Patent ID: 7117966
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60Y,B62J,B62K,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An electrically-powered vehicle comprising at least one front wheel, at least one rear wheel and a frame assembly, a seat assembly supported by the frame assembly, a battery disposed beneath the seat assembly and extending along a longitudinal axis at an acute angle relative to a vertical plane, the seat assembly movable from a closed, operational position to an open position to permit withdrawal of the battery from a battery casing, the battery including a charging port configured to receive a socket of a charging device, an axis of the charging port being at an oblique angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the battery, at least one channel between the frame assembly and the seat assembly configured to permit an electrical cable of a charging device to pass therethrough when the seat assembly is in the closed position.