Patent ID: 8322742

Claim:
A human powered vehicle, comprising: a. a chassis having a platform, a front side and a back side; b. two rear wheels connected to the back side of the chassis; c. a front wheel to steer the vehicle connected to the front side of the chassis; d. an axel connected to the back side of said chassis; e. at least one of said rear wheels being a powered wheel, wherein said powered wheel being connected to said axel through a freewheel clutch; f. said freewheel clutch having a driver part and a driven part, wherein said powered wheel having means to connect to the driven part; g. a cranking mechanism having means to connect to a windable drum; h. said drum having means to connect to the driver part of the freewheel and being coaxially with said power wheel, whereby the freewheel clutch being located between said drum and said powered wheel to provide one-directional means; i. a steering mechanism connected to the chassis to steer said front wheel; j. a single lever mechanism connected to the chassis comprising: i. at least a latching and a locking arm rotatably connected to said chassis, to hold said vehicle in folded and unfolded positions, respectively; ii. at least a back and a front mechanically operated rocker arm, having an inner and an outer face and a center; said center pivotably connected to said chassis with a predetermined distance from said back side and said front side of the platform, respectively; iii. a lever connected to the top corner of at least one arm by means of fixed connectors; iv. at least a movement transferring connecting rod having a front side and a back side, said rocker arm connected to the back arm from said back side and to the front arm from said front side; v. at least a mating member connected to said center of the mechanically operated arm, said member locked in the latching and locking arm to hold the scooter in folded and unfolded positions; and vi. at least a brake pad connected to the mechanically operated arm to reduce the velocity of said scooter by touching said cylindrical drum, whereby the vehicle can be folded and braked by using a single lever.