Patent ID: 6588787
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
A foldable electric vehicle that may be used in either a standing or a sitting position comprising:a) a main vehicle frame having a front end and a back end; b) a back wheel rotatably mounted on the back end of the main vehicle frame; c) an electric drive transmission mechanism on the main vehicle frame and drivingly connected to the back wheel; d) a seat frame pivotally attached to the front end of the main vehicle frame at a first pivot, the seat frame having a seat thereon, the seat frame movable between a use position in which the seat is displaced from the main vehicle frame, and a folded position in which the seat is adjacent to a first side of the main vehicle frame; e) a fixation seat pivotally attached to the front end of the main vehicle frame at a second pivot spaced from the first pivot, the fixation seat including a direction-changing axis having a front wheel mounted thereto and an upper end, the fixation seat being movable between a use position, in which the front wheel is displaced from the main vehicle frame and a folded position in which the front wheel is adjacent to a second side of the main vehicle frame opposite from the first side; f) handgrips adjustably mounted to the upper end of the direction-changing axis; and, g) foot treadles mounted on the back end of the main vehicle frame.