Patent ID: 6409191
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
A scooter having an automatic restoring device for a steered wheel and comprising:a) a footboard having front and rear ends with an extension part extending from the front end and a rear wheel assembly mounted at the rear end; b) an elongated steering rod extending upwardly from the extension part, the steering rod including an extension post protruding downwardly from the extension part; c) a front wheel steered by movement of the elongated steering rod; and, d) an automatic restoring device attached between the extension part and the front wheel and including: i) a shaft extending downwardly from the extension part, the shaft having a groove and an adjacent extension; ii) a shaft sleeve concentrically enclosing the shaft, the front wheel being connected to the shaft sleeve; iii) a shaft bushing mounted between the groove of the shaft and the shaft sleeve; iv) a resilient element mounted between the extension of the shaft and the shaft sleeve; and, v) a lateral push rod extending from the shaft sleeve and having a loop thereon engaged by the extension post of the steering rod.