Patent ID: 6299186
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
A scooter having an antishock wheel mounting, the scooter comprising:a) a footboard having front and rear portions, with at least one rear wheel mounted to the rear portion;b) an anchor plate having an inverted U-shaped cross-sectional configuration and a sleeve extending from a top edge;c) a bar handle connected to the front portion of the footboard and to the sleeve of the anchor plate;d) first and second hollow wheel axles, each axle having a first end attached to the anchor plate and a second end, each axle further having a stepped bore extending therethrough;e) an axle bolt having an enlarged head located in the stepped bore of each wheel axle such that the enlarged head bears against a step of the stepped bore and a shank end extends outwardly from the second end of the each wheel axle;f) a wheel mounted on each shank end; and,g) first and second antishock members, each having a first end attached to the anchor plate at a location spaced from the first ends of the wheel axles, and a second end attached to the second end of the associated wheel axle, such that the antishock members extend at an acute angle with respect to the associated wheel axle.