Patent ID: 7290628
Filing Date: 2007-11-06
Classification: B62K,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system for enabling a person to be transported, comprising a personal transport vehicle, which comprises a cab, multiple wheels, on which the cab is mounted, a motor, connected to at least one of the multiple wheels, a power element, for providing power to the motor, a switch, for enabling starting of the motor, a steering element, for enabling steering of the vehicle, wherein the steering element comprises handlebars, and the accelerator comprises a throttle, further comprising a preferential drive, including a positionally-activatable switch for regulating a motor connected to one of the multiple wheels when the handlebars are turned substantially in the direction of the one wheel, enabling the one wheel to roll differently than another wheel, when using the throttle, enabling the making of substantially sharp turns with the vehicle, and an accelerator, mounted on the steering element, wherein the system enables a person to stand in the cab, activate the starter, the power element, and the motor, activate the accelerator, steer the steering element, and be transported in the cab on the multiple wheels.