Patent ID: 7300065

Claim:
A body weight-activated scooter having a chassis with at least one front wheel for steering mounted on a front axle disposed in a forward chassis section, and at least one rear drive-wheel mounted on a rear axle disposed in a rear, vertical chassis section, said scooter being provided with a pair of systems substantially in alignment with a vertical gravity line for transferring power to said at least one rear drive-wheel, each of said pair of systems comprising: a treadle having a forward and heelward end bearing most of the weight of a rider at said heelward end, being pivotally attached at said forward end to said forward chassis section; a weight-vector wheel mounted above and behind said heelward end; a linking means having one end pivotally attached to said heelward end and being looped over said weight-vector wheel; a return tension means attached at one end to said forward chassis section, and attached at its other end to the other end of said linking means; and an over-running clutch drive mounted on said rear axle and mechanically connected to said at least one rear drive-wheel and linked to said weight-vector wheel via said looped linking means, said overrunning clutch drive providing sustained forward thrust when said treadle is depressed by the weight of a rider on said heelward end and said scooter is operated.