Patent ID: 7914027

Claim:
A scooter for a person that may be propelled in a forward direction both in a first position by pushing a first foot of the person against the ground while resting a second foot atop the scooter and in a second position by placing and rocking the first foot and the second foot atop the scooter comprising: a frame having a first end portion and an opposite second end portion; a first wheel rotatably mounted to said first end portion of said frame; a second wheel rotatably mounted to said second end portion of said frame; a platform with a front end portion to support a first foot of a person riding the scooter and a rear end portion to support a second foot of the person with said platform movably mounted to said frame between said front end portion and said rear end portion, said platform having a non-rockable position relative to said frame to receive said first foot atop said platform while the second foot engages the ground to propel the scooter and a rockable position releasably lockable in position relative to said frame allowing rocking motion therebetween to receive both said first foot and said second foot thereatop to rock said platform and propel the scooter; releasable locking means connected to said frame to allow said platform to move from said non-rockable position to said rockable position and back and to releasably lock said platform in said rockable position; ratchet means; and, first connecting means connected to said front end portion of said platform and said ratchet means and said rear end portion of said platform and being operable to propel said scooter in a forward direction when said platform is rocked both by moving said front end portion upwardly and said rear end portion upwardly.