Patent ID: 6530446
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: B62D,B62K,Y10S

Abstract:
A separable frame for an electric scooter having at least one front wheel, two rear wheels, a steering bar, a seat and an electric motor, the frame comprising:a front half-frame adapted to mount the at least one front wheel and the steering bar of the scooter; a rear half-frame detachably attached to the front half-frame with at least one locking device and adapted to mount the rear wheels, the seat and the electric motor of the scooter; and a positioning device arranged between the front half-frame and the rear half-frame to keep the front half-frame from rotating relative to the rear half-frame, wherein each locking device comprises: a locking plate secured to the front half-frame and having a bore defined in the locking plate; a pin retractably mounted on the rear half-frame and having one end extending out from the rear half-frame to insert into the bore in the locking plate; and an arm pivotally attached to the rear half-frame to pull the pin to disengage from the bore in the locking plate when the arm pivots relative to the rear half-frame.