Patent ID: 6481728
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising:a scooter having a base rotatably supporting a rear wheel at one end thereof; a footboard having a curved rear segment integrally formed therewith and curving away from said rear wheel, said footboard being pivotally mounted by a plurality of pivoting pieces to said base forward of said rear wheel, said curved rear segment pivotally movable between a first position spaced away from a surface of said rear wheel and a second position having an underside contacting said surface of said rear wheel; a pivoting member engaging said plurality of pivoting pieces and extending through a hole in said base, said pivoting member being a bolt with a nut affixed thereto, said footboard pivotable about said pivoting member when an external force is applied to a top surface thereof so as to move said curved rear segment between said first and second positions; and a recovery member resiliently fastened to an end of said footboard opposite said curved rear segment, said recovery member connected to said base at an opposite side of said pivoting member from said rear wheel, said recovery member urging said footboard to said first position.