Patent ID: 6866109

Claim:
A mobility vehicle for carrying a person from one place to another comprising: a pair of powered scooters each of which includes a DC motor and at least one battery powering the motor, a scooter base on which a person operating the scooter stands, the base having wheels mounted thereto at each end thereof with one of the wheels being drivingly connected to the motor for driving the scooters, a steering column extending upwardly from the base at one end of the base, the steering column being connected to the wheel not driven by the motor, and handlebars used to control the speed of the scooter, the handlebars attached to the steering column at the upper end of the steering column; a platform to which the scooter bases are attached, the scooter bases extending along opposite sides of the platform; a drive system for driving the vehicle and including one of the DC motors and one of the batteries from one of the scooters, the motor being drivingly connected to one of the scooter wheels to drive the vehicle; and, a yoke extending between the scooter wheels at a front end of the scooter, the steering column from one of scooters being attached to the yoke for steering for the vehicle as the column is turned with the handlebars on the steering column being used to turn the steering column and steer the vehicle, control the speed of the vehicle, and brake the vehicle.