Patent ID: 8091906
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: A63C,B60T

Abstract:
1. A scooter comprising: a board for supporting a user thereof, with the board including a first side and a second side in opposition to the first side, with the user being in contact with the first side during operation; at least one wheel assembly mounted on the board for facilitating movement and transportation of the board; and a braking system operable in a first mode that engages with and imparts a braking force to the at least one wheel assembly for stopping the scooter, and in a second mode that is subject to a force and is caused to disengage from the at least one wheel assembly for allowing the scooter to be moved without being subject to any braking force; wherein when the user wants to ride the scooter he/she uses his/her foot on the board to apply a force on the braking system such that the braking system is caused to operate in the first mode, and when he/she wants to stop the scooter he/she takes his/her foot off the braking system such that the braking system is caused to operate in the second mode, respectively, wherein the braking system includes an actuating member, a levering member rotatably supported about a fulcrum and rotated under a force applied to the actuating member, an engaging member selectively engaged with the at least one wheel assembly and engaged with the levering member and moved in a first direction to disengage from the at least one wheel assembly for allowing the scooter to move without being subject to any braking force as the levering member is rotated in a first rotational direction and moved in a second direction to engage with the at least one wheel assembly for stopping the scooter as the levering member is rotated in a second rotational direction, a resilient member biasing the engaging member, and a cap retained in place, with the resilient member including one of two opposing ends abutted against the engaging member and the other of the two opposing ends abutted against the cap, wherein the actuating member includes a position-limiting section extending from an outer periphery thereof and engaged in a position-limiting stop defined in the board for preventing the actuating member from disengaging from the board.