Patent ID: 9586643
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B62H,B62J,B62K

Claim:
1. A portable conveyance, comprising: a deck defining a longitudinal axis and first and second ends disposed along the longitudinal axis; a front drive wheel proximately disposed to the first end of the deck and a rear drive wheel attached proximate to a second end of the deck, and wherein the deck defines a substantially planar support surface upon which a rider of the personal conveyance is supported while riding the personal conveyance; a guide roller assembly attached proximate to the rear drive wheel, wherein the guide roller assembly has a first rotational axis and the rear drive wheel rotates about a second rotational axis different from the first rotational axis and parallel to the first rotational axis, such that the guide roller assembly is not in contact with a substantially flat surface when the first and rear drive wheels are in contact with the substantially flat surface, and the guide roller assembly is in rotational contact with the surface when the deck is lifted into a towing position; a steering tube having a first end and a second end, wherein: a steering tube locking apparatus that locks the steering tube in a drive position and in a separate, stowed position, wherein in the drive position the front drive wheel is operatively positioned to be in contact with the substantially flat surface with the rear drive wheel, and wherein in the stowed position the steering handle, the first guide wheel and the second guide wheel define at least a three-point support stand on which the portable conveyance may be vertically stowed.