Patent ID: 9227688
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: B62K

Claim Text:
1. A kick scooter comprising: a deck including a hole in a front end, a through hole in the hole, a flexible protruding member formed on the through hole, two bossed holes formed on a bottom of the front end, and a head tube disposed rearward of the hole and having a through aperture; a rear wheel rotatably connected to the deck; a steering tube including an aperture; a handlebar telescopically secured to in a steering tube; a lock assembly including a projection disposed in the through hole and having two parallel grooves, and a push button disposed on the hole; a plurality of steps formed on an inner surface of the head tube; a plurality of recesses formed on a bottom edge of the steering tube and disposed on the steps; a detent including a projecting member at a first end, the projecting member projecting out of the aperture, a support block at a second end, the support block engaging an inner surface of the steering tube, and an elastic member interconnecting the projecting member and the support block wherein the projecting member further projects out of the through aperture to fasten the steering tube and the deck together; and a steering control including a connecting member having a cavity; two pivotal members each having a first end secured to a center part of a front wheel, each pivotal member having a first through hole, a second through hole at a second end, and a bearing put on the bossed hole and disposed in the first through hole; two cylinders each disposed in either end of the connecting member and the second through hole; and a biasing member biased between the cylinders; wherein the steering control is unlocked with the protruding member disposed in one groove and the pivotal members configured to pivot about the bearings in a default mode; and wherein a pressing of the push button causes the protruding member to clear one groove to enter the other groove, and causes the projection to enter the cavity to lock the connecting member.