Patent ID: 9561143
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: A61G,B62D,B62K

Claim:
1. A power driven vehicle used by at least partially disabled persons for mobility, the vehicle comprising: a frame having a front frame and a rear frame that are detachably and pivotally connected together, said front frame comprising means for receiving at least one steerable wheel and a steering mechanism and means for receiving a seat, and said rear frame comprising means for receiving at least two drive wheels, the at least one steerable wheel, the steering mechanism and the seat connected to said front frame, the at least two drive wheels pivotally connected to said rear frame via a single axle, an electric motor mounted on said rear frame and adapted to drive at least one of said at least two drive wheels, a shroud covering at least partially said front frame and fixedly connected thereto, at least one battery box detachably mounted on said shroud and in electrical communication with said electric motor, locking and unlocking means adapted to prevent, or conversely permit, a disconnection of said rear frame from said front frame, wherein said locking and unlocking means comprises a locking lever pivotally connected to said front frame moveable between a locking position, in which at least one groove or one recess provided in said lever defines an abutment against which abuts said rear frame when the vehicle is in a normal position of use, thus preventing said rear frame from pivoting relative to said front frame, and an unlocking position, in which said rear frame can pivot relative to said front frame, thus permitting the disconnection of said rear frame from said front frame, and wherein said locking lever is configured so as to move from the locking position to the unlocking position when said battery box is detached from said shroud.