Patent ID: 8540265

Claim:
A scooter having a foot platform defining forward and rear ends, front and rear wheels at the forward and rear ends of the foot platform, and comprising; a swingable bearing at the forward end of the platform; a steering column mounting sleeve attached to the swingable bearing, and being rotatable relative to said bearing, said sleeve defining a lower end and an upper end; a front wheel drive shaft extending through said steering column mounting sleeve and being slidable therethrough, said front wheel drive shaft having an upper driven end extending from said upper end of said steering column mounting sleeve and having a lower end extending from said lower end of said sleeve; a hub extension at the lower end of the steering column mounting sleeve for mounting the front wheel; a drive extension on the lower end of the front wheel drive shaft; a drive member on the drive extension; a drive pinion operatively connected to said drive member and coupled to the front wheel through a one-way drive wherein downward movement of the drive extension powers the forward rotation of the front wheel, hand bars at the upper end of said steering column mounting sleeve connected to said upper end of said front wheel drive shaft by linkage, and being operable to slide the front wheel drive shaft downwardly, through the steering column mounting sleeve and rotating said drive pinion for driving the front wheel forwardly; and, spring biasing means in said steering column mounting sleeve to urge said front wheel drive shaft and said hand bars upwardly.