Patent ID: 8465033

Claim:
A folding three-piece scooter having retractable wheels comprising: a central base having a top face, a bottom face, a first side, a second side, and a first and second longitudinally aligned openings, aligned along one longitudinal direction of the central base; a rear base hinged to a first end of the bottom face of the central base; a front base hinged to a second end of the bottom face of the central base; a first slit formed through the rear base; a rotatable plate on the front base, on which is formed a second slit; a first wheel connected to the first slit; a second wheel connected to the second slit about a first axis; a steering handle pivotably connected to the rotatable plate, about a second axis parallel to the first axis, this steering handle being pivotable between a working position, wherein the steering handle vertically projects from said rotatable plate, and a storage position, wherein the steering handle folds against said rotatable plate, along the top face of the central base; the rear base and the front base fold towards the bottom face of the central base when the folding three-piece scooter is in a storage position, said first wheel penetrating said first opening in said storage position, and said second wheel penetrating said second opening in said storage position in such a manner that the rotation of said rotatable plate is blocked in a position in which said first and second axis are perpendicular to said longitudinal direction; the rear base and the front base align with the upper face of the central base when the folding three-piece scooter is in a working position.