Patent ID: 7562903

Claim:
A personal mobility vehicle, which includes: a frame including front and rear ends and opposite sides; a steering mechanism including at least one steering front wheel mounted on said frame in proximity to said front end; said frame including a suspension mount located in proximity to said rear end; a suspension pivotally mounted on said suspension mount and including a ground-engaging component located behind said frame rear end; a transverse suspension pivotal axis extending through said pivotal connection between said suspension mount and said suspension; a counter-rotation mechanism mounted on one of said frame and said suspension and adapted for resisting pivotal rotation therebetween by exerting an anti-tipping torque force around said suspension pivotal axis; a drivetrain including a pair of main wheels mounted cm said suspension and rotatable about a transverse main wheel rotational axis located in front of said suspension pivotal axis; said drivetrain further including a motor drivingly connected to at least one of said wheels; said suspension including at least one trailing arm with a front section pivotally connected to said suspension mount and a rear section mounting said ground-engaging component; said counter-rotation mechanism including at least one resilient assembly mounted on one of said frame and said hailing arm and including a compression member compressed by a rotational force around said suspension pivotal axis; said suspension mount comprising a pair of support legs located at said frame rear end; said suspension including a pair of said trailing arms each pivotally connected to a respective support leg; a pair of said ground-engaging components each mounted on a respective trailing arm and comprising a trailing wheel; a drive assembly connected to said motor and at least one of said main wheels; a pair of axle bushings each mounted on the underside of a respective trailing arm front section in front of a respective suspension connection; each said suspension connection including a support leg bushing mounted on the underside of a respective trailing arm; and said suspension pivotal axis and said main wheel rotational axis being located below said trailing arm front sections.