Patent ID: 9227687
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: B60K,B62J,B62K

Claim Text:
1. A foldable vehicle comprising: at least two wheel-bearing arms each having first and second ends and each defining a wheel-bearing arm longitudinal axis, each of said wheel-bearing arms having at least one wheel assembly interconnected to the second end thereof and a wheel-bearing arm pivot hinge bracket disposed along the length thereof; at least one seat-bearing arm having first and second ends and defining a seat-bearing arm longitudinal axis, the seat-bearing arm having a seating platform interconnected to the second end thereof and a seat-bearing pivot hinge bracket disposed along the length thereof; a seat support element pivotably engaged at a first end thereof along the length of the seat-bearing arm and slidingly engaged at a second end thereof along the length of one of the at least two wheel-bearing arms such that a triangular configuration is formed between the seat-bearing arm, the at least one wheel-bearing arm and the seat support element; and wherein the at least two wheel-bearing arm pivot hinge brackets and the seat-bearing pivot hinge bracket are configured to cooperatively interconnect to form a vehicle pivot hinge such that the wheel-bearing arms and seat-bearing arm are pivotably interconnected about a single vehicle pivot point to move between at least two configurations: a first riding configuration wherein the longitudinal axes of the at least two wheel-bearing arms and the seat-bearing arm have a first angular offset relative to each other, and a second folded configuration wherein the longitudinal axes of the two wheel-bearing arms and the seat-bearing arm have a second angular offset relative to each other wherein the second angular offset is smaller than the first angular offset.