Patent ID: 6668959
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: B62K,B62M

Abstract:
A motor powered scooter for supporting a standing rider comprising in combination:a front steered wheel; a rear driven wheel; a platform that supports a standing rider on the scooter; a main structural tube disposed substantially parallel along a longitudinal axis supporting the front steered wheel at a forward end of the main structural tube, and supporting a platform behind the front steered wheel; the main structural tube defining an opening disposed to the rear end of the main structural tube; a shock absorber having first and second ends for energy absorbent movement relative to one another; the shock absorber having the first and second relatively moveable ends held within the main structural tube adjacent the opening having the first shock absorber end fastened with respect to the main structural tube and the second shock absorber end disposed towards the opening of the main structural tube; a rear frame for supporting the rear driven wheel; a rotation point for connecting the main structural tube adjacent the opening to the rear frame via the rotation point; and, a linkage having a first connection to the rear frame offset from the rotation point and a second connection to the second shock absorber end whereby movement of the rear frame relative to the main structural tube causes the linkage to move the shock absorber between the first and second ends in energy absorbent movement.