Patent ID: 6969079
Filing Date: 2005-11-29
Classification: B60L,B62D,B62K

Abstract:
1. A transporter for transporting a first user and at least one additional rider over a surface, the transporter comprising: a first support platform for supporting the first user, the first support platform having left and right sides and defining a fore-aft vertical plane and a lateral plane; at least one ground-contacting element coupled to the first support platform such that the first support platform is capable of tilting in the fore-aft plane about a tilt axis; a motorized drive arrangement for driving the at least one ground-contacting element so as to cause locomotion of the transporter; a controller for commanding the motorized drive arrangement, the controller configured so that at least one of fore and aft sustained motion of the transporter is based at least on fore-aft tilting of the first support platform; and one or more passenger platforms for supporting the at least one additional rider.