Patent ID: 6460866
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: A45C,A45F,B62B,B62J,B62K

Abstract:
A combination wheeled vehicle and article carrier capable of being converted between selected configurations, including a rider-carrying scooter configuration and a rider-carried pack configuration, the combination comprising:a main frame; a front wheel assembly on the main frame; a handle having a handle shaft mounted upon the main frame and extending in a generally altitudinal direction upwardly from a given location adjacent the front wheel assembly; a pack member on the main frame, adjacent the front wheel assembly, the pack member extending in a generally altitudinal direction upwardly from the front wheel assembly, juxtaposed with the handle shaft, and attached to the main frame so as to join the pack member with the main frame for carrying the combination as an integral unit when in the pack configuration; straps affixed to the pack member for carrying the combination when in the pack configuration; a carrier compartment within the pack member for carrying articles when the combination is in either one of the scooter configuration and the pack configuration; a foot board assembly having a near end and a far end spaced away from the near end, the foot board assembly including a foot board extending between the near end and the far end; a mount mounting the foot board assembly upon the main frame for pivotal movement between an extended position, wherein the foot board extends in a generally longitudinal direction for the reception of a rider, and a retracted position, wherein the foot board extends in the generally altitudinal direction in juxtaposition with the pack member; and a rear wheel assembly adjacent the far end of the foot board assembly for selectively being spaced from the front wheel assembly in the longitudinal direction, when the foot board assembly is in the extended position, thereby placing the combination in the scooter configuration so as to support the rider on the foot board between the front wheel assembly and the rear wheel assembly, and for selectively being retracted into juxtaposition with the pack member, when the foot board assembly is in the retracted position, thereby placing the combination in the pack configuration.