Patent ID: 9663178
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B60B,B60L,B62K,B62L,Y02T

Claim:
1. A personal mobility vehicle configured to roll over a surface, the vehicle comprising: a frame having a front portion and a rear portion, a central vertical plane extending vertically through a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the front portion extending along the vertical plane, the rear portion being coupled to the front portion; at least one front wheel configured to roll over the surface by rotating about a front wheel rolling axis, the at least one front wheel further configured to rotate about an inclined steering axis that is different than the front wheel rolling axis; at least two rear wheels connected with the rear portion of the frame, each of the at least two rear wheels configured to rotate about a swivel axis; a seat connected with the frame, the seat comprising a seating surface positioned at approximately the same elevation as the front wheel rolling axis; a front fork connected with the frame and rotatable about the inclined steering axis, the front fork supporting the at least one front wheel; a handlebar connected with the front fork and configured to provide steering of the at least one front wheel; a battery operably coupled to a controller; and an electric motor operably connected with the battery, the electric motor being operably connected with the at least one front wheel to provide rotational force to the at least one front wheel; wherein the controller is configured to allow a user to control the transfer of rotational force to the at least one front wheel.