

Details Skating scooter Skating scooter

2000-07-14

2001-10-23

Johnson, Brian L. (Department: 3618)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Coasters

C280S087050, C280S655100

Reexamination Certificate

active

06305698

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a skating scooter that has a retractable and foldable handlebar assembly, and the handlebar can be folded to become a compact size which is convenient for storage.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A conventional is shown in FIG.
11
and generally includes a deck
63
with a rear wheel
65
and a connection tube
620
connected between a front end of the deck
63
and a handlebar assembly
61
. A front wheel
64
is connected to a lower end of the handlebar assembly
61
and a handlebar
612
is connected to a top of the handlebar assembly. A folding device
621
is connected between the deck
63
and the handlebar assembly
611
, and includes two sections
6211
,
6212
which are pivotally connected with each other. The handlebar assembly
61
can be folded toward the deck
63
to reduce the space that the scooter occupies. However, the handlebar assembly
61
has a fixed length so that it may not be satisfied by different users. Besides, the handlebar
612
is in a form of T-shaped structure and which is wide and not advantageous to be stored.
The present invention intends to provide a skating scooter that has foldable handlebar and retractable handlebar stem so as to let the folded skating scooter occupy only a small space.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a skating scooter and comprising a deck having a rear wheel connected to a rear end of the deck and a recess defined in a front end of the deck. A first protrusion and a second protrusion respectively extend from a top of the deck. The first protrusion has a first passage defined therethrough and the second protrusion has a threaded hole defined therethrough. A handlebar assembly has a base member engaged with the recess and pivotally between the first protrusion and the second protrusion. A retractable handlebar stem rotatably extends through a third section of the base member and a front wheel is connected to a lower end of the handlebar stem, and a handlebar comprising two grip portions is connected to a top of the handlebar stem. The handlebar stem has a groove defined in an outer periphery thereof and the groove is located within the second passage in the base member. A pin is movably inserted into the first passage and a head is connected to a first end of the pin and a flange is connected to a second end of the pin. A spring is mounted to the pin and biased between the head and the flange. The head of the pin is engaged with the groove of the handlebar stem. A bolt is engaged with the threaded hole and engaged with the groove of the handlebar stem.
The primary object of the present invention is to provide a skating scooter which has a foldable handlebar assembly and a foldable handlebar.
These and further objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, several embodiments in accordance with the present invention.


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patent: 6120044 (2000-09-01), Tsai
patent: 6158751 (2000-12-01), Wu et al.
patent: 6173976 (2001-01-01), Lee
patent: 6182988 (2001-02-01), Wu
patent: 6206387 (2001-03-01), Tsai
patent: 6244605 (2001-06-01), Liu

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