Patent ID: 8801009

Claim:
A portable foldable scooter having a front portion and a back portion, the scooter comprising: a footboard having an upper face, a lower face, a front end at the front portion of the scooter, and a back end at the back portion of the scooter; a steering bar having an upper end and a lower end, the steering bar being coupled to the front end of the footboard; a handle bar coupled to the upper end of the steering bar; a front wheel coupled to the front portion of the scooter by a front wheel assembly which is also coupled to the steering bar so as to permit the scooter to be steered, said front wheel having a left side surface and a right side surface; a back wheel having an axis around which the back wheel rotates during riding of the scooter and coupled to the back portion of the scooter by a back wheel assembly; and a front hinge coupling the front wheel assembly to the front end of the footboard for allowing rotation of the front wheel, independent of its connection to the steering bar, to a position at which one of said left and right side surfaces of said front wheel is disposed directly opposite one of said upper and lower faces of said footboard in a face-to-face manner.